The Ant And The Cricket Poem Book Back Answers, Glossary PDF

THE ANT AND THE CRICKET BY AESOP'S FABLES - 10TH ENGLISH POEM BOOK BACK ANSWER & GLOSSARY PDF WITH MCQ QUIZ FOR GENERAL ENGLISH TNPSC GROUP 2 - 2A 2022 PRELIMINARY EXAM #Blog-47

Mar 24, 2022, By Careericons

In this article, we have complied with very important information on the "The Ant and the Cricket Poem Written by Aesop's fables" for the current TNPSC Group 2, 2A 2022 Preliminary Examination. Get complete study material for all General English syllabus wise with subject topics which help to clear this preliminary exam 2022.

1. Detailed answers all book back questions for poem - The Ant and The Cricket,
2. Glossary of the poem - The Ant and The Cricket, &
3. Where to study information for all other poems.

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Before going to the poem, check the prelims syllabus carefully and understand the importance of this poem. Where this poem comes under the "Part - B" of the General English of Revised New Syllabus of TNPSC G2 & 2A Services Examination 2022. Also, check the below links which will be useful for your upcoming examination.

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The importance of reading this poem "The Ant and the Cricket" written by "Aesop's fables" is clearly described in the revised new syllabus as shown below,

1. This poem comes under the "Part-B" of the General English New Revised Syllabus.
2. It's also noticed separately in the "List of Poems". Where it consists of 25 poems & this poem is listed as number 4.

General English Syllabus-Wise Study Materials which includes, Part - B (Poetry)

1. Figures of Speech for The Ant and the Cricket (Alliteration – Simile – Metaphor – Personification – Onomatopoeia – Anaphora – Rhyme Scheme – Rhyming Words – Repetition, etc.)
2. Poetry Appreciation for The Ant and the Cricket
3. Important Lines for The Ant and the Cricket

Let us discuss & read the poem The Ant and the Cricket written by Aesop's fables (Which is also a peom in Unit - 4 of 10th standard of Tamil Nadu Samacheer Books) in detail with all examples of model questions asked in the previous TNPSC examinations.

"The Ant and the Cricket - Aesop's fables"

Glossary of poem - The Ant and the Cricket

accustomed to (v) – be used to, habitual

gay (adj.) – glad, joyful

crumb (n) – piece of bread

famine (n) – extreme scarcity of food

miserly (adj.) – hesitant to spend money

quoth (v) – said (old English usage, used only in first and third person singular befor the subject)

hastily (adv.) – hurriedly, quickly

warrant (v) – guarantee, promise

Do You Know:

Cricket- a brown or black insect related to the grasshopper but with shorter legs. It is a small insect that produces short, loud sounds by rubbing its wings together.

Bookback Answers For The Ant and the Cricket - 10^th Poem

A. Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following lines and answer the questions given below.

1. “A silly young cricket accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring.”
(a) What was the routine of the cricket?
(b) Name the seasons mentioned here.

Answer:
(a) The routine of the cricket was to sing and while away the time enjoying the spring.
(b) The seasons mentioned are summer and winter.

2. “Began to complain when he found that, at home,
His cupboard was empty, and winter came.”
(a) Who does ‘he’ refer to?
(b) Why was his cupboard empty?

Answer:
(a) ‘He’ refers to the foolish cricket.
(b) His cupboard was empty because he had not stored any food during summer.

3. “Not a crumb to be found
On the snow-covered ground;
(a) What couldn’t he find on the ground?
(b) Why was the ground covered with snow?

Answer:
(a) He couldn’t find even a single piece of bread on the ground.
(b) The ground was covered with snow because of the onset of the winter season.

4. “At last by starvation and famine made bold,
All dripping with wet, and all trembling with cold,”
(a) What made the cricket bold?
(b) Why did the cricket drip and tremble?

Answer:
(a) Starvation and hunger made the cricket bold.
(b) The cricket dripped wet and trembled with cold because it was winter.

5. “Away he set off to a miserly ant,
To keep if, to keep him alive, he would grant
Him shelter from rain,
And a mouthful of grain.”
(a) Whom did the cricket want to meet? Why?
(b) What would keep him alive?

Answer:
(a) The cricket wanted to meet the miserly ant to ask for shelter and food.
(b) Shelter from rain and a mouthful of grain would keep him alive.

6. “But we ants never borrow; we ants never lend. ”
(a) Why do you think ants neither borrow nor lend?
(b) Who says these lines to whom?

Answer:
(a) Ants are industrious and good planners. So they neither borrow nor lend.
(b) The miserly ant says this to the silly cricket.

7. “Not I My heart was so light
That I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.”
(a) Who does ‘I’ refer to?
(b) What was the nature of the cricket? How do you know?

Answer:
(a) ‘I’ refers to cricket.
(b) The nature of cricket is to sing day and night and be happy.

8. “Thus ending, he hastily lifted the wicket,
And out of the door turned the poor little cricket,”
(a) The ant refused to help the cricket. Why?
(b) Explain the second line.

Answer:
(a) The ant refused to help the cricket since they will end up in starvation giving food to the silly cricket.
(b) Since the ant closed the door, the poor little cricket had to turn and go away.

