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Word Power
cinch: easy and certain outclassed: to be better than something or someone
Comprehension Skills
Answer the questions given below.
1. What is the central idea of the poem?
2. How does success begin?
3. Why do you have to think high?
4. How can you win a prize?
5. What does the man who wins think?
Vocabulary Skills
A. Write words that are similar in meaning.
1. battle – ______________ 2. soon – ______________ 3. stronger – ______________
4. win – ______________ 5. faster – ______________ 6. late – ______________
7. lose – ______________ 8. sure – ______________ 9. beaten – ______________
B. Underline the correct word form.
1. Work hard to success / succeed in life.
2. If you are not careful, you will lose / loss your wallet.
3. We must be strong / strength to fight the battles of life.
4. Mountains are very high / height.
5. She had a sudden think / thought.
C. Write the pairs of rhyming words in the poem.
1. _____________ _____________ 2. _____________ _____________ 3. _____________ _____________
Communication Skills
Speak in class about how you achieved success in something you did.
Creative Writing Skills
Write a short summary of the poem.
Life Skills and Values
Confidence is the key to success. To become confident, you must be optimistic. You must have faith
in your abilities. Above all, never lose hope in the event of a failure.
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