The Comet - book back answers

 A. Memories the first three stanzas of the poem.

B. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions in a sentence or two.

1. “Rampaging through the heavens Never stopping day or night, ”

a.How does the comet travel? 

The comet travel by making a lot of noise and causing damage.

 (b). Which word could you replace ‘rampaging’ with?

a. charging b. rolling c. speeding d. flying

charging.

2. “Faster than a cheetah With a tail that’s miles long.”

Question (a)
Why is the comet compared to a cheetah?
Answer:
The cheetah is the fastest running animal. So the comet is compared to the cheetah.

Question (b).
Whose tail is compared here?
Answer:
Comet’s tail is compared here.

3. “With shockwave reaching to the ground Causing the land to quake”

Question (a).
What is reaching to the ground?
Answer:
The shockwave is reaching the ground.

Question (b).
What is causing the land to quake?
Answer:
The shockwave causes the earth to quake.

4. “In the dust they leave behind,
Could have started life on the earth Which resulted in mankind”

Question (a).
What does the word ‘they’ refer to?
Answer:
They refer to the comet.

Question (b).
According to scientists, how did life start on earth?
Answer:
According to scientists, life started on earth from the dust.

5. “But I know no better spectacle Than a comet in full flight”

Question (a).
Who does ‘I’ refer to?
Answer:
‘I’ refers to the poet, Norman Little ford.

Question (b).
What is the best spectacle mentioned in the above lines?
Answer:
The best spectacle is the comet in full flight.

 

B. Complete the summary by filling in the given spaces with suitable words/phrases given below

a trail	best spectacular	spectacular scene	outer ice	a cheetah
day or night	emerging of life	powerful and strong	shock wave	scientists

The poet describes a moving comet which speeds through the heavens and never takes a break by day or night. When a comet is in full flight, it gives a spectacular scene which can never be compared to anything else for a lifetime. The comet is compared to a cheetah for its speed and a mountain as it is powerful and strong. The outer ice melts which causes a vapour from the force and leaves behind a trail as it travels on its way. If it comes very close to the atmosphere, it causes a shake which in turn produces a shock wave that reach the Earth’s surface. According to the scientists the comets leave behind chemicals in the form of dust which resulted in the emerging of life on earth and mankind came into existence. But the poet is not sure whether this principle is true or not but he knows for sure that whatever the truth may be, the sight of the comet in full flight is the best spectacular.

Slow Learners Paragraph.

• The poet describes a moving comet.
• It never takes a break.
• The comet is compared to cheetah for its speed.
• The comet is compared to mountain for its strong. 
• comet in full flight is the best spectacular.
  

C. Poem appreciation:

If one should come too close to earth
The atmosphere will shake,
With shock wave reaching to the ground
Causing the land to quake.

1. Pick out the rhyming words.

shake, quake

2. Mention the rhyme scheme of the stanza.

a b c b