7th Standard English Guide Term 1 Lesson 2.2

Lesson 2.2 The Listeners

7th Standard English Book Term 1 - The Listeners Book Back Answers

champed	bit and chewed upon noisily	கடித்து அசைபோடுதல்
ferny	consisting of flowerless plants (ferns)	பூக்களற்ற செடி
turret	a small tower that projects from the wall of a building	சுவர் மதில்
smote	knocked loudly	தட்டினான்
sill	a horizontal piece of timber beneath a window or a door	சன்னல் சாளரம்
perplexed	confused	குழும்பிப் போய்
thronging	crowding	கூட்டமாய்
hearkening	listening attentively	கவனித்தல்


“And his horse in the silence champed the sasses”	“That dwelt in the lone house then”	“No head from leaf-fringed sill”

“Of the forest’s ferny floor….”	“But only a host of phantom listeners”	Where he stood perplexed and still”

Statement	True or False	Quote
The Traveller came at noon.	False	“knocking on the moonlit door” “Stood listening in the quiet of the moonlight” “Stood thronging the faint moonbeams on the dark stair”
The house was situated in the forest.	True	“That dwelt in the lone house then”
There were ghostly listeners inside the house.	True	“But only a host of phantom listeners.”
The Traveller came to the house by bicycle.	False	“And his horse in the silence champed the grasses”
The phantoms answered and asked the traveller to go away.	False	“No head from the leaf-fringed sill”

1. Who is the speaker?

The poet is the speaker.

2. What was the horse doing?

The horse was champing the grasses on the forest’s ferny floor.

3. Who were the listeners?

The listeners were a host of ghosts.

4. How did the Traveller feel when nobody answered?

The traveller was confused when nobody came to answer him.

5. What kind of feeling does the poem create?

The poem creates a feeling of mystery.

1. Of the forest’s ferny floor.
Pick out the words alliterated.

forest’s ferny floor

2. Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.

3. Write the words which are used to create a sense of mystery.