The person I am looking for – Questions

Extract 1 Textbook (page 2)

Preparation: (Text book page 2)

(1)What is your idea of an idol or a role model in society?(2)Who are your role models?(3)What qualities in them do you like the most? Why?

Reading for understanding, Poetic devices and appreciations:

(1)What should you be cautious of when raising yourself in the eyes of others?(2)What should be your reaction inwards gossip and lies?(3)How should you behave when you are the winner and when you are the

loser?(4)How does the poet expect you to react to ‘cheers’ and to a ‘set-back’?

Personal Response Questions:

Do you give excuses or blame others when you fail in some attempt? Give reasons?

Poetic Device Questions:

(1)Pick out examples of Antithesis from the extract.(2)Find examples of Alliteration from the extract.

Appreciation Questions:

(1)Pick out the pairs of rhyming words from the extract(2)What is the rhyme scheme used?

Extract 2 Textbook (pages 2 & 3)

Inference / Interpretative Questions:

(1)What advice does the oet give you about accepting counsel?(2)How according to the poet, should you interact with others?(3)What do you mean by the line: ‘You are a beacon light for people far and

wide?

Personal Response Questions:

(1) ‘That virtue and success do not go side by side.’ Explain your view about the idea expressed in this line.

Poetic Devices Questions:

(1)Pick out an example of Antithesis from the extract.(2)Find an example of Alliteration from the extract.(3)Find an example of Metaphor from the extract.

Appreciation Questions:

(1)Pick out the pairs of rhyming words from the extract.(2)What is the rhyme scheme used?(3)What does the poet mean by the phrase ‘the will to live and the courage to

die’?

‘Towards appreciation (Based on the Full Poem)

(1)What is the significance of the use of ‘are’ instead of ‘may’, in the last line?(2) In what sense would you call this poem ‘a poem for understanding and

enriching the self’?(3)What is the poet’s purpose in emphasizing the ‘dos’ and don’ts’ about the

qualities of a good human being?(4)Would you describe the poet as a social reformer? How?(5)Why does the poet need to look for an ideal person?

(1) Extension

You intend to visit and interview a person socially accepted as an ideal one. Prepare a set of questions for taking his / her interview. Your focus should be on his/ her social behaviour and the activities he / she carries out.

Questions for interviewee:

(1) What were some of your childhood experiences?(2) How did you fare at school?(3) Who inspired you in your youth?(4) Is it possible for a virtuous person to succeed in today’s world?

(5) How do you spread the message about girls’ education?(6) What, do you think, are the qualities of an ideal person?(7) How are the obstacles you have faced in your activities?(8) Which activity are you most passionate about?(9) Do you find many people in our country who think like you do?(10)What message would you like to give our readers

(2) Visit the internet or refer to books or magazines in your college library and collect information about at least five persons who are your role models. Prepare posters including their photos and display them on your college notice board.

(3) Write a letter to the person you like most, appreciating his / her selfless social work for a good cause and also express how he / she is the beacon–light for the youth of today.

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