1. For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own.

(a) What does the poet want to say in these lines? 

(b) What is meant by the phrase “sad old earth?” 

(c) Does the world laugh with us in our happiness?

2. Sing, and the hills will answer, Sigh, it is lost on the air; The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shirk from voicing care. 

(a) Who is the poet of the poem? 

(b) What is lost in the air and why? 

(c) How does echo change accordingly?

3. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all, There are none to decline your nectar'd wine, But alone you must drink life's gall.

(a) Your mood defines your number of friends. How? 

(b) What is the meaning of “nectar'd wine?” 

(c) What does a person drink alone? Give reason.

4. Succeed and give, and it helps you live, But no man can help you die. 

(a) What truth of life has been defined in these lines? 

(b) “Succeed and give” is important. Do you agree? 

(c) Give the opposite of 'succeed'.

5. There is room in the halls of pleasure For a large and lordly train, But one by one we must all file on Through the narrow aisle of pain.

(a) How is 'life' defined in the above stanza? 

(b) Find the word from the passage which means the same as 'walkway'. 

(c) What is 'the narrow aisle of pain'?

1. Explain the significance of the title of the poem “Solitude”?

2. Why does the world laugh with us but never share our sorrows?

3. How can you say that Nature reverts to our own actions?

4. In what ways do people play two different roles in our life?

5. What type of people claim to be your friends?

6. Explain the significance of lines “But one by one we must all file on, through the narrow aisle of pain”.

7. The earth's laughter is very important. Explain with a favourable reason.

1. Till people eat together, they stay together.

2. The echo bounds to the both sorrow and joyful sounds.

3. One doesn't have to drink life's gall alone.

4. The room of life is always filled with pleasure.

5. The people take part in one's happiness and leaves in sadness.

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1. Sad _____________________ ____________________

2. Answer _____________________ _____________________

3. Seek _____________________ _____________________

4. Woe _____________________ _____________________

5. Decline _____________________ _____________________

6. Narrow _____________________ _____________________

1. Lift: Impose :: Lower: 

(a) Sink                  (b) Raise                 (c) Welfare

2. Parched: Dehydrated :: Damp: 

(a) Drenched               (b) Wet               (c) Soothing

3. Blade: Edge :: Car: 

(a) Propeller                   (b) Modem                  (c) Bumper

4. Bad: Worst :: Little: 

(a) Least                  (b) Less                  (c) More least

5. Church: Cathedral :: Symphony: 

(a) Musical                    (b) Orchestra                    (c) Audience