Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Crocodile Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Roald Dahl. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Cradle Song, Digging For Treasures and Home Sweet Home so, you can check these posts as well.
The Crocodile Questions & Answers
Question 1: What does the crocodile like to do on Saturdays?
Answer: On Saturdays, the crocodile likes to crunch six juicy children for his lunch.
Question 2: What does the crocodile do to the boys?
Answer: The crocodile smears the boys with mustard to make them hot and spicy.
Question 3: Why doesn’t he use mustard on girls? What goes with them instead?
Answer: The crocodile doesn’t use mustard on girls as it tastes bad with plaits and curls. Butterscotch and caramel goes extremely well with them instead.
Question 4: Why sound is made softly up the stairs? Who makes it?
Answer: Galumphing sound is made softly up the stairs. The crocodile makes it.
Question 5: What does the speaker ask the child to hurry and do?
Answer: The speaker asks the child to hurry, lock the door and fetch the gun.
Question 6: How does the speaker describe the skin, teeth and smile of the crocodile?
Answer: The speaker describes the crocodile’s skin as greasy greenish, teeth as shining and smile as greedy.
Question 7: Read the lines and answer the questions:
1. At least that’s Crocky’s point of view.
He ought to know. He’s had a few.
(a) What is Crocky’s point of view?
Answer: Crocky thinks that it is a marvellous treat when boys are hot and girls are sweet.
(b) Do you think it really is Crocky’s point of view? Discuss.
Answer: No, it is not Crocky’s point of view. It is the poet’s imagination as to how the crocodile would enjoy his Saturday meal of boys and girls in different flavours.
(c) What has Crocky had a few of?
Answer: Crocky has had a few of marvellous treat of boys smeared in mustard and girls in butterscotch and caramel.
2. That’s all for now. It’s time for bed.
Lie down and rest your sleepy head.
(a) Who is the poet saying this to?
Answer: The poet is saying this to the child.
(b) Do you think the speaker really believes what he has been saying till this point?
Answer: No, the speaker doesn’t really believes what he has been saying till now. It is all his imagination that he seems to be narrating to the child.
(c) What happens immediately after this?
Answer: Immediately after this, the speaker tells the child to lie down and go to sleep.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.