English : Notes of THE LITTLE DOLL

The Little Doll

Q1.Fill in the blanks:

a) The heavy rains washed away the crops and houses.

b) The galloping horses had trampled  upon the grass.

c) In the poem, ‘attractively’ is a synonym for charmingly.

d) The poet was upset when she lost the doll so she cried  for more than a week.

e) The poet lost  the doll in the heath.

f) Folks  say that the little doll has changed a lot.

g) For old sakes’ sake the poet finds the doll the prettiest doll in the world.

Q2. Adjectives- Degrees of Comparison

1.

a. I once had a sweet doll.

b. She was sweeter than any other doll.

c. She was the  sweetest doll in the world.

2.

a. Mother has stitched a pretty dress for you.

b. This dress is prettier than that dress.

c. This is the prettiest dress of all.

Q3. Answer the following questions.

1.Describe the poet’s doll.

Ans: The poet’s doll had beautiful curly hair and red and white cheeks. The poet regarded the doll as the prettiest doll in the world.

2.How did the poet lose the doll?

Ans: The poet lost the doll when she was playing in the heath one day.

3.How do you know that the poet was sad when the doll was lost?

Ans: The poet was very sad when she lost the doll in the heath. She searched very hard for it but she could not find it. She cried for more than a week.

4.              Describe the doll after it was found.

Ans: The poet found the doll in the heath. But it no longer looked the same. Its paint was all washed off. It had lost an arm because the cows had trodden on it. The  hair was no longer curly.

  5. Why does the poet still find her doll, “the prettiest doll in the world” ?

Ans: Though, the doll was looking very different after being found again, the poet still believes that her doll is the prettiest doll in the world. For old time’s sake, the poet finds it the prettiest doll in the world.

HW

1.              For how many days did the poet cry?

Ans. The poet cried for more than a week.