FOREIGN LANDS – R. L.

STEVENSON (Worksheet)
GRADE 5 12.02.2024
Read the poem and answer the questions that follow:
1. Why does the child wish for a higher tree?
a. so that he could go on climbing
b. so that he could see more beautiful places
c. so that he could see the mountains
d. so that he could see his friends
2. What kind of life do you think the child lived?
a. a carefree life
b. a protected life with lots of freedom
c. a protected life with less freedom
d. an adventurous life
3. “I saw a dimpling river pass
And be the sky’s blue looking- glass.”
What is the comparison seen here?
a. simile b. metaphor
4. What can the boy see from the top of the cherry tree? Are they real or is he imagining them?

Reality- the garden next door, the blue sky, dimpling river, dusty roads, people tramping to
town
Dreaming- grown up river, road leading to fairy land, children dining at five, playthings
coming to life
5. The child in the poem climbs trees and plays in the open. In what ways are the activities of the
modern children different from those in the past?
Student’s own answer.