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B Poem Be a Friend

Reading Comprehension
Section B
1. Two simple ways to become a friend are a. Willingness to help someone lonely.
b. Having a cheerful nature and being kind and loving.
2. Friendship is a simple story because it does not require money and power to be a
friend to someone-it requires a simple thing like a good nature, the willingness to
help others and reaching out to someone who has no friend. It also means we should
overlook the small mistakes of others.
3. We should ignore the trivial mistakes that happen in a friendship according to the
poet.
4. The effort to reach out to others is the labour referred to. We should cheer and
encourage someone who is trying hard to do something A friend should console and
comfort someone lonely and sad.
5. One will be richer as one will have many loving friends and not just neighbours.
Section C
I. Caring and sharing, understanding, being there for them in times of need, forgiving
their faults, encouraging them in their goals.
2. Yes
3. No. We should help them to do the right thing.
Writing (Sample answer)
The poem is about what is needed to be a friend. It only requires a cheerful nature
and a willingness to help others, especially someone who is sad and lonely. One
doesn't have to do anything special or heroic to be a friend, it only requires an
understanding attitude. It requires you to be tolerant and forgiving of other people's
mistakes and encourage those making a genuine effort in various tasks they do. If
you reach out to others by giving some of your time and effort you will gain many
friends yourself. You will be rich as you will have everyone's goodwill.