Question

A Star
my child is still a star
Treading a path so far
Let me not mock him for his marks,
Making him a fish amongst sharks.
God give me the patience to see him bloom.
He's still growing and needs lot of room.
It's a big bad world which puts him down.
No, I don't want to see him ever frown.
My child is still a star
Treading a path so far.
He may not be the best
He may not top the test
God give me the sense not to treat him like a scale
His worth being measured by pass or fail.
He's a fine piece of art! My lovely child
because God created him with Strokes so mild.
Someday, he'll unfold his mind and soul.
until then let not the false world take a toll.
God give me the strength to teach him to rise.
for every fall will surely make him wise.
For now, I shall just let him be
And live his life with mirth and glee.
However, I hope he may some day shine.
Or even if he doesn't he's still just fine.
Because a star is always a star.
(Dr. Arundhati Patil)
1.1 Choose the correct option (1X5=5 marks)
a. Generally people make fun of the children who ________
(i) are like fish (ii) are shining stars
(iii) get poor marks (iv) are young children
b. The poet compares the little one with a fish because they ______
(i) look like fish (ii) live in water
(iii) are helpless and weak (iv) cannot walk.
c. In the poem the poet is trying to ________
(i) assess and appreciate a weak child
(ii) appreciate and encourage a weak child
(iii) encourage and evaluate a weak child
(iv) humiliate a weak child
d. A 'fall' helps a child as _________
(i) he gets up again (ii) he gets an experience
(iii) he gets good marks (iv) he gets free treatment
e. The poet wants her son to-
(i) be a star (ii) be a great achiever
(iii) go by his natural instincts (iv) get good marks.
1.2 Answer the following questions briefly. (1x7=7 marks)
a. On what occasion is this poem composed?
b. The poet prays God for patience. Why?
c. Why should the child be treated as a piece of art?
d. How has the poet criticised the world?
e. What is expected of a parent when the child is still growing?
f. Find out a word or phrase which means 'with happiness'.
g. Find out a word which means ‘walk on’​

Answer 1

oooops sorry koi or sa question h too bata na