THE DUCK AND THE KANGAROO
By- Edward Lear
QUICK REVIEW OF THE POEMÂ
1. What does the Duck praise the kangaroo for?
   (A) swimming                                                               (B) hopping
   (C) singing                                                                      (D) dancing
   Ans. (B) hopping
2. Where could the kangaroo hop?
   (A) over the fields                                                      (B) over the water
   (C) both (A) and (B)                                                   (D) none of the above
   Ans. (C) both (A) and (B)
3. Where did the Duck live?
(A) pond                                                                             (B) river
(C) sea                                                                                 (D) ocean
Ans. (A) pond
4. How does the Duck describe his pond?
   (A) beautiful                                                                 (B) loving
   (C) attractive                                                                 (D) nasty
Ans. (D) nasty
5. What does the Duck long for?
  (A) leave the nasty pond                                          (B) go out in the world beyond
  (C) both (A) and (B)                                                    (D) none of the above
 Ans. (C) both (A) and (B)
6. What did the Duck request the Kangaroo?
  (A) to give him a ride                                                  (B) to give him food
  (C) to play with him                                                     (D) all of the above
Ans. (A) to give him a ride
7. What sound does a Duck make?
  (A) Caw                                                                            (B) Quack
  (C) Mark                                                                          (D) Mew
 Ans. (B) Quack
8. What did the Duck promise the Kangaroo?
   (A) to sing him a song                                                (B) to give him fish to eat
  (C) to tell him a tale                                                     (D) to sit still
Ans. (D) to sit still
9. What placed does the Duck wish to visit?
     (A) to the Dee                                                            (B) to the Jelly Bo Lee
    (C) both (A) and (B)                                                 (D) none of the above
    Ans. (C) both (A) and (B)
10. What was Kangaroo afraid of?
     (A) the Duck’s wet and cold feet (B) the weight of the Duck
    (C) the beak of the Duck (D) all of the above
    Ans. (A) the Duck’s wet and cold feet
11. What did the Duck buy for his wet feet?
      (A) shoes                                                                     (B) four pairs of worsted socks
      (C) clock                                                                      (D) all of the above
       Ans. (B) four pairs of worsted socks
12. What did the Duck do to make himself fit to have a ride on the Kangaroo’s back?
      (A) bought four pairs of worsted socks          (B) bought a clock
      (C) began smoking a cigar daily                          (D) all of the above
     Ans. (D) all of the above
13. Was the Kangaroo ready to give the Duck a ride?
       (A) yes                                                                        (B) no
   (C) maybe                                                                     (D) may not be
   Ans. (A) yes
14. Where did the Kangaroo ask the Duck to sit?
    (A) on his neck                                                            (B) on his back
    (C) at the beginning of his tail                                  (D) at the end of his tail
   Ans. (D) at the end of his tail
15. How many times did they go round the world?
    (A) two                                                                           (B) three
   (C) four                                                                           (D) five
   Ans. (B) three
16. Who is the poet of the poem `The Duck and the Kangaroo’?
     (A) Edward Lear                                                         (B) Gieve Patel
    (C) W.W.E. Ross                                                          (D) William Wordsworth
    Ans. (A) Edward Lear
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