Chapter: 11. Limericks
Comprehension
A. Tick (✓) the correct options.
No one could hush the screams of the . A ran into the Old Man’s boot. The Old Man in a boat was . The Old Man perceived the bird to be times as big as the bush. B. Answer these questions.
What did the Young Lady of Russia do? The Young Lady of Russia screamed so that no one could hush her. What did the Old Man play day and night? The Old Man played a flute day and night. How did the sarpint avoid the Old Man? The sarpint avoided the Old Man by taking flight (running away) after he played his flute day and night. What did the Old Man in a boat say? The Old Man in a boat said, “I’m afloat! I’m afloat!” When was the Old Man ready to faint? The Old Man was ready to faint when “they” (other people) told him, “No! you ain’t!” (meaning he was not afloat). What did the Old Man perceive? The Old Man perceived a young bird in a bush. What was the size of the young bird? The Old Man stated that the young bird was four times as big as the bush. C. Answer these questions with reference to the context.
…Who screamed so that no one could hush her;
Her screams were extreme,
No one heard such a scream…
a. Who is screaming in the lines above?
* The Young Lady of Russia is screaming in the lines above.
b. Were the screams low or high?
* The screams were extreme, indicating they were very high (loud).
c. To which country does the screaming person belong?
* The screaming person belongs to Russia. Who said, ‘I’m afloat! I’m afloat!’
When they said, ‘No! you ain’t!’
He was ready to faint…
a. Who said: 'I’m afloat! I’m afloat! '?
* The Old Man in a boat said: ‘I’m afloat! I’m afloat!’.
b. Who was ready to faint?
* The Old Man in a boat was ready to faint.
c. Who do you think is ‘they’ in the poem?
* ‘They’ in the poem refers to other people or observers who contradicted the Old Man, telling him he was not afloat. 
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