Question

(i) Pick out the line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes.

(ii) Which line shows a complete change of the child’s attitude towards snakes? Read it aloud.

(iii) "But mother says that kind is good..." What is mother referring to?

Answer 1

(i) The line that suggests that the child is afraid of snakes is 'I saw a snake and ran away...'

(ii) The line that shows a change in the child's attitude is - 'I’ll stand aside and watch him pass,

And tell myself, “There’s no mistake,

It’s just a harmless garden snake!”'

(iii) The mother is referring to the garden snake, saying it is the harmless kind of snake.