Answer
the following questions.
a)
“…But
up-and-down
brushin’
And
pokin’
and
fussin’
Didn’t
seem worth the time
- I
could bite!”
What
do these lines convey?
b) Why did the poet go
to the dentist? How could she have avoided it?
c)
“If you got a tooth,
you got a friend”.
What do you understand from the line?
d)
With reference to the poem, how can you look after your teeth?
e) Given an appropriate
proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.
Answer the following questions.
a) “…But up-and-down brushin’
And pokin’ and fussin’
Didn’t seem worth the time - I could bite!”
What do these lines convey?
b) Why did the poet go to the dentist? How could she have avoided it?
c) “If you got a tooth, you got a friend”. What do you understand from the line?
d) With reference to the poem, how can you look after your teeth?
e) Given an appropriate proverb that conveys the message that this poem carries.
a) The above
lines mean that the poet didn’t brush her teeth properly in her
childhood, which has now caused problems for her in the form of tooth
decay.
b)The
poet went to the dentist to get her tooth decay cured. Her teeth had
cavities and decay. If she would have had taken proper care of her
teeth since her childhood by not eating too many sweets and brushing
her teeth properly, then she could have avoided going to the dentist
so early in life.
c)The
line “If you got a tooth,
you got a friend”
conveys the message that we must take care of our teeth as they help
us in eating and relishing our food. We must not be careless towards
our teeth.
d) Try attempting
this answer on your own.
e)Proverbs
that convey the message of this poem:
(i)
A stitch in time saves nine
(ii)
There is no point crying over spilt milk
(iii)
Precaution is always better than cure
a) The above lines mean that the poet didn’t brush her teeth properly in her childhood, which has now caused problems for her in the form of tooth decay.
b)The poet went to the dentist to get her tooth decay cured. Her teeth had cavities and decay. If she would have had taken proper care of her teeth since her childhood by not eating too many sweets and brushing her teeth properly, then she could have avoided going to the dentist so early in life.
c)The line “If you got a tooth, you got a friend” conveys the message that we must take care of our teeth as they help us in eating and relishing our food. We must not be careless towards our teeth.
d) Try attempting this answer on your own.
e)Proverbs that convey the message of this poem:
(i) A stitch in time saves nine
(ii) There is no point crying over spilt milk
(iii) Precaution is always better than cure
