DAY 3 – Summer Holiday Group 1 Year 4 Reading Homework

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

1.  Which of the themes below is NOT taken from the poem?

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

2.  In the poem, the white nightgowns symbolise the following EXCEPT – 

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

3.  What do lines 7 to 11 try to emphasise?

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

4.  Lines 12 to 15 talk about sailors who are asleep. How are their dreams any different from the other residents?

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

5.  What robs the people of their individuality and even of their humanity itself, as suggested by the poem?

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

6.  According to the speaker, amongst all the similar people in the town, there are a few interesting people. Who is the speaker referring to?

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

7.  What rhyme scheme is utilised in the poem?

Read the poem below then answer the questions that follow. 

Disillusionment of Ten O’Clock by Wallace Stevens

The houses are haunted

By white night-gowns.

None are green,

Or purple with green rings,

Or green with yellow rings, 5

Or yellow with blue rings.

None of them are strange,

With socks of lace

And beaded ceintures.

People are not going 10

To dream of baboons and periwinkles.

Only, here and there, an old sailor,

Drunk and asleep in his boots,

Catches tigers

In red weather. 15

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

8.  The following statements are true about the poem EXCEPT –

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

9.  What is the message of the poem for the readers?

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

10. In lines 17 to 18, what does the speaker want to earn as a form of accomplishment?

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

11.  The last lines in every stanza of the poem ask a particular question. What is the purpose of these questions?

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

12.  The following emotions are manifested in the poem EXCEPT

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

13.  How do you interpret the speaker’s conduct throughout the entire poem?

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

14.  Which of the themes below is NOT taken from the poem?

I. Contemplation

II. Uncertainty

III. Reflection

IV. Contempt

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

15.  Line 21 mentioned, “bask”. How is this word used in the poem?

What Have We Done Today? by Nixon Waterman

We shall do so much in the years to come,

But what have we done today?

We shall give our gold in a princely sum,

But what did we give today?

We shall lift the heart, and dry the tear, 5

We shall plant a hope in the place of fear,

We shall speak the words of love and cheer,

But what did we speak today?

We shall be so kind in the afterwhile,

But what have we been today? 10

We shall bring to each lonely life a smile,

But what have we brought today?

We shall give to truth a grander birth,

And to steadfast faith a deeper worth,

We shall feed the hungering souls of earth, 15

But whom have we fed today?

We shall reap such joys in the by and by,

But what have we sown today?

We shall build us mansions in the sky,

But what have we built today? 20

’Tis sweet in idle dreams to bask,

But here and now do we do our task?

Yes, this is the thing our souls must ask,

“What have we done today?”

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

16.  Which part of speech does the word “hungering” in line 15 belong to?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

17.  What does the speaker talk about in the entire first stanza?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

18.  Which of the following lines presents the reason for the speaker’s misery?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

19.  Which best summarises the third stanza?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

20.  What does the “bird” in line 16 symbolise?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

21.  In the poem, the word “cage” is a metaphor for?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

22.  In lines 18 to 20, what is the speaker trying to convey on behalf of other children?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

23.  What form of poetry does the poem belong to?

The Schoolboy by William Blake

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the skylark sings with me:

O what sweet company! 5

But to go to school in a summer morn, –

O it drives all joy away!

Under a cruel eye outworn,

The little ones spend the day

In sighing and dismay. 10

Ah then at times I drooping sit,

And spend many an anxious hour;

Nor in my book can I take delight,

Nor sit in learning’s bower,

Worn through with the dreary shower. 15

How can the bird that is born for joy

Sit in a cage and sing?

How can a child, when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring! 20

O father and mother if buds are nipped,

And blossoms blown away;

And if the tender plants are stripped

Of their joy in the springing day,

By sorrow and care’s dismay, – 25

How shall the summer arise in joy,

Or the summer fruits appear?

Or how shall we gather what griefs destroy,

Or bless the mellowing year,

When the blasts of winter appear? 30

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

24.  Which of the themes below is NOT taken from the poem?

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

25.  What does the word “mottled” in line 3 mean?

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

26.  The speaker used the phrase “paint-by-number” to emphasize

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

27.  Which line/s of the poem did the speaker officially reveal who the addressee is supposed to be?

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

28.  Besides Fall, what other season was mentioned in the poem?

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

29.  How do you interpret the speaker’s behaviour throughout the entire poem?

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

30.  What does the poem say about the speaker?

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

31.  Which of the following is the message conveyed in lines 18 and 19?

First Fall by Maggie Smith

I’m your guide here. In the evening-dark

morning streets, I point and name.

Look, the sycamores, their mottled,

paint-by-number bark. Look, the leaves

rusting and crisping at the edges. 5

I walk through Schiller Park with you

on my chest. Stars smoulder well

into daylight. Look, the pond, the ducks,

the dogs paddling after their prized sticks.

Fall is when the only things you know 10

because I’ve named them

begin to end. Soon I’ll have another

season to offer you: frost soft

on the window and a porthole

sighed there, ice sleeving the bare 15

grey branches. The first time you see

something perish, you won’t know it might

come back. I’m desperate for you

to love the world because I brought you here.

Answer the following questions by choosing the letter of the best answer.

32.  Which of the themes below is NOT taken from the poem?