Class 5 English Chapter 6 Solut6ion
The Sea
1. Very Short Question Answer
1. With which water body can you associate the following visual images?
Ans: I can associate the following visual images with the ‘sea’.
2. Who composed the poem ‘The Sea’? (‘The Sea’
Ans: James Reeves composed the poem ‘The Sea’.
3. Where does the sea roll on and when?
Ans: The sea rolls on the beach all day.
4. What does the sea do all day?
Ans: The sea rolls on the beach all day.
5. What does the shaggy jaws mean?
Ans: Shaggy jaws means the rough jaws of the sea.
6. What does the sea-dog lick?
Ans: The sea-dog licks his greasy paws.
7. What does the sea bite?
Ans: The sea bites the rumbling, tumbling stones.
8. What does the sea do with his clashing teeth?
Ans: The sea gnaws the rumbling stones hour upon hour with his clashing teeth.
9. What does the phrase ‘greasy paws’ mean?
Ans: The phrase ‘greasy paws’ refers to the oily paws of the sea-dog.
10.When does the moon rock?
Ans: The moon rocks in the stormy cloud when the night wind roars.
11. When do the quiet days come?
Ans: The quiet days come during the months of May and June
12. .What does the sea look like?
Ans: The sea is like a grey, giant hungry dog.
13. Who rocks in the stormy cloud?
Ans: The moon rocks in the stormy cloud.
14.Where does the sea shake over his wet sides like a dog?
Ans: The sea shakes off his wet sides like a dog over the cliffs.
15. How do the grasses on the dune behave in May or June?
Ans: In May or June the grasses on the dune do not play their reedy tune
16. When do not the grasses on the dune play their reedy tune?
Ans: The grasses on the dune do not play their reedy tune during the months of May or June
17. How does the sea-dog lie on the sandy shores?
Ans: The sea-dog lies on the sandy shores keeping his head between his paws.
2. Short Question Answer
1. Why does the poet compare the sea to a hungry, giant dog?
Ans: As the turbulent and tumultuous waves of the sea lap upon the sand in the same way a hungry dog bounds endlessly through the day. This is why the poet compares the sea to a hungry, giant dog.
2. We often make comparisons to express an idea more vividly, such as red as a rose, brave as a lion etc.
If you are asked to compare the sea to an animal, to which animal would you compare it? Why?
Ans: I would compare the sea to an elephant because both of them are large. They both become ferocious when angry and quiet when calm.
3. What does the sea-dog do in the stormy night?
Ans: The sea-dog bounds to his feet and snuffs and sniffs, shaking his wet sides over the cliffs in the stormy night.
4. Why does the sea become quiet at a certain time of the year?
Ans: During the months of May and June when it is summer, the sea becomes quiet because of different climate and environmental change.