CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why has the poet mentioned that “the children look like bear’s cubs"?
A
because they were extremely obese.
B
because they wore a bear costume.
C
because they wore furry clothes
D
because Northland was a natural habitat of bears
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Northland is a cold place so the children have to wear funny furry dresses to protect themselves from cold. These dresses make them look like bear cubs.

Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The children look like bear’s cubs because they wear funny looking furry clothes is like the furry skin of a bear. Question 8.

Detailed explanation-3: -The children wear warm, furry clothes that make them look like bear cubs. They tell them a curious story …… Just as he did, you know. The third and fourth stanzas of the poem tells us that in Northland, parents narrate their children a story.

Detailed explanation-4: -In Northland, people put in harness fast-moving reindeer to draw their sledges when it snows. Children are covered in funny clothes made of fur and look like bear’s cubs.

Detailed explanation-5: -To harness means to tie the reindeers with a rope to a sledge so that it can be used for transportation. Swift: something which runs very fast. Explanation of the Poem: The Northland region experiences severe cold conditions. It is a snowy area. The reindeer is an animal which is found in this polar region.

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