Activity 1
Choose the correct answer from the given alternative :
(a) The little girl whom the poet not was –
(i) seven
(ii) eight
(iii) nine years old
Ans: (ii) eight
(b) The girls lost –
(a) two brothers
(b) two sisters
(iii) a brothers and sister.
Ans: (iii) a brothers and sister.
(c) The distances between her house and the burial ground was only –
(i) twelve steps
(ii) ten steps
(iii) six steps .
Ans: (i) twelve steps
Activity 2
Identify which of the following statements are true and which are false. Give a supporting statements for each of your answers :
(a) The little girl was good – looking. ( )
Ans: True
Supporting Statement: Because she had beautiful eyes and thick curly hair.
(b) five of her brothers and sisters were dead. ( )
Ans: False
Supporting Statement: Two of her brothers and sisters were dead.
(c) The graves were covered with green grass. ( )
Ans: True
Supporting Statement: Because it can be seen that the graves were green.
Activity 3
Poem that rhyme with the given word:
Curl: __________; head _________; air ________: clad ________; be __________ ; tell ___________ ; laid: _______; heaven: __________
Ans:
Curl : girl ;
head : said;
air : fair;
clad : glad;
be : me;
tell : dwell;
laid: maid;
heaven: seven
Activity 4
Answer the following questions:
(a) Pick out the expressions that describe the appearance of the girl.
Ans: Her hair was thick with many a curl, and she was wildly clad and her eyes were very fair.
(b) With whom did the girl live
Ans: The girl lived with her mother.
(c) What does the girl say about her living brothers and sisters ?
Ans: She said two of her brothers live at Conway and two are gone to sea.
(d) Why does the girl say, “We are seven” ?
Ans: Because she doesn’t understand the meaning of death and she cannot differentiate dead from alive, that’s why she counted seven instead of five