Poem 7 Dad and the Cat and the Tree
Textbook Questions and Answers
Working with the Poem
Question 1.
Why was Dad sure he wouldn’t fall?
पापा को इस बात का विश्वास क्यों था कि वे नीचे नहीं गिरेंगे?
Answer:
Dad was sure that he wouldn’t fall because according to him he was a good climber.
पापा को पक्का विश्वास था कि वे नीचे नहीं गिरेंगे क्योंकि उनके अनुसार वे एक अच्छे पेड़ पर चढ़ने वाले थे।
Question 2.
Which phrase in the poem expresses Dad’s self-confidence best?
कविता का कौनसा वाक्यांश पापा के आत्मविश्वास को सबसे अच्छे तरीके से बताता है?
Answer:
The phrase ‘just leave it to me,’ expresses Dad’s self-confidence best.
वह वाक्यांश “केवल इसे मुझ पर छोड़ दो” पापा के आत्मविश्वास को सबसे अच्छे तरीके से बताता है।
Question 3.
Describe Plan A and its consequences.
आप योजना अ और उसके परिणामों को विस्तार से बताइए।
Answer:
Plan A was to reach the tree top with the help of a ladder. However, it failed because the ladder slipped and Dad fell on the ground in the flower bed.
योजना अ में सीढ़ी की सहायता से पेड़ की ऊंचाई पर चढ़ना था। यद्यपि यह असफल रही क्योंकि सीढ़ी फिसल गई और पापा फूलों की क्यारियों में जमीन पर गिर पड़े।
Question 4.
Plan C was a success. What went wrong then?
योजना स सफल थी। तब क्या गलत हो गया था?
Answer:
Plan C was a success as father reached the tree top successfully and the cat jumped down on the ground. There was one thing that went wrong, which was that the poor Dad got stuck up in the tree.
योजना ‘स’ सफल थी क्योंकि पापा सफलता से पेड़ की ऊंचाई पर पहुंच गए और बिल्ली नीचे जमीन पर कूद गई थी। वहाँ पर एक बात गलत हो गई थी वह यह थी कि बेचारे पापा पेड़ पर फंस गए थे।
Question 5.
The cat was very happy to be on the ground. Pick out the phrase used to express this idea.
बिल्ली जमीन पर आकर बहुत खुश थी। इस विचार को व्यक्त करने वाले वाक्यांश को चुनिए।
Answer:
There are two phrases that have been used to express that the cat was very happy to be on the ground. They are :
यहाँ पर दो वाक्यांशों का प्रयोग इस बात को व्यक्त करने के लिए किया गया है कि बिल्ली जमीन पर आकर खुश थी। वे
(i) Pleased as punch
(ii) Smiling and smirking.
Question 6.
Describe the Cat and Dad situation in the beginning and at the end of the poem.
पापा और बिल्ली की प्रारंभिक स्थिति का वर्णन करो और कविता के अन्त में क्या स्थिति थी?
Answer:
In the beginning of the poem, the poor, little cat was stuck up in the tree and Dad was on the ground. At the end of the poem, the cat was on the ground and Dad was stuck up in the tree.
कविता के शुरू में बेचारी छोटी बिल्ली पेड़ पर ऊपर अटकी | हुई थी और पापा जमीन पर थे। कविता के अन्त में बिल्ली जमीन पर थी और पापा पेड़ पर ऊपर अटके हुए थे।
Question 7.
Why and when did Dad say each of the following?
(i) Fall?
(ii) Never mind
(iii) Funny joke
(iv) Rubbish.
क्यों और कब पापा निम्न में से प्रत्येक बात कहते थे?
(i) गिरना
(ii) कोई बात नहीं, ध्यान मत दो
(iii) मजाकिया चुटकुला
(iv) बकवास।
Answer:
(i) Dad said, “Fall?” when mum warned him against falling. Dad was confident.
(ii) When he fell in the flower bed, he said ‘Never mind’. Because he didn’t give up.
(iii) When he was using plan ‘B’, mum warned , him about not to fall again. He was confident of his climbing skill.
(iv) When his second planralso failed, Mum asked hig to stop trying to rescue the cat. She was scored that he might break his neck. Dad dismissed her concern by saying it ‘Rubbish’.
