A Duck and a Kangaroo were friends. One day the Duck made a request to the Kangaroo. It said that its life in the pond was a bore. So the Duck requested the Kangaroo to take him on his back around the world. He promised to sit quite still and say nothing but ‘Quack’.
The Kangaroo gave a thought to the Duck’s request. He told the Duck of only one difficulty. The Duck’s feet were unpleasantly wet and cold. These wet feet could give the Kangaroo rheumatism.The Duck said that he had already thought over that problem. He had bought four pairs of worsted socks. These socks fitted his web- feet neatly. To keep out the cold, the Duck had also bought a cloak. Besides, he would also smoke a cigar everyday. At this Kangaroo happily offered to take the Duck around the world. The Duck sat at the end of the Kangaroo’s tail. They took three rounds of the world and both of them were very happy.
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Question 1:
Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud.
For example, pond − beyond
ANSWER:
Five pairs of rhyming words are as follows:
(i) Hop − stop
(ii) Back − Quack
(iii) Duck − luck
(iv) Reflection − objection
(v) Bold − cold
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Question 2:
Complete the dialogue.
Duck
:
Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you
_________________________
Kangaroo
:
With pleasure, my dear Duck,
though___________________________
Duck
That won’t be a problem. I will
___________________________
ANSWER:
Duck: Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you give me a ride on your back?
Kangaroo: With pleasure, my dear Duck, though your feet are unpleasantly wet and cold and I might catch rheumatism.
Duck: That won’t be a problem. I will wear worsted socks and cloak and smoke a cigar every day to keep out the cold.
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Question 3:
The Kangaroo does not want to catch ‘rheumatism’. Spot this word in stanza 3 and say why it is spelt differently. Why is it in two parts? Why does the second part begin with a capital letter?
ANSWER:
The word ‘rheumatism’ is spelt differently and is in two parts so that it can rhyme with ‘kangaroo’ in the following line. As a result of splitting the word into two and changing its spelling, ‘roo’ rhymes with ‘kangaroo’. The second part ‘Matiz’ begins with a capital letter because it is the first word of the line. In a poem, every line begins with a capital letter even if it is in continuation with the previous line. Hence, this has been done in order to enhance the poetic effect of the lines.
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