ENGLISH A LITTLE GRAIN OF GOLD[POEM]

 DATE:- 18/1/2021

DAY:- MONDAY

CONTENT TAUGHT

Poem:-A Grain of a Gold

LEARNING OUTCOMES

comprehend the poem

understand the central idea of the poem.

HOMEWORK

Recite the poem. Complete Q. 1 and 2 in the textbook and NB work.

DATE:- 18/1/2021

DAY:- MONDAY

L. 15 A LITTLE GRAIN OF GOLD

New words

alms

scattered

gorgeous

jest

bitterly

Sentences and meanings

1] alms:- money or food given to poor people

Sen:-My grandmother gives alms to the poor.

2] scattered:- occurring or found at intervals or various locations rather than altogether

Sen:-There were several brightly colored rugs scattered around.

3] gorgeous:- extremely enjoyable or pleasant

Sen:-The view of the mountain was gorgeous as we stood on the shore, looking over the ocean.

4] jest:- joke

Sen:-My father did not appreciate the words I said in jest.

5] bitterly:- to an extreme forceful or particularly harsh degree

Sen:-A bitterly cold wind stung my skin.

Textual Answers:
Fill in the blanks. a) village  b) gorgeous    c) evil   d) corn   e) gold
Read the given extract and answer the following questions. i.            The speaker is a beggar who was standing in the village path where he had gone begging from door to door. ii.            The speaker was confused because the king held out his right hand and asked the beggar to give him something. iii.            The speaker took out a smallest grain of corn from his wallet and gave it to the king. iv.            doubtful/hesitant Q.3. Answer the following questions. a)       The speaker is a beggar in the poem. The poem is addressed to God. b)       While the beggar was begging one day, he saw a golden chariot at a distance. c)       The beggar hoped to get alms from the King. d)       The beggar thought that the King was joking when he asked the beggar to give him something. He felt that since the King was wealthy, he should give alms to the poor instead of asking for alms. e)       The beggar responded very reluctantly to the King’s request. At first, he thought that the King was joking but later he very slowly pulled out the smallest grain of corn from his bag and handed it over to the King. f)        At the end of the day, when the beggar returned home and emptied his bag, to his amazement there was a very small grain of gold among his alms. He realised that the grain of gold was of the same size as that of the grain of corn which he had given to the King. He realised that if he had been generous enough to give the King all that he had, the King would have rewarded him tenfold. He also realised that it was none other than God himself in the disguise of the King. The beggar wept bitterly in dismay.   Q.4. Find the homophones of the following words from the poem   a)  right             b) great           c)   hart   Q.5.   Identify the figures of speech in the following lines. a)       Simile: The golden chariot has been compared to a gorgeous dream. b)       Alliteration: Words ‘floor’ and ‘find’, ‘least’ and ‘little’, ‘grain’ and ‘gold’ begin with the same consonant sound.

DATE:- 19/1/2021

DAY:-TUESDAY

CONTENT TAUGHT

Question and Answer

HOMEWORK

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1.	Match the columns:
			A			B
	a)	The beggar went a-begging from			i.	a least little grain of gold.
	b)	The beggar emptied his bag on the floor to find			ii.	gave it to the king of kings.
	c)	The beggar thought that his evil days where at an end and			iii.	wished he had the heart to give the king his all.
	d)	The beggar took a little grain of corn and			iv.	he stood waiting for alms.
	e)	The beggar bitterly wept and			v.	door to door.
Answers:
	a)	V	b) i	c)	iv	d) ii	e) iii