not quite right growl (v) - make a low guttural sound in the throat grumble (n) – a complaint about something in a bad-tempered way gloomy (adj.) - sad or unhappy or depressing queerest (adj.) – the strangest or the most unusual acknowledge (v) - accept or admit the existence or truth of terrible (adj.) - extremely bad or serious wandering (v) - walking or moving in a leisurely or aimless way A. Read the following lines from the poem and answer the questions given below. . There's a family nobody likes to meet; They live, it is said, on Complaining Street a.
Where does the family live? b. Why do you think the street is named as ‘Complaining Street’? .
They growl at that and they growl at this; Whatever comes, there is something amiss; a. What does the word ‘growl’ mean here? b. Why do they find everything amiss?
. Nothing goes right with the folks you meet Down on that gloomy Complaining Street. a. What is the opinion about the folks you meet down the street?
b. What does the word ‘gloomy’ mean here? . The worst thing is that if anyone stays Among them too long, he will learn their ways; a.
What is the worst thing that can happen if anyone stays with them? b. What are the ways of the Grumble family? 10th - - .
And so it were wisest to keep our feet From wandering into Complaining Street; a. What is the wisest thing that the poet suggests? b. What does the phrase ‘to keep our feet from wandering’ refer to?
. Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song, No matter if things do sometimes go wrong; a. What does the poet expect everyone to learn? b.
What should we do when things go wrong sometimes? B. Answer the following questions in about - words. .
Write a paragraph on ‘The Grumble Family’ and their attitude towards other folks. . If you were to live in the Complaining Street,