POEM – 4 IF MICE COULD ROAR
NEW WORDS
mice (माईस) अनेक उंदीर
lost (लॉस्ट) हरवले: (V2 form of lose (हरवणे)
roar (रोअर) गर्जना करणे
soar(सोअर) उडणे, अगदी सहजपणे उडणे
grow (ग्रो) वाढणे
dine (डाईन) जेवण करणे
wine (वाईन) द्राक्षापासून (किंवा
अन्य फळांपासून) बनविलेले मद्य
fattest (फॅटेस्ट) सर्वात लठ्ठ
fly (फ्लाय) उडणे
pebble (पेबल) गोटे, लहान गोलाकार | दगड
sing (सिंग) गाणे, गीत म्हणणे
bell (बेल) घंटी,
घंटा
ring (रिंग) वाजणे
tortoise (टॉर्टाईज) कासव
won (वन) जिंकले
bullies (बुलिज) भला मोठा माणूस
butter (बटर) लोणी
toast (टोस्ट) भाजून तांबूस व कुरकुरीत केलेला पाव
song (साँग) गीत
grew (ग्र्यु) वाढली
brought (ब्रॉट) आणले
shower (शॉवर) जलधारा
gun (गन) बंदूक
COMPREHENSION
A. Answer the following questions.
1. Where does the poet imagine the trees to grow?
Ans: Poet imagines the trees to grow in the sky
2. What does the poet want the tigers to have as food?
Ans: The poet wants the tigers to have biscuits and wine
as food,
3. How do you feel if flowers come out of a gun? Discuss.
Ans: Gun is sign of terrorism. If flowers come out of a
gun, the worl
will be violence free. All world be fearless, I welcome
this idea
4. Do you think the things mentioned by the poet are true
Why?
Ans: The things mentioned by the poet are not true.
Because this poem is work of imagination.
5 Imagine how the world would look if the poet’s dream
come true? Discuss with your friends.
Ans, : The world will be funny if the poet’s dream comes
true.Tiger will be a pet animal if it happens.
6. How do you think the bullies to be treated ?
Ans: The bullies should be bittered on toasts.
B. How does
the poet like the following to do?
a) pebbles – Pebbles will sing song.
b) tortoise – Tortoise will run fast
c) men – Men will
fly.
d) tigers – Tigers will dine on
biscuits and wine.
D. Match the rhyming words.
A | B | Ans. |
roar sky dine sing run toast shower | wine soar fly post flower won ring | soar fly wine ring won post flower |
