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Answer the following questions.

“…But up-and-down brushin’

And pokin’ and fussin’

Didn’t seem worth the time - I could bite!”

What do these lines convey?

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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. Trying to remove infection and save her teeth from getting decayed was in vain as it was too late then.

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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?

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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Once upon a time, I went for a week's holiday in the Continent with an Indian friend. We both enjoyed ourselves and were sorry when the week was over, but on parting our behaviour was absolutely different. He was plunged in despair. He felt that because the holiday was overall happiness was over until the world ended. He could not express his sorrow too much. But in me, the Englishman came out strong. I could not see what there was to make a fuss about. It wasn't as if we were parting forever or dying. 'Buck up', I said, 'do buck up'. He refused to buck up and I left him plunged in gloom.

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Read the passage and answer the questions that follow.

Once upon a time, I went for a week's holiday to the Continent with an Indian friend. We both enjoyed ourselves and were sorry when the week was over, but on parting our behaviour was absolutely different. He was plunged in despair. He felt that because the holiday was overall happiness was over until the world ended. He could not express his sorrow too much. But in me, the Englishman came out strong. I could not see what there was to make a fuss about. It wasn't as if we were parting forever or dying. 'Buck up', I said, 'do buck up'. He refused to buck up and I left him plunged in gloom.

What does the author mean by 'buck up'?

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