An April Day
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity - 1
Tick the correct alternative:
(i) When the warm sun has returned again, it is nice to -
(a) sing out loud
(b) visit the still wood
(c) sail down the river
Ans: (b) visit the still wood
(ii) The sapling draws its sustenance from -
(a) the blue sky
(b) rainwater
(c) earth’s loosened
mould
Ans: (c) earth’s loosened mould
(iii) The birds -
(a) glance quick in the
bright sun
(b) sit on the branches
of the trees
(c) peck at the grains
from the ground
Ans: (a)
glance quick in the bright sun
(iv) The green slope throws its shadow upon -
(a) the mountain
(b) the hollows of the
hills
(c) the sand dunes
Ans: (b) the hollows of the hills
Activity - 2
Complete
the following sentences with information from the text:
(a) Spring is the season
of blooming of flowers.
(b) The coming-on of
storms is foretold by many folded dark clouds.
(c) The birds move
along the forest opening.
(d) The bright sunset
fills the silver woods with light.
Activity - 3
Answer the following questions:
Why do you think the poet
‘loves the season well’?
Ans: The poet “loves the season well” because when spring comes, nature decorates herself with all its beauty.
Ans: The poet “loves the season well” because when spring comes, nature decorates herself with all its beauty.
Activity - 4
Fill in
the chart with information from the text:
|
Who |
Did what |
|
(i) The first flower |
Bloomed in a still wood. |
|
(ii) The forest glades |
were teeming with bright forms. |
|
(iii) The sapling |
drew its sustenance from the earth’s loosened mould and
thrives. |
|
(iv) The drooping tree |
revived through stricken to the heart with winter’s cold. |
Activity - 5
Answer
the following questions:
(a) Why is it sweet to
visit the wood during springtime?
Ans: In springtime, nature decorates herself with all its
beauty. So it is sweet to visit wood in spring.
(b) What does winter’s
cold do to the tree?
Ans: The winter’s cold drops the trees.
(c) What time of the Day
do you think it is when “ The green slope throws its shadows in the hollows of
the hills?”
Ans: During the sunset the green slope throws its shadow in
the hills.
(d) Why do you think the
poem is titled “An April Day”? Suggest an alternative title.
Ans: The poem is titled “An April Day” because the poet
describes a day with all its sweetness of April month of spring season. An
alternative title may be “The Spring Season” / “Sweet Spring”.
Activity 6(a)
Fill in the blanks with the correct verb forms
from those given in brackets:
(i) He has
been working here for the last two years. (worked, is working, has
been working)
(ii) The baby has
been crying all morning. (cries, has been crying, had cried)
(iii) It had been raining for
a long time before we went to school. (had been raining, rained, rains)
(iv) The passengers of
the train had been sleeping fast when the accident
occurred. (slept, had been sleeping, sleep)
Activity 6(b)
Fill in the blanks with either the Future
Continuous tense or Future Perfect tense of the verbs given in brackets:
(i) suppose it will
be raining when we start. (rain)
(ii) He will
be meeting us next week. (meet)
(iii) She will have
reached Jamshedpur by then. (reach)
(iv) This book is not
fat, I shall have read it by lunch time. (read)
Activity - 7
Make meaningful sentences of your own with the
following words:
(a) Harvest
: I don’t know how to harvest crops.
(b) Teeming :
The river is teeming with fishes.
(c) Thrives
: The saplings thrives in suitable weather.
(d) Glance
: He switched on the light for a glance.