WORKING WITH THE POEM
Question 1:
Taking words that come at the end of lines, write five pairs of rhyming words. Read each pair aloud.
Example: pond — beyond
Answer:
Here are five pairs of rhyming words from the poem:
- Kangaroo — too
- Hop — stop
- Back — quack
- Pond — beyond
- Duck — luck
Question 2:
Complete the dialogue.
Duck: Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you…
Kangaroo: With pleasure, my dear Duck, though…
Duck: That won’t be a problem. I will…
Answer:
Duck: Dear Kangaroo! Why don’t you plan a world tour with me?
Kangaroo: With pleasure, my dear Duck, though I am afraid your webbed feet would trouble me.
Duck: That won’t be a problem. I will cover them with woolen socks.
Question 3:
The Kangaroo does not want to catch ‘rheumatism’. Spot this word in stanza 3 and say why it is spelt differently. Why is it in two parts? Why does the second part begin with a capital letter?
Answer:
In stanza 3, the word “rheumatism” is broken into two parts: “roo” and “matiz”.
- The word is split this way for the sake of rhyme with the word “Kangaroo”.
- The second part, “Matiz”, starts with a capital letter to add a playful or humorous touch to the poem, as it refers to a disease (rheumatism), but in the context of the poem, it is more of a wordplay that rhymes with the name “Kangaroo.”
Question 4:
Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud lines that make you laugh.
Answer:
Yes, the poem is humorous. Here are a couple of lines that make the poem funny:
- “But quite at the end of my tail.”
- “And every day a cigar I’ll smoke.”
These lines are amusing because the Duck talks about smoking a cigar and sitting at the tail-end of the Kangaroo, which is an odd and funny image.
More Questions Solved
Question 1:
Narrate the story of the Duck and the Kangaroo in about 50-60 words.
Answer:
The Duck was bored in her pond and wanted to see the world beyond. She requested the Kangaroo to let her ride on his back. The Kangaroo agreed, but he was concerned about her wet feet. The Duck promised to sit quietly on his tail and wear woolen socks to keep her feet warm. They set off on a joyful world tour together, hopping from place to place.
Question 2:
What conditions did the Kangaroo lay down for giving his friend a ride? How did the Duck fulfill them?
Answer:
The Kangaroo agreed to give the Duck a ride on the condition that her cold, wet feet would not make him sick. To fulfill this condition, the Duck promised to sit still on the Kangaroo’s tail and not cause any trouble. She also covered her webbed feet with woolen socks to keep them warm and smoked a cigar to protect herself from the cold.
Conclusion
This should cover all the questions from the poem “The Duck and the Kangaroo” in an NCERT-compliant manner, along with the necessary explanations. If you have any more questions or need further clarification, feel free to ask!
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