NCERT Solutions Class 7 English (Honeysuckle)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 7 English (Poetry) (Honeysuckle) Poem – 9 Garden Snake has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Poem – 9 (Garden Snake)
I saw a snake and ran away…
Some snakes are dangerous, they say;
But mother says that kind is good,
And eats up insects for his food.
So when he wiggles in the grass
I’ll stand aside and watch him pass,
And tell myself, “There’s no mistake,
It’s just a harmless garden snake!”
– MURIEL L. SONNE
Working with the Poem
1. Answer the following questions:
(i) Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.
(ii) Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.
(iii) “But mother says that kind is good…” What is mother referring to?
Answer –
(i) The line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes is: “I saw a snake and ran away…”
(ii) The line that shows a complete change of child’s attitude towards snakes is: “I’ll stand aside and watch him pass,”
(iii) The mother is referring to the “garden snakes”.
2. Find the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass.
Answer – “Wiggles” is the word that refers to the snake’s movements in the grass.
3. There are four pairs of rhyming words in the poem. Say them aloud.
Answer – The four pairs are :
(i) away – say
(ii) good – food
(iii) grass – pass
(iv) mistake – snake
4. A snake has no legs or feet, but it moves very fast. Can you guess how? Discuss in the group.
Answer – A snake wiggles and that’s how it moves very fast although it does not have legs or feet.
5. Can you recall the word used for a cobra’s long sharp teeth? Where did you come across this word first?
Answer – Cobra’s long sharp teeth are called fangs. First of all I came across this word in the poem ‘Snake’.
