West Bengal State Board Class 7 English Solution: Lesson 6 The Vagabond
Activity 1
(a) The vagabond wishes to have his bed
(i) In a frosty field
(ii) in the bush
(iii) at a roadside inn.
Ans:- (ii) in the bush
(b) The vagabond prays for a life
(i) In close contact with nature
(ii) devoted to social work
(iii) Spent in comfort and luxury
Ans:- (i) In close contact with nature
(c) The vagabond does not seek
(i) The heaven above him
(ii) wealth
(iii) the road below him
Ans:- (ii) wealth
Activity 2
Identify which of the following statements are True and which are False. Give a supporting statements for each of your answers:
(a) The vagabond wants the way to be far away from him away from him. ( )
(b) The vagabond dips the bread in the river water. ( )
(c) When autumn comes the are going to be happy with their chirpings. ( )
(d) The vagabond will not fear t face Autumn or Winter. ( )
Ans:-
(a) False
“And the byway nigh me.”
(b) True
“Bread I dip the river.”
(c) False
“silencing the birds on tree.”
(d) True
“not to autumn will yield,/not to winter even”
Activity 3
Complete the sentences meaningfully:
(a) The vagabond is a person who ___________________________
(b) The vagabond wants a life of _____________________________
(c) The vagabond asks for____________________________________
(d) The vagabond does not ___________________________________
Ans:-
(a) wonders all life caring no troubles.
(b) A wanderers who wants to live amid nature.
(c) The sky above his head and the road under his feet.
(d) seek wealth, nor hope love, nor a friend to know him.
Activity 4
Answer following questions:
(a) What kind of a life does the vagabond want ?
Ans:-
The vagabond wants the life of a tramp. He wants to live and wonder amid nature. He does not desire friend, wealth or love, he desires the sky above and the road below.
(b) What are the things that do not interest the vagabond?
Ans:-
Wealth, love and friends are the things that do not interest the vagabond. Also, the comports of home do not attract him too.
(c) What would the vagabond do when winter falls?
Ans:-
In winter, when the fireside place is warm, still then the vagabond will not surrender to winter he will keep on his own life style.
(d) How does the poet describe a field in autumn ?
Ans:-
The poet describes the Autumn field as frosty, and as meal.
(e) Why does the poet repeat repeat the second stanza once again?
Ans:-
The poet repeats the second once again to express his keenness on the vagabond life and his detest for common life.
(f) What message does the poet want to give through the poem ?
Ans:-
The poet, through the poem, wants to give e message that if a man once hears the irresistible call of nature, he cannot help responding to it. Nature captures him under her spell, and all worldly comfort social bindings become useless to him.
Activity 5
Match the words Column A with their meaning in Column B:
A | B |
Love | A stream or rivulet |
Heaven | That which is near |
Nigh | A feeling of care and understanding |
Lava | A person who stands by at al times |
Frosty | Covered with thin ice |
Friend | A place where a soul finds peace and his God |
Ans:-
Love – A feeling of care and understanding
Heaven – A place where a soul finds peace and his God
Nigh – That which is near
Lava – A stream or rivulet
Friend- A person who stands by at al times
Frosty – Covered with thin ice
Activity 6
Fill in the blanks with the antonyms of the words given in brackets :
(a) There is a ________________ (warm) breeze bowing from the sea
(b) His coat is _____________ (white) in colour.
(c) After spring comes ___________ (winter).
(d) from the mountain top, I could see the river flowing ______________ (above) .
(e) I do not want to be ___________ (early) for the meeting
Ans:-
(a) cold
(b) black
(c) summer
(d) below
(e) late
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