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Let’s ponder

A. Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow.

1. And every man can see,

In stark reality,
And every man will say:

‘‘Tis health I need today’.

a. Select the phrase that speaks of a clear and undeniable situation without any doubt.

b. How does the repetition of the word ‘every man’ impact the extract?

c. Complete the sentence with the correct option.

The tone of the poet in these lines is .

i. authoritative ii. thoughtful iii. excited iv. troubled

d. Select the option that correctly applies to assertion (A) and reasoning (R).

(A): Every person will choose health if given a choice.

(R): It is clear that health is of great importance.

i. Both the statements are true and (R) is the right explanation for (A).

ii. Both the statements are true, but (R) is not the right explanation for (A).

iii. (A) is true, but (R) is false. iv. (R)is true, but (A) is false.

2. O jewel dear, my home
Awaiteth thee to come;

With thee it shall not perish.

‘Tis all for thee to cherish.

a. Fill in the blank with one word only.

The poet refers to as ‘jewel dear’.

b. Select the phrase that suggests that the poet longs for health to arrive.

c. State whether the following is True or False.

The words ‘home-come’ are a set of rhyming words.

d. Complete the following suitably.

The phrase ‘‘Tis all for thee to cherish’ expresses the idea that .

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