Class 10 English Chapter 8 Solution
The Snail
1. Very Short Question Answer
1. The snail never fears to
Ans. The snail never fears to fall.
2. The snail grows with his
Ans. The snail grows with his house and all.
3. The snail keeps himself secure in his
Ans. The snail keeps himself secure in his house.
4. The snail hides when
Ans. The snail hides when his horns get the slightest touch.
5. In the poem the snail is compared to
Ans. In the poem the snail is compared to a hermit,
6. In his banquet, the snail needs
Ans. In his banquet, the snail needs no partner.
7. Whenever the snail meets one
Ans. Whenever the snail meets one he feeds the faster
3. Short Question Answer
1. What makes the snail well-satisfied? or,
How does the creature in the poem lead a self-sufficient life?
Ans. The snail likes to live alone. He is a self-contained creature. He needs no personal belongings. So to have himself as his whole treasure satisfies him well.
2. When does the snail hide in the house?
Ans. The snail hides in the house at the time of impending danger. So the smell of danger or the slightest touch from anything makes the snail enter its house.
3. What kind of danger may the snail face?
Ans. The snail may face the danger of the weather and the storm. Besides, he may also face other attacks from outside.
4. How does the snail live?
Ans. The snail always lives alone without any personal A belongings. But it is not a matter of displeasure to him. Rather he is satisfied to be his own whole treasure.
5. How does the snail feed faster?
Ans. When the snail meets someone else, he feeds faster because he is unwilling to share his meal.
6. Who is described as worse than blind in the poem?
Ans. The one who finds the house of the snail but not its master, is described as worse than blind.
7. Why is the snail compared to a hermit?
Ans. A hermit loves to live lonely life because it helps him to meditate. The snail also loves the loneliness. So the snail is compared to a hermit.
4. True And False
1. The snail fears to fall from the wall.
Ans. False: Supporting Statement: The snail sticks close, nor fears to fall.
2. The snail comes out of his house during a storm.
Ans. False; Supporting Statement: Within that house secure he hides Of storm or other harm.
3 . The snail and his house are inseparable
Ans. True Supporting Statement: As if he grew there, house and all,/Together
4. The stall doesn’t stick to a wall.
Ans. False: Supporting Statement: To grass… wall/The snail
sticks close.
5. The creature is happy with his own belongingঃ
Ans. True, Supporting Statement: Well satisfied to be his own/Whole treasure.
6. He feels insecure when he hides.
Ans. False: Supporting Statement: Within that house secu he hides.
7. He leads a lonely life.
Ans. True: Supporting Statement: … he dwells alone
8. The snail and his house are conjoined.
Ans. True; Supporting Statement: He and his house are so combined.