Granny's Tree Climbing: 16 flashcards
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1. Who is the poet of the poem 'Granny's Tree Climbing'?
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Ruskin Bond
2. What does the poet call his grandmother at the beginning of the poem?
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A genius
3. How old was the grandmother when she last climbed a tree?
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Sixty-two years old
4. Since when did the grandmother have the gift of climbing trees?
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Since childhood
5. Where did the grandmother feel happier – in a tree or in a lift?
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In a tree
6. What did people tell the grandmother as she grew old?
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That climbing trees should stop and that growing old should be done gracefully
7. How did the grandmother respond to the advice about growing old gracefully?
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She said she would grow old disgracefully and that she could do it better
8. From whom did the grandmother learn to climb trees?
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From her loving brother, when she was six
9. What happened to the grandmother while the family was in town?
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She climbed a tree and couldn't come down
10. Who was called to help when the grandmother couldn't come down from the tree?
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The doctor (and the family went to the rescue)
11. What did the grandmother want after she recovered from her fall?
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A house in a tree-top
12. Who built the tree-house for the grandmother?
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Her father (with the poet's expert assistance)
13. What did the grandmother do every day after moving into the tree-house?
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She sat in state and drank sherry with the poet, who climbed up with glasses and a tray
14. What does the word 'undaunted' mean in the poem?
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Firmly and enthusiastically
15. What does the word 'chore' mean in the poem?
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Job
16. What does the phrase 'in a trice' mean?
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Very quickly
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