C8 Poems - Questions based on Stanzas
Questions based on 9 stanzas of 4 poems:
- The Earth Needs You
- Don't Quit
- We Who Love Books
- My Dear Soldiers
Read the Stanzas and answer the questions that follow.
Poem # 1: The Earth Needs You (Page no. 19)
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/ changes 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
🎯 3. Read the Stanzas and answer the questions that follow. (Page no. 58)
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.
What is life full of?
Ans. Life is full of twists and turns.
What does every one of us sometimes learn?
Ans. It is that failure can be turned into success.
Find the synonym of 'strange' from the stanza.
Ans. Queer
4. 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
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.
What does 'stick to the fight when you're hardest hit' mean?
Ans. It means to continue to fight and face challenges.
What should not be done when things seem worse?
Ans. Don't quit.
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Poem # 3 : We Who Love Books
Page no. 99 & 100
5. Read the following stanza and answer the questions.
Some books I'll never give away, Though old and worn, their binding torn, Upon my shelves they'll always stay, Alive, still read, still fresh each dawn, Their magic moments never gone.
a. Name the poem and the poet.
Ans. The name of the poem is ‘We Who Love Books’ and the poet is Ruskin Bond.
b. The poet does not want to part with some books. Where does he keep them?
Ans. He keeps them on the shelves.
c. What is the condition of the book?
Ans. The books are old, worn and torn.
6. Read the following stanza and answer the questions.
Familiar friends, these timeless tales Have been with me since I was ten, And as I turn their pages once again I feel and love their old refrain.
a. The poet calls the books the ‘familiar friends’. Why does he call them ‘familiar’?
Ans.The poet calls the books the 'familiar friends' as they have been with him since he was ten.
b. What do you understand by the phrase ‘timeless tales’?
Ans. The phrase ‘timeless tales’ stands for the permanent and everlasting stories.
c. How does the poet feel when he touches and feels the pages of his books?
Ans. He loves it.
7. Read the following stanza and answer the questions.
Great verse, great thoughts, still stand the test Of time that's passing by so fast... These good companions never fail To give me joy, to nourish me. We who love books will always be The lucky ones, our minds set free.
a. According to the poet, what still stands the test of time?
Ans. Great verses and great thoughts stand the test of time.
b. What do you think the poet will always get from his good companions?
Ans. He will get joy to nourish himself from his good companions.
c. Who according to the poet will always be the lucky ones?
Ans. Those, who love books, will always be the lucky ones.
Poem # 4 : My Dear Soldiers
Page no. 142
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