THINK IT OUT PAGE 93-94
1. Tick the item which best answers the
following.
(a) The tall girl with her head weighed
down means
The girl
(i) is ill and exhausted
(ii) has her head bent with shame
(iii) has untidy hair
Answer:
(i)
is ill and exhausted
(b) The paper-seeming boy with rat’s eyes
means
The boy is
(i) sly and secretive
(ii) thin, hungry and weak
(iii) unpleasant looking
Answer: (ii) thin, hungary and
weak
(c) The stunted, unlucky heir of twisted
bones means
The boy
(i) has an inherited disability
(ii) was short and bony
Answer: (i) has an inherited
disability
(d) His eyes live in a dream, A
squirrel’s game, in the tree room other than this means
The boy is
(i) full of hope in the future
(ii) mentally ill
(iii) distracted from the lesson
Answer:
(i)
full of hope in the future
(e) The children’s faces are compared to
‘rootless weeds’
This means they
(i) are insecure
(ii) are ill-fed
(iii) are wasters
Answer:
(i)
are insecure
2. What do you think is the colour of
‘sour cream’? Why do you think the poet has used this expression to describe
the classroom walls?
Answer:
Sour
cream is a whitish substance. The poet's expression represents the situation of
decaying. The disintegration of the classroom walls reflects the awful state of
the scholars' lives – the children of the slum schools.
3. The walls of the classroom are
decorated with the pictures of ‘Shakespeare’, ‘buildings with domes’, ‘world
maps’ and ‘beautiful valleys’ . How do these contrast with the world of these
children?
Answer:
The pictures on the classroom walls stand in stark contrast to the lives of
these impoverished, undernourished slum kids who live in tight dark spaces.
These barriers affect their cognitive and social development. The images on the
classroom walls depict happiness, beauty, wealth, and growth — as well as the
tenderness of affection and a world of brightness. However, the realm in which
these kids live is unsightly and impoverished.
4. What does the poet want for the
children of the slums? How can their lives be made to change?
Answer:
The
poet asks those in positions of authority to recognise their obligation to the
youngsters living in the slum. The eradication of restrictions that confine
slum children to their unclean and unattractive surroundings should put an end
to all types of class inequities and social injustice. Allow them to learn and
express themselves freely. They will then partake in prosperity and
advancement, and their lives will be forever changed.
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