KSEEB Solution Class 9 English Second Language – Gratefulness
Board | KSEEB |
Class | Nine (9) |
Subject | English |
Language | 2nd Language |
Chapter | 2 |
Chapter Name | Gratefulness |
Gratefulness Class 9 English Karnataka Board Kannada
POEM
GRATEFULNESS
(MEMORIZATION)
Now discuss in groups and find answers to the following :
1.) Was Sunita right in being angry with God?
Answer: No, Sunita wasn’t right in being angry with God.
2.) How did Anjali comfort Sunita?
Answer: Her friend Anjali comforted her saying that she should look at those who were physically challenged since birth, and be grateful to the creator
3.) Who should we be grateful to? Why?
Answer: We should be grateful to god and parents. They are the ones who have given us birth and given us this beautiful life.
Understand the poem
1.) Why is the poet grateful for eyes and ears?
Answer: The poet is grateful for eyes because he can see the activities that can be done by him. He he grateful foe ears because he may hear the sobbing of those who need him near.
2.) How do lips and mind help a human being?
Answer: Lips help a human being to speak words of comfort and peace to all who seek. Mind helps a human being to help others who need it.
3.) What does the poet use his hands for?
Answer: The poet uses his hands for doing some arduous or simple task or to pray to god.
4.) Why does the poet place the heart above all else?
Answer: It the heart that gives love and this is why the poet place the heart above all else. Because of love everything is beautiful.
Read and appreciate
1.) Pick out the rhyming words from the poem.
Here are a few for you.
see-me,
speak-seek.
Hear- near
Know – so
Do – you
Pray – day
above – love
2.) Which stanza do you like the most? Why?
Answer: I love the last stanza because the poet places heart above everything else. The heart spreads love and it is because of heart that we have the feeling of love and love spreads happiness.