Missed

                         6.   Missed 

B. Answer the following questions with              reference to the context.

2. Sat round looking on at the match,

    in the tree tops the dicky birds carolled,         All was peace...

a) Who ‘sat round looking on at the                       match’?

Ans: The ladies sat round looking on at the             match.

b) How were they dressed?

Ans: They were happily dressed.

c) Which match is being referred to here?

Ans: The match that the poet is playing is                 being referred to here.

d) Did the peace last? What happened in             the match?

Ans: No the peace did not last. The players               of the poet’s team began to scoff at him           for he had missed the catch.

C. Answer these questions.

2. What was the narrator wearing?

Ans: The narrator was wearing flannels which were spotless and shining.

5. What did the small boys and the batsman expect?

Ans: The small boys expected that the poet would certainly take the catch; and as the batsman expected the same, he began to leave for the pavilion.

7. What decision did the narrator take at the end of the cricket match?

Ans: At the end of the cricket match, the narrator decided that he would never play cricket anymore; and he now considered that the game of golf is better than cricket.

8. What reasons does the narrator give for having bungled the catch?

Ans: The reasons that the narrator give for having bungled the catch  are as follows:

1. The magic of summer had lured the poet         from the game.

ii. The continuous buzzing of the bee also            distracted him.

iii. He was busy in the thought of his                      girlfriend, Clara.