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About the Poet
Harindranath Chattopadhyay (1898–1990) was a poet, dramatist, actor, musician and a member of the first Lok
Sabha! He was also the younger brother of another great poet and freedom fighter, Sarojini Naidu. His poems for
children are filled with fun and energy. The poem you just read was written by the poet in Hindi as Rail Gaadi. It
was included as a song in an old Hindi movie Aashirwad. It was probably the first rap song in an Indian movie! You
can watch it on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcLrPIE_18o
Time to answer
A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. What is the poem about?
about a train that is going through the countryside
about a plane that is going through the countryside
about a train that is going through a city
about a plane that is going over a city
2. What kind of places does the train pass through?
The train is passing over the hills and plains.
The train is passing over the meadows and hills.
The train is passing through the cities and towns.
The train is passing through the villages and towns.
3. The tone of the poet is .
happy adventurous sad excited
B. Answer these questions.
1. What do the wayside stations say to the train?
2. How do cattle feel when the train goes by?
3. How does the poet convey to the reader that the train is very big?
4. Where is the train going, according to the poet?
Time to think and answer
1. What do you think the poet wants to convey by using the words ‘screaming,
steaming’? life skill critical thinking
2. Which words does the poet use to convey to us that the train travels a long distance
and over different types of land surfaces? life skill logical thinking
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