C8 Stanzas

 

Questions based on stanza of poems (any two out of three)

Poem # 1:   The Earth Needs You 

1. The earth needs you 

To change your ways,

Month by month 

And day by day

The changes are easy 

Just look and you'll see 

The differences that can be made 

By you and by me.

Q.1. Why does the Earth need us?

Ans. The Earth needs us to changes our ways regularly to save our earth.

Q.2. What should we think of?

Ans. We should think of differences that can be made.

Q.3. Name the poem and its poet.

Ans. The name of the poem is 'The Earth Needs You'. Its poet is Anonymous.

2. Single-use plastic

Lasts almost forever,

It might be cheap

But it's not very clever,

It can end up in oceans, rivers and seas.

The wind sometimes carries it

And it tangles in trees.

Q.1. Why do most people use single-use plastic?

Ans. Most people use single-use plastic because it is cheap and lasts long.

Q.2. How is it harmful? Mention only two points?

Ans. It does not break down and stays where it is. It chokes the flow of water in rivers and oceans.

Q.3. Name the poem and its poet.

Ans. The name of the poem is 'The Earth Needs You'. It is written by some Anonymous poet.

Poem # 2 : Don't Quit

🎯 Read the Stanzas and answer the questions that follow.(Page no. 58)

1.  Life is queer with its twists and turns,

As everyone of us sometimes learns,

And many a failure turns about,

When he might have won had he stuck it out.

1. What is life full of?

Ans. Life is full of twists and turns.

2. What does every one of us sometimes learn?

Ans. It is that failure changes its direction all at once and there is success.

3. Find the synonyms of 'strange' from the stanza.

Ans. Queer

2. And you never can tell just how close you are,

It may be near when it seems afar;

So stick to the fight when you are hardest hit-

 It's when things seem worst that you must not quit

1. Name the poem and the poet

Ans. The name of the poem is Don't Quit and the name of the poet is Edgar A. Guest.

2. What does  'stick to the fight when you're hardest hit' mean?

Ans. It means to continue to fight and face challenges.

3. What should not be done when things seem worse?

Ans. Don't go ahead.