LBA 8th English (TL) 6.Indian Weavers

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CLASS-8 Sub.- English (TL) POEM - 6: INDIAN WEAVERS

Learning Outcomes (L.O.)

1. L.O. 1: Contextual Comprehension: Students can link the three weaving times (morning, evening, night) to the three stages of human life (birth, marriage, death).
2. L.O. 2: Vocabulary Acquisition: Students can define and correctly use key words from the poem and glossary, such as *gay, halcyon, plumes, solemn, shroud*.
3. L.O. 3: Figurative Language Identification: Students can identify and explain the simple similes used in the poem (e.g., *Blue as the wing of a halcyon*, *White as a cloud*).
4. L.O. 4: Dialogue and Tone: Students can identify that the poem is in the form of a dialogue and understand the different tones associated with each stanza (joyful, bright, solemn).
5. L.O. 5: Rhyme and Rhythm: Students can identify the rhyming words within each stanza and complete the poem lines accurately.
6. L.O. 6: Colour Symbolism: Students can relate the different colors mentioned (blue, purple, green, white) to the specific life events described in the poem.

Part A: Poem & Content Assessment (51 Questions)

Complete the Poem Lines

Question 1 (Complete the Line)

Weavers, weaving at ______ of day.

Answer: break

Question 2 (Complete the Line)

Blue as the wing of a ______ wild.

Answer: halcyon

Question 3 (Complete the Line)

We weave the robes of a new–born ______.

Answer: child

Question 4 (Complete the Line)

Weavers, weaving at fall of ______.

Answer: night

Question 5 (Complete the Line)

Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and ______.

Answer: green

Question 6 (Complete the Line)

Weavers, weaving solemn and ______.

Answer: still

Question 7 (Complete the Line)

What do you weave in the moonlight ______?

Answer: chill

Question 8 (Complete the Line)

White as a feather and white as a ______.

Answer: cloud

Question 9 (Complete the Line)

We weave a dead man’s funeral ______.

Answer: shroud

Choose the Correct Answer (MCQ)

Question 10 (MCQ)

What time of day are the weavers weaving the garment for a new-born child?

(a) Noon     (b) Break of day     (c) Midnight

Answer: (b) Break of day

Question 11 (MCQ)

The new-born child's robe is as blue as the wing of a ______.

(a) sparrow     (b) eagle     (c) halcyon

Answer: (c) halcyon

Question 12 (MCQ)

What time of day are the weavers described as "solemn and still"?

(a) Morning     (b) Fall of night     (c) Moonlight chill

Answer: (c) Moonlight chill

Question 13 (MCQ)

The garment woven at the fall of night is for a ______.

(a) queen's marriage     (b) sick person     (c) young boy

Answer: (a) queen's marriage

Question 14 (MCQ)

What colour is the dead man's shroud?

(a) Blue     (b) Purple     (c) White

Answer: (c) White

True or False (T/F)

Question 15 (T/F)

The poem tells us about the three stages of life: birth, marriage, and death.

Answer: True

Question 16 (T/F)

The poet is Sarojini Naidu, who is called the 'Nightingale of India'.

Answer: True

Question 17 (T/F)

The marriage veil is described as blue and red.

Answer: False (It is purple and green.)

Question 18 (T/F)

A shroud is a fine net to cover the head and face.

Answer: False (A veil is a fine net; a shroud covers a dead body.)

Question 19 (T/F)

The poem is written in the form of a dialogue (questions and answers).

Answer: True

Answer in One Word

Question 20 (One Word)

What is the dress woven for the new-born child called?

Answer: robes (or garment)

Question 21 (One Word - Activity 4)

What colour suggests old age and death in the poem?

Answer: white

Question 22 (One Word)

The marriage garment is compared to the feathers of which bird?

Answer: peacock

Question 23 (One Word)

What word means "serious, calm and dignified" in the glossary?

Answer: solemn

Question 24 (One Word)

What word in the glossary means "early in the morning"?

Answer: break of day

Question 25 (One Word)

The white shroud is compared to a feather and a ______.

Answer: cloud

Question 26 (One Word)

What is the white cloth used to cover a dead body called?

Answer: shroud

Question 27 (One Word)

What word means "bright" in the first stanza?

Answer: gay

Answer in 2-3 Sentences

Question 28 (2-3 Sentences - Comp 2)

Name the three main stages of human life mentioned in the poem.

Answer: The three stages of life mentioned are birth (for the new-born child), youth or marriage (for the queen's marriage veil), and death (for the dead man's shroud).

Question 29 (2-3 Sentences - Comp 5)

Describe the garment of a new-born child as mentioned in the poem.

Answer: The garment is a long, loose dress called a robe. It is woven at the break of day and is bright blue, like the wing of a halcyon bird.

Question 30 (2-3 Sentences - Comp 6)

How does the poem describe the garment of the bride (queen)?

Answer: The garment is a bright marriage veil. It is woven at fall of night and has colours of purple and green, just like the plumes (feathers) of a peacock.

Question 31 (2-3 Sentences - Comp 7)

What words in the third stanza show that the occasion is sad or serious?

Answer: The weavers are described as "solemn and still" while weaving. The finished cloth is a "funeral shroud" for a dead man, which clearly suggests a sad or serious occasion.

