Class 5 English Chapter 9 Solution
Summer Friends
1. Very Short Question Answer
1. When does the swallow come?
Ans: The swallow comes in summer when the weather is fine and warm.
2. Where does the swallow live during summer?
Ans: The swallow lives in the chimney of the poet’s house during summer.
3. Who clings to man in the dreary days of snow and frost?
Ans: The sparrow clings to man in dreary days of snow and frost.
4. What does the sparrow do during winter?
Ans: The sparrow clings closer to man during winter.
5. What is the quality of our old friends?
Ans: The old friends may be separated but their hearts will never be narrow.
2. Short Question Answer
1. Why does the poet call the swallow a ‘guest’?
Ans: The swallow does not live in the chimney of the poet’s house permanently. He flies away in winter. He is just like a guest who comes only for a short period. This is why the poet calls the swallow a ‘guest’.
2. Why do you think the swallow leaves the poet during the winter season?
Ans: The swallow is a summer bird. He cannot endure the biting cold of winter season. He migrates to a warm place during winter. So the swallow leaves the poet during the winter season.
3. Why do you think the swallow leaves the poet during the winter season?
Ans: The swallow is a summer bird. He cannot endure the biting cold of winter season. He migrates to a warm place during winter. So the swallow leaves the poet during the winter season.
4. Whom does the poet compare the swallow to and why?
Ans: The poet compares the swallow to’ a gay young friend’ and ‘our guest’ because they stay with us for a short period.
5. What does the swallow do in summer?
Ans: The swallow is seen in summer. He sits near boat’s chimney when the weather is warm and fine. Then the chirping and songs of the swallow may be heard for weeks together.
6. What does the swallow do in summer?
Ans: The swallow is seen in summer. He sits near boat’s chimney when the weather is warm and fine. Then the chirping and songs of the swallow may be heard for weeks together.
7. How is the behaviour of a ‘gay young friend’ similar to that of the swallow?
Ans: Just as a swallow flies away when winter sets in, in the same way, a ‘gay young friend’ leaves us in our misfortune.
8. What type of a friend does the poet want?
Ans: The poet wants a friend like the sparrow because he will stay with her in the time of joys and sorrows.
9. Whom does the poet like – the swallow or the sparrow? Give reasons for your answer.
Ans: The poet likes the sparrow because he does not leave her even in winter. Just like a true friend, a sparrow always stays with her, be it summer or winter, sunshine or frost, whether she is in delight or in sorrow when the swallow flies away.