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4.8: AN AUTUMN GREETING, , Q. 1. Answer the following questions:, , (1) What did the wind tell the leaves?, Ans: The wind told the leaves that summer had gone and the days were growing cold. The leaves, should put on their dresses of red and gold and come over the meadows with it and play., , (2) What did the leaves do when they heard the wind’s call?, Ans: When the leaves heard the wind’s call, they all came fluttering down. Then they danced and, flew over the meadows. Singing soft little songs. Soon they were fast asleep on the ground., , (3) What happened to the leaves finally?, Ans. The leaves finally lay on the ground. A layer of snow covered them., , (4) Pick out the correct alternative:, Which are the two seasons described in the poem?, (a) Winter and summer, (b) Autumn and summer, (c) Spring and summer, (d) Autumn and winter, Ans. (d) autumn and winter, , (5) Pick out the rhyming words in the three stanzas., Ans. 1st stanza day – play, gold cold, 2nd stanza: call-all, flew – knew, 3rd stanza: went content, beds- heads