class 10 english
B) “What is the boy now, who has lost his ball,
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street,
and then Merrily over - there it is in the water !
No use to say „O there are other balls.”
a) What has happened to the boy -
i) he is fallen into the water
ii) he has lost his ball
iii) he has lost his moneyiv) his friends have left him alone
b) Why does the poet say “No use to say ‘O there are other balls’ -
i) because the boy wants the same ball that he has lost.
ii) because the boy doesn‟t want any ball.
iii) because the boy doesn‟t like to play with ball.
iv) because no other balls are available
c) How does the boy feel -
i) happy ii) upset
iii) satisfied iv) indifferent
d) Where is he standing?
i) in front of his house ii) near harbor
iii) with the poet iv) in the garden
Answers
- he has lost his ball
- because the boy wants the same ball that he has lost.
- upset
- in the garden
Answer:
Explanation:
SAINIK SCHOOL REWARI
ASSIGNMENT
TOPIC : THE BALL POEM
SUBMITTED TO
TEACHER : MR. Dinesh sir…
SUBJECT :ENGLISH………………………
ASSG NO :…03…………
DATE : :14/07/2021……………………
DUE DATE :…14/07/2021……
SUBMITTED BY
STUDENT : CDT. Abhinav Kumar……………
SUBJECT :…ENGLISH…………………
ASSG NO :……03……………
DATE : :… 14/07/2021……
DUE DATE : 14/07/2021……………………….
A :Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow:
1-
What is the boy now, who has lost his ball, What, what is he to do ? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over-there it is in the water !
(a) The boy has lost ……his ball…. .
(b) It fell down …in the water….. .
(c) At the loss of his ball the boy felt ………. .
(d) The boy saw the ball go.
2-
An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy As he stands rigid, trembling, staring down. All his young days in to the harbour where
His ball bent I would not intrude on him, A dime another ball, is worthless. Now He senses first responsibility
In a words of possessions.
(a) The boy is in grief because his ball has been … lost… .
(b) The boy feels trouble and stands rigid because he is thinking about his days when he was young.……. .
(c) The poet does not offer to give him the new ball because he wants to teach him the value of
…… responsibility.. .
(d) The boy senses first responsibility in Words of possession……..
3-
The epistemology of loss, how to stand up Knowing what every man must one day know And most know many days, how to stand up.
(a) The boy has lost … his ball.…. .
(b) The lost has taught the boy … the sense of responsibility.…… .
(c) The word ‘epistemology’ means … study of knowledge.….. .
(d) According to the poet every man. should know how to succeed.
B-Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words)
1) What is the deep meaning hidden in the poem “The Ball Poem ?
Ans- The deep meaning of the poem is that our childhood can quickly fly as a ball is lost. Also me grow up unsuspect¬edly and face hardships like loss.
2) What is the boy’s state of mind at the loss of his ball ?
Ans- The boy is very disturbed at the loss of his ball. He keeps staring at the ball with his desperate eyes.
3] Pick out the words that suggest that the boy has not lost anything earlier.
Ans-
No, it seems that the boy had not lost anything earlier. The words that suggest so are 'He senses first responsibility in a world of possessions'.