Question 1:
What did the frog do all day ?
Answer:
He lolled all day upon a log.
Question 2:
Besides lazy, what other words can you think of to describe the frog ?
Answer:
Idle, careless, disobedient, shameless etc.
Question 3:
Complete the sentences with reference to the poem.
(i) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to .............................
(ii) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even ....................................
Answer:
(i) When the frog’s mother called him, he pretended to be hard of hearing.
(ii) When a lady frog hops by, he does not even open one eye.
Question 4:
Did you like the frog’s behaviour ?
Answer:
No, not at all.
Question 5:
What were the strange things about the men on the mountains ?
Answer:
(i)They were all dressed the same way.
(ii) They had beards of various shapes and colours.
(iii) They were playing a game, yet they were serious.
(iv) They were all silent.
Question 6:
What kind of a man was Rip Van Winkle ?
Answer:
(i)He was a kind neighbour.
(ii) He played with the village children.
(iii) He told the children long stories.
(iv) He was very lazy and did not work.
Question 7:
Lots of things must have happened in the village when Rip was away. Imagine you are the neighbour who greets Rip after 20 years. Tell Rip about all that had happened in the village after he left.
Answer:
Many things have happened in the village during the twenty years when you were away. Two new schools have been opened in the village. All your friends have been married and have grown-up children. The villagers have learnt new methods of farming and they have become richer. A few villagers have left the village. They are doing good business in the city nearby.