1 Read the poem and answer the questions that follow: 1x5=5 Marks SYMPATHY I lay in sorrow, in deep distress; My grief a proud man heard; His looks were cold, he gave me gold, But not a kindly word. My sorrow passed—I paid him back The gold he gave to me; Then stood erect and spoke my thanks And blessed his charity I lay in want and grief and pain; A poor man passed my way, He bound my head, he gave me bread He watched me night and day How shall I pay him back again For all he did to me ? Oh, gold is great, but gr eater far Is heavenly sympathy. 1. How did the proud man help the poet when he was in deep distress ? (a) He gave him jewels (c) He gave some money (b) He took him home (d) He pitied the poet 2. What did he not give to the poet: (a) money (c) food (b) gold (d) sympathy 3. How did the poor man take care of the poet: (a) The poor man gave him some food and money (b) The poor man gave him good and kind words (c) The poor man gave him food and took care of him day and night (d) He took the poet home and bound his head which was hurt 4. Which of the following statements is not true: (a) The poet repaid his debt to the proud man only by thanking him (b) The poet blessed the charity of the rich man (c) When the poet was in sorrow, he was given money (d) The poet says, he cannot repay the poor man for his sympathy 5. Which word in the poem means “giving money to a person who is in need”: (a) charity (b) sympathy (c) kindness (d) distress
Answers
Answer:
a)The poet was in deep sorrow. A proud man came and helped him by
i. offering him kind words
ii. ignoring him
iii. giving him gold
iv. giving him pleasant company
Answer: (iii) giving him gold
b)When the poet lay in want and grief, the one who helped him was
i. a rich man
ii. a poor man
iii. a proud man
iv. a holy man
Answer: (ii) a poor man
c) The poor man gave the poet
i. a cold look
ii. sympathy
iii. gold
iv. not a kind word
Answer: (ii) sympathy
d) When the poet’s sorrow passed, he went to the proud man and
i. gave him back the gold
ii. ignored him
iii. didn’t give back the gold
iv. helped him
Answer: (i) gave him back the gold
e) The poet refers to sympathy as ‘heavenly’ because of sympathy
i. is a feeling found in proud people
ii. is found only in rich people
iii. is an ordinary human feeling
iv. is a blessing from God
Answer: (iv) is a blessing from God
Sunbeam English Reader
Explanation:
Answer:
1.He gave him jewels
2.Sympathy
3.The poor man gave him food and took care of him day and night
4.The poet repaid his debt to the proud man only by thanking him
5.Charity