SEBA Class 8 English Chapter 7 Sympathy

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SEBA Class 8 English Chapter 7 Sympathy

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Sympathy

Chapter: 7

TEXTUAL QUESTION AND ANSWER

ACTIVITIES

1. Read the poem and choose the correct options to complete the sentences.

(a) The poet was in deep sorrow. A proud man came and helped him by.

(i) Offering him kind words.

(ii) Ignoring him.

(iii) Giving him gold.

(iv) Giving him pleasant company.

Ans: (iii) Giving him gold.

(b) When the poet lay in want and grief, the one who helped him was.

(i) A rich man.

(ii) A poor man.

(iii) A proud man.

(iv) A holy man.

Ans: (ii) A poor man.

(c) The poor man gave the poet.

(i) A cold look.

(ii) Sympathy.

(iii) Gold.

(iv) Not a kind word.

Ans: (ii) Sympathy.

(d) When the poet’s sorrow passed, he went to the proud man and.

(i) Gave him back the gold.

(ii) Ignored him.

(iii) Didn’t give back the gold.

(iv) Helped him.

Ans: (i) Gave him back the gold.

(e) The poet refers to sympathy as ‘heavenly’ because sympathy.

(i) Is a feeling found in proud people.

(ii) Is found only in rich people.

(iii) Is an ordinary human feeling.

(iv) Is a blessing from God.

Ans: (iv) Is a blessing from God.

2. (a) Here are some questions to help you find out how much you have understood the poem:

(i) How did the proud person help the poet when the poet was unhappy?

Ans: The proud person helped the poet by giving him gold, but he did not speak any kind or comforting words to him.

(ii) What did the poor man do when he found the poet lying in pain and sadness?

Ans: The poor man bound the poet’s head, gave him bread, and looked after him day and night.

(iii) Why does the poet think that he cannot help the poor man back in the same way?

Ans: The poet feels that he cannot repay the poor man in the same way because the poor man gave him selfless care, love, and sympathy, which cannot be repaid with money.

(iv) Why is the poor man’s help greater than gold?

Ans: The poor man’s help is greater than gold because he showed true sympathy, kindness, and care, which are more valuable than money.

(v) “Oh, gold is great, but greater far

Is heavenly sympathy.”

Why does the poet think so?

Ans: The poet thinks so because gold can be repaid, but sympathy is a divine quality. It comes from the heart and gives comfort and healing, so it is far greater than gold.

(b) Find in the poem lines that match the meaning of the following sentences.

(i) I was sad and very unhappy.

Ans: “I lay in sorrow, deep distressed;”

(ii) I was in need and was sad and hurt.

Ans: “I lay in want, and grief, and pain;”

(iii) He fed me and took care of me.

Ans: “He bound my head, he gave me bread, He watched me night and day.”

(iv) Gold is valuable but sympathy and love are far more valuable.

Ans: “Oh, gold is great, but greater far Is heavenly sympathy.”

(c)  Make sentences with the following phrases: 

(i) looks were cold:

Ans: His looks were cold, and he did not speak kindly to anyone.

(ii) Night and day:

Ans: The nurse took care of the patient night and day.

(iii) Pay him back:

Ans: I will pay him back for all the help he gave me.

3. Below are some lines from the poem with some words underlined. Choose the correct meanings of the words from the options given in brackets. 

(a) I lay in sorrow, deep distressed

(tired / unhappy / angry)

Ans: Unhappy.

(b) He gave me gold

(money / jewellery / sheets)

Ans: Money.

(c) And blessed his charity

(money / kind help / pride)

Ans: kind help

(d) A poor man passed my way

(to move past / stopped me)

Ans: To move past.

(e) Is heavenly sympathy

(selfishness / godly goodness / pride)

Ans: Godly goodness.

(f) Greater far is heavenly sympathy

(the feeling of being sorry at another’s sadness / the feeling of pain / a superior feeling)

Ans: The feeling of being sorry at another’s sadness.

4. Letís have fun with words! The jumbled words below have been taken from the poem. Spell the words correctly. List their antonyms (if any) alongside. Mention whether the words are nouns or adjectives. One has been done for you.

Jumbled Words	Correct Words	Antonyms	Nouns / Adjectives
Wsoror	sorrow	joy	noun
Ymsapyth	__________	__________	__________
Dkiynl	__________	__________	__________
Ifegr	__________	__________	__________
Rdupo	__________	__________	__________
Ycahirt	__________	__________	__________
Lcod	__________	__________	__________

Ans: 

Jumbled Words	Correct Words	Antonyms	Nouns / Adjectives
Wsoror	sorrow	joy	noun
Ymsapyth	sympathy	cruelty	noun
Dkiynl	kindly	unkind	adjective
Ifegr	grief	happiness	noun
Rdupo	proud	humble	adjective
Ycahirt	charity	selfishness	noun
Lcod	cold	warm	adjective

5. Rearrange the words to form complete sentences:

(a) deeply / distressed / was / he

Ans: He was deeply distressed.

(b) heard / a proud man / of / his grief

Ans: A proud man heard of his grief.

(c) looks / cold / were / his

Ans: His looks were cold.

(d) didn’t offer / he / a / kindly word

Ans: He didn’t offer a kindly word.

(e) the gold / him / back / paid / to / he

Ans: He paid back the gold to him.

(f) even / thanked / him / I

Ans: I even thanked him.

(g) gave him / bread / the poor man / and / him / looked after

Ans: The poor man gave him bread and looked after him.