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3. Words should come from the depth of _____________.
a. truth b. love c. peace
4. The poet wants everyone to enter the heaven of _____________.
a. freedom b. life c. death
5. The poet wants his country to be _____________.
a. asleep b. awake c. active
B. Answer the questions given below.
1. Who is the poem addressed to?
2. What does the poet mean by ‘narrow domestic walls’?
3. Whom does ‘Father’ refer to?
4. What does the poet pray to the Father?
5. How does the poet want the countrymen to live?
Vocabulary Skills
A. Match the words with their meanings.
1. fragments not sleeping
2. tireless boring
3. dreary small pieces
4. striving energetic
5. awake making efforts
B. Underline the right form of word.
1. Harsha always speaks the true / truth.
2. She speaks with clear / clarity.
3. No one is perfect / perfection in this world.
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4. India got its free / freedom on 15 August 1947.
5. The river is very deep / depth.
Creative Writing Skills
Write a brief summary of the poem in your own words.
Life Skills and Values
We must be able to live in this world without fear and with self-respect. We must not be divided by
prejudices.
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