Question 32 (2-3 Sentences)

What is the main idea or message of the whole poem?

Answer: The main message is that the weavers work continuously, weaving clothes for every stage of life. Their work shows that life includes everything: joyful beginning, bright youth, and silent death.

Question 33 (2-3 Sentences)

Who is asking the questions in the poem, and who answers them?

Answer: The poet (or a speaker) is asking the questions to the weavers in each stanza. The Indian Weavers are the ones who listen to the questions and answer them.

Give the Opposite Word

Question 34 (Opposite)

Give the opposite of dead.

Answer: alive / living

Question 35 (Opposite)

Give the opposite of new.

Answer: old

Question 36 (Opposite)

Give the opposite of night.

Answer: day

Question 37 (Opposite)

Give the opposite of wild.

Answer: tame

Question 38 (Opposite)

Give the opposite of still (as in solemn and still).

Answer: moving / busy

Question 39 (Grammar - Plural)

What is the plural form of the word feather?

Answer: feathers

Question 40 (Grammar - Noun)

Give the Noun form of the word solemn.

Answer: solemnity

Details and Rhyming Words

Question 41 (Rhyme)

Which word rhymes with day in the first stanza?

Answer: gay

Question 42 (Rhyme)

Which word rhymes with bright in the second stanza?

Answer: night

Question 43 (Rhyme)

Which word rhymes with still in the third stanza?

Answer: chill

Question 44 (Detail)

What is the colour of the new-born child's robe?

Answer: blue

Question 45 (Detail)

What two things is the dead man's shroud compared to?

Answer: A feather and a cloud.

Question 46 (Fill in the Blank)

Sarojini Naidu was educated in London and ______.

Answer: Cambridge

Question 47 (True or False)

The weaving that takes place at "fall of night" is for a sad occasion.

Answer: False (It is for a bright marriage.)

Question 48 (MCQ)

What does plumes mean in the glossary?

(a) Flowers     (b) Feathers     (c) Jewels

Answer: (b) Feathers

Question 49 (One Word)

The word 'garment' means ______.

Answer: dress

Question 50 (Complete the Line)

Why do you weave a garment so ______?

Answer: gay (or bright)

Question 51 (2-3 Sentences)

What three colours are used to describe the happy moments of life in the poem?

Answer: The colours used for happy moments (birth and marriage) are blue (for the new-born's robe), and purple and green (for the marriage veil).

MODEL ANSWERS

1. Answer (Q1): break
2. Answer (Q2): halcyon
3. Answer (Q3): child
4. Answer (Q4): night
5. Answer (Q5): green
6. Answer (Q6): still
7. Answer (Q7): chill
8. Answer (Q8): cloud
9. Answer (Q9): shroud
10. Answer (Q10): (b) Break of day
11. Answer (Q11): (c) halcyon
12. Answer (Q12): (c) Moonlight chill
13. Answer (Q13): (a) queen's marriage
14. Answer (Q14): (c) White
15. Answer (Q15): True
16. Answer (Q16): True
17. Answer (Q17): False (It is purple and green.)
18. Answer (Q18): False (A veil is a fine net; a shroud covers a dead body.)
19. Answer (Q19): True
20. Answer (Q20): robes (or garment)
21. Answer (Q21): white
22. Answer (Q22): peacock
23. Answer (Q23): solemn
24. Answer (Q24): break of day
25. Answer (Q25): cloud
26. Answer (Q26): shroud
27. Answer (Q27): gay
28. Answer (Q28): The three stages of life mentioned are birth (for the new-born child), youth or marriage (for the queen's marriage veil), and death (for the dead man's shroud).
29. Answer (Q29): The garment is a long, loose dress called a robe. It is woven at the break of day and is bright blue, like the wing of a halcyon bird.
30. Answer (Q30): The garment is a bright marriage veil. It is woven at fall of night and has colours of purple and green, just like the plumes (feathers) of a peacock.
31. Answer (Q31): The weavers are described as "solemn and still" while weaving. The finished cloth is a "funeral shroud" for a dead man, which clearly suggests a sad or serious occasion.
32. Answer (Q32): The main message is that the weavers work continuously, weaving clothes for every stage of life. Their work shows that life includes everything: joyful beginning, bright youth, and silent death.
33. Answer (Q33): The poet (or a speaker) is asking the questions to the weavers in each stanza. The Indian Weavers are the ones who listen to the questions and answer them.
34. Answer (Q34): alive / living
35. Answer (Q35): old
36. Answer (Q36): day
37. Answer (Q37): tame
38. Answer (Q38): moving / busy
39. Answer (Q39): feathers
40. Answer (Q40): solemnity
41. Answer (Q41): gay
42. Answer (Q42): night
43. Answer (Q43): chill
44. Answer (Q44): blue
45. Answer (Q45): A feather and a cloud.
46. Answer (Q46): Cambridge
47. Answer (Q47): False (It is for a bright marriage.)
48. Answer (Q48): (b) Feathers
49. Answer (Q49): dress
50. Answer (Q50): gay (or bright)
51. Answer (Q51): The colours used for happy moments (birth and marriage) are blue (for the new-born's robe), and purple and green (for the marriage veil).