The Gymnastic Clock question answer for 7th standard students. The gymnastic clock poem notes. The gymnastic clock questions and answers.
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Notes of the poem the gymnastic clock
C1. Answer the following questions in one or two sentences each:
1. Name the two characters in the poem.
Answer: The two characters in the poem are the little clock and the speaker.
2. What does the clock tell the speaker each morning?
Answer: The clock tells the speaker “Now, don’t forget your exercises.
3. Does the clock stop its exercise any time?
Answer: No, the clock does not stop its exercise any time.
4. What similarity do the speaker and the clock share?
Answer: Both, when they rise every single morning they just exercise and exercise.
C2. Complete the following:
Make a list of the words that are repeated in the poem.
Answer: 1. plain
2. Exercise
3. morning
4. clock
C3. Read the poem again and answer the following:
1. “I exercise like this, all day!”
a. Who is referred to as ‘I’?
Answer: The little clock is referred to as I.
b. What is the exercise?
Answer: Taking both hands above the head and then lowering them very slowly.
c. When does it do it?
Answer: All the time.
2. “Pooh! I wouldn’t boast of it like you”
a. Who is referred to as ‘you’?
Answer: The little clock is referred to like you.
b. What is he boasting about?
Answer: He is boasting that he can swing his arms round.
c. Is there a competition between the one who says this line and the clock?
Answer: Yes, there seems to be a competition.
Extra questions from The Gymnastic Clock
(A) State whether the following statements are true or false:
1. A clock can be made friend by a human.
Answer: Yes
2.The words ‘It talks as plain as can be’ refer to the correct time, that a clock tells.
Answer: Yes
3. The clock moves its hands in the morning only while exercising.
Answer: No
(B) Answer the following questions:
1. What is the relationship between the clock and the poet?
Answer: The little clock is a friend of the poet.
2. Quote the line in which the clock reminds the poet of what to do.
Answer: “Now, don’t forget your exercises!” In this line, the clock reminds the poet to do exercise.
3.Which exercises did the clock advise to the poet?
Answer: The clock advises the poet to raise both its hands above and lower them very slowly.
4. How does the clock compare its movements to the physical exercises?
Answer: The clock moves its needles like the poet moves its hands above his head. Then the clock lowers the needles very slowly like the poet lowers his hands.
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