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English Language State Board
Class 10
Poem
The House on Elm Street

2. Read the given lines and answer the questions given - II

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5 m.

3. It never grows leaves,

Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall.

It just sits there never getting small or ever growing tall

b. In what way the tree is a mystery?

The tree does not grow any longer or shorter. It does not have leaves as well. This makes the tree a mystery.
The tree alone grows near the house where no one stays. This makes the tree a mystery.

4. Rumors are constantly being made,
And each day the house just begins to fade.
What happened inside that house?

a. Does the house remain the same every day?

Yes, the house remains the same every day.
No, the house begins to fade with each new day, as it gets forgotten by people.

b. How does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?

No one knows why the house is abandoned, and therefore it is a mystery.
No one knows about the whereabouts of the house, and therefore it is a mystery.

5. What happened inside that house?

I really don’t know

I guess it will always be a mystery

a. Does the poet know what happened in the house?

Yes, the poet knows what happened inside the house.
No, the poet does not know what happened inside the house.

b. What is the mystery about the house?

The mystery of the house is that no one knows any details about it and what happened to it. It is isolated.
The mystery of the house is that no one stays in it. It is isolated.

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