I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore
by Ruskin Bond
Lesson in Questions and answers:
1. What was the old house built with?
Ans: The old house was built with solid blocks of granite.
2. Does the visitor still live in the house?
Ans: No, the visitor doesn’t live in the same house.
3. What did the visitor hide in the jackfruit tree?
Ans: The visitor hid the iron cross in the jackfruit tree.
4. When did the visitor actually hide the iron cross?
Ans: The visitor actually hid the iron cross 25 years ago.
A. Based on your understanding of the story, indicate either True or False:
1. The visitor had hidden a few old coins in the tree. True
2. The jack fruit tree was still there. True
3. As a boy the visitor used to swing on the turnstile. True
4. The visitor had sold the house. True
5. A girl came out of the house. False
6. The visitor’s grandfather used to sit on the stone bench. False
7. The visitor was able to remember the music of the piano. True
8. The visitor was able to climb the jack fruit tree. False
9. The purpose of the visit of the narrator was to buy his ancestral house back. False
10. The visitor climbed over the wall easily. False
B. Choose the correct answer:
1. The story I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore highlights the importance of ____
a) old age b) youth c) adulthood d) middle age
2. The house which was visited by the man ____.
a) remained unchanged b) was totally changed
c) was slightly repaired d) was given a facelift
3. Who said, ” A blessing on the house where the shadow of a tree falls”?
a) Grand mother b) Uncle c) Grand father d) The visitor
4. The visitor came back to the house because he ____.
a) wanted to see the jackfruit tree b) was looking for his lost youth
c) wanted to look again at his old house d) wanted to buy the house.
5. The visitor gifted the ____ to the light girl.
a) iron cross b) marbles c) bronze medal d) old coins
Answers:
1. b) youth.
2. c) was slightly repaired.
3. d) Grand mother.
4. c) was looking for his lost youth.
5. a) iron cross.
C. Answer the following questions in a sentence or two:
1.Explain: “Blessings rest on the house where the shadow of a tree falls”.
Ans: The author’s grandmother said this saying often. It encouraged people to grow more trees around their houses. The tree cast shadow on their house and bring blessings to them.
2. What did the writer observe about the house?
Ans: The writer observed that the old house hadn’t changed much. It was built with solid blocks of granite. But there was a new outhouse. He was glad to see the jackfruit tree.
3. What was the local superstition about trees?
Ans: The local superstition about trees was “Blessings rest on the house where the shadow of a tree falls”.
4. What did the visitor do with the turnstile when he was a boy?
Ans: When he was a boy, the narrator would swing on the turnstile until he was quite dizzy.
5. Who is the owner of the house now?
Ans: A colonel, the little girl’s father, is the owner of the house now.
6. Why did the visitor return to his old house?
Ans: The visitor returned to his old house because he was looking for his lost youth.
7. How did he get back the Iron Cross?
Ans: The narrator used to keep his playthings in the hollow of the jackfruit tree. The little girl climbed on the jackfruit tree and took the Iron Cross. Thus, he got back the iron cross.
8. How did the grandfather get the iron Cross?
Ans: His Grandfather got it from a German soldier. When he fought in France during the World War I.
9. What did he do with the old Iron Cross?
Ans: He gave the iron cross to the little girl who helped him to find it.
10. Where had he left his childhood treasures?
Ans: He had left his childhood treasures in a small hollow of the jackfruit tree.
D. Match the followings:
Question – Answer
1. pruning – trimming a plant
2. chiming – emit a sound
3. drenched – soaked
4. dizzy – shaky
5. prosperous – flourishing
6. sprightliness – lively
7. treasure – a collection of
precious things.
8. rusty – ancient
E. Write the full form of the words:
1. you’d – you had / you would
2. they’ve – they have
3. he’d – he had / he would
4. he’s – he is
5. wasn’t – was not
6. isn’t – is not
7. doesn’t – does not
8. aren’t – are not
9. wouldn’t – would not
10. can’t – cannot
General Paragraphs for Toppers:
Prose: I Can’t Climb Trees Anymore.
Author: Ruskin bound.
Theme:
*The narrator came back to his old house after 25 years. It is now owned by a colonel. He was glad to see that the jackfruit tree was still standing beside the house. He met the colonel’s little daughter there.
* He shared some of his childhood memories with her. He said that he used to keep some of his treasures in the hollow of the jackfruit tree. He mentioned his grandfather’s iron cross. He got it from a German soldier when he fought in France during the World War I.
* He was unable to climb the tree. The little girl climbed and found the iron cross. He gifted it to her. He said that he came there for finding his lost youth not for the iron cross.
Moral: Things end but memories last forever.
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