What does the poet wish for despite her contentment with friends?
- APeace
- BA new life
- CChange and adventure
- DWealth
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MCQ
11 Q→02True / False [1-M]
6 Q→03Fill in the blank.
13 Q→04Question(1 Marks)
18 Q→05VSQ (2 Marks)
15 Q→06SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS(3 Mark)
2 Q→07LONG ANS. QUESTIONS(5 Mark)
5 Q→08Case based questions.
3 Q→09Do as per instructions:
3 Q→Sample Questions
Travel questions
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What does the poet hear at night?
- ABirds singing
- BThe train’s whistle
- CThe wind blowing
- DThe sound of rain
What is symbolised by the cinders in the sky?
- AHope
- BUnfulfilled desires
- CPeace
- DHappiness
What is the main theme of the poem?
- ALoneliness
- ✓The power of imagination
- CThe beauty of nature
- DThe sound of trains
Answer: B.
View full solution →What aspect of the train does the poet find fascinating?
- AThe speed of the train
- ✓The sound of its whistle and cinders
- CThe passengers on the train
- DThe train stations
Answer: B.
View full solution →The train never arrives, but the poet continues to hear its whistle.
The train symbolises a desire for stability and comfort.
The poet feels indifferent towards her desires for change.
The poet observes the cinders of the train glowing red in the sky at night.
The poet feels disconnected from the friends she makes, indicating loneliness or isolation.
The sound of a train could still be heard _____ as the evening grew quiet.
The bornfire glowed brightly, throwing ______ into the dark night sky.
The marketplace is bustling, and the ______ with the chatter of shoppers and vendors.
As I arrived at the railway station I could hear the ______ .
After meeting her old friend, her ______ with the joy of rekindled memories.
What does the phrase ‘cinders red on the sky’ tell us about the train at night?
How much time will it take to complete your adventure trip?
What are the activities you would like to do with your friends?
Why would you like to go there?
What things will you take along?
Do you think the poet actually sees and hears the train? Why or why not?
What does the line ‘no matter where it’s going’ reveal about the speaker’s attitude towards travel?
What is the significance of the repeated references to the train’s whistle?
complete the following paragraph:
The street was filed with a variety of sounds. A shopkeeper was 1. ______ to attract customers, while a child nearby was 2. _______ at his friend to wait for him. From the other side of the road, a toddler was 3. ________ uncontrollably after dropping his ice cream, and his mother tried to calm him as he began 4. _________ softly. In the background, someone’s loud screeching voice added to the bustling noise of the busy evening.
The street was filed with a variety of sounds. A shopkeeper was 1. ______ to attract customers, while a child nearby was 2. _______ at his friend to wait for him. From the other side of the road, a toddler was 3. ________ uncontrollably after dropping his ice cream, and his mother tried to calm him as he began 4. _________ softly. In the background, someone’s loud screeching voice added to the bustling noise of the busy evening.
Discuss in pairs. What might be the reasons that people enjoy train journeys?
Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
My heart is warm with the friends I make,
And better friends I’ll not be knowing…
(i) Choose the suitable option to complete the following.
The line ‘My heart is warm’ refers to a heart that is ______.
A. filled with worries
B. full of love
C. feeling upset
D. experiencing anger
(ii) What does the speaker say about her current friends?
(iii) What does the line better friends I’ll not be knowing’ suggest about the speaker’s feelings toward their current friends?
(iv) Complete the following suitably.
The tone of the speaker in these lines is ______. (grateful/content)
My heart is warm with the friends I make,
And better friends I’ll not be knowing…
(i) Choose the suitable option to complete the following.
The line ‘My heart is warm’ refers to a heart that is ______.
A. filled with worries
B. full of love
C. feeling upset
D. experiencing anger
(ii) What does the speaker say about her current friends?
(iii) What does the line better friends I’ll not be knowing’ suggest about the speaker’s feelings toward their current friends?
(iv) Complete the following suitably.
The tone of the speaker in these lines is ______. (grateful/content)
Complete the following word web on travel.
Create a first draft of your description including the following details.
(i) What is the name of the character?
(ii) What does the character look like?
(iii) What does the character do?
(iv) what kind of person is she or he?
(v) Include any line or incident from the text that you like the most.
(i) What is the name of the character?
(ii) What does the character look like?
(iii) What does the character do?
(iv) what kind of person is she or he?
(v) Include any line or incident from the text that you like the most.
