The Gymnastic Clock question answer

The Gymnastic Clock question answer

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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