Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.But Pati

1.	Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies:“God doth not need Either man’s work or his own gifts: who bestBear his mild yoke, they serve him bestHis state Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed And post o’er land and ocean without rest:They also serve who only stand and wait.”(i) Who replies to the speaker’s question?(ii) What does God not need?(iii) Who serves God the best, according to Milton?(iv) What do the thousands at God’s bidding do?(v) Which of the following are served by the thousands at God’s bidding?(vi) Who does ’they’ in the last line refer to ?
Answer» (i) Patience. (ii) God does not need man’s labour or his gifts. (iii) The person who bears patiently the burden God has placed on him. (iv) Thousands at God’s bidding travel over land and sea without rest, in order to carry out his commands. (d) Those who stand and wait. (vi) ‘They’ in the last line refers to people like Milton who suffer from some affliction.

Read the following lines and answer the questions that follow.But Patience, to prevent That murmur, soon replies:“God doth not need Either man’s work or his own gifts: who bestBear his mild yoke, they serve him bestHis state Is kingly; thousands at his bidding speed And post o’er land and ocean without rest:They also serve who only stand and wait.”(i) Who replies to the speaker’s question?(ii) What does God not need?(iii) Who serves God the best, according to Milton?(iv) What do the thousands at God’s bidding do?(v) Which of the following are served by the thousands at God’s bidding?(vi) Who does ’they’ in the last line refer to ?

Answer»

(i) Patience.

(ii) God does not need man’s labour or his gifts.

(iii) The person who bears patiently the burden God has placed on him.

(iv) Thousands at God’s bidding travel over land and sea without rest, in order to carry out his commands.

(d) Those who stand and wait.

(vi) ‘They’ in the last line refers to people like Milton who suffer from some affliction.