Read the following stanzas and do the activities : (5 marks)A1. Choose the correct alternative and fill the blanks : (2) (i) The poet prays to the Lord to help him stand for what is ................................. (might/right) (ii) The poet wants…
Q.3 (A) Read the following stanzas and do the activities : (5 marks)
A1. Choose the correct alternative and fill the blanks : (2) (i) The poet prays to the Lord to help him stand for what is ................................. (might/right) (ii) The poet wants to see that his teenage years have been the ......................... years of his life. (worst/best)
Please open up my eyes, dear Lord,
That I might clearly see
Help me stand for what is right,
Bring out the best in me.
Help, Lord, to just say “no”
When temptation comes my way,
That I might keep my body clean
And fit for life each day.
When my teenage years are over,
I know that I will see
That life is lived its very best
With you walking next to me.
A2. Complete the following web : (2) [Web diagram: a box on the left reads “The speaker prays God to”; four arrows lead to (1) “open up ........................”, (2) “say ........................”, (3) “keep ........................”, (4) “bring out ........................”.]
A3. Find and write the pairs of rhyming words from the stanza. (1) (i) ....................................... (ii) .......................................