leisure quiz show.pptx

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Question and Answer

LEISURE


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Complete the passage


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1. The poet emphasis that to stand and

stare is a waste of time


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2. The poem highlights the importance of

keeping cows and sheep


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3. Watching squirrels hide their nuts in the

grass is an example of leisure


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4. The persona highlights that beauty of

nature must be appreciated


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5. According to the poet a poor life is a

life without leisure


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1. List five things that can be seen in this

poem

The boughs, the sheep and

cows, the woods, the squirrel,

the nuts, the grass, the

stream, the daylight, the

stars, Beauty, feet that can

dance, a smile.


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2.List three things that can be heard in

this poem


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3. How does the persona feel about the

busy man?


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4. Where is the poem set?


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5. Give one example of a simile found in

the poem


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6. What do you think Beauty represents in

this poem?


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7. Why does the persona envy the cows and

sheep?


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8. Give one example personification found

in this poem

Beauty is compared to a

dancer who smiles with

her eyes and her mouth


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9. According to the poem, why does Man

not stop to appreciate nature?


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10. Give two themes of this poem

1.The importance of

leisure

2.Appreciation of nature


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11. What can we learn from the poem?


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1. The word leisure means _____

time for studies and revision

the busiest day of our lives

time for daily chores

time spent doing what you enjoy


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2. The setting of this poem is in a

________

urban

city

town

village


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3.What does Beauty represent?

The life in a busy town

A life full of care

A poor life

The wonderful things in nature


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4. The phrase no time suggests

the following except ______

occupied

engaged

busy

relaxed


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5. How is life a poor life ?

We can enjoy many things

We spend too much time relaxing

We lack many facilities

We are too busy to enjoy nature


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Man has no free time because

He cannot enjoy thepeaceful comfort

the persona feels that manhas no time to relax under

the branches of a tree

The persona feels sorry that Manhas no time to enjoy the

forests

Man has no time to enjoy thestreams

that sparkle in the sunlight

like the starry sky at night

and just stare around like thesheep or cows

he is always busy and rushed

of simple and carefreeleisure time

and watch where the

squirrels hide their nuts

Match the sentence parts to complete

the synopsis of the poem Leisure


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Man has no time to remain

still for a while and look

Sadly, Man has no time to admirethe beauty of nature which islike the smile

The persona feels sorry that Manhas no time

to enjoy his beautiful surroundings

at the beauty of nature which

is like a beautiful dancer

that begins to her in a girls eyesand progresses to her mouth and

lights up her face

Match the sentence parts to complete the

synopsis of the poem Leisure (continued)


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1. Why is life full of care ?


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2. What are some activities of leisure

mentioned in the poem?


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3. What does the phrase we have no time

to stand and stare mean ?


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4. What does the poet suggest that we

must do each day?


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5. How can we find time for leisure?


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