Hi Everyone!! This article will share Giraffes Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Mary Ann Hoberman. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of The Seven Snowmen, Safe Again and Noi Saves A Whale so, you can check these posts as well.
Giraffes Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Velvet – a thick, shiny and soft material
- Coats – here, the fur or the skin of the giraffes
- Tan – a pale yellowish brown colour
- Knobby – bony
- Spotted – marked
- Stretch – pull something so that it becomes longer
Question 1: Complete this paragraph about the poem.
Answer:
The speaker says that she likes Giraffes. She gives many reasons for liking them. She likes them because their heads up high and their necks stretch to the sky. She says they are calm, quiet and shy. They run so fast that it feels like they fly. She says she likes them because they have velvet brown eyes and their coats are spotted tan. Finally, she says that she likes giraffes also because they like to eat the tops of trees and have knobby knees.
Question 2: Are Giraffes gentle and kind animals? Which line in the poem makes you think so?
Answer: Yes, I think giraffes are kind and gentle animals. The line, ‘because they are quiet, calm and shy’ makes me think so.
Question 3: The speaker is an animal lover. Which lines in the poem make you think so?
Answer: Yes, I think that the speaker is an animal lover. She talks about the giraffes with a lot of love and talks about their qualities. She also says, ‘I like them’ both at the beginning and the end of the poem.
Question 4: The poem uses many rhyming words. Make a list of all the words which rhyme with the last word of the third line of the poem – why.
Answer: The words that rhyme with the last word of the third line of the poem are –
high; sky; shy; fly
Question 5: Find the describing words used in the poem.
Answer: The describing words in the poem are:
high, quiet, calm, shy, fast, velvet brown, spotted tan, knobby.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.