The Vagabond
Textual Questions & Answers
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Activity 1
Choose the correct answer from the given
alternatives:
(a) The vagabond wishes to have his bed -
(i) in a frosty field
(ii) in the bush
(iii) at a roadside inn.
Ans: (ii) in the
bush
(b) The vagabond prays for a life -
(i) in close contact with nature
(ii) devoted to social work
(iii) spent in comfort and luxury
Ans: (i) in close contact with nature
(c) The vagabond does not seek -
(i) the heaven above him
(ii) wealth
(iii) the road below him
Ans: (ii) wealth
Activity 2
Identify which of the following statements are
True and which are False. Give a supporting statement for each of your answers:
(a) The vagabond wants the way to be far away from him.
Ans: False , Supporting Statement: “And the byway
nigh me.”
(b) The vagabond dips the bread in the river water.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “Bread I dip in
the river.”
(c) When autumn comes the birds are going to be happy with their
chirpings.
Ans: False , Supporting Statement: “Or let autumn
fall on me / Where afield I linger, / Silencing the bird on tree.”
(d) The vagabond will not fear to face Autumn or Winter.
Ans: True , Supporting Statement: “Not to autumn
will I yield / Not to winter even!”
Activity 3
Complete the sentences meaningfully:
(a) The vagabond is a
person who wanders from one place to other without any purpose.
(b) The vagabond wants a
life of natural beauties.
(c) The vagabond asks for
the heaven above him and the road below.
(d) The vagabond does
not want a friend to know him.
Activity 4
Answer the following questions:
(a) What kind of a life does the vagabond want?
Ans: The vagabond wants
a life in close contact with nature.
(b) What are the things that do not interest the vagabond?
Ans: The things that do
not interest the vagabond are wealth, hope, love and a friend.
(c) What would the vagabond do when winter falls?
Ans: When winter falls,
the vagabond will remain out in the field enjoying the change in nature. He
will not change his life style in fear of winter.
(d) How does the poet describe a field in autumn?
Ans: The poet describes a
field in autumn as frosty. It looks as white as a meal.
(e) Why does the poet repeat the second stanza once again?
Ans: The poet repeats the
second stanza to say boldly that being a lover of nature he is ready to face
all the challenges of life and nature.
(f) What message does the poet want to give through the poem?
Ans: Here the poet’s
message is that human life is meaningful only in the presence of nature.
Activity 5
Match the words in Column A with their meanings in
Column B:
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A
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B
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1 ) Love
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A stream or rivulet [4]
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2) Heaven
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That which is near [3]
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3) Nigh
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A feeling of care and
understanding [1]
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4) Lave
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A person who stands by
at al times [6]
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5) Frosty
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Covered with thin
ice [5]
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6) Friend
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A place where a soul
finds peace and his God [2]
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Activity 6
Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words
given in brackets:
(a) There is a cold (warm)
breeze blowing from the sea.
(b) His coat is black (white)
in colour.
(c) After spring
comes summer (winter).
(d) From the mountain
top, I could see the river flowing below (above).
(e) I do not want to
be late (early) for the meeting.
Activity 7
Make as many new words as you can from the poem by
adding suffixes. One is done for you:
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Suffix
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Words
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(a) _y
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wealthy, earthy, bushy,
starry
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(b) _less
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friendless, loveless,
hopeless
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(c) _full
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Hopeful
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(d) __ly
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manly, likely
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(e) __th
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Warmth
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(f) __side
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roadside, riverside
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(g) __er
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jollier, busier,
blower, sooner
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(h) __r
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lover, giver,
later
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Activity 8 (a)
Find participle adjectives from the given
sentences:
(a) He got down from
a running bus.
(b) The loaded truck
hit the tree.
(c) I met a charming woman
today.
(d) Don’t eat rotten mangoes.
(e) Cricket is an exciting game.
Activity 8 (b)
Make new sentences with the participle adjectives
that you have found in Activity 8 (a).
Running: Don’t jump from a running
bus.
Loaded: Don’t try to
overtake a loaded lorry.
Charming: The girl is very
charming.
Rotten: Don’t eat rotten mangoes.
Exciting: Football is an
exciting game.
Activity 9
Punctuate the following passage:
“Do you know Watson?”
said Holmes, as we sat together at the end of the garden in the darkness, “I
have really some hesitation in talking to you tonight. There is a risk of
danger.”
“You know I welcome it.
But you have evidently seen more in these rooms than was visible to me.”
“You saw the ventilator?”
“Yes, but I do not think
that it is such a very dangerous or unusual thing to have a small opening
between two rooms. It was so small that a rat could hardly pass through.”
Activity 10
Complete the sentences with adjectives in their
proper degree:
(a) Ram is older (old)
than Shyam.
(b) Mt. Everest is
the highest (high) peak in the world.
(c) A mango is as sweet (sweet)
to taste as an apple.
(d) Darjeeling is cooler (cool)
than Siliguri.
(e) Kolkata is the largest (large)
city in West Bengal.
(f) Sita is taller (tall)
than Reshma.
Activity 11
Fill in the blanks with the plural nouns given in
the help box. There are some extra words.
species, headquarters, means, series, spectacles, tongs,
congratulations
(a) You have won the
match, congratulations!
(b) The police headquarters were
not far away.
(c) He did not have
the means, but he had the capacity to build an empire.
(d) The test series was
so exciting that all were glued to the television.
(e) He held the burning
coal with the help of tongs.
