Unseen Poetry- Travel

Grade VI

Academic Session 2022-23

Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:

The railroad track is miles away,

And the day is loud with voices speaking, 

Yet there isn't a train goes by all day, 

But I hear its whistle shrieking.

All night there isn't a train goes by,

Though the night is still for sleep and dreaming,

But I see its cinders red on the sky, 

And hear its engine steaming.

My heart is warm with the friends I make, 

And better friends I'll not be knowing, 

Yet there isn't a train I wouldn't take,

No matter where it's going.

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1. What are the sounds the speaker hears during the day? * (1 Point)

She hears the loud voices of the crying babies around her and also the whistle of the bus
passing by in the distance.

She hears the loud voices of the people around her and also the whistle of the train passing by
in the distance.

She hears the loud voices of the birds around her and also the whistle of the train passing by in
the distance.

2. Why does she think it strange that she sees the sparks from the train and hears
it chugging along in the night? * (1 Point)

She thinks it strange that she sees the sparks from the train and is not able to call anyone for
help.

Nights are not meant for sleeping and dreaming and so she is awake, watching the train go by
in the distance and listening to the sound of the steam engine and enjoying it.

Nights are meant for sleeping and dreaming and yet she is awake, watching the train go by in
the distance and listening to the sound of the steam engine and enjoying it.

3. Why is she preoccupied with the train though it is nowhere nearby? * (1 Point)

She thinks of it as a way of travelling to distant lands and making new friends.

She remains in the world of fantasy and thinks that the train is nearby.

She suffers from a disease that makes her think that the train is just near her home.

4. How does she feel about the friends she has? * (1 Point)

She is not happy with her friends so, she would like to travel and make new friends in strange
lands where the train may take her.

She is happy with her friends but she may find better friends . So, she would like to travel and
make new friends in strange lands where the train may take her.

She is happy with her friends and knows that she may not find better friends and yet she would
like to travel and make new friends in strange lands where the train may take her.
5. Why is the speaker so keen on taking a train? * (1 Point)

She is so keen on taking a train as she is bored with the present surroundings and wants to
explore the unknown places.

She is so keen on taking a train as she has to reach her destination on time.

She is so keen on taking a train as she has never sat in the train before .So, she doesn't want to
miss the chance.

6. Find the synonym of the word 'sparks' from the options given below. * (1 Point)

friends

cinders

whistle

7. Find the antonym of the word 'whispering' from the options given below. *
(1 Point)

steaming

speaking

shrieking

8. The rhyme scheme of the poem is________________________. * (1 Point)

aabb

abab

abcd
 9. The rhyming words for 'voice' are * (1 Point)

cries, fries, nice

choice, toys, noise

boys, mice ,rejoice

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