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THE SCHOOL BOY (POEM), , Question 1:, , Find three or four words/phrases, , in stanza 1 that reflect the child's, happiness and joy., , Answer:, , The words/phrases that reflect the, child’s happiness are the song of, birds and the skylark, and the sound, of hunter's horn., , Question 2:, , In stanza 2, the mood changes., Which words/phrases reflect the, changed mood?, , Answer:, , The words/phrases reflecting the, child’s mood are:, , (a) drives all joy away, , (b) cruel eye outworn (of the, Teacher), , (c) sighing and dismay.

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Question 3:, , ‘A cruel eye outworn (stanza 2)’, refers to, , (i) the classroom which is shabby/, noisy, , (ii) the lessons which are difficult/, uninteresting, , (iii) The dull/uninspiring life at school, with lots of work and no play., , Mark the answer that you consider, right., , Answer:, (iii), , Question 4:, , “Nor sit in learning’s bower worn thro’, with the dreary shower’, , Which of the following is a close, paraphrase of the lines above?, , (i) Nor can I sit in a roofless, classroom when it is raining., , (ii) Nor can | learn anything at school, though teachers go on lecturing and, explaining., , (iii) Nor can | sit in the school garden, for fear of getting wet in the rain.

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Answer:, (ii), , Chapter 5 The School Boy, More additional Questions, , Question 1:, What is the mood of the school boy?, Answer: The school boy is unhappy., , Question 2:, What makes the school boy, unhappy?, , Answer: He has to go to school even, in asummer morning when there is, so much to enjoy in open fields and, forests. Secondly, his teacher is cruel, and the lessons are uninteresting., , Question 3:, Why does the boy compare himself, to a caged bird?, , Answer: Like a caged bird, the boy, is also not free to do any thing at his, own will. He wants to lead a life of, freedom but he can't because there, are many restrictions on him.

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Question 4:, What is the poet's advice to parents, of school-going kids?, , Answer: The poet calls upon the, parents to let their kids grow and play, joyfully in early years. They should, not restrict their natural activities., , Question 5:, Why does the school boy compare, himself to a plant?, , Answer: A small child is like a tender, plant. If he is suppressed too much,, he fails to grow to full size. A tender, plant if crushed at the bud-stage,, won't bear any flower or fruit in, spring season.