Questions Answers

A. Read the poem aloud in pairs.

The computer swallowed grandma.

Yes, honestly its true!

She pressed ‘Control’ and ‘Enter’

And disappeared from view.

It devoured her completely,

The thought just makes me squirm.

She must have caught a virus

Or been eaten by a worm.

I’ve searched through the recycle bin

And files of every kind;

I’ve even used the Internet,

But nothing did I find.

In desperation, I asked Jeeves

My searches to refine.

The reply from him was negative,

Not a thing was found ‘Online.’

So, if inside your ‘Inbox’,

My Grandma you should see,

Please ‘Copy’, ‘Scan’ and ‘Paste’ her

In an email back to me.

B. Read these lines and answer the questions given below.

1. The computer swallowed grandma.

Who swallowed Whom?

The computer swallowed Grandma.

2. She pressed ‘Control’ and ‘Enter’

And disappeared from view.

How did Grandma disappear from view?

Grandma pressed 'Control' and 'Enter' keys, At once she disappeared from view.

3. It devoured her completely.

Who does ’it’ refer to?

'It' refers to the computer.

4. She must have caught a virus

Or been eaten by a worm.

What happened to Grandma?

A virus might have infected Grandma, A worm might have eaten her.

5. I’ve searched through the recycle bin

And files of every kind;

I’ve even used the Internet,

But nothing did I find.

Where did the author search for grandma?

The author searched for grandma in the recycle bin. He also searched for her using internet.

C. Work in pairs. Read the last two stanzas of the poem and answer the following questions.

1. Who did the author ask for grandma?

The author asked Jeeves, the computer technician for grandma.

2. Did the author get a positive reply?

No, the author did not get a positive reply.

3. What is the author’s plea?

If any one happens to see Grandma in the 'Inbox' he should 'Copy', 'Scan' and 'Paste' her in an email back to the author.

D. Pick out the rhyming pairs and write them in the blanks given.

Stanza 2

squirm / worm

Stanza 3

kind / find

Stanza 4

refine / online

Stanza 5

see / me