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Class VIII - NCERT - English Chapter 5, CBSE Poem - The School Boy, , , , Page No: 85, Working with Poem, , Question 1:, Find three or four words/phrases in stanza 1 that reflect the child's happiness and joy., , Solution:, The phrases that reflect the child's joy and happiness are ‘love to rise in a summer morn’,'huntsman, wings his horn’, 'birds sing on every tree’, ‘the skylark sings with me’, and 'sweet company’., , Question 2:, In stanza 2, the mood changes. Which words/phrases reflect the changed mood?, , Solution:, The phrases that reflect the changed mood are ‘it drives all joy away’ ,'in the cruel eye outworn'’, ‘spend, the day in sighing and dismay’., , Question 3:, , ‘Acruel eye outworn' (stanza 2) refers to, , (i) theclassroom whichis shabby/noisy., , (ii) the lessons which are difficult/uninteresting., , (iii) the dull/uninspiring life at school with lots of work and no play. Markthe Ansthatyouconsider, right., , Solution:, (iii) the dull/uninspiring life at school with lots of work and no play., , Question 4:, , ‘Nor sit in learning's bower Worn thro’ with the drearyshower', , Which of the following is a close paraphrase of the lines above?, , (i) NorcanIsitinaroofless classroom when itis raining., , (ii) NorcanIlearnanythingatschoolthoughteachers go onlecturingand explaining., (iii) Norcan] sitinthe school garden for fear of getting wetinthe rain., , Solution:, (ii) Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining.