English Revision CT- 3

Answer the following questions.

Q-1 what is the poet talking about in thepoem?

ANS    The poet is talking about a doll in the poem.

Q-2   What happened to the doll?

ANS    The poet had lost her doll.

Q-3 Where did the poet lose her doll?

ANS    The poet lost her doll in the heath.

Q-4  For how many days did the poet cry?

ANS The poet cried for more than a week.

Q-5 Where did the poet find her doll?

ANS    The poet found her doll while playing in the heath.

Q-6  Describe the doll before it get lost.

ANS The sweet little doll was the prettiest doll in the world. It had red and white cheeks and her hair was charmingly curled.

Q-7  Describe the doll after it was found.

ANS  The doll was terribly changed after it was found. Its paint was all washed away, her arm was trodden off by the cows and her hair also was not curled anymore.

Q- 8 Describe the poet’s doll.

Ans: The poet’s doll had beautiful curly hair and red and white cheeks. The poet regarded the doll as the prettiest doll in the world.

Q-9 How did the poet lose the doll?

Ans: The poet lost the doll when she was playing in the heath one day.

Q-10   How do you know that the poet was sad when the doll was lost?

Ans: The poet was very sad when she lost the doll in the heath. She searched very hard for it but she could not find it. She cried for more than a week.

Q-11  Describe the doll after it was found.

Ans: The poet found the doll in the heath. But it no longer looked the same. Its paint was all washed off. It had lost an arm because the cows had trodden on it. The  hair was no longer curly.

 Q-12   Why does the poet still find her doll, “the prettiest doll in the world” ?

Ans: Though, the doll was looking very different after being found again, the poet still believes that her doll is the prettiest doll in the world. For old time’s sake, the poet finds it the prettiest doll in the world.

Q-13   How did the poet lose the doll?

Ans: The poet lost the doll when she was playing in the heath one day.

Q-14 How did the Earth appear from the Moon? What was the reason for this ?

Ans  The Earth looked like a beautiful blue sphere shining in the sky. There were green and brown areas, these were the forests and the mountains. The Earth appeared blue because a large portion of the Earth (three-fourths) was covered with water.

Q-15 What do you think was the most important thing that Tom found on his trip to the Moon?

Ans  The most important thing that Tom learnt on his trip to the Moon was the importance of preserving and protecting Mother Earth. In order to preserve the beauty of the Earth, one had to protect the Earth from pollution. It was also important to stop cutting trees.

Q- 16 Why was Tom too excited to sleep that night?

Ans Tom was too excited to sleep that night because he had received wonderful gifts from his friends and relatives on his birthday.

 Q-17  Which gift did Tom find attractive and interesting?

 Ans  Tom found the toy train attractive and interesting.

Q-18 Who gave him that gift?

His grandfather gave him that gift.

Q-19 What did Tom do with that gift when he went to sleep?

Tom held the train in his hand when he went to sleep.

Q-20 What did Tom suddenly feel?

Tom suddenly felt somebody  was calling out to him.   

Q-21  What did Tom see after opening his eyes?

Tom saw two strange creatures in space suits after opening his eyes.

 Q-22  Who were they?

They were Moonbies.

Q-23  Why did they come there?

They came to take Tom for a ride to the Moon.

  Q-24 Why did they want to take Tom to the moon?

They wanted to take Tom to the moon to fulfill his wish since it was his birthday.

Q-25  How did they go to the moon?

They went to them moon in Tom’s toy train.

Q-26  What did Tom see when the train soared higher in the sky?

Tom saw the houses and the trees getting smaller when the train soared higher in the sky.

 Q-27 what happened when Tom’s train flew to the moon?

The moon people came out to catch a glimpse of the strange object when Tom’s train flew to the moon.

Q-28 Who pointed out the various places on the moon to Tom?

The Moonbies pointed out the various places on the moon to Tom.

Q-29 What did Tom see on the moon?

Tom saw the mountains, the valleys and the craters on the moon.

Q-30 What did Tom realize after seeing the moon?

Tom realized that the earth is more beautiful with trees, animals and the blue seas after seeing the moon.

 Q-31 What did Tom see when he reached the moon?

Tom saw a beautiful blue coloured light shining in the sky.

Q-32 What are Greek legends?

Greek legends are mythological stories related to Greek Gods, Goddesses and the adventures of Greek heroes.

Q-33 Where did Arachne live? 

Arachne lived in Lydia in Greece.

Q-34 Who was Arachne? Decribe her appearance.

Arachne was a young girl with long, dark hair.

Q-35 How did she weave beautiful pictures on cloth?

She worked with flax, wool, silk and wove beautiful pictures on cloth.

Q-36 What was the town of Lydia famous for?

The town of Lydia was famous for its magnificent textiles.

Q-37 What did everyone say about Arachne’s work?

Everybody said that the cloth made by her seemed like the rays of the sun and threads of gold.

Q-38 Who became arrogant?

Arachne became arrogant.

Q-39 Why did Arachne become arrogant?

Arachne became arrogant because everyone praised the beautiful cloth she wove.

Q-40 Who decided to give Arachne a chance to realize her mistake?
Goddess Athena decided to give Arachne a chance to realize her mistake.

Q-41 How did Athena disguise herself?

Athena disguised herself as an old woman.

Q-42 Who was the judge of the contest?

Zeus was the judge of the contest.

Q-43 Who was ashamed and started weeping?

Arachne was ashamed and started weeping.

Q-44 Why did Arachne start crying?

Arachne started crying because she lost the contest and according to the condition she could not touch the loom or spindle again.

Q-45 Who felt sorry for Arachne?

Goddess Athena felt sorry for Arachne.

Q-46 How did Arachne continue to spin and weave without the spindle or loom?

Athena changed Arachne into spider, then she started to spin a web without the spindle or loom.

Q-47 Where is the word ‘Arachnids’ derived from?

The word ‘Arachnids’ is derived from the Greek name Arachne, which  means ‘spider’.