23rd April, 2020
Day 3
Good morning gentlemen!
"There is no elevator to success. You have to work hard."
The above quote will inspire you to work hard and achieve your desired goals. You will be inspired with a motivational quote everyday in the blog and that is how we will commence our period of English.
I hope that you all are keeping in the best of your health. Life seems tough staying in home these days? But trust me, you are blessed than many. Count your blessings.
In yesterday's class, we completed the description of our poem 'Childhood'. I hope you have well understood the poem. If there is any doubt, you can ask me in the comment section.
Today we are going to do MCQs, RTCs and Short answer type questions in our
TWO PERIODS.
You can use the same blog for both the periods.
Before we start with today's content, let us recall our learning objectives.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this poem, the students will be able to
Ø understand, enjoy and appreciate different genre of English writings
Ø know about the poet and his contributions
Ø enhance vocabulary
Ø have better understanding of rhyme scheme and other poetic devices
Ø know that Childhood is a bliss
Ø think when and where has the childhood gone
Ø know how childhood is innocence while maturity leads to individuality, rationalism and gaining understanding of hypocrisy
We will start the day doing these MCQs related to the poem.
(Copy them in your notebooks)
Multiple Choice Type Question
Q.1 In the poem childhood, the poet wants to know
a)
the day he became responsible
b)
the day he became an adult
c)
the day he became wise
d)
the day he lost his childhood
Q.2 One can find one’s lost childhood in
a) an
album
b) a
forgotten place
c) the
face of a child
d) a
remote place
Q.3 The poet is in ___________ mood.
a) reflective
b) sorrowful
c) Sad
d) surprised
Q.4 The poet longs for
a) an
infant’s face
b) childhood
innocence
c) childhood
freedom
d)
maturity
Q.5 Childhood is lost when we attain
a) freedom
b) happiness
c) wisdom
d) maturity
Q.6 Name the poet of the poem.
a) William
Wordsworth
b) Markus
Natten
c)
Shirley Toulson
d) Elizabeth
Jennings
Q.7 ‘They talked of love and preached
of love, But did not act so lovingly.’ What is reflected here?
a) Satire
b) Hypocrisy
c) Imagination
d) Humour
Q.8 Which poetic device can’t be found in the
poem?
a) Hyperbole
b) Alliteration
c) Refrain
d)
Antithesis
Short Answer Type Questions
Q.1 What according to the poem is
involved in the process of growing up?
Q.2 What is the poet’s feeling
towards childhood?
Q.3 What did the speaker learn about the
existence of heaven and hell?
Q.4 How did the speaker realize the
hypocrisy of the adults?
Q.5 How does the poem expose man and presents him in true colours?
Q.6 How does the poet repent on his loss of childhood?
Q.7 The poet has asked two questions one is about
the time and other is about the place. Why has he used these questions?
Q.8 What does the Hell and heaven stand for?
Reference to context
When did my childhood go?
Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,
Was it the time I realized that Hell and
Heaven,
Could not be found in Geography,
And therefore could not be,
Was that the day!
Q.1 What is the age of the poet?
Q.2 What is poet's mood?
Q.3 Why does the poet suspect science in connection
with his losing his childhood?
Q.4 What did the poet realize when he was twelve
years?
When did my childhood go?
Was it the time I realized that adults
were not
all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached of
love,
But did not act so lovingly,
Was that the day!
Q.1 Name the poem and the poet.
Q 2 What did the poet realize
about adults?
Q.3 How did adults ‘seem’ to
the poet when he was a child?
Q.4 Why does the poet think
that he had lost his childhood?
When did my childhood go?
Was it when I found my mind was really mine,
To use whichever way I choose,
Producing thoughts that were not those of other people
But my own, and mine alone
Was that the day!
Q.1 What do you understand by 'my mind was really mine'?
Q.2 Which stage of life is the poet in?
Q.3 What thoughts of the poet has been revealed here?
Q.4 What does 'Producing thoughts that were not those of other people' mean?
Where did my childhood go?
It went to some forgotten place,
That’s hidden in an infant’s face,
That’s all I know.
Q.1 Why is the poet eager to know the lost place of his childhood?
Q.2 Where is the poet able to find his lost childhood?
Q.3 Choose a word which is synonym to 'conceal'.
Q.4 Identify the rhyming scheme of the above stanza.
The work above has to be divided in two periods. Kindly make sure you utilize these two periods in completing the work given to you. If any doubt or query, kindly post it below in the comment section.
To gain today's attendance, kindly write any two poetic devices used in the poem along with their examples.
Tomorrow, we will be starting with a topic of writing section.
Till then
Stay Safe
Be blessed.
God bless you all!