Directions (Q1-6): Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options.
As I Watch You Grow
Do you know how much you mean to me?
As you grow into what you will be.
You came from within, from just beneath my heart
It’s there you’ll always be though your own life will now start.
You’re growing so fast it sends me a whirl,
With misty eyes I ask, where’s my little girl?
I know sometimes to you I seem harsh and so unfair,
But one day you will see, I taught you well because I care.
The next few years will so quickly fly,
With laughter and joy, mixed with a few tears to cry
As you begin your growth to womanhood, this fact you must know,
You’ll always be my source of pride, no matter where you go.
You must stand up tall and proud, within you feel no fear.
For all you dreams and goals, sit before you very near.
With God’s love in your heart and the world by its tail,
You’ll always be my winner and victory will prevail.
For you this poem was written, with help from above,
To tell you in a rhythm of your mother’s heartfelt love!
Q1. ‘Do you know how much you mean to me?’ is a question.
(a) rhetorical
(b) restrictive
(c) convergent
(d) divergent
Q2. An antonym for the word ‘harsh’ is
(a) severe
(b) mild
(c) grim
(d) clashing
Q3. In the expression ‘It sends me a whirl’, ‘it’ refers to
(a) travelling far
(b) growing up
(c) new experiences
(d) the real world
Q4. To ‘stand up tall’ is
(a) growing up healthy
(b) be tall like the boys
(c) being fearless
(d) getting ambitious
Q5. The phrase ‘the world by its tail’ means to
(a) be a good follower
(b) overcome challenges
(c) face one’s enemies
(d) to avoid challenges
Q6. The poem addresses a
(a) friend
(b) daughter
(c) mother
(d) girl
Q7. Choose the incorrect response.
(a) person – people
(b) lady – ladies
(c) man – men
(d) photo – photoes
Q8. Choose the noun that is always singular.
(a) Furniture
(b) Knife
(c) Baby
(d) Tooth
Q9. Choose the irregular plural.
(a) wives
(b) mice
(c) shelves
(d) books
Q10. Choose the noun that is not always singular.
(a) advice
(b) money
(c) fox
(d) homework
S1. Ans.(d)
S2. Ans.(b)
S3. Ans.(b)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(b)
S6. Ans.(b)
S7.Ans. (a)
S8.Ans. (a)
S9.Ans. (b)
S10.Ans.(c)