(i) जब माँ ने उसे नीचे गिरने से चेताया था तब पापा ने ‘Fall?’ कहा । वह पूर्ण आत्मविश्वासी थे।
(ii) जब वह फूलों की क्यारियों में गिरे, उन्होंने कहा Never mind’ । क्योंकि उन्होंने हिम्मत नहीं हारी थी।
(iii) योजना ‘ब’ के प्रयोग पर माँ ने उन्हें पुनः न गिरने के लिए चेताया। तब पापा ने ‘Funny joke!’ कहा। वे पेड़ पर चढ़ने की अपनी योग्यता पर पूर्ण आश्वस्त थे।
(iv) जब उसकी दूसरी योजना भी असफल हुई, माँ ने उसे बिल्ली को बचाने की कोशिश बन्द करने को कहा। वह डरती थी कि कहीं वह अपनी गर्दन न तुड़वा ले। पापा ने ‘Rubbish’ कहते हुए उनकी चिन्ता को खारिज कर दिया।
Question 8.
Do you find the poem humorous? Read aloud the lines which make you laugh.
क्या आपको यह कविता हास्यप्रद लगती है? आप कविता की उन पंक्तियों को पढ़िए जिनसे आपको हँसी आई।
Answer:
Yes, this poem is humorous. The funniest lines are ………
हाँ, यह कविता आनन्ददायी है। इसकी सबसे मजाकिया पंक्तियाँ निम्न हैं
“Fall again?” saids …………….. Dad back on the deck.
“So it’s smiling …………. Up The Tree!”
Comprehension Passages
Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions given below.
निम्न गद्यांशों को सावधानीपूर्वक पढ़ें और नीचे दिए गए प्रश्नों के उत्तर दें।
Passage – 1.
The tree was wobbly,
The tree was tall.
Mum said, “For goodness
Sake don’t fall!”
“Fall?” scoffed
Dad “A climber like me?
Child’s play, this is!
You wait and see.”
Questions :
1. How was the tree?
2. What did Mumsay to Dad?
3. How did Dad react on Mum’s warning?
4. What was a child’s play for Dad?
5. What did Dad say to Mum in the last line?
6. Write the Hindi meaning of the word, “Wobbly”.
7. गद्यांश में से वह वाक्य लिखिए जिसका अर्थ है, “पेड़ लम्बा था”
Answers :
1. The tree was tall and wobbly.
2. Mum said “For goodness’ sake don’t fall” to Dad.
3. Dad scoffed on Mum’s warning.
4. Climbing a tree was child’s play for Dad.
5. Dad said to Mum “wait and see in the last line.
6. डाँवाडोल
7. The tree was tall.
Passage – 2.
He got out the ladder
From the garden shed.
It slipped.
He landed In the flower bed.
“Never mind,” said
Dad. Brushing the dirt
Off his hair and his face
And his trousers and his shirt.
Questions:
1. What did he bring?
2. From where did he bring the ladder?
3. Why did he fall on the ground?
4. Where did he fall?
5. What are the parts that became dirty?
6. Write the Hindi meaning of the word “Brushing”
7. गद्यांश में से वह वाक्य लिखिए जिसका अर्थ है, “वह सीढ़ी बाहर लेकर आया।”
Answers :
1. He brought a ladder.
2. He brought the ladder from the garden shed?
3. He fell on the ground because the ladder slipped.
4. He fell on the ground in the flower bed.
5. His hair, face, his trousers and shirt were dirty.
6. झाड़ते हुए
7. He got out the ladder.
Passage-3.
“We’ll try Plan B.
Stand Out of the way!”
Mum said,
“Don’t fall Again.
O.K.?”
“Fall again?” said
Dad.
“Funny joke!”
Then he swung himself up
On a branch. It broke.
Questions:
1. What did Mum warn him?
2. What will he try?
3. What was Dad’s reaction on Mum’s warning?
4. Where did he swing himself?
5. What happened when Dad swung on a branch?
6. Write the opposites of the following from the passage –
(i) rise
(ii) in
7. गद्यांश में से वह वाक्य लिखिए जिसका अर्थ है, “रास्ते से हटकर खड़े हो।”
Answers:
1. Mum warned him not to fall again.
2. He will try plan ‘B’.
3. Dad reacted ‘Fall again?”Funny joke!’ on Mum’s warning
4. He Swung himself up on a branch of tree.
5. When Dad swung on a branch, it broke.
6. (i) fall
(ii) out
7. Stand out of the way.