Books Make Good Pets

 15.Books Make Good Pets

Word-meaning

1. Dog-eared - used so much that the corners of the pages are turned over.

The pages of the book is dog -eared.

2. Browser - A person who looks through the pages of a book.

many browsers are present in the library.

3. Twiddling -moving or turning something around with one's fingers many times due to nervousness.

4. Hibernate - remain in good condition

Books hibernate if it is kept in covers.

5. Spine - the part of a book that the pages are for send on to.

The spine of the book is damaged.

A) Answer these questions with reference to the context

1. one curious look sets them purring....

a) Who is giving the books a curious look?

Ans- The reader is giving the books a curious look.

b) What is being compared to what here?

Ans- Books are being compare to cats here.

c) Do you think the comparison is suitable?

Ans- Yes, the comparison is        suitable as cats purr so as to communicate others,                   similarly the books also              want to communicate                when readers look upon              them.

B) Answer these questions.

1. Explain: 'They will hibernate in the shell of their covers..' 

Ans- Just as the tortoises remain in good condition in the shell of their covers in the same way books also remain safe in their covers on the shelves.

3) What characteristics of cats is the poet talking about in the poem?

Ans- the characteristics of cats that the poet is talking about in the poem are:

a) They purr when they become happy.

b) They can escape dangerous situations nine times.

5) How can a book be like a goldfish?

Ans- A book can be like a goldfish as it is also colourful and glows and swims in the bowl of our imagination.

 6) In this poem, books have been compared to various pets. In what ways do you think can books be better than pets?

Ans- I think books can be better than pets as they do not require anything to control them where as pets require leashes to control them.