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Based on your understanding of the poem, read the following line and answer the question given below.

A silly young cricket accustomed to sing
Through the warm, sunny months of gay summer and spring.

What was the routine of the cricket?

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Solution

The routine of the cricket was to sing and while away the time enjoying the spring.

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Chapter 4.2: The Ant and the Cricket - Exercise [Page 117]

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Chapter 4.2 The Ant and the Cricket
Exercise | Q A. 1. a) | Page 117

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