Write about the sights you may see from a bus or an airplane. You may write it in the form of a short poem.

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The Red Bus

I'm out sightseeing on the red bus
With people around making a lot of fuss
I know I'm going to see wonderful sights
That'll soar me to the heights
The greenery
The scenery
Oh! The wonderful luxury
Of traveling in the red, red bus.

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Read the following extract of the poem and complete the activities given below :

B1 State which of the following statements are

True or False :
(i) The elderly are nearest to our own exalted personality.
(ii) The elderly are those persons whose growth is stunted.
(iii) We should know our elderly people well, in order to receive guidance.
(iv) The elderly hold on to the frivolous aspects of life.

“Oh, the value of the elderly! How could anyone not know?

They hold so many keys, so many things they can show.

We all will read the other side this I firmly believe

And the elderly are closest oh what clues we could retrieve.

For their characters are closest to how we’ll be on high.

They are the ones most developed, you can see it if you try.

They’ve let go of the frivolous and kept things that are dear.

The memories of so sweet, of loved ones that were near.

As a nation, we are missing our greatest true resource,

To get to know our elders and let them guide our course”.

B2 Give Reason
Elderly people should be around us. Justify.

B3 Rhyme Scheme

The rhyme scheme for the first four lines is _______

(a) abab
(b) abb
(c) abba

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