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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Poem Chapter 6 The Duck and the Kangaroo<\/h2>\n

NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Poem Chapter 6 The Duck and the Kangaroo<\/p>\n

Class 8 English Honeydew Poem Chapter 6 The Duck and the Kangaroo Questions From Textbook<\/span><\/h3>\n

WORKING WITH THE POEM (PAGE 99)<\/span><\/p>\n

Question 1:<\/span>
\nTaking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud.
\nFor example<\/em>, pond \u2014 beyond
\nAnswer:<\/span>
\nKangaroo \u2014 too; hop \u2014 stop
\nback \u2014 quack; pond \u2014 beyond;
\nduck \u2014 luck.;<\/p>\n

Question 2:<\/span>
\nComplete the dialogue.
\nDuck : Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you
\nKangaroo : With pleasure, my dear Duck, though
\n___________________________
\nDuck : That won’t be a problem. I will
\n___________________________
\nAnswer:<\/span>
\nDuck: Dear Kangaroo, why don\u2019t you plan a world tour with-with me.
\nKangaroo: With pleasure, my dear Duck though I am afraid your webbed feet would trouble me.
\nDuck: That won\u2019t, be a problem. I will cover them with woollen socks.<\/p>\n

Question 3:<\/span>
\nThe Kangaroo does not want to catch ‘rheumatism. Spot this word in stanza 3
\nand say why it is spelt differently. Why is it in two parts? Why does the second part begin with a capital letter?
\nAnswer:<\/span>
\nroo \u2014 Matiz = rheumatism
\nThe word \u2018roo\u2019 rhymes with the Kangaroo.
\nThe other word \u2018Matiz\u2019 refers subtly to rheumatism. The word ‘rheumatism’ has been split in two parts for the sake of rhyme and a disease.<\/p>\n

Question 4:<\/span>
\nDo you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines that make you laugh.
\nAnswer:<\/span>
\nYes, the poem is humorous. Take for example:
\n\u201cBut quite at the end of my tail.\u201d
\n\u201cAnd every day a cigar I’ll smoke\u201d.<\/p>\n

Class 8 English Honeydew Poem Chapter 6 The Duck and the Kangaroo More Questions Solved<\/span><\/h3>\n

Question 1:<\/span>
\nNarrate the story of the Duck and the Kangaroo in about 50-60 words.
\nAnswer:<\/span>
\nThe Duck and the Kangaroo were good friends. The Duck was feeling bored there in her pond. She wanted to see the world beyond. She requested the Kangaroo to let her ride on his back. She promised to sit still and silent on his tail-end. She also bought woollen socks and smoked cigar to keep her body warm. The two toured the world happily.<\/p>\n

Question 2:<\/span>
\nWhat conditions did the Kangaroo lay down for giving his friend a ride? How did the Duck fulfil them?
\nAnswer:<\/span>
\nThe Kangaroo agreed to take the Duck on world tour on his back. But he was afraid that his friend\u2019s cold, wet-feet would make him sick. The Duck promised to sit still and silent on the Kangroo\u2019s tail. She bought woollen socks to cover her wet-feet with. She also smoked a cigar to keep the cold out.<\/p>\n

More CBSE Class 8 Study Material<\/h4>\n