The Garden Year Comprehension Answers.



Read this poem and find the meaning of these words.

1. Primrose – A wild plant with pale yellow flowers.

2. Shrill – Having a loud and high sound that is unpleasant or painful to listen to.

3. Posies – A small bunch of cut flowers.

4. Dam – The female parent of an animal.

5. Gillyflowers – Any of the several plants having fragrant flowers.

6. Borne – Carried or moved by a particular thing.

7. Pheasant – A large bird with a rounded body and long tail, that

spends a lot of time on the ground and is often shot for sport and food or the

meat of this bird.

• Why has the poet used the word scatter to describe the daisies?

The poet used the word scatter to describe the

daisies because when the wind blows, the daises move all over the place.

• Which three flowers does June bring?

June brings tulips, lilies, and roses.

• Name three things that happen in the winter months.

Winter months brings the following

Snow,

Blazing fire,

Christmas treat.

• Which month do you like best? Explain using evidence from

the poem.

I like June the best because in June there’s tulips, lilies, and roses, which

fills the air with sweet fragrance. It also fills the children’s hands with

posies which makes them happy.

By Yukta Sree Saravana Kumar, 6A.