KSEEB 5th ENGLISH Poetry - 6 Results And Roses

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SUB. ENGLISH (SL)

CLASS - 5 

PART - 2 

Unit - 6:

Poetry - Results And Roses

Words to Know:
1. Attain: To achieve or reach something.
2. Repose: To rest or stay.
3. Seek: To try to find or achieve something.
4. Fair : Beautiful.

 Comprehension (C1):
1. What do these words from the poem refer to: fair, small, big? 
Ans. - The words "fair," "small," and "big" refer to the size and beauty of the garden the man wants to create, whether it is a small or large garden.

2. What does this poem mean? 
Ans. - The poem means that nothing worthwhile is achieved just by wishing for it. One must work hard to achieve results, just like a gardener must put effort into digging and tending the garden to grow beautiful roses.

3. What should the man (you) do to get beautiful roses? 
Ans. - The man must work hard, bending his back to dig and tend the garden, in order to grow beautiful roses.
4. Who is the poet of this poem? 
Ans. - The poet of this poem is Edgar A. Guest.

  Activity (A1):
 Complete the sets of rhyming words:
1. Fair  – There
2. Big  – Dig
3. Worth  – Earth
4. Reposes  – Roses
5. Attain  – Gain
6. Seek  – Week

 Activity (A2):
 Identify the words from the jumbled letters:
a) mslal  – Small
b) forelsw  – Flowers
c) ogla  – Goal
d) utrlses  – Results
e) cabk  – Back
f) renagd  – Garden

Opposite Words:
1. Attain  – Fail
2. Repose  – Move
3. Seek  – Ignore
4. Fair  – Ugly

   Singular-Plural:
1. Flower – Flowers
2. Man – Men
3. Result – Results
4. Rose – Roses
5. Wish – Wishes