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 for ever!" 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, it's precisely, what this queer old world Will seem to be. Mary Mapes Dodge(adapted)
The character described in the third stanza finds the world to be a nice place because
i. she lived upon sugar and everything sweet
ii. she was sunny and neat
iii. she harboured good thoughts
iv. everything around her was nice
The poet's advice is to-
i. eat the right things
ii. feed to your heart's content
iii. make the right choice
iv. feed your heart with good and sweet thoughts
The message given by the poem is-
i. We should always eat the right kind of food
ii. Our food decides our mood
iii. The world seems to us, as we think of it
iv. The world is full of sour and nasty thoughts
What comparison has been drawn between the lemons, buttermilk and acid in the first stanza?
i. they all are sour in taste
ii. they all are good in taste
iii. they all are sweet in taste
iv. they all are same in colour
Answers
Answer:
Question – 1: What is the national animal of India?
Answer: Tiger
Question – 2: Who was the second Prime Minister of India?
Answer: Lal Bahadur Shastri
Question – 3: What is the national Anthem of India?
Answer: Jana-Gana-Mana
Question – 4: Who is the chief architect of the Indian Constitution?
Answer: Bhimrao Ambedkar
Question – 5: What is the national song of India?
Answer: Vande Mataram
Question – 6: What
Answer:
Q1. The character described in the third stanza finds the world to be a nice place because
Answer: i. she lived upon sugar and everything sweet
Q2. The poet's advice is to
Answer: iv. feed your heart with good and sweet thoughts
Q3. The message given by the poem is
Answer: idk
Q4. What comparison has been drawn between the lemons, buttermilk and acid in the first stanza?
Answer: i. they all are sour in taste