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a. Who are John and James?

i. friends of the little boy ii. brothers of the little boy

iii. cousins of the little boy iv. two drops of rain

b. Who gave them their names?

i. the little boy in the poem ii. the little boy’s brother

iii. the little boy’s mother iv. the little boy’s father
c. Where were John and James?

i. They were in the boy’s garden. ii. They were in the pool.

iii. They were on the window-sill. iv. They were on the window-pane.

d. Why does the boy think of the race?

i. because he is stuck in the house because of rains

ii. because he loves races

iii. because he loves to sit by the window and watch the rain

iv. because he loves races between raindrops

Time to think and answer

1. The child assumes that the drops of rain are racing against each other. What does this tell
you about the child?

2. The child amuses himself while watching the drops of rain flow on the window-pane. What
are the simple things that give you happiness? Tell the class about it. life skill self-awareness

Time to enjoy

1. ‘Waiting at the Window’ has twenty-six lines that are divided into pairs of lines that
rhyme. A pair of lines that rhymes is called a couplet.

What is the rhyme scheme of this poem?

2. When poets give human-like attributes to non-living thing, it is called personification.
How has the poet used personification in the poem?

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