The House on Elm Street Book Back Questions & Answers

Unit 7 > English > Class 10 > Samacheer Kalvi - English Medium

    Read the given lines and answer the questions given below.

  • 1. It sat alone. What happened there is still today unknown. It is a very mysterious place, And inside you can tell it has a ton of space, But at the same time it is bare to the bone. a. What does It refer to?

    Correct answer: It refers to the mysterious house.

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  • 2. It sat alone. What happened there is still today unknown. It is a very mysterious place, And inside you can tell it has a ton of space, But at the same time it is bare to the bone. b. Pick out the line that indicates the size of the house?

    Correct answer: And inside you can tell it has a ton of space,

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  • 3. I drive past the house almost every day. The house seems to be a bit brighter. On this warm summer day in May. It plays with your mind. a. To whom does I refer to?

    Correct answer: I refers to the poet Nadia Bush.

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  • 4. I drive past the house almost every day. The house seems to be a bit brighter. On this warm summer day in May. It plays with your mind. b. Pick out the alliterated words in the 2nd line.

    Correct answer: be, bit, brighter.

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  • 5. It never grows leaves, Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall. It just sits there never getting small or ever growing tall a. What does it refer to?

    Correct answer: It refers to the leafless, bare tree.

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  • 6. It never grows leaves, Not in the winter, spring, summer or fall. It just sits there never getting small or ever growing tall b. In what way the tree is a mystery?

    Correct answer: The tree neither grows taller nor becomes smaller. This is a mystery

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  • 7. Rumors are constantly being made, And each day the house just begins to fade. What happened inside that house? a. Does the house remain the same every day?

    Correct answer: No. The house begins to fade every day. It does not remain the same.

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  • 8. Rumors are constantly being made, And each day the house just begins to fade. What happened inside that house? b. How does the poet consider the house to be a mystery?

    Correct answer: The poet does not know what is happening inside the house. This remains a mystery.

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  • 9. What happened inside that house? I really dont know I guess it will always be a mystery a. Does the poet know what happened in the house?

    Correct answer: No, the poet does not know what happened inside the house.

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  • 10. What happened inside that house? I really dont know I guess it will always be a mystery b. What is the mystery about the house?

    Correct answer: No one knows what is happening inside the house and it seems to be a mystery

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