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1. 1.

   Explain the following words/lines taken from the poem.

   1. It has grown slowly consuming the earth
   2. No
   3. Out of the anchoring earth
   4. Out from the earth cave
   5. And then it is done
2. 2.

   Correct and rewrite these sentences taken from the poem.

   1. We absorb water and sunlight from a tree.
   2. Hack and chop and the tree is cut.
   3. Once cut, the bark does not regenerate.
   4. The most vulnerable part of the tree is its discoloured tree trunk.
   5. Trees are being felled for wood.
3. 3.

   Look up the dictionary write and learn the meanings of

   1. industrialization
   2. concrete jungle
   3. agriculture
   4. deforestation
   5. global warming
   6. afforestation

   Which of these words is the only hope of growing more trees? Why?

4. 4.

   Circle and write the correct word:

   1. Killing a tree is (a laborious/ simple) task.
   2. The tree sprouts leaves out of its (leprous hide/ roots).
   3. Miniature boughs are the (small green twigs / discoloured tree trunk).
   4. The very air and sun that (nourished/ starved) the tree are used by man to (gradually kill it/ nourish it).
   5. The poet, Gieve Patel is a (doctor / scientist/) who lives in (Mumbai/ Pune)
5. 5.

   Complete the following sentences. Read the next question before answering the previous one.

   1. Just hacking and chopping at the tree will not kill it since __________
   2. From close to the ground will come out __________ which __________
   3. The root of the tree is described as being __________
   4. The word withering means __________
   5. The two emotions I feel after reading this poem are that of __________
6. 6.

   Write down two examples of enjambment the poet has used in this poem.