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1.

What all instructions are given by the adults regarding noise?

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The adults tell the children not to make much noise, neither while talking nor while eating or walking.

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The instructions are given so that the children …………A. do not play mischief.B. become mature.C. become disciplined.D. may learn good manners.

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D. may learn good manners.

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Who is giving these instructions ?A. The poetB. An adultC. A childD. The teacher

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Correct option is B. An adult

4.

Why would the child need a hankie ?A. To clean his mouth.B. To clean his shoes.C. To clean his bag.D. To clean his slate.

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A. To clean his mouth.

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When there is no liberty, a child cannot…………A. do his very best.B. make his own decision.C. satisfy his desire of excelling.D. work to his top capacity.

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B. make his own decision.

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Why do the grown-ups tell the children not to talk with their mouth full of food? ,

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The grown-ups tell the children not to s talk with their mouth full of food because it is bad manners to talk while eating.

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Why do you think grown-ups say the kind of things mentioned in the poem ? Is it important that they teach children good manners, and how to behave in public?

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The grown-ups say such kind of things to their children in order to teach them good manners. They want their children to be a responsible citizen and behave good in public. Yes, it is important to teach the children all these things so that they learn good manners and know how to behave in society, at home and with their elders and ‘ youngsters. Our elders are our teachers and we can learn a lot from their experience.

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If you had to make some rules for grown-ups to follow, what would you say?  Make at least five such rules. Arrange the s lines as in a poem.

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Don’t dictate and impose your rules. Your ways and thinking is different from ours and so are the times.
Don’t talk over the phone while eating.
Please spend some time with us.
Don’t abuse anyone.
Respect the elders and youngsters also.
Time will be allowed for playing.
Keep the neighbourhood clean.
Don’t smoke or spit.
Allow time for watching TV.
No physical punishments.

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Why do you think grown-ups say the kind of things mentioned in the poem? Is it important that they teach children good manners, and how to behave in public?

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The grown-ups say such things to their children in order to teach them good manners. They want their children to be responsible citizens and behave properly in public. Yes, it is important to teach the children all these things so that they learn how to behave properly in the society, at home and with their elders and youngsters. Our elders are our teachers and we can learn a lot from their experience.

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The last two lines of the poem are not prohibitions or instructions. What is the adult now asking the child to do? Do you think the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable? Why?

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The adult keeps advising the child about what he should do or should not do. But in the last two lines, the adult is expecting the child to make decisions for himself as if the adult has not been advising him about the dos and the don'ts. Yes the poet is suggesting that this is unreasonable because the child cannot decide what he should do or not when he is bound by instructions and prohibitions regarding each and every action he does. (The pronoun he has been used for the child in a general sense and does not depict the gender of the child.)