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எங்கள் ஆசிரியர்களுடன் 1-ஆன்-1 ஆலோசனை நேரத்தைப் பெறுங்கள். டாப்பர் ஆவதற்கு நாங்கள் பயிற்சி அளிப்போம்

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1. Answer the questions by reading the lines from the poem - I

6 m.

1. There's a family nobody likes to meet;
They live, it is said, on Complaining Street

a. Where does the family live?

b. Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’?

All the families residing in that street always complain, and the poet is subtly indicating this by attributing the name complaining to the street.
The street is inhabited by a family that always complain, and the poet is subtly indicating this by attributing the name complaining to the street.

2. They growl at that and they growl at this;
Whatever comes, there is something amiss;

a. What does the word ‘growl’ mean here?

The word growl indicates that the family would complain about everything.
The word growl indicates that the family would complain and crib like an animal when something goes wrong.

b. Why do they find everything amiss?

They find everything amiss, as they only look for the positives even in the darkest of the things
They find everything amiss, as they only look for the negatives even in the brightest of the things

3. Nothing goes right with the folks you meet
Down on that gloomy Complaining Street.

a. What is the opinion about the folks you meet down the street?

The folks one meets down the street are grumblers, and nothing goes right with them as they complain about everything.
The folks one meets down the street are good, and nothing goes wrong with them.

b. What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here?

The word gloomy means unpleasant and sad, as the grumblers always have a sad aura around them.
The word gloomy means pleasant and happy, as the grumblers always have a good aura around them.

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