9.“He wished only to borrow;
He’d repay it tomorrow;”
(a) Pick out the rhyming words in the above lines.
(b) Give more examples of rhyming words from the poem.

Answer:
(a) The rhyming words in the above lines are borrow and tomorrow.
(b) Sing-spring; home-come; found-ground; see-tree-me; bold-cold; ant-grant; rain-grain; tomorrow-sorrow; ffiend-lend; by-I; light-night; gay-say-away; wicket-cricket and true-two are the rhyming words.

10. “My heart was so light
that I sang day and night,
For all nature looked gay.
“You sang, Sir, you say”?
(a) Mention the rhyme scheme employed in the above lines.

Answer:
aabb’ is the rhyme scheme.

B. Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary using the phrases given below.

In this narrative poem, the poet brings out the idea that is essential for every creature. He conveys this message to the readers through a story of (a) ……………… The ant spends all its summer saving (b) ……………. The cricket (c) …………….. happily in the summer. He (d) …………………. anything for the winter. When winter comes, he is worried that his (e) ……………… is empty. So, he seeks the help of the ant to have (f) ……………… and a (g) …………… to stay. The cricket was even prepared to repay it in the future. The ant made it clear that ants (h) ……………. He also enquired the cricket if it had saved anything when the weather was fine. The cricket answered that it had sung day and night enjoying (i) …………. The ant threw the cricket out and stated in a stem voice it should dance in the winter season too. In his concluding lines, the poet affirms that this is not (j) ………….. but it is true and applicable to (k) …………….. also.

Answers for the above blanks:

(a) an ant and a cricket

(b) some grains

(c) sings and dances

(d) doesn't save

(e) kitchen cupboard

(f) saving for future

(g) warm place

(h) never borrow or lend

(i) the pleasant nature

(j) just a fable

(k) human beings

C. Answer each of the following questions in a paragraph of 120-150 words.

1.‘Some crickets have four legs and some have two’. Elucidate this statement from the poet’s point of view.

Answer:
Introduction:
In this narrative poem, the poet brings out the idea of hard work. The poem is about a wise, hard-working ant and careless Lazy cricket. Though two-legged some of us behave like four-legged cricket.

Life of the cricket:
Once an ant and a cricket lived in a forest. The cricket was fun-loving. It enjoyed singing all through the summer. It did not plan for winter. Then the winter season came. The snow fell down and covered the earth. Cricket could not find any food.

Life of the ant:
The ant was hard working. The ant had stored grains in its shelter. The ant cared for its future. It saved food in summer. It never borrows or lends. It knew the value of work. It enjoyed the winter.

Cricket’s plea:
The cricket was hungry. It trembled with cold in the snow. So it wanted to meet the ant to get some grains from it. But the ant made it clear that ants never borrow or lend.

Ant’s refusal:
The ant did not want to help the lazy cricket. It closed its small gate. It could not tolerate the careless lazy cricket. It drove it out of its place without giving anything.

Conclusion:
Through this fable, the poet teaches a lesson to human beings. We must work hard, earn money and save something for future.

Moral: ‘Hard work is the key to success”.

2. Compare and contrast the attitude of the ant and the cricket.

Answer:
The poem, ‘The Ant and the Cricket’ is about a careless cricket and a hardworking ant. We all know that ants are hardworking creatures but on the other hand the Cricket is portrayed as a lazy being. He made no efforts to plan for the future. Thus, the cricket is shown as a young and silly creature because he sang all through summer and spring with no worries in the world for winter that was to come. But when winter arrived, he began to complain that he would die of starvation and hunger.

He found that his cupboard was empty and not a piece of bread to eat. He neither found a leaf, nor a flower. Everything was covered with snow. Therefore, the cricket cried and moaned as he perceived his bad future. Finally, deprived of hunger and starvation, being all wet and cold, the cricket journeyed to the house of the stingy ant becoming bold by nature. He begged for food and shelter but the Ant is wise, foresees its needs for winter and prudently turned down the foolish Cricket.

The Ant clearly stated that Ants neither borrow nor lend. So the Ant is shown as a straightforward and outspoken personality. Perhaps the cricket here is portrayed as a person who makes false promises and the Ant is portrayed to be a strong personality not carried away by the false promises of one. Therefore the Ant could never be exploited though it was humble enough to admit it to be a servant and friend of the Cricket. The Cricket was surely careless and reckless against the Ant who was judicious, discrete, and level-headed.
‘Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else.’

3.If given a chance, who would you want to be the ant or the cricket? Justify your answer.

Answer:
Introduction:
In this poem, we are seeing about an ant and a cricket. If a chance is given. I would be an ant. Let us see what happens if I would be an ant.

Being an Ant:
An ant is wise and active. It works hard. It plans for the future. It saves food for the future. It teaches us a lesson of hard work. We heed to have the ant as our role model. We must also save for the future from our eargjjagsrTfirough this we can live comfortably in old age. We need not depend on others for food like cricket in the poem.

Poet’s advice:
There are people who live like cricket. They are foolish and lazy to loiter and waste their time. They never work hard. In the future, they suffer a lot for the money. The poet tells that these people are like two-legged crickets. They are worse than the four-legged crickets. The poet advises us to be an ant and not a lazy cricket.

Conclusion:
So, we must be like an ant and not cricket. We must have the foresight of good and bad times ahead in the future.

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