Holy Cross Convent Sr. Sec.

School, Ambikapur

Class- V
Subject-English

Poem
The Wonderful World

I. Answer the following-

1. Why does the poet say that the world is beautifully
drest (dressed) ?
Ans. The Poet says that the world is beautifully drest
(dressed) because it is fully covered with water
and grass.
2. List down four things that the air does in this poem.
Ans. a. It is shaking the tree.
b. It is on the top of the hills.
c. It is blowing over the Earth.
d. It moves on the water.

3. Why do you think, the poet calls the Earth ‘friendly ‘?

 Ans. The poet calls the earth friendly because it provides
food and shelter for all living beings.

4. Think of two more adjectives to describe the Earth.

Ans. a. Blue Planet
b. Wonderful Earth

II. Write first eight lines of the poem-

Great, wide, beautiful, wonderful world,
With the wonderful water round you curled,
And the wonderful grass upon your breast-
World, you are beautifully drest.

The wonderful air is over me,

And the wonderful wind is shaking the tree,
It walks on the water, and whrils the mills,
And talks to itself on the top of the hills.