Question 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?
Solution
(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 the child’s attitude towards snakes is “There’s no mistake, it’s just a harmless garden snake!”
(iii) Mother is referring to the garden snake, which is harmless as it eats up only insects for its food.
