Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Lambton Worm Questions & Answers.
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The Lambton Worm Questions & Answers
Word Galaxy
- Queer – strange or unusual
- Awful – bad or unpleasant
Question 1: What did the fish look like?
Answer: The fish was strange and unusual.
Question 2: Why did young Lambton throw the ‘fish’ in the well?
Answer: The fish did not look like a usual fish. Young Lambton did not feel like taking it home, so he threw it in a well.
Question 3: Why is the worm, called ‘awful’?
Answer: The word ‘awful’ in the poem describes the size of the worm. It means that the worm had grown really huge in size.
Question 4: What did the worm like to do?
Answer: The worm liked to eat calves, lambs and little kids.
Question 5: What did the worm look like?
Answer: The worm was big and fat with big teeth, a big mouth and great big goggly eyes.
Question 6: What happened to the awful worm in the end?
Answer: The brave Sir John Lamb caught the worm and cut it into two halves.
Question 7: What sort of man was John Lambton?
Answer: John Lambton was a brave man.
Question 8: What did Sir John do to the worm?
Answer: The brave Sir John Lamb caught the worm and cut it into two halves.
Question 9: Read the poem and order the sentences:
Answer:
…3…He threw it in the well.
…5…The worm ate calves, lambs and sheep … even kids!
…2…He caught a strange fish.
…1…John went fishing.
…4…The worm grew and grew.
…8…He came home and killed it.
…6…When it was full, it fell asleep wrapped around Penshaw Hill.
…7…Sir John heard news of the terrible worm.
Question 10: Complete the lines of the poem with rhyming words.
1. Young Lambton could not tell
So he threw it down a well.
2. And grew an awful size.
And great big goggly eyes.
3. On calves and lambs and sheep.
When they were fast asleep.
4. And it had had its fill.
Ten times round Penshaw Hill.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.