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Comprehension
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A. Answer these questions.
1. Who do you think is the speaker in the poem? Give reasons.
2. “O bird, see; see, bird, I fly.”
a. Why is the speaker talking to the bird?
b. What does the speaker want the bird to know?
3. Swifter and yet more swift,
Till the heart with a mighty lift
Makes the lungs laugh, the throat cry
a. What feelings does the speaker express here?.
Answers
Answer:
Swifter
Explanation:
1. Is the boy afraid that he might fall off the bicycle?
No, the boy doesn?t have the fear of falling.
2. What does he feel when he is on it?
When going downhill on the bicycle, he feels the wind passing by.
3. Is he a rash rider? How do we know he is or isn?t?
No, he is not a rash rider. As he darted downhill, he rode with a careful mind.
4. How do you know that the rider is a boy?
He went cycling downhill faster and faster with as excited heart and laughter
filled lungs till he felt like a bird. It is also mentioned in the last lines of the poem.
5. What does the boy wish for sometimes?
The boy wished to compete with the bird in the sky. He felt that it was a golden moment for him.
6. Hills, boy, laugh, down, joy, life.
Give the rhyming words.
Joy – boy,
Laugh – life.
7. How was the boy poised?
He stood with lifted feet and hand still on the bars to balance.
8. When did the air change into a wind for him?
When he cycled downhill very swiftly the air passed by as wind.
9. How does the boy feel as? What did he compare himself to?
He felt very excited and wanted to shout out to the birds. He compared himself
to a bird.