Question

Read the extract and answer the questions that follow:

‘..... And discard all those things that come in the way of finding it.’

1. Identify the speaker.
2. What does the speaker want the narrator to discard?
3. What does ‘it’ in the second line refer to?
4. Use the expression ‘come in the way’ in a sentence of your own.

Answer 1

1. The speaker is the old beggar.
2. He wants the narrator to discard distractions and obstacles that prevent him from discovering his dream or purpose.
3. ‘It’ refers to the narrator’s own ‘song’ his dream or inner purpose. 
4. Fear should not come in the way of pursuing your goals.