NCERT Solutions for Poorvi Chapter 2 Wit And Humour

Updated on 2026-09-05

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The unit carries three pieces, and each finds its humour in a different place — in a doctor who talks to animals, in a man who wears his shoes on his head, and in a girl who says exactly the wrong thing to every guest. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle (Hugh Lofting) tells how the parrot Polynesia teaches John Dolittle bird language, how he cures a plough horse with green spectacles, and how he becomes famous among animals all over the world. A Funny Man (Natalie Joan) is a six-stanza nonsense poem in ABCB rhyme, built on mixed-up senses — a “funny sounding sight”, a “funny feeling sound” and a rose with “a funny looking smell”. Say the Right Thing (G.C. Thornley) is a two-scene comedy of manners. Mrs. Shaw coaches Mary on polite conversation; Mary then insults her guests' children, dress,

  • Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle
  • Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle, Part I
  • Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle, Part II
  • A Funny Man
  • Say the Right Thing
  • Say the Right Thing, Scene I
  • Say the Right Thing, Scene II
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  1. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — Let us do these activities before we read Page 43
  2. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle, Part I — Let us discuss Page 46
  3. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle, Part II — Let us discuss Page 49 & 50
  4. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — Let us think and reflect Page 50 to 52
  5. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — Let us learn Page 52 to 55
  6. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — Let us listen Page 55
  7. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — Let us speak Page 55 & 56
  8. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — Let us write Page 57
  9. Animals, Birds, and Dr. Dolittle — Let us explore Page 58
  10. A Funny Man — Let us do these activities before we read Page 59
  11. A Funny Man — Let us discuss Page 61 & 62
  12. A Funny Man — Let us think and reflect Page 62 & 63
  13. A Funny Man — Let us learn Page 63 to 65
  14. A Funny Man — Let us listen Page 65 & 66
  15. A Funny Man — Let us speak Page 66
  16. A Funny Man — Let us write Page 66 & 67
  17. A Funny Man — Let us explore Page 67 to 69
  18. Say the Right Thing — Let us do these activities before we read Page 70
  19. Say the Right Thing, Scene I — Let us discuss Page 74
  20. Say the Right Thing, Scene II — Let us discuss Page 77
  21. Say the Right Thing — Let us think and reflect Page 78 & 79
  22. Say the Right Thing — Let us learn Page 80 to 83
  23. Say the Right Thing — Let us listen Page 84
  24. Say the Right Thing — Let us speak Page 84 to 86
  25. Say the Right Thing — Let us write Page 86
  26. Say the Right Thing — Let us explore Page 86 & 87
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