ENGLISH LITERATURE FORM 3

A FIGHTERS LINES : MODEL QUESTIONS

1.Who do you think the persona is?
A former army
2.Identify two phrases which indicate that the persona is weak.
(a)lost all my strength
(b)body and energy crushed
3.What did he fight for?
He fought for independence
4.Suggest two ways how we can show our gratitude to the independence
fighters.
(a)Armed force day
(b)Military day
5.The persona says that sacrifices made in the war knows no name or life.Why
does he say so?Give a reason.
He says this because during war no one can tell how many lives and who will be
sacrificed.
6.What did the persona worked as in his youth?
He was a soldier.
7.What is the nature of the current problem in the country?
Based on the poem,the current problem in the country is political.
8.What does the persona want the youths to do?
He wants the youths to come forward and stand united against anything that
threatens the unity in the country and fight in the name of justice.

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9.The persona is still mentally alert although physically he feels useless.Do you
feel the statement is correct?Give a reason for your answer.
Yes.Because he is aware and able to understand the problem in the country but
physically he is unable to do anything.
10.How did the persona show his patriotism?
He fought in the war for independence for the country.
11.In stanza two,whhy does the persona says that these times are too big
challengefor him?
He says this because he knows that he is unable to fight or contribute physically
for the country.
12.In the last line,what does the persona want the young people to do?
He wants the young people to heed his call and come forward for the good of
the country.
13.Which expressions refer to the unity of the people?
The expressions are form ranks and erect a wall.
14.What did the persona and his friends fight in?
They fought in the war for the independence of the country.
15.Who are the heirs of his struggle of the persona and his friends?
The heirs are the young people.