Class 7 English Poorvi Unit 2 Chapter 2 MCQs with Answer – A Funny Man

Natalie Joan is named beneath the poem as its poet. She presents an unusual meeting through simple verses and playful details. The funny man’s unexpected appearance and behaviour make the encounter entertaining for both the speaker and the reader.

The man reverses the usual places of shoes and hats. He wears a shoe on his head and hats on his feet. This surprising arrangement introduces the playful nonsense that continues throughout the rest of the poem.

The funny man raises the shoe on his head and smiles at the speaker. This resembles the polite action of raising a hat in greeting. His manners remain courteous even though the object he raises is unexpected.

The speaker directly describes the man’s manners as polite. His strange clothes and actions do not make him unfriendly. This combination of courtesy and silliness helps keep the poem cheerful instead of making the meeting frightening or unpleasant.

The funny man says he is presenting a rose but takes out a currant bun instead. The difference between his words and the object creates a comic surprise. An ordinary piece of food becomes part of his unusual performance.

The funny man calls the speaker Your Highness, a very grand and respectful form of address. This formal language makes his ordinary street encounter even more amusing, especially because his supposed gift is quite different from what he announces.

The speaker staggers back against the wall in surprise. The unexpected bun does not match the promised rose. Her physical reaction makes the scene lively and shows how strongly the funny man’s unpredictable behaviour affects their brief encounter.

The man sits down on the ground and begins singing. This action adds another unexpected moment to their meeting. The speaker’s description of the sound continues the poem’s unusual mixing of ordinary actions with strange and amusing impressions.

The speaker asks why the man is wearing two hats on his feet. Her question responds to the unusual clothing introduced at the beginning. Instead of giving a sensible explanation, the man ends the meeting with another surprising action.

The poem ends with the funny man hopping home on his head. This impossible, playful action fits the poem’s world of nonsense. It gives the reader one final surprise instead of a normal explanation of his behaviour.

The strange clothing, unexpected gift and impossible departure create a playful and humorous tone. The poem invites readers to enjoy the funny man’s behaviour. Its events are presented as amusing surprises rather than serious dangers or painful experiences.

Street and feet rhyme, so the second and fourth lines receive the same letter. Man and head do not rhyme with those words or with each other. The pattern of these four line endings is therefore ABCB.

The repeated word funny connects the man’s appearance, gift and song. It keeps drawing attention to the unusual nature of the encounter. The repetition also gives the poem a recognisable pattern as each new comic moment appears.

Hopped and home begin with the same consonant sound. The repetition of an opening sound in nearby words is called alliteration. Here it makes the final action sound lively and adds to the playful movement of the line.

A sight is normally connected with seeing, while sounding suggests hearing. Combining them creates an unexpected description. Such playful mixing of senses matches the funny man’s behaviour and makes the poem’s language as unusual as its events.

The dialogue lets readers hear the two characters interacting directly. The man’s offer and the speaker’s question make the meeting feel immediate. Their words also reveal the contrast between an ordinary expectation and the man’s surprising responses.

Staggered means moved in an unsteady way. The speaker moves backwards against the wall after the man presents the bun. This verb makes her surprise visible and gives a clearer picture than simply saying that she stepped away.

The vocabulary activity explains that a currant is a small seedless raisin. Knowing this helps students understand what a currant bun is. It is a food item, which makes its presentation as a rose especially amusing in the poem.

Take up means to begin an activity, interest or practice. Arjun is starting painting as a hobby, so this phrasal verb fits the sentence. The other expressions with take have different meanings and do not describe beginning this activity.

Look after means take care of someone or something. In this sentence, the speaker asks another person to care for a puppy. The meaning comes from the complete phrasal verb, not from treating look and after as separate instructions.