My Shadow [question paper]

Comprehension

How do you understand that a child is the narrator of this poem?

Is this child from a poor or well-to-do Victorian family? Please explain your answer.

Do you think the child is imaginative and has an inquiring mind? Please explain your answer.

How does the narrator add human-like attributes to the shadow?

Do you think that the shadow was asleep in bed early in the morning?  Please explain your answer.

Composition

1

Switch off the electric bulbs. Ask a grownup to light an oil lamp, candle or hurricane. Observe your shadow in silence. Imagining that it has life, write a conversation in question and answer format with your shadow.

2

What kind of shadows do you see around you when you play after sunset? [If you go out to play, please don’t crowd, wear masks and clean yourself with soap when you come home. You may also recollect your previous playtimes if you aren’t going out now.] Describe the shapes and forms of the shadows you have seen.

Vocabulary

Write the opposite words of:

 

word	opposite
in	out
heels
funniest
likes
proper
children
sometimes
taller
none
close
morning
early
shining
lazy
asleep
coward

 

Make sentences with the following words:

shadow:

sleepy-head:

notion:

fool:

coward:

sun:

early:

buttercup:

arrant:

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