Question

The Three Old Ladies

There was an old lady, all dressed in silk, Who lived upon lemons and buttermilk? And thinking the world was a sour old place, She carried its acid all over her face.

Another old lady, all dressed in patches, Lived upon nothing but safety matches. So, the world it made her strangle and cough And sure, as you rubbed her, you set her off.

Another old lady, all sunny and neat, Who lived upon sugar and everything sweet,
Exclaimed, when she heard of their troubles, “I never!
For the world is so nice. I could live on forever!”
Now, children, take your choice of the foods your heart shall eat; They are sour thoughts and nasty thoughts And thoughts all good and sweet.

And whatever the heart feeds on, Dear children, trust me, Is precisely, what this queer, old world Will seem to be.

ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE BASIS OF THE PASSAGE:

1.The characters in this poem are________ .

(1)A child and a woman

(2)Poet

(3)Three women

(4)Food products

2.What comparison has been drawn between the lemons, buttermilk and acid in the first stanza?

(1)All three are sour in taste

(2)The poet likes these beverages

(3)The old woman made these beverages

(4)None of the above

3.The woman is second stanza is compared to _____________

(1)Buttermilk

(2)A matchstick

(3)Sweet things

(4)Lemons

4.The character described in the third stanza finds the world to be a nice place because _________

(1)she lived upon sugar and everything sweet

(2)she was sunny and neat

(3)she harboured good thoughts

(4)everything around her was nice

5.The poet’s advice is to_______________

(1)eat the right things

(2)feed to your heart’s content

(3)make the right choice

(4)feed your heart with good and sweet thoughts

6.The message given by the poem is _____________

(1)We should always eat the right kind of food.

(2)Our food decides our mood.

(3)The world seems to us, as we think of it.

(4)The world is full of sour and nasty thoughts.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.  Three women

2.  All three are sour in taste

3.  A matchstick

4.  She lived upon sugar and everything sweet

5.  Feed your heart with good and sweet thoughts

6. We should always eat the right kind of food.

Explanation:

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Answer 2

The required answers are as follows:

• The characters in this poem are three women.
• The poet has tried to connect lemons, buttermilk and acid with their sour taste, thus the correct option would be (1).
• The woman in the second stanza has been compared to a matchstick.
• The character described in the third stanza finds the world to be a nice place because she was sunny and neat.
• The poet's advice is to feed your heart with good and sweet thoughts.
• The message given by the poem is that the world seems to us, as we think of it.