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1. 1.

   Tick (√) the correct option

   1. The poem is mainly about
      1. a hermit crab.
      2. all other crabs.
   2. The poem says that
      1. most crabs have shells.
      2. most centipedes do not have
   3. A pair of rhyming words from the poem is
      1. really-jell
      2. scheme-cream
   4. The poem is __________ in tone.
      1. serious
      2. humorous
   5. The line in the poem which shows comparison through a simile is
      1. He scuttles away as proud as pie.
      2. Finders keepers, he believes.
2. 2.

   But the hermit's attitude
   Is positive and fine ...
   Finders keepers, he believes
   And what I find is mine.

   1. How was the hermit crab different from all the other crabs?
   2. Which two words in the stanza describe his attitude?
   3. What did the hermit crab find? Why did he keep what he found?
3. 3.

   His favourites are periwinkles
   As he likes the colour scheme...
   Pink and grey, a touch of brown,
   A little dash of cream.

   1. Whose favourites were the periwinkles?
   2. What did the creatures have to do over and over again? Why?
   3. Which of these is a periwinkles shell prefered by the hermit crab? Tick the correct one.

   

4. 4.

   What qualities of the hermit crab does the poet describe? Which ones do you share or admire?

5. 5.

   The poet compares the process of finding a shell to trying on clothes. Pick out such lines from the poem and write how the comparison is bought about.

6. 6.

   For each verse given below, decide which element is being personified: the rain, the wind or the sun.

   1. I saw you toss the kites on high
      And blow the birds about the Sky;
      And all around I heard you pass,
      Like ladies'skirts across the grass
      O _________, a-blowing all day long...
   2. Great is the _________, and wide he goes
      Through empty heaven without repose;
      And in the blue and glowing days
      More thick than rain he showers his rays.
   3. Let the _________ kiss you
      Let the __________ beat upon your
      head with silver liquid drops...