Question

I. Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow : [7 x 1 = 7]

Give me a good digestion, Lord,
And also something to digest;
Give me a healthy body, Lord
With sense to keep it at its best.

Give me a healthy mind, O Lord,
To keep the good and pure in sight,
Which seeing sin is not appalled,
But finds a way to set it right.

Give me a mind that is not bored.
That does not whimper, whine, or sigh :
Don’t let me worry much
About the fussy thing called ?

Give me a sense of humour, Lord
Give me the grace to see a joke,
To get some happiness from life
And pass it on to other folk.

QUESTIONS:

1. What does the poet mean by ‘something to digest’?
2. The poet does not want to ___________ and ___________ with a boring mind.
3. Enlist two things that the poet would like to see with a healthy mind.
4. Pick out and write the word from the passage, that is the synonym for:
* a long high-pitched complaining cry
5. Write the synonym for the word ‘folk’.
(a) dance
(b) music
(c) people
6. Pick out any two adjectives used in the poem.
7. Why does the poet pray to God to give him a sense of humour?

Answer 1

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