2 Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that
follow
Each One Teach One
Each one Teach
one Let this be our
slogan Let us
spread the light
of learning across the nation.
The gift of knowledge, they
say it is loveliest gift of all
Let us offer this gift
To those whose needs are
small. To those who never
learnt
How to write or read
Instead of making
noises Let's get on with
the deed. Let our
country awaken
From the slumber of
centuries Let us make a
pledge
To vanish illiteracy
a) Answer the following with the help of the poem above:
1) What did the poet want everyone to do?
1
ii) How can we utilize the gift of knowledge and what should be our pledge?
1
iii) Name the slogan mentioned in the poem above.
1
b) Complete the following paragraph with words from the poem above:
3
We have to spread the light of
across the nation. The loveliest gift of
is
the gift of
and we have to
this gift to those who never
learnt to read or write.
c) Mention two pairs of rhyming words from the poem above:
SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR 16
3. You are Amit/Amita of class VI of XYZ public school, Delhi. Write an application
principal of your school for grant of permission to go home for an urgent work at
5
4. Write a story with the help of the outlines given in about 120-150 words.
Give a suitable title.
8.
Answers
Answer:
1. poet wants to spread the light of learning across the nation...
2. we can utilize the gift of nature by giving
To those whose needs are
small. To those who never
learnt...
3. each one teach one....
4.
Answer:
Answer the following with the help of the poem above:
1) What did the poet want everyone to do?
1
ii) How can we utilize the gift of knowledge and what should be our pledge?
1
iii) Name the slogan mentioned in the poem above.
1
b) Complete the following paragraph with words from the poem above:
3
We have to spread the light of
across the nation. The loveliest gift of
is
the gift of
and we have to
this gift to those who never
learnt to read or write.
c) Mention two pairs of rhyming words from the poem above:
SECTION B: WRITING & GRAMMAR 16
3. You are Amit/Amita of class VI of XYZ public school, Delhi. Write an application
principal of your school for grant of permission to go home for an urgent work at
5
4. Write a story with the help of the outlines given in about 120-150 words.
Give a suitable title.