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Activity 2, Pick up, the rhyming words from the poem and make a list., Ans., stay, (a) away, (b) down, (c) again, (d) me, gone, refrain, be/free

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Activity 4, d the following stanzas and answer the questions., A Some books I'll never give away., Though old and worn, their binding torn,, Upon my shelves they'll always stay,, Alive, still read, still fresh each dawn,, Their magic moments never gone., (a) Name the poem and the poet., Ans. The name of the poem is We Who Love Books' and that of the poet is, Ruskin Bond., (b) The, poet, doesn't want to part with some books. Where does he keep them?, Ans. The poet keeps them on his shelves., (c) What is the condition of the books ?, Ans. They are old and worn. Their binding is torn.

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B. Familiar friends, these timeless tales, (VIII PB, MBD ENGLISH GUIDE, Have been with me since I was ten,, And as I turn their pages once again, I feel and love their old refrain., (a) The, calls his books 'familiar friends'. Why does he call them 'familiar, calls his books 'familiar friends' because they have been his friend, рoet, Ans. The, рoet, since he was ten., (b) What do you understand by the phrase 'timeless tales' ?, Ans. Timeless tales' means untouched by time. They are as fresh today as, they, were years ago., (c) How does the poet feel when he touches and feels the pages of his books, Ans. The poet's love for their old refrains., C. Great verse, great thoughts, still stand the test, Of time that's passing by so fast ..., These good companions never fail, To give me joy, to nourish me., We who love books will always be, The lucky ones, our minds set free., (a) According to the poet, what still stand the test of time ?, Ans. According to the poet great verse and great thoughts still stand the test of time, (b) What do you think the, will always get, from his good companions, poet, will always get joy and nourishment from his good friends., poet, (c) Who according to the poet will always be the lucky ones ?, Ans. According to the poet, those who love books will always be lucky ones., Ans. The