Read the expressions from the poem given in Column 1 and match them with what they indicate in Column 2.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| Q.1. miles away | (a) The speaker's affection for their friends |
| Q.2. cinders red | (b) The fast and powerful movement of the train |
| Q.3. heart is warm | (c) The busy and noisy atmosphere during the day |
| Q.4. day is loud | (d) The glow of the train's sparks lighting up the night sky |
| Q.5. engine steaming | (e) The distance of the train from the speaker |
Read the meanings of such words in Column 1 and match them with the words in Column 2. You may use a dictionary. Share your answers with your classmates and the teacher.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
| 1. shouting loudly, often in anger or excitement | (i) wailing |
| 2. crying out in fear or excitement | (ii) hollering |
| 3. crying loudly with grief or sorrow | (iii) screeching |
| 4. making a high-pitched, piercing sound | (iv) yelling |
| 5. calling out loudly, often in a casual or informal way | (v) whimpering |
| 6. crying softly in a low, broken voice | (vi) bawling |
| 7. crying loudly and uncontrollably | (vii) screaming |
What is the significance of the poet’s heart being “warm”?
Why does the poet refer to the train as something that “never goes by all day”?
My heart is warm with the friends I make,
And better friends I’ll not be knowing;
Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take,
No matter where it’s going.
Q.1. What make the speaker’s heart feel warm?
Q.2. What does the train symbolise in the poem?
$\quad$(a) Fear of the unknown
$\quad$(b) The poet’s love for vehicles
$\quad$(c) A desire for adventure and travel
$\quad$(d) A return to home
Q.3. The poet values both ____________ and the excitement of travel.
Q.4. The poet is ready to take any train, regardless of where it is going.
View full solution →And better friends I’ll not be knowing;
Yet there isn’t a train I wouldn’t take,
No matter where it’s going.
Q.1. What make the speaker’s heart feel warm?
Q.2. What does the train symbolise in the poem?
$\quad$(a) Fear of the unknown
$\quad$(b) The poet’s love for vehicles
$\quad$(c) A desire for adventure and travel
$\quad$(d) A return to home
Q.3. The poet values both ____________ and the excitement of travel.
Q.4. The poet is ready to take any train, regardless of where it is going.
All night there isn’t a train goes by,
Though the night is still for sleep and dreaming,
But I see its cinders red on the sky,
And hear its engine steaming.
Q.1. Who is the poet of this poem?
Q.2. What does the poet see in the sky at night?
$\quad$(a) The moon and stars
$\quad$(b) Birds flying
$\quad$(c) The train’s red cinders
$\quad$(d) A lightning storm
Q.3. The poet hears the train’s engine ____________
Q.4. Train:Journey:: Dream: ____________
View full solution →Though the night is still for sleep and dreaming,
But I see its cinders red on the sky,
And hear its engine steaming.
Q.1. Who is the poet of this poem?
Q.2. What does the poet see in the sky at night?
$\quad$(a) The moon and stars
$\quad$(b) Birds flying
$\quad$(c) The train’s red cinders
$\quad$(d) A lightning storm
Q.3. The poet hears the train’s engine ____________
Q.4. Train:Journey:: Dream: ____________
The railroad track is miles away,
And the day is loud with voices speaking,
Yet thete isn’t a train goes by all day
But I hear its whistle shrieking.
Q.1. What contrast is shown in the poem about sound?
Q.2. What literary device is used when the poet hears a train that isn’t there?
$\quad$(a) Metaphor
$\quad$(b) Personification
$\quad$(c) Irony
$\quad$(d) Imagery
Q.3. The poet’s imagination makes the train seem present even when it is actually ____________
Q.4. Train’s whistle : Shrieking :: Cinders:
View full solution →And the day is loud with voices speaking,
Yet thete isn’t a train goes by all day
But I hear its whistle shrieking.
Q.1. What contrast is shown in the poem about sound?
Q.2. What literary device is used when the poet hears a train that isn’t there?
$\quad$(a) Metaphor
$\quad$(b) Personification
$\quad$(c) Irony
$\quad$(d) Imagery
Q.3. The poet’s imagination makes the train seem present even when it is actually ____________
Q.4. Train’s whistle : Shrieking :: Cinders:
Read the poem and underline the rhyming words in each stanza. Write the rhyming words from each stanza. An example has been done for you.
1. Stanza (i): away-day;
2. Stanza (ii):
3. Stanza (iii):
1. Stanza (i): away-day;
2. Stanza (ii):
3. Stanza (iii):
The main ideas of each stanza of the poem are given below. Write the number of the stanza against the matching main idea.
1. At night, the speaker imagines the train and hears its engine in the quiet.
2. The speaker feels a strong desire to take any train, no matter where it goes.
3. The speaker hears the train whistle during the day, even though the train is far away.
1. At night, the speaker imagines the train and hears its engine in the quiet.
2. The speaker feels a strong desire to take any train, no matter where it goes.
3. The speaker hears the train whistle during the day, even though the train is far away.
The main idea of the stanza, “The speaker hears the train whistle during the day, even though the train is far away” matches with stanza 1.
Stanza (i): away-day;
Stanza (i): away-day;
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