Working with the Poem
Question 1:
Answer the following questions.
- If someone doesn’t wear a uniform to school, what do you think the teacher will say?
- When everyone wants a clear sky, what does the rebel Want most?
- If the rebel has a dog for a pet, what i everyone else likely to have?
- Why is it good to have rebels?
- Why is it not good to be a rebel oneself?
- Would you like to be a rebel? If yes, why? If not why not?
Solution:
- The teacher would scold the student who would not be dressed in the school uniform while coming to the School.
- When everyone wants a clear sky, the rebel wants the Sun.
- If a rebel has a dog for a pet, the others are most likely to be cat lovers.
- It is good to have rebels because they are different and they teach us to be able to accept and tolerate differences.
- It is not good to be a rebel oneself because the Society never accepts a rebel and always critiques his behaviour.
- I would like to be a rebel because a rebel is able to think individually rather than following the herd mentality.
However, it is not easy to be a rebel as the rebels are always critiqued by the Society for their different behaviour.
Question 2:
Find in the poem an antonym (a word opposite in meaning) for each of the following words.
- long…………….
- grow ……………
- quietness ………….
- Sober ………………….
- lost…………………
Solution:
- long – Short
- grow – cut
- quietness – disturbance
- sober – fantastic
- lost – find
Question 3:
Find in the poem lines that match the following. Read both one after the other.
- The rebel refuses to cut his hair.
- He says cats are better.
- He recommends dogs.
- He is unhappy because there is no Sun.
- He is noisy on purpose.
Solution:
- The rebel lets his hair grow long.
- He puts in a good word for dogs.
- He has a preference for cats.
- When everybody is greeting the rain
- When nobody talks during the lesson.
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