Question 1:
Who is the speaker in the poem?
Answer:
The speaker in the poem is the poet, Rabindranath Tagore.
Question 2:
“The king, sword in hand” suggests
(i) wealth
(ii) power
(iii) more power than wealth Mark the appropriate item in the context of stanza 1.
Answer:
power
Question 3:
The old man offered the speaker a lot of money. Why did he turn down the offer?
Answer:
The poet turned down the offer because he could not find happiness and freedom in money.
Question 4:
Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
I have nothing to give you
except goodwill and cheer.
Answer:
I hire you with nothing.
Question 5:
Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another.
Her happiness was no more
than sorrow in disguise.
Answer:
Her smile paled and melted into tears.
Question 6:
Find in the poem, lines that match the following. Read both one after another. The king’s might was not worth much.
Answer:
But his power was counted for naught.
Question 7:
How did the speaker feel after talking to the child on the beach?
Answer:
The speaker felt happy and satisfied after talking to the child on the beach.