Question

Read the given extract and complete the activities given below:

When I had money, money, O!
I knew no joy till I went poor;
For many a false man as a friend
Came knocking all day at my door.

Then felt I like a child that holds
A trumpet that he must not blow
Because a man is dead; I dared
Not speak to let this false world know.

Much have I thought of life, and seen
How poor men's hearts are ever light;
And how their wives do hum like bees
About their work from morn till night.

So, when I hear these poor ones laugh,
And see the rich ones coldly frown
Poor men, think I, need not go up
So much as rich men should come down.

When I had money, money, O!
My many friends proved all untrue;
But now I have no money, O!
My friends are real, though very few.

A1. Complete the web. (2)

A2. Complete the sentences. (2)

1) The poet wanted to become poor because _______________________

2) The poet doesn’t want to speak to this fake world _____________________

A3. ‘Can we live without money’ write your view’s about this statement. (2)

A4. Complete the following table. (2)

Stanza	Rhyming scheme	Rhyming words
Stanza - 01	__________	1) ____________
Stanza - 02	_________	2) ____________

A5. Compose four lines on ‘friendship’. (2)

Answer 1

A1.

A2.

1) The poet wanted to become poor because poor people enjoy their lives thoroughly. They have true and real friends.

2) The poet doesn’t want to speak to this fake world because now he is happier with a few true friends around him.

A3. No, we can’t live without money. Money can buy all kinds of comforts but not happiness. One needs money for survival. Money is one of the basic needs. Although, we do need money but money is not everything. Along with money, we need friends and family to socialize. Friends and family are more important than money.

A4.

Stanza	Rhyming scheme	Rhyming words
Stanza - 01	abcb	1) poor-door
Stanza - 02	defe	2) blow-know

A5.

True friendship is something so pure,
That you can always be sure.
To all your problems there lies a cure,
But never can it be based on lure.