Read the given extract and answer the questions
Extract:
Wind, come softly.
Don’t break the shutters of the windows.
Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.
There, look what you did — you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.
You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.
(Wind )
Question (i)
What does the poet ask the wind to do in the first line?
- a) To come softly
- b) To break shutters
- c) To scatter papers
- d) To bring rain
Answer:
Answer written by student:
a) To come softly
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet is talking to the wind as if it is a person .🗣️
- He wants the wind to be gentle and not cause any harm .🙏
- He uses the word 'softly' to show his request .👉
- The other options are wrong because they are the opposite of what he asks.❌
- Therefore, the correct answer is a) To come softly. ✅
Question (ii)
What does the poet mean by "look what you did" in the fourth line?
Answer:
Answer written by student:
The poet means that the wind has thrown down all the books on the shelf and torn their pages.
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet is angry and disappointed with the wind.😠
- He points out the damage that the wind has done.👉
- He uses the phrase "look what you did " to show his displeasure.😒
- He mentions that the wind has thrown down all the books on the shelf and torn their pages.📚
- This shows that the poet values books and does not like them to be ruined. 📖
Question (iii)
How does the poet describe the wind's nature in the sixth line? Answer:
Answer written by student:
The poet describes the wind's nature as clever and mocking.
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet admires and fears the wind's power. 😮
- He says that the wind is very clever at poking fun at weaklings. 👉
- This means that the wind enjoys destroying things and people that are not strong enough to resist it.😈
- He uses the words 'clever' and 'poking fun' to show that the wind is smart and playful, but also cruel and mean.😏
- He implies that the w ind is not a friend but an enemy of weak things and people.😔
Question (iv)
Fill in the blank with a suitable word from the extract:
The wind _______ rain again.
Answer:
Answer written by student:
brought
Step-by-Step explanation: 📝
- The poet is describing another effect of the wind.👉
- He says that the wind has brought rain again. ☔
- This means that the wind has caused rain to fall again .💧
- The word 'brought' fits in the blank because it shows that the wind has carried or delivered something.👍
- No other word from the extract can complete this sentence correctly.❌
