Page 1 : ENGLISH, Lesson no.29. A LARK, , Meanings :, , , , lark (n) - A small brown singing bird, , (2) soaring (v) - Fly or rise high into the air, , (3) weary (v) - Very ti il, (4) dreary (@, , , , (5) diving (v) - plunge head first into water with, arms raised over one’s head. on, , (6) creep (v) on lov! ag creer tay, , , , , , , (7) on the w

Page 2 : Q.1. Answer the following:, *(1) Write what the lark does., , Ans. The lark soars high in the sky., *(2) Write what :, , , , , *(3) What does the poet want to know from the, lark?, , Ans. The poet wants to know from the lark if, it is not tired of soaring high to the empty, sky and if it doesn’t find the experience dull, and boring. He further asks the lark if it, doesn’t long o bea |, the sea., , , , , , , *(4) What does the poet want to know from the |, , Goldfish?, Ans. The poet wants to know from the Goldfish, whether it is not sad when it feels the cold, , waves moving slowly and quietly over it. He, further enquimaadl if the Saale ee, sometimes

Page 3 : *(5) Do you long to be something else? Write, about your longing., , Ans. Yes, I long to be a bird! If I were a bird..... the, high flight and exploring the beauty of this, wonderful world would be such a great feeling., Humming sweet songs, building, nests so_, beautiful atop th, Wouldn’t, , , , Q.2. Complete the list of describing words, , from the poem :1) empty — sky, , 2) silent — goldfish, 3) cold —- waves, 4) sad - clouds, , Q.3. Match the following words :, a) dreary, b) creep, , c) sky, d) wing, e) sea, , , , * (Do it yourself)

Page 4 : Q.4. Read the following poem and answer, the following questions given below :, Lark - bird on the wings?, , (Textbook page no. 71), , , , QUESTIONS :, 1. What does the poem deal with?, , 2. Who are being addressed in the poem?, , 3. Write rhyming pairs from 1st stanza., , 4. Write the rhyme scheme of 2nd stanza., , 5. Name the poet who has written the poem., 6. Write the opposite of the following:, a) sad b) empty, , c) deep b) sometimes, , 7. Give one word for the following meanings., a) very tried., , b) a moving strip of water., , c) move slowly and quietly., , d) pleased and joyful., , 8. Write about your own longing or wish.

Page 5 : ANSWERS, , 1. The poem deals with one's longing to be, someone or something else., , 2. The poet has addressed the lark bird and, the goldfish in the poem., 3. high - sky , weary - dreary, be - sea., , 4. The rhyme scheme of 2nd stanza is, a,b,a,b,C,c., , 5. Name of the poet who has written the, poem is Lawrance Alma Tadema., , 6. a) sad x happy. b) empty ~ full, c) deep x shallow. d) sometimes x always., , 7. a) very tried - weary., , b) a moving strip of water - wave., c) move slowly and quitely - creep., d) pleased and joyful - glad., , 8. Write your own answer.