​​Read the extracts and answer the following questions: {Honey comb text, Poem - Meadow Surprises} 

​EXTRACT 1)

You may see a butterfly
Rest upon a buttercup
And unfold its drinking straws
To sip the nectar up. 


QUESTION:-
  1. What dies the word "unfold" means as per the context? {2 marks}
​​ETRACT 2)
A dandelion whose fuzzy head
Was golden days ago
Has turned to airy parachutes
That flutter when you blow.

QUESTION:-
  1. What do you mean by "golden days" in the extract? {2 marks} 

1. The butterfly has straws to suck nectar and this unfolds as it prepares to drink nectar. Unfold here means 'open'.
2. The dandelion used to have a golden head a few days ago when it blooms. However, once the flower dies, this is no longer seen.
 

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