Question
& answers-
A.
Answer these questions.
1.
What had lured the speaker’s attention from the game?
Ans-
The magic of summer and the bee’s humming distracted the attention of the poet
from the game.
2.
Which line from the poem tells us that the bowler was already celebrating the
wicket?
Ans- The line from the poem that tells us that the bowler
was already celebrating the wicket –
“I heard in a stupor the bowler,
Emit a self-satisfied 'Ah!'
The small boys who sat on the roller
Set up an expectant 'Hurrah!'…”
3.
The batsman with grief from the wicket
Himself
had begun to detach
a. Why had the batsman begun to detach himself from the wicket?
Ans- The batsman
had begun to detach himself from the wicket because he thought that he would lose
the wicket.
b.
Did he have to walk back to the pavilion? Why or why not?
Ans- No, he did not walk back to the pavilion because the
poet missed the catch.
c.
Write a sentence or two about the change in the batsman’s feelings.
Ans- The batsman must have felt relieved as the poet
missed his catch and now he would be able to play his game.
4.
How did the speaker feel after he missed the catch?
Ans- The speaker felt as if he had turned sick. He was in
grief and a lot of pain.
5.
Which game does the speaker want to take up in the future? Which lines tell us
that he wants to take up another game?
Ans- The speaker wanted to take up golf in the future.
The lines that tell us that he wants to take up another game are –
“Oh, give me my driver and putter!
Henceforward my game shall be golf.”
