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2. Humpty Dumpty said that some people have no more sense than a

a. baby. b. scientist.

c. grown-up person. d. teenager.

3. Alice complimented Humpty Dumpty on his

a. shoes. b. cravat.

c. dress. d. belt.

B. Write (T) for true and (F) for false sentences.

1. Alice stood very far from the egg.

2. Humpty Dumpty said that a name must mean something.

3. Alice thought that un-birthday presents were better than birthday presents.

4. Humpty Dumpty spoke very politely to Alice and said ‘goodbye’.

C. Read these lines and answer the questions that follow. • Reference to context

1. “What does it mean?”

a. Who said this and to whom?

b. What is meant by ‘it’?

c. Did the speaker get a satisfactory answer?

d. Do you think the speaker liked ‘it’?

2. “Don’t you think you’d be safer down on the ground?”

a. Who said this and to whom?
b. Why would he be safer on the ground?

c. Did he come down to the ground immediately after these words were

spoken? What happened a little later?

D. Answer these questions.

1. Who wrote, ‘Through the Looking Glass’?

2. Where was Humpty Dumpty sitting?
3. How old was Alice?

4. Who explained the poem, ‘Jabberwocky’?
5. According to Humpty Dumpty, what did his name mean?

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