Chapter 3.4
1. Get into pairs, discuss and tick the most appropriate answer :
(a) You may have lost the match; but
(i) It is important that you start fighting with your opponent.
(ii) It is important to have the will to win.
(iii) It is important that you blame the organizers for the rough ground.
Answer: (ii) It is important to have the will to win.
2. (b) Success is always measured by :
(i) Ability to pounce upon at the opponent and fight with full force.
(ii) Match-fixing before the match begins.
(iii) Ability to bounce back after a fall.
Answer: (c) The ability to bounce back after a fall.
3. (c) For attaining success; we need to :
(i) Sleep day in and day out and dream about success.
(ii) Scheme out things to make the opponent fall.
(iii) Work hard day and night for it.
Answer: (c) Work hard day and night for it.
4. Discuss and write 5 proverbs/quotations related to the importance of having a strong will-power.
(a) ………………………………..
(b) ………………………………..
(c) ………………………………..
(d) ………………………………..
(e) ………………………………..
Answer: (a) Where there is a will, there is a way.
(b) Failure is not the end; keep trying until you succeed.
(c) “The truest wisdom is a resolute determination.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
(d) “Impossible is a word to be found only in the dictionary of fools.” – Napoleon Bonaparte
(e) Strong will-power and determination lead to success.
5. (A) In order to achieve success the poet wants us to
(a) ………………………………..
(b) ………………………………..
(c) ………………………………..
Answer: (a) go out and fight for it
(b) work day and night for it
(c) give up time, peace and sleep for ft.
6. (B) Write as many phrases as you can using ‘enough’ and use them in your sentences.
Example : good enough
Answer: (1) hard enough – If you try hard enough, nothing is impossible.
(2) bold enough – She was bold enough to speak the truth in front of everyone.
(3) fast enough – The runner was not fast enough to win the race.
(4) strong enough – He is strong enough to lift the heavy box.
(5) reasonable enough – The explanation sounded reasonable enough to convince the teacher.
7. (C) What does the word ‘Scheme’ mean here ? Choose the correct alternative from the following.
(a) Housing colony
(b) Goal in life
(c) Rhyme pattern
(d) Plan of action
Answer: (d) plan of action
8. (D) Do you think the line ‘Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it’ means that one should be ‘desperate’ or restless’ to achieve one’s goal. Explain your opinion, in your notebook.
Answer: No, the line does not mean that one should be desperate or restless. If you are desperate, you may take unwise risks, and if you are restless, you will lose peace of mind. What the poet really means is that in order to achieve a goal, one must be ready to sacrifice time, comfort, and even sleep. It emphasizes continuous hard work, full dedication, and constant focus until the goal is achieved.
9. (E) Following lines are given to you. Find their appropriate meanings after discussing with your partner.
Answer: (a) To go out and fight for it – to struggle hard and put in great effort to achieve one’s aim.
(b) If you gladly sweat for, fret for and plan for it – to work tirelessly, face difficulties, and make careful plans for success.
(c) Lose all your terror of opposition for it – to overcome fear and face challenges bravely in pursuit of your goal.
(d) With all your capacity, strength and sagacity – to use all your abilities, power, and wisdom to achieve your ambition.
10. (G) Find the lines from the poem which mean-
(a) become crazy for the goal
(b) toil hard happily
(c) get rid of all fears
(d) make efforts continuously
(e) extremely poor condition
Answer: (a) if you are mad enough for it
(b) gladly sweat
(c) work day and night
(d) If neither cold poverty, famish or gaunt,
11. Listen to the poem carefully and state whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements.
(a) If you want a thing you should not give up your sleep.
(b) You should be afraid of your opposition.
(c) Cold or poverty cannot keep you away from achieving your goal.
(d) You can achieve your goal with the help of God.
(e) Life will not seem useless and worthless without achieving your goal.
Answer: (a) False
(b) False
(c) True
(d) True
(e) False
12. Every stanza begins with word ‘if’. How does it add to the effectiveness of the poem?
Answer: The repetition of the word ‘if’ at the beginning of each stanza makes the poem more powerful and effective. Without it, the poem would simply sound like a set of instructions for success. By using ‘if’, the poet suggests that success is a matter of choice and depends on fulfilling certain conditions. It creates a conditional, thought-provoking tone, reminding readers that only by meeting these requirements can one truly achieve success in life.
13. (A) In poetry, when words/ideas are arranged in an ascending order of importance, the figure of speech used is called ‘Climax’.
For example, Man should work for his family, his country, but most of all for God.
Pick out two examples of ‘Climax’ from the poem.
Answer: (a) to go out and fight for it, work day and night for it, give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it
(b) … sweat for it, fret for and plan for it and lose all your terror of the opposition for it …
14. (B) When some words, in the line of the poem, express the same idea in different ways, the figure of speech used is ‘Tautology’.
For example, . . . happy and joyful.
. . . motionless and still.
Pick out two examples of ‘Tautology’ from the poem.
Answer. neither cold poverty, famish
The words ‘poverty’ and ‘famish’ imply almost the same human physical condition.
15. (C) Pick out one example of the following Figures of Speech.
(1) Antithesis : ………………………
(2) Alliteration : ………………………
(3) Repetition : ………………………
Answer: (1) Work day and night for it.
(2) … of body and brain
(3) … or sickness or pain
Answer by Dimpee Bora
