Look at the words given in the box below

snigger , wriggle , sneak , squeak

squawk, titter, pant, chuckle

giggle, jeer, chortle, guffaw

sigh, sidle, boo, shriek

scramble, croak, straggle, plod gasp

Now classify them according to their closeness in meaning to the words are given below

The story begins and ends with Iona and his horse. Comment on the significance of this to the plot of the story.

Look at the following set of words and mention what is common to them both in form and meaning:

snuffle, snort, sniffle, snore

Explain the associations that the color ‘white’ has in the story.

What does the phrase ‘as if he were on needles’ mean? Can you think of another phrase with a similar meaning substituting the word ‘needles’?