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What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants a friend of sun and sky; He plants the flag of breezes free; The shaG of beauty, towering high; He plants a home to heaven a nigh; For song and mother-croon of bird In hushed and happy twilight heard— The treble of heaven’s harmony— These things he plants who plants a tree. What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants cool shade and tender rain, And seed and bud of days to be, And years that fade and flush again; He plants the glory of the plain; He plants the forest’s heritage; Shiv Nadar School Class (7) Subject (English) SA- I (B) SEPTEMBER -2020 The harvest of a coming age; The joy that unborn eyes shall see— These things he plants who plants a tree. What does he plant who plants a tree? He plants, in sap and leaf and wood, In love of home and loyalty And far-cast thought of civic good— His blessings on the neighbourhood, Who in the hollow of His hand Holds all the growth of all our land— A na8on’s growth from sea to sea S8rs in his heart who plants a tree. 1.1 Choose the correct op8on to answer the following ques8ons: (3 marks) a. In this poem the poet wishes to convey: i. that a tree takes years to grow. ii. that plan8ng a tree is a difficult task iii. the benefits of plan8ng a tree. b. The poet considers trees to be: i. the forest’s heritage. ii. his friends iii. the hollow of God’s hand. c. According to the poet, who/what holds all the growth of our land? i. The sun and the sky. ii. A close friend. iii. God 1.2 What does the poet mean by ‘unborn eyes‘ ? (1) 1.3 Explain the line, “And years that fade and flush again.” (1) 1.4 Find words from the poem which mean the same as: (1) a) ancestry (Stanza 2) b) beam (Stanza 1 )

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[1.] (a.) iii. The benefits of planting a tree.

(b.) i. forest heritage

(c.)The sun and the sky

[2.]Unborn eyes mean the next generation.

[3.]The lines talk about the different seasons because of which the ecosystem is stable. As in autumn the trees dry and leaves fall and where as in spring the plants grow flowers and spread freshness on the atmosphere.

[4.] (1.) a.heritage

b.shaft