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DAV: Class: VIII English Literature Chapter 2: Granny’s Tree Climbing by Ruskin Bond

DAV: Class: VIII English Literature

Chapter 2: Granny’s Tree Climbing by Ruskin Bond

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 I Understanding the Poem

A. On the basis of …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

 1. At what age …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: Six years.

2. Who taught her …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: Her brother.

3. How old was she …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: Sixty-two years.

4. In which season …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: Summer

5. For how long was …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.:  A week.

6. Who made a tree-top …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: Her son.

7. What things does …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

And.: Glasses and a tray.

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 B. Read the extracts …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

 1. ‘We sighed with relief and tucked her up well.

Poor Granny! For her, it was like a brief season in hell,

Confined to her bed-room, while every breeze

Whispered of summer and dancing leaves.’

 (a) Why did …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans. The narrator and his family sighed in relief because Granny had no serious injuries and the doctor had recommended a week's bed-rest only.

(b) Why was Granny …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: Granny was confined to bed because she had high temperature due to the exertion of tree-climbing and getting stuck there. 

She found it a brief season in hell because she was not allowed to climb trees, and that was quite a punishment for her.

 (c) How did she …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: After feeling a little better and stronger, she undauntedly told her son that she wanted a house on the top of the tree.

 2. ‘...but it was feared by all

That one day she'd have a terrible fall......

The outcome was different...’

(a) What did …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: Everyone feared that one day Granny would have a terrible fall from the tree.

(b) What was …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: The outcome was that one day Granny got stuck-up on a tree and was unable to climb down. 

Everyone had feared that someday Granny would have a terrible fall from the tree. Instead, she got stuck-up and could not climb down the tree.

 (c) What did this …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: This outcome led to the recommendation of complete bed-rest for a week by the doctor.

 C. What is the rhyme …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

Ans.: The rhyme scheme of the poem is ‘aabb’.

 II HOTS

The poet says:

‘... every breeze

Whispered of summer and dancing leaves.’

Discuss with your …. (For full question, refer to the book.)

 Ans. The sound of the wind seems to be the whisper...

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