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CHIKANNA CHETIAR MATRIC SCHOOL

CYCLIC TEST- 8

Sub:English Std: X Marks: 25

1 x 10 = 10
i)Write a memory poem:
1) “A woman……..key to everything”(First ten lines).

ii)Read the lines and answer the questions: 1 x 10 = 10

2.The summer of life she’s ready to see in spring.

She says, “Spring will come again, my dear
Let me care for the ones who’re near.”
She’s The woman - she has no fear!
a) What does the word summer mean here?
b) How does she take life?
c) What does she mean by “spring will come again”?
d) Who is ‘she’ in these lines?
e) Write the line that expresses hope of good times.

3. Strong is she in her faith and belief.

“Persistence is the key to everything,”
Says she. Despite the sighs and groans and moans,
She’s strong in her faith, firm in her beliefs.
a) Pick out the words that refers to sufferings of life.
b) Pick out the alliterated words.
c) What are the rhyming words you find in these lines?
d) What is the rhyme scheme of these lines?
e) Identify the figure of speech in the second line.

iii)Write a paragraph question: 1x5=5

4.How are today’s women portrayed by the poet?