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प्रश्न
Read the following stanzas and do the activities.
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Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm |
1. Match the following (2)
| A | B |
| 1) The poet stopped to buy | a) Was very thankful to speaker |
| 2) The lad who was selling sweets | b) Some sweets. |
| 3) The poet says “The world is mine” because | c) Calm and blind |
| 4) The poet talked to lad who was selling sweets seem | d) He can experience the beauty and gifts |
2. Complete the following web diagram (2)
| The young girl on the bus | was ______ |
| was ______ | |
| had ______ | |
| had ______ |
3. Write the rhyming word from the above stanzas for: (1)
- hair -___________
- blind -__________
उत्तर
1.
| A | B |
| 1) The poet stopped to buy | b) Some sweets. |
| 2) The lad who was selling sweets | a) Was very thankful to speaker |
| 3) The poet says “The world is mine” because | d) He can experience the beauty and gifts |
| 4) The poet talked to lad who was selling sweets seem | c) Calm and blind |
2.
| The young girl on the bus | was - fair |
| was - gay | |
| had - silky hair | |
| had - one leg |
3.
- hair - fair
- blind - kind
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| ____________ | ____________ |
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| ____________ | ____________ |
| ____________ | ____________ |
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The World is Mine Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm Later walking down the street, T saw a child with eyes of blue With legs to take me where I'll go - Joy Lovelet Crawford |
- Title (½)
- Name of the poet (½)
- Rhyme scheme (1)
- Figure of speech (any one) (1)
- Theme/Central idea (in 2 to 3 lines) (2)
Read the following stanzas and do the activities:
A1. Complete the sentences: (2)
- The poet saw a lovely girl on ______.
- The poet stopped to buy _______.
- The poet requests ________ to forgive him.
- The lovely girl in a bus wore _______.
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Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair |
A2. Complete the following web: (2)
A3. Write any two pairs of rhyming words from the stanzas. (1)
