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Time to think and answer

1. Every time the little girl strikes a match, she sees a vision. What do you think each vision
symbolises?

2. Do you think the story has a happy ending or a sad ending? Give reasons for your answer.

3. Why do you think Hans Christian Andersen wrote this story? Give at least two reasons and
support them with lines from the text.

4. Imagery is a poetic device used in poetry, novels and other writing to vividly describe
experiences, actions, characters and places so that readers can create an image or idea in their
head. Write the lines that create imagery.

5. Dramatic irony is a literacy device in which the reader knows more than the character in

the story. How is ‘The Little Match Girl’ an example of dramatic irony? Choose the correct
option.
a. The small matchstick keeps the little girl warm.

b. The small matchstick could not keep the little girl warm on a cold winter night.

c. The girl sees a shooting star and says to herself that someone is going to die, but she
doesn’t realise that it would be her.

d. The little girl had a vision of her grandmother and finally meets her.

6. ‘Child labour is both a cause and consequence of poverty, reinforcing social inequality and
discrimination.’ Justify this statement in the context of the chapters—‘Shanti’s Best Friend’
and ‘The Little Match Girl’. cross-curricular SSt SDG 10 reduced inequality

Time to study language

You have learnt about transitive and intransitive verbs.

Now, read this sentence.

• The man shook the little girl.

In this sentence, the subject performs the action stated by the verb. This sentence is in
active voice.

Read this sentence.

• The little girl was shaken by the man.
In this sentence, the subject of a verb receives the action stated in the verb. This sentence is in
passive voice.

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