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12. What does the boy do on seeing the mother?

1. Where are the persona and the boy? 13. What has he offered to do for the mother?
2. What does the boy do on seeing the mother? 14. Why do you think his clothes are without a crease?
3. What has he offered to do for the mother? 15. What happens to the school book normally?
4. Why do you think his clothes are without a crease? 16. How differently does the boy behave?
5. What happens to the school book normally? 17. Explain the line. Now were you struck by lightning?. Why does the mother
6. How differently does the boy behave? say this?
7. Explain the line. Now were you struck by lightning?. Why does the mother 18. Why does the mother call the boy to move closer to her?
say this? 19. Exlpain the relevance of the title of the poem
8. Why does the mother call the boy to move closer to her? 20. What is unusual about the boy/s behavior so much so the mother calls him a
9. Exlpain the relevance of the title of the poem lamb?
10. What is unusual about the boy/s behavior so much so the mother calls him a
lamb?
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SAD I AMS 17. In stanza 1, what does the persona compare himself with?
18. Where do we find the things mentioned in this stanza?
1. In stanza 1, what does the persona compare himself with? 19. Why do you think the porridge pan is dirty?
2. Where do we find the things mentioned in this stanza? 20. What could have caused the arm of Action Man to be severed? Give two
3. Why do you think the porridge pan is dirty? possible reasons.
4. What could have caused the arm of Action Man to be severed? Give two 21. In stanza 2, why cant the envelope be sealed?
possible reasons. 22. State the literary device used for the phrase the gum is gone.
5. In stanza 2, why cant the envelope be sealed? 23. How would people feel if they could not find the end of sellotape?
6. State the literary device used for the phrase the gum is gone. 24. What is the main characteristics of the things mentioned in the poem that
7. How would people feel if they could not find the end of sellotape? makes the persona relate to it? Why would he feel this way?
8. What is the main characteristics of the things mentioned in the poem that 25. In stanza 3, what happened to the carburetor?
makes the persona relate to it? Why would he feel this way? 26. How do we describe the battery that has no charge left?
9. In stanza 3, what happened to the carburetor? 27. Why is the tyre discarded?
10. How do we describe the battery that has no charge left? 28. What should we do to the things that we do not want anymore? Give two
11. Why is the tyre discarded? possible suggestions.
12. What should we do to the things that we do not want anymore? Give two 29. In which age group do you think the persona is in?
possible suggestions. 30. If you see stray animal, what would you do?
13. In which age group do you think the persona is in? 31. What does the phrase the piece of good advice which no one seems to
14. If you see stray animal, what would you do? need mean?
15. What does the phrase the piece of good advice which no one seems to 32. List down two moral values that you have learned from the poem.
need mean?
16. List down two moral values that you have learned from the poem.

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