FIRST LANGUAGE ENGLISH - KSEEB - CLASS 08 - COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS - IMAGINATION

 

Poem – 07

IMAGINATION

(Memorization)

George Bernard Shaw

 Comprehension:

I. Answer the following in two or three sentences each:

1) What do you think were the ‘simple things’ done by the cowboy?

Ans: The poet reviews how he used to appreciate playing the round of privateers and acting like a rancher. He would imagine that he was cruising upon the seven oceans as a privateer, and sitting upon a pony crowding the steers in a farm.

 

2) Do you enjoy reading? What do you feel are the joys of reading?

Ans: Yes, I do enjoy reading.  Reading encourages us find out about numerous things. It extends and enlarges our insight. It makes us more human and tolerant. Perusing additionally causes us in our everyday life by preparing us better to adapt to life.

 

3) Where do the Eskimos live?

Ans: The Eskimos live in the Arctic region of the world. They generally live in wood, concrete and stone structures directly dissimilar to in the past where they lived in igloos which were ice caverns.

 

4) Why does the poet say “my fantasy was all a glow”?

Ans: Subsequent to reading a book on the life of Eskimos, the poet shipped himself into the place that is known for Eskimos. He envisioned to be living with them, chasing and fishing with them. His creative mind was determined to fire thus he says his dream was all aglow.

 

5) When did the poet go to the moon? Did he stay there?

Ans: The poet went to the moon to take a look and returned to the earth in his fantasy.

 

6) Who was his guide in the forests of Africa?

Ans: Dr. Livingstone was his guide in the forests of Africa.

 

7) What were the deeds performed by the poet in his world of imagination?

Ans: The poet sailed the seven seas, went chasing and fishing with the Eskimos, headed out to the moon, invested energy in the woodlands of Africa and visited America.

 

8) What happened when the poet grew up? What are his feelings towards life?

Ans: At the point when the poet grew up, his whimsical universe of imagination reached a conclusion. He turned into a genuine man and this drove him towards disappointment. He was unable to escape from the difficulties of this present reality.

 

9) What is the message given by the poet in the poem?

 Ans: Imagination joined with reading can assist you with getting a charge out of and live in the realm of puzzles whatever the age.

 

 

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