Chapter- 1.1                  Don’t Give Up!    


Question 1: What is the title of the poem?
Answer: The title of the poem is “Don’t Give Up!”.

Question 2: Who is the poet of the poem “Don’t Give Up!”?
Answer: The poet of the poem is Phoebe Cary.

Question 3: What is the main message of the poem?
Answer: The main message of the poem is that we should never lose heart and should keep trying.

Question 4: What should a person do if he has tried but not won?
Answer: He should not stop trying and should not cry.

Question 5: According to the poem, how is great work achieved?
Answer: Great work is achieved by patient trying.

Question 6: What happens to young birds when they try to fly?
Answer: Young birds often fall while trying to fly.

Question 7: What happens to the wings of young birds when they fall?
Answer: Their wings grow stronger.

Question 8: What are young birds able to do next time?
Answer: They are able to stay up in the air a little longer.

Question 9: Which tree is mentioned in the poem?
Answer: The sturdy oak tree is mentioned in the poem.

Question 10: What has the sturdy oak known?
Answer: The sturdy oak has known many blasts of stormy winds.

Question 11: What do the blasts do to the oak?
Answer: The blasts bend the oak.

Question 12: What happens to the oak after facing many blasts?
Answer: The oak rises again and grows loftier and prouder.

Question 13: What does the word ‘sturdy’ mean?
Answer: The word ‘sturdy’ means strong.

Question 14: What does the word ‘loftier’ mean?
Answer: The word ‘loftier’ means taller and stronger.

Question 15: What does ‘give up’ mean in the poem?
Answer: ‘Give up’ means to lose heart and stop trying.

Question 16: What does the poet say about easy success?
Answer: Easy success does not bring much praise.

Question 17: What kind of victory is more valuable according to the poet?
Answer: Victory gained after defeat is more valuable.

Question 18: What is the real test of a person?
Answer: Gaining victory after defeat is the real test of a person.

Question 19: What lesson do we learn from the young birds?
Answer: We learn that failure makes us stronger.

Question 20: What lesson do we learn from the oak tree?
Answer: We learn that hardships make us stronger and better.

Question 21: Does the poet encourage crying after failure?
Answer: No, the poet discourages crying after failure.

Question 22: What quality does the poet want us to develop?
Answer: The poet wants us to develop patience and perseverance.

Question 23: What does ‘you beat’ mean in the poem?
Answer: ‘You beat’ means ‘you win’.

Question 24: What happens if success comes easily?
Answer: People do not value or praise it much.

Question 25: How does the poem inspire students?
Answer: The poem inspires students to keep trying even after failure.

Question 26: Is failure shown as a bad thing in the poem?
Answer: No, failure is shown as a step towards success.

Question 27: What tone does the poem have?
Answer: The poem has a motivational and encouraging tone.

Question 28: What advice does the poet give to people who fail?
Answer: The poet advises them to keep trying patiently.

Question 29: How does the poem relate to real life?
Answer: The poem shows that struggles help us grow stronger in real life.

Question 30: What is the overall conclusion of the poem?
Answer: The overall conclusion is that one should never give up and should face difficulties with courage.

Answer by Dimpee Bora