Read this poem and answer the questions that follow: Sympathy I lay in sorrow ,deep distressed My grief a proud man heard ; His looks were cold, he gave me gold, But not a kindly word. My sorrow passed, I paid him back The gold he gave to me; Then stood erect and spoke my thanks, And blessed his Charity. I lay in want, in grief and pain; A poor man passed my way, He bound my head, he gave me bread, He watched me night and day. How shall I pay him back again, For all he did to me ? Oh, Gold is great, but greater far Is heavenly Sympathy 1.1 Answer the following questions- a) How did the proud man help the poet when he was in deep distress ? 2 b) What did the poet do after his sorrow passed ? 2 c) How did the poor man help the poet when he was in pain ?
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a)The poet was in deep sorrow. A proud man came and helped him by
i. offering him kind words
ii. ignoring him
iii. giving him gold
iv. giving him pleasant company
Answer: (iii) giving him gold
b)When the poet lay in want and grief, the one who helped him was
i. a rich man
ii. a poor man
iii. a proud man
iv. a holy man
Answer: (ii) a poor man
c) The poor man gave the poet
i. a cold look
ii. sympathy
iii. gold
iv. not a kind word
Answer: (ii) sympathy
d) When the poet’s sorrow passed, he went to the proud man and
i. gave him back the gold
ii. ignored him
iii. didn’t give back the gold
iv. helped him
Answer: (i) gave him back the gold
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