Question

Q.3. Read the following poem and answer the questions given below (10)
Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful World,
With the wonderful water round you curled,
And the wonderful grass upon your breast
World, you are beautifully drest
The wonderful air is over me,
And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
A walks on the water, and whirts the mills,
And talks to itself on the tops of the hills
You friendly Earth, how far do you go,
With the wheat-fields that nod and the rivers that flow.
With cities and gardens, and cliffs. and isles,
And people upon you for thousands of miles?
An' you are so great, and I am so small.
I tremble to think of you, World, at all,
And yet, when I said my prayers today.
A whisper inside me seemed to say.
'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dat
You can love and think, and the Earth cannot!"
-W.B. Rands
Question 1.
On the basis of your understanding of the poem above complete the following
sentences Write the answers in your answer sheet against the correct blank
numbers.
(a) The T refers to the (1) ....
and the you refers to the (2)
in the poem.
(b) Pick out and write any two is from the poem that refer to the grandeur of
the earth.
(c) Pick out and write the words from the poem that refer to the following:
(1) The green dress of the earth.
(2) Whisper of the wind
(3) Fear in the speaker
(4) Oceans surrounding the earth
(d) 'You are more than the Earth, though you are such a dot' because​

Answer 1

Answer:

Yes, I have read e-texts on the computer screen.

Now-a-days, most of the books can also be read online. It can be foreseen that in the future, online and electronic texts shall replace the printed books.

I think such books are better in some respects because, through them, we can extend our scope of knowledge. These books are durable and environment friendly. They do not damage the forest cover of our planet. However, learning without reading from the printed books can turn it into a mechanical activity.

(A model answer has been provided for students' reference. It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer based on their own experience and understanding.)