CH-5 DON’T QUIT
ACTIVITY-1:
Meanings of the words as used in the lesson (noun,adjective,verb)etc.
trudging-(verb)-
care-(noun)
queer-(adj)
stuck out-(verb)
blow-(noun –
faint and faltering-(adj)-
victor-(noun)
golden crown-(noun)
tint(noun)-
after-(conj)-
hardest-(adj)
ACTIVITY-2: Make a
list of five pairs of rhyming words in the poem.
1. hill- will
2.high-sigh
3.bit-quit
4.turns-learns
5.about-out
6.slow-blow
7.than-man
ACTIVITY -3: Answer
the following questions.
1.Q-What is the
poem about?
Ans: The poem is about determination and will power.
One should never quit.
2.Q-What is
hard about going uphill?
Ans: When we go uphill, we may trudge. It means that
we may walk slowly because of exhaustion and harsh conditions.
3Q-What is
meant by ‘funds are low’?
Ans: It stands for less income and lack of finance.
4.Q-What does
the poet mean by ‘twists and turns’?
Ans: The twists and turns are the changes in the
course of life.
5.Q- Do you
think sudden twists and turns can be beneficial to us?
Ans: Yes, these can be beneficial to us if we don’t
quit.
6.Q-Why does
the poet say ‘you have to sigh’?
Ans: The poet says so because the man wants to smile
but the obstacles deny him happiness.
7.Q-What does
another blow mean?
Ans: Another blow is another attempt. We may succeed
with another blow when there is remote possibility of success.
8.Q- How long
do you try to do something before you turn to do something else?
Ans: I keep on to do until I succeed.
ACTIVITY-4: Read
the stanza and answer the questions that follow.
1. a.Q-What is
life full of "?
Ans: Life is full of twists and turns.
b.Q-What does
every one of us sometimes learn?
Ans-Every one of us sometimes learns that life is not
so easy. It has many twists and turns.
c.Q- c. Find
the synonym of strange from the stanza.
Ans: Queer
2.a.Name the
poem and the poet.
Ans-The name of the poet is Edgar A. Guest and the
poem is ’Don’t Quit.’
b.What do you
understand by 'sticking to the fight when hardest hit'?
Ans- It means that we should not quit even though the
situation is too much adverse.
c. What should
not be done when things seem worst?
Ans-We should not quit.
ACTIVITY-5:Fill in
the blanks with the appropriate degrees of the adjectives given in the brackets.
1.He is a tall student.(tall)
2.The Taj is a beautiful building.(beautiful)
3.My table is the biggest of all.(big)
4. Her sweatshirt is softer than her jeans.(soft)
5.Teena's hair is longer than Leena's hair.(long)
6.Saumya is funnier thanVijaya.(funny)
7.Haridwar is one of the holiest places for the
Hindus.(holy)
8.Gold is more expensive than silver.(expensive)
9.Ravinder is smarter than Parul.(smart)
10. This is the best book I have ever read.(good)
Comparative forms
of the word given in the brackets by adding'-er'or' more'
1. Cats are more affectionate than goats
2. Sheena are older than Gagan.
3. China are larger than Poland.
4. My Hindi classis more boring than my Maths class.
5. In the UK the streets are generally narrower than
in the USA.
6. Delhi is busier than Chandigarh.
7. Jyoti is quieter than her sister.
8. Kiranis more ambitious than her brother.
9. My garden is a lot more colourful than this park.
10. My house is a bit more comfortable than a hotel.
Chapter-5
Don’t Quit
Pre-reading
Dictionary
Reference : Learning New Words
Activity I
Look up the
following words in a dictionary. You should seek the following information
about the words and put them in your WORDS notebook.
1. Meaning of the word as used in the poem
(adjective/noun/verb, etc.)
2. Pronunciation (The teacher may refer to the
dictionary or a mobile phone for correct
pronunciation.)
3. Spellings
Reading
Let us read the poem
Don’t Quit
When things go wrong as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all up hill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit , ts l iF
Rest, if you must, but don't you quit. .
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure tums about
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow -
You may succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than,
It seems to a faint and faltering man;
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup;
And he learned too late when the night came down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure tumed inside out-—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you never can tell just how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit -
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.
