aGES for Comprehension
UNSEEN PASSA
poem carefwlle
Read the follo
() Smiling is infectious,
Jouu catch it like the fl
miled at me today,
when someone on
Istarted smiling foo.
(2) passed arou the corn
And someone sawe my grin,
When he smiled frealized,
Id passed it on to him.
(3) Ithought about that smile,
Then realized its worth,
mile, just like mine,
A single
Could travel round lthe earth.
(4) So, if you feel a smile .begi
Don't leave it undetected.
Let start an cpidemic quick,
And get the world infected.
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f -I (Sentence Completion Questions)
On the basis tyour reading of the poem, complete the following statements as briefly as possible. erite the
wersin the space provided.
People catch smiles just like they
The poet realized that he had passed on his smile to another person when he...
t.
can travel the whole world as one smile leads to another.
3. A.
Don'tleave it undetected.'A piece of advice that the poet gives in this line is that .
4.
5. The poet wants to start an.
C. and get the world infected byit so that everyone keeps smiling.
Answers
1. catches a flu
2. when someone saw his grin
3. smile
4. whenever u smile know the reason for your smile.
5. epidemic smile.
hope it helps!!!
Answer :
1. People catch smiles just like they catch the flu.
The answer can be found in the lines :
'Smiling is infectious,
You catch it like the fl u.'
2. The poet realized that he had passed on his smile to another person when he saw the other person smile as well.
The answer can be found in the lines :
'I passed around the corner ,
And someone saw my grin,
When he smiled I realized,
I'd passed it on to him.'
3. A smile can travel the whole world as one smile leads to another.
The answer can be found in the lines :
'A single smile, just like mine,
Could travel round the earth.'
4. 'Don't leave it undetected.' A piece of advice that the poet gives in this line is that we should always reciprocate a smile with a smile in return.
The answer can be found in the lines :
'So, if you feel a smile .
Don't leave it undetected.
Let start an epidemic quick,
And get the world infected.'
5. The poet wants to start an epidemic and get the world infected by it so that everyone keeps smiling.
Cambridge English Dictionary defines 'epidemic' as 'the appearance of a particular disease in a very large number of people during the same period of time.'