Question

Read the passage given below carefully
The Wounded Bird
(By a young girl, Geetanjali who was very seriously ill due to cancer)
I am like a wounded bird, Perched upon a bough
My fate is hanging, As if on broken twig
I flutter and fret like a bird
In its maiden flight, But I fall back helplessly
Because I am paralyzed I view the world
That passes me by with moisture in my eyes
It’s far beyond measure what turmoil I feel inside
When the sun sinks, My heart sinks too
And a sinister feeling creeps up
In a cloak of darkness and stays with me until…..
The sifted sunrays embrace me
With their warmth and make me feel alive
My heart sings glory to you Oh God
For granting me yet another day…..
To be with my Loved ones.

Read the questions given below and write the option you consider the most appropriate in
your answer sheet:
1. Geetanjali feels like a bird perched on a broken twig because:
a) she is learning to fly
b) shi is afraid
c) she has to jump from a great height
d) not sure about her destiny

2. For Geetanjali darkness symbolizes
a) death
b) night
c) time to take rest
d) the sun has set

3. Sunlight makes her
a) feel warmth
b) depressed
c) feel happy as gets another day to live
d) feel happy and dance

4. The poetess thanks God for:
a) giving her an opportunity to live another day
b) giving her a loving family
c) making the sun rise
d) giving her birth in this world

5. The time of the day she feels happy is
a) evening – she plays
b) morning- it gives her hope
c) night –time to sleep and rest
d) none

Answer 1

Answer:

1 d) not sure about her Destiny

2 c) time to take rest

,3 a) fel warmth ,

4 a,)

5 d)