National Public School

Banashankari, Bengaluru – 61
2020-2021
Subject: English
Poem: Seeds
Grade: IV Work Sheet Max marks: 10
Date: 21/09/2020 No. of pages: 2
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I. Write the meaning of the words underlined: (1x2=2)

(1) So frail you’d think

The tiniest stone
Would never let
A glimpse be shown.

frail - ___________________________________________________

glimpse - ________________________________________________

II. Answer the following in a sentence: (1x3=3)

(1) How long had the seeds been buried in the ground before they sprouted?

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(2) Why does the speaker describe the shoots as pygmy?

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(3) What are the young stems or leaves of a plant known as?

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III. Give the rhyming words of the following words from the poem: (1x2=2)

(1) unseen - ___________________

(2) away - ____________________

IV. Choose the correct option: (1x3=3)

(1) The poem, ‘Seeds’ is written by _____________________

(i) Ruskin Bond (ii) Walter de la Mare (iii) Kate Greenaway

(2) A shoot has actually pushed away a pebble as big as a___________________

(i) cherry-stone (ii) ping-pong ball (iii) pear

(3) In this poem, the speaker attempts to show the difference between

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(i) the plant and the mountain (ii) the weak and the strong (iii) the leaf and

the flower

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