Read the following poem by Rabindranath Tagore and answer the questions that follow:-
Day by day I float my paper boats one by one down the running stream.
In big black letters I write my name on them and the name of the village where I live.
I hope that someone in some strange land will find them and know who I am.
I load my little boats with shiuli flower from our garden, and
hope that these blooms of the dawn will be carried safely to land in the night.
I launch my paper boats and look up into the sky and see the
little clouds setting thee white bulging sails.
I know not what playmate of mine in the sky sends them down
the air to race with my boats!
When night comes I bury my face in my arms and dream that my
paper boats float on and on under the midnight stars.
The fairies of sleep are sailing in them, and the lading is
their baskets full of dreams.
Choose the correct answer and fill the blanks.
1.The child floats ......... in the stream a. flowers b. paper boats c. cups d. umbrella
2.The child writes the name of .......on the paper boats. a. village b. school c. sister d. friend
3.The child hopes that someone in ......... will find the paper boats.
a. strange land b. market c. playground d. theatre
4. The child fills ...... flowers in the paper boats. a. rose b. jasmine c. lily d. shiuli
5......... in the sky will set the sails for the boat, according to the child. a. birds b. clouds c. sun d. moon
6. When the night time comes, the child wants the paper boats to float under.......
a. stars b. moon c. clouds d. tree
7. According to the child, ........ are sailing in his paper boats. a. friends b. teachers c. soldiers d. fairies
8. The title of the poem is....... a. Paper Boats b. Clouds c. Strange Land d. Fairies of Sleep
9. A word from the poem that means the same as ‘things carried in a ship’ is.....
a. blooms b. playmate c. bulging d. lading
10. In which season do you think the child is floating the paper boats?
a. summer season b. winter season c. rainy season
Answers
Answer:
1. paper boats
2.village
3. strange land
4. shiuli
5. moon
6. stars
7. fairies
8. paper boats ( not really sure)
9. lading
10. rainy season
Answer: - 1. (b) Paper boat.
2. (a) Village.
3. (a) Strange land.
4. (d) Shiuli.
5. (b) Clouds.
6. (a) Stars.
7. (d) Fairies.
8. (a) Paper Boats.
9. (d) Lading.
10. (a) Summer season.
Detailed answer: -
1.The child floats paper boat in the stream.
2.The child writes the name of village on the paper boats.
3.The child hopes that someone in strange land will find the paper boats.
4. The child fills Shiuli flowers in the paper boats.
5. Clouds in the sky will set the sails for the boat, according to the child.
6. When the nighttime comes, the child wants the paper boats to float under stars.
7. According to the child, fairies are sailing in his paper boats.
8. The title of the poem is Paper Boat.
9. A word from the poem that means the same as ‘things carried in a ship’ is lading.
10. In which season do you think the child is floating the paper boats?
Ans. - Summer season.
- The title of the poem is "Paper Boat".
- It is written by Rabindranath Tagore.
- In this poem the poet described about the childhood experience of a child.
- Tagore found a mystical quality in the children and wrote the poem.
- The poem describes about the experience of the child of floating paper boats down the stream.
- In the poem the child imagines that some other child from the sky tries to compete with his boats by sending the clouds down in the air in the sky.
- He writes his name and his village name on the paper boat and fills it with Shiuli flower and sails in in the stream.
- he thinks that any strange person in a strange place will find the boat and will read his name and will know about him.
- The poem shows the emotion and thoughts of a child.
- The child floats the boat in the summer season as the garden has flowers in this season.
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