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Question
Read the following stanzas and do the activities:
A1. Choose the correct word from the brackets and complete the sentences: (2)
- The girl on the bus wore a _______. (crutch/new dress)
- The lad seemed so ______. (shy/calm)
- The poet stopped to buy some _______. (books/sweets)
- The poet wants the God to forgive him when he _______. (cheers/whines)
| Today on a bus, I saw a lovely girl with silken hair When suddenly she rose to leave, I saw her hobble down the aisle. She had one leg and wore a crutch, but as she passed – a smile O God, forgive me when I whine I have two legs, the world is mine And then I stopped to buy some sweets, The lad who sold them had such charm I talked with him, he seemed so calm, and if I were late, it would do no harm, And as I left he said to me “I thank you, you have been so kind” It’s nice to talk with folks like you. You see, I’m blind O God forgive me when I whine I have two eyes, the world is mine. |
A2. Complete the following web: (2)
A3. Write the rhyming words for the following from the extract: (1)
- hair ______
- mine ______
Solution
A1.
- The girl on the bus wore a crutch.
- The lad seemed so calm.
- The poet stopped to buy some sweets.
- The poet wants the God to forgive him when he whines.
A2.
A3.
- hair - fair
- mine - whine
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| (A) | (B) | ||
| (a) | The beautiful girl... | (i) | he can experience the beauty and gifts of his life. |
| (b) | The lad who was selling sweets... | (ii) | was hearing impaired. |
| (c) | The child, watching others play... | (iii) | was very thankful to the speaker in the poem. |
| (d) | The poet says ‘The World is Mine’ because... | (iv) | had a handicap in her legs. |
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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 -__________
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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)
