Raintree 2 How Creatures Move

Summary: How Creatures Move

As the name suggests, this poem tells us about the various ways in which

different creatures move. The poem highlights the fact that animals use

different body parts for movement—legs (lions), wings (birds), tail(monkeys),

the whole body (worm), etc. Also, the movement can happen on different

surfaces like land, water, sky, the trees, etc. Finally, the poem focuses on the

fact that most animals exhibit one or two types of movements while human

beings can move in a variety of ways—they can run, jump, leap, walk, and

dance.

POEM: HOW CREATURES MOVE

Comprehension

A. 1. A lion walks on padded paws.

2. He refers to the worm.

3. A bird may hop upon the ground or spread its wings and sail in the sky.

4. Boys and girls have much more fun because they leap, dance, walk and run.

B. Suggested answers:

1. leopard 2. penguin 3. rabbit (Accept any logical answer)

HOW CREATURES MOVE

A. Answer in brief.

1. How do monkeys move and how do their tails help them in moving?

Ans: Monkeys swing from tree to tree and use their tails. They can grab the branches of trees with

their tails and swing.

B. Answer in detail.

1. What is this poem about? How is everyone having fun? Who has the most fun while moving and

why?

Ans: This poem is about how different birds, animals and humans move. Everyone is having fun

moving about in their own way. Boys and girls have the most fun as they can move in many ways

like walking, running, leaping and dancing.

C. Read the lines and answer the questions.

1. And birds may hop upon the ground

Or spread their wings and sail.

a. How do birds move on the ground?

b. How do they move in the sky?

c. How are birds and some insects different from other living things?

Ans: a. Birds hop on the ground.

b. They fly in the sky with the help of their wings.

c. Birds and some insects have wings which other living things do not have.

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