Question

Listen to the poem and fill in the blanks with appropriate words and phrases. If required, listen to the poem again

Wander-thirst

BEYOND the East the sunrise, beyond the West the sea, And East and West the wander-thirst that will not let me be; It works in me like madness, dear, to bid me say good-bye; For the seas call, and the stars call, and oh! the call of the sky!

I know not where the white road runs, nor what the blue hills are; But a man can have the sun for a friend, and for his guide a star; And there’s no end of voyaging when once the voice is heard, For the rivers call, and the roads call, and oh! the call of the bird!

Yonder the long horizon lies, and there by night and day The old ships draw to home again, the young ships sail away; And come I may, but go I must, and, if men ask you why, You may put the blame on the stars and the sun and the white road and the sky.

Choose the best option and complete the sentences.

1. ______ works like madness in the poet.

1. Wander – Thirst
2. Bidding Farewell
3. Eastern Sunrise
4. Western Seas

2. A man could choose ______ as his guide.

1. the sun
2. the hills
3. a star
4. a bird

3. There is no end of ______once the voice is heard.

1. walking
2. roaming
3. talking
4. voyaging

4. The old ships return, while the young ships ______.

1. drift
2. move
3. sail
4. wander

5. The blame is on the sun, stars, the road and the ______.

1. hills
2. trees
3. seas
4. sky

Answer 1

1. Wander – Thirst works like madness in the poet.
2. A man could choose a star as his guide.
3. There is no end of voyaging once the voice is heard.
4. The old ships return, while the young ships sail.
5. The blame is on the sun, stars, the road and the sky.