The Echoing Green
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity 1
Put a tick mark to choose the correct
word/expression from the given alternatives:
(a) The sun makes the sky -
(i) sad
(ii) happy
(iii) excited Ans: (ii) happy
(b) The merry bells welcome the -
(i) spring
(ii) autumn
(iii) winter
Ans: (i) spring
(c) Old John has -
(i) black hair
(ii) brown hair
(iii) white hair
Ans: (iii) white hair
(d) The old men are sitting under -
(i) a tree
(ii) an umbrella
(iii) a canopy
Ans: (i) a tree
(e) In the evening the children come to the laps of their -
(i) mother
(ii) father
(iii) aunt
Ans: (i) mother
Activity 2
Complete the following sentences with information from the
poem:
(a) The birds of the bush
sing to the bells’ cheerful sound.
(b) Old John sits
among the old folk.
(c) The sport of the
children reminds the old men of their youth-time.
(d) The children are
tired when their sports have an end.
(e) In the evening the
sports of the children have an end.
Activity 3
Answer the following questions:
(a) Which are the two birds mentioned in the poem?
Ans: The two birds
mentioned in the poem are skylark and thrush.
(b) Who is sitting under the oak?
Ans: Old John with
white hair is sitting under the oak.
(c) Pick out an expression from the poem to show that the old men are
happy to see the children playing.
Ans: The expression is
“They laugh at our play”.
(d) What do the children do when evening descends?
Ans: When evening
descends, children stop their play and go back to their mother’s lap to take
rest.
Activity 4
Use can, could, should, would and might to fill in
the blanks:
(a) Could I
use your phone?
(b) She might be
in her bedroom.
(c) The programme should be
finished by now.
(d) She would spend
hours in the library.
(e) He can run
fast.
Activity 5
There are certain qualities you want your best friend
to have. Among these, there would be some qualities he /
she must have and some would be qualities he /
she’ may have. Make a list of qualities which he / she
must have and which he / she may have.
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must
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may
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(1)
He must be an honest person.
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(1) He may be
a great sports lover.
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(2)
He must be punctual.
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(2)
He may love reading story books.
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(3)
He must obey his elders and teachers.
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(3)
He may show kindness to the distressed person.
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(4)
He must be sincere to his duties.
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(4)
He may love to meet new people.
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Activity 6
There are some habits which people can stop if
they wish. Mention four such habits in the given space. Use the word can
while writing each sentence one is done for you.
1. People can
stop smoking if they make a firm decision to do so.
2. People can
avoid being quarrelsome.
3. People can
stop making heaps of garbage here and there.
4. People can
minimize pollution by not using chemicals, fertilizers and
pesticides.
Activity 7 (a)
Fill in the blanks with the words given below:
(therefore, here, carefully, fluently, tomorrow)
1. He crossed the
road carefully.
2. My uncle will
arrive tomorrow.
3. Wait here for
sometimes.
4. She speaks fluently.
5. He is therefore unhappy.
Activity 7(b)
Some more words are given below. Fill in the
blanks choosing appropriate words from these. Note that some extra words are
given.
(completely, happily, quite, closely, partly, rather, deeply)
(1) Her words are partly true.
(2) The man is completely ruined.
(3) The old man
walks, rather slowly.
(4) He was deeply moved
by the incident.
(5) The girl is quite lovable.
Activity 8
There are two blanks in each sentence. There are
some words given in the list of words. Use the same word to fill both blanks of
a sentence.
(friendly, early, fast)
(a) Though he is an early riser,
he never starts early for the station.
(b) He likes fast cars,
but he never drives fast.
(c) Though he has a friendly smile,
he doesn’t always behave in a friendly manner.
Activity 9
Fill in the blanks with words from the given list
of words:
(loud, cheerful, joy, weary, lap)
(a) She made the
announcement in a very cheerful manner
(b) The champion team was
overwhelmed with joy.
(c) A mother’s lap is
the best shelter in the world.
(d) He spoke in a loud voice
so that everyone could hear him.
(e) The man looked weary at
the end of the day.