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Question
Form groups of 5 to 6 and discuss. Give a rating of 1 to 5, to each of the following.
When you have to take important decisions what do you generally do?
| (a) | Consult parents/elders | ______ |
| (b) | Contact friends for advice | ______ |
| (c) | Pray to God for guidance | ______ |
| (d) | Think deeply in silence | ______ |
| (e) | Ask your teacher for help | ______ |
| (f) | Toss a coin to decide | ______ |
Solution
| (a) | Consult parents/elders | 5 | They have more experience and give useful advice. |
| (b) | Contact friends for advice | 3 | Friends help, but they may not always be right. |
| (c) | Pray to God for guidance | 2 | Some students do this when unsure or confused. |
| (d) | Think deeply in silence | 4 | It helps to reflect before making decisions. |
| (e) | Ask your teacher for help | 4 | Teachers can guide especially in academic matters. |
| (f) | Toss a coin to decide | 1 | Very rarely used – only when confused between 2 options. |
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RELATED QUESTIONS
According to the poet, ______ are brought by each new day.
We must decide to take the road which leads to ______.
The poet prays to the Lord to help him stand for what is ______.
The poet wants to see that his teenage years have been the ______ years of his life.
Match the lines in Column A with the Figures of Speech in Column B.
| Column ‘A’ | Column ‘B’ |
| (i) Decisions, I must make | (a) Apostrophe |
| (ii) Please open up my eyes, dear Lord | (b) Inversion |
| (iii) Travel down the darkened road | (c) Metaphor |
| (iv) I can choose to take the road of life | (d) Alliteration |
Read the following poem and write an appreciation of it with the help of the points given below:
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A Teenager’s Prayer Each day brings new beginnings, - J. Morse |
- 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)
Compose a short prayer in English asking God to guide you in your teenage years. Later, you can even try to make the lines rhyme to give it a poetic form.
