Summary:

 

The Gymnastic Clock by M.C. Davis is a humorous poem. The poet says the little clock in his room is his friend. The clock asks him frankly each morning to do exercise by stretching his arms above his head and then bring them down very slowly. He further asks him to keep doing this exercise without stopping. The clock tells the poet to be like it. It always keeps its hands moving up and down. The poet got annoyed at the clock. He retorted back to him saying the clock should not boast about moving its hands. He replied to it that he too could move his hands like it. He showed him how he could move it. The clock was wonderstruck at the poet’s reply and then the poet and the clock look at each other. Every morning the clock does its exercise by moving its hands, and the poet does the same.

This poem emphasizes that man should always be active like a clock to stay healthy, wise and strong.

Questions And Answers:

Comprehension

 

(A) State whether the following statements are true or false:

1. A clock can be made friend by a human.

Answer: Yes

2.The words ‘It talks as plain as can be’ refer to the correct time, that a clock tells.

Answer: Yes

3. The clock moves its hands in the morning only while exercising.

Answer: No

 

(B) Answer the following questions:

1. What is the relationship between the clock and the poet?

Answer: The little clock is a friend of the poet.

2. Quote the line in which the clock reminds the poet of what to do.

Answer: ” Now, don’t forget your exercises!” In this line, the clock reminds the poet to do exercise.

3.Which exercises did the clock advise to the poet?

:Answer: The clock advises the poet to raise both its hands above and lower them very slowly.

4. How does the clock compare its movements to the physical exercises?

Answer: The clock moves its needles like the poet moves its hands above his head. Then the clock lowers the needles very slowly like the poet lowers his hands.

 

Words Worth

 

(A) Synonyms: Words having the same or nearly the same meaning are called synonyms.

Choose and write the synonyms of the following words:

1. little = small           4. head = skull

2. friend = companion     5. day = twenty-four hours

3. morning = sunrise       6. boast = talk big

 

(B) Write a letter in the blanks to make new words:

1. lock  = clock, block, flock

2. each = teach, beach, leach

3. all = fall, ball, tall

4. in = pin, bin, gin

 

Glorious Grammar

Some adjective words are used in the rhyme. Choose them from the poem and write in the given space.

Answer: little, plain, each, single, all, tired, round.

 

New Words

plain = clear, forget = not to remember to do something, tired = feeling that you want to rest, boast = something you are proud of

 

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