The document describes a poem where a boy places dead bugs in his sister's bed in an attempt to scare her. However, his prank is unsuccessful and his sister gets the last laugh by placing a toy snake in his bed when he goes to his room, causing him to shriek. It includes questions about details from the poem that are answered, such as who is referred to by "they", why the speaker took the bugs to his sister's room, and who made the awful sound.
The document describes a poem where a boy places dead bugs in his sister's bed in an attempt to scare her. However, his prank is unsuccessful and his sister gets the last laugh by placing a toy snake in his bed when he goes to his room, causing him to shriek. It includes questions about details from the poem that are answered, such as who is referred to by "they", why the speaker took the bugs to his sister's room, and who made the awful sound.
The document describes a poem where a boy places dead bugs in his sister's bed in an attempt to scare her. However, his prank is unsuccessful and his sister gets the last laugh by placing a toy snake in his bed when he goes to his room, causing him to shriek. It includes questions about details from the poem that are answered, such as who is referred to by "they", why the speaker took the bugs to his sister's room, and who made the awful sound.
The document describes a poem where a boy places dead bugs in his sister's bed in an attempt to scare her. However, his prank is unsuccessful and his sister gets the last laugh by placing a toy snake in his bed when he goes to his room, causing him to shriek. It includes questions about details from the poem that are answered, such as who is referred to by "they", why the speaker took the bugs to his sister's room, and who made the awful sound.
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25-6-21 Sweet Dreams (Poem) CW
Answer the following questions:
1. What plan had the poet made to scare his sister?
Ans. The poet squeezed four bugs and placed them in her bed. This is how he planned to scare his sister. 2. Was the poet successful in playing the prank? Ans. No, the poet was not successful in playing the prank. 3. Who had the last laugh and how? Ans. The poet’s sister had the last laugh. We can say that, on being tired when poet went to his room, he screamed on finding a toy snake on his bed. It was his sister who pranked him. RTC a. ‘They all were dead, then took them to my sister’s room’.
i. Who are being referred to as ‘they’ in the above-mentioned statement?
Ans. Bugs are being referred as they in above line. ii. Why did the speaker take ‘them’ to his sister’s room? Ans. To scare his sister/ to play a prank on her. iii. Did he achieve success in his plan? AnsNo, he did not achieve success in his plan. b. ‘Then I heard an awful sound.’ i. Whose sound did the poet hear? Ans. The poet heard his sister’s laugh. ii. Why did the other person make that sound? Ans. Poet’s sister was successful in befooling him so she made that sound.
Frame a sentence using the word ‘awful’.
iv. Which words in the poem mean:
a. ‘squished’ - ______________________________________________________________ b. ‘made small quick movements’ - _____________________________________________
v. Frame sentences using the following words:
a. shrieked - ____________________________________________________________ b. bruise - _______________________________________________________________ vi Name the poet. ___________________________________________________________________________