Name: ___________ Class 4 Date:________
Learn the following poem thoroughly for recitation and answer all the
questions based on it.
The ‘Veggy’ Lion
I'm a vegetarian Lion,
I've given up all meat,
I've given up all roaring
All I do is go tweet-tweet.
I never ever sink my claws
Into some animal's skin,
It only lets the blood run out
And lets the germs rush in.
I used to be ferocious,
I even tried to kill!
But the sight of all the blood
made me feel quite ill.
I once attacked an Elephant
I sprang straight at his head.
I woke up three days later
In a Jungle hospital bed.
Now I just eat carrots,
They're easy to kill,
'Cos when I pounce upon them,
They all remain quite still!
Spike Milligan
Answer the following questions based on the poem:
1. What has the lion given up?
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2. How does the lion feel when he sees blood?
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3. What happened when the lion attacked the elephant?
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4. Why does the lion eat only carrots?
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5. Do you think the lion was good at hunting or not? Give your reasons.
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6. What do you think other lions think of the ‘Veggy’ lion? Explain.
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Write the opposites of the following words from the poem:
1. Carnivores ___________________
2. Run out _____________________
3. Well _______________________
4. Slept_______________________
Write ‘TRUE’ or ‘FALSE’ against each of the following statements:
1. The lion was good at hunting. _______________
2. The lion likes to eat carrots._________________
3. The lion attacked a rabbit.___________________
4. The lion doesn’t like to see blood._____________
Use the given words to construct meaningful sentences:
1. ferocious _____________________________________________________________
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2. attacked _____________________________________________________________
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3. sprang_______________________________________________________________
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4. pounce_______________________________________________________________
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5. never ever ____________________________________________________________
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