The Muddle-head Questions & Answers

Hi Everyone!! This article will share The Muddle-head Questions & Answers.

In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Journey Across the Arctic, The Gardener and Back From The Brink so, you can check these posts as well.

The Muddle-head Questions & Answers

Question 1: What did people tell the muddle-head about his clothes, as he went about?

Answer: People told the muddle-head, ‘You’ve got your coat inside out!’ and ‘You’ve put a saucepan on your head!’

Question 2: Why was the conductor so frightened that he lost his sleep?

Answer: The conductor was so frightened because the muddle-head had told him ‘Parding your beggon, Kister Monductor, I’m off for a week’s vacation; I stop you to beg your tramway car as soon as we reach the station.’

Question 3: Why did the tramcar never leave Petushkee?

Answer: The tramcar never left Petushkee, because he was in a carriage awaiting repairs.

Question 4: Why does the man get so angry towards the end of the poem?

Answer: The man got so angry towards the end of the poem because he thought that he had been treated shabbily.

Question 5: Which lines does the speaker repeat in the poem? Why are they repeated?

Answer: The following lines are repeated in the poem: What a muddle-head was he, That man who lived in Petushkee!

They are repeated to underline how disorganised and forgetful the man from Petushkee was.

Question 6: Can you think of a reason why this man is so muddle-headed?

Answer: I think this man is so muddle-headed because he is always thinking of something else and not paying attention.

Question 7: The poet uses a very simple rhyme scheme. Can you point it out?

Answer: Each pair of lines rhyme with each other for most of the poem. For some lines, (for example, He walked up to a tram one day/And climbed in very sprightly./Conductor thought that he would pay,/Instead, he said politely:) the alternate lines rhyme.

Question 8: Find out if the following are real places and where they might be:

(a) Petushkee – name of several inhabited localities in Russia.
(b) Kharkove – in Ukraine.
(c) Kiev – the capital and largest city of Ukraine.
(d) Nalchik – capital city of the Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia.
(e) Baku – the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan.

Question 9: Write the following muddles speech correctly:

‘Parding your beggon,
Kister Monductor,
I’m off for a week’s vacation;
I stop you to beg your cram way tar
As soon as we reach the station.’

Answer: ‘Begging your pardon,
Mister Conductor,
I’m off for a week’s vacation;
I beg you to stop your tramway car
As soon as we reach the station.’

Question 10: Match the following words with their meanings:

So, these were The Muddle-head Questions & Answers.