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Question
Read the poem aloud with proper pace and rhythm.
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Solution
Students can do it on your own.
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The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world. It is the mother who rocks the cradle. It is she who exercises her influence over the mind of her children. She moulds the character of her children with her noble qualities. Napoleon said, “Give me good mothers, I will give you a good nation”. Mothers play an important role in building nations. The love of our mother is usually the first and deepest love that we come across. For many people, their mother’s love becomes the pattern of love in later life.
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i) According to Napoleon ‘Good mothers make good ______.
- housewives
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- ideas
ii) Mothers exhibit ______love.
- unauthorized
- unapproved
- unacceptable
- unconditional
iii) ______ mothers care much for their children.
- Adapted
- Adopted
- Adoptive
- Adaptable
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First, read the question given below, then listen to the poem, read aloud by the teacher, or played on an audio player. Then answer the question based on your listening of the poem.
Midnight Wonders
I was tossing in my bed in the midnight hour, struggling to get a wink of sleep, but my eyes lay on the clock tower.
I looked upon the dark sky; it was adorned with sparkling pearls, which giggled at me and put a shine to my curls.
I gazed at the chubby moon, which was white and glistening like milk. Gave me a lovely, motherly smile through her lips as rosy pink.
All these magnificent objects made my mind calm. My eyelids started drooping. I was grateful for their wonderful charm.
Nature had arrived to aid me when I was trying to catch sleep. She, with her caring palms, lulled me to slumber, so deep.
1. The poet was tossing in the bed awake because ______
- he was worried
- he was struggling to sleep
- it was daytime
- he was tired
2. The ______were ‘sparkling as pearls’.
- moon
- sun
- stars
- meteoroids
3. The ______gave the poet a motherly smile.
- sun
- stars
- moon
- sky
4. ______made the poet’s eyelids droop.
- nature
- rosy lips
- songs
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5. ______is the title of the poem.
- Wonders
- Midnight Wonders
- Nature
- Midnight dreams
Listen to the poem and fill in the blanks with appropriate words and phrases. If required listen to the poem again.
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