Set - 1
Q.1 Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
When I had money,————————————— ——– —————————————————————————False world know.
Much have I ,————————————— ——– —————————————————————————from morn till night.
A1] Make a list
List the effects of poverty that the speaker experienced.
A2] Explain
Explain the following lines.
For many a false man as a friend.
Came knocking all day at my door.
A3] Personal response
Make a list of the good qualities of your friend.
A4] Poetic device
Name and explain the figures of speech.
1] When I had money, money, O !.
2] Came knocking all day at my door.
A5] Poetic creativity.
Compose four poetic lines on the theme of ‘poverty’
Poverty
Poverty I think is never appreciable
Challenging it is always graceful
Being poor is never sin
Considering ourselves poor is always mean
Set - 2
Q.1 Read the extract and complete the activities given below.
Extract : When I had money—————————————————- morn till night.
A1] True or False
Rewrite the statements and state whether the they are True or False.
Correct the false statements with the help of the extract.
A] The poet knew no joy till he was rich.
False
B] the poet felt that he should talk about his poverty.
True
C] When poet had money, he had many true friends.
False
D] When poet became poor he had a few real friends.
True
A2] Give reason.
Write reasons for the following statements.
A] Friends came knocking all day at the poet’s door.
Ans: It was because he was rich , his richness attracted many false friends . They came respecting the poets money or better say they came to grab or utilize his money.
B] Poor men’s wives hum like bees.
Ans: It is because they are free from any anxiety or influence of money. They just enjoy life singing the charm of life and their singing is compared with the humming of bees.
A3] Personal response
Give your idea about ‘Importance of money’ in 50 words.
Ans: It is very true or practically true that money is really important to some extent to run life smoothly , it doesnt mean that money is responsible to run life better. Nowadays all mechanism of life is moving around money , may be for shopping or daily needs. Nowadays money has become our identity.
A4] Poetic device
Complete the following table.
Sr No. | Figure of speech | Line of the poem | Explanation |
1. | Simile | _________________ ___humming like bees______________ | __________________ _________________ |
2. | Repetition | _________________ ___when I had money, money, O______________ | __________________ _________________ |
A5] Poetic creativity
Compose four poetic lines on ‘friendship’.
Friendship
Friendship is the greatest gift of life.
Friendship is divine, says my wife
Friendship is like the pores of flute
We shouldnot make its immortality dilute
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