Unseen Passage & Poem class 7

Q.1 Read the poem given below.

From a Railway Carriage

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle

All through the meadows the horses and cattle;

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

All by himself and gathering brambles;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

And here is the green for stringing the daisies

Here is a cart runaway in the road

Lumping along with man and load;

And here is a mill, and there is river;

Each a glimpse and gone forever.

A. Based on your understanding of the poem, complete the summary by using a word or phrase. 6 x 1 = 6m

The poem "From a Railway Carriage" is about the experience of the poet "R.L. Stevenson" during his train travel. He says that the train travelled much faster than imaginary characters like (i)………….. .

Q.1 Read the poem given below.

From a Railway Carriage

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle

All through the meadows the horses and cattle;

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

All by himself and gathering brambles;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

And here is the green for stringing the daisies

Here is a cart runaway in the road

Lumping along with man and load;

And here is a mill, and there is river;

Each a glimpse and gone forever.

He saw bridges, houses, hedges, and ditches along the way. He felt the train (ii)…………. forward like troops of soldiers in a battlefield, who were ready to attack.

Q.1 Read the poem given below.

From a Railway Carriage

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle

All through the meadows the horses and cattle;

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

All by himself and gathering brambles;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

And here is the green for stringing the daisies

Here is a cart runaway in the road

Lumping along with man and load;

And here is a mill, and there is river;

Each a glimpse and gone forever.

He saw many brightly (iii)…………. stations along the way, as he heard the (iv)…………. that indicated the arrival of the stations.

Q.1 Read the poem given below.

From a Railway Carriage

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle

All through the meadows the horses and cattle;

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

All by himself and gathering brambles;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

And here is the green for stringing the daisies

Here is a cart runaway in the road

Lumping along with man and load;

And here is a mill, and there is river;

Each a glimpse and gone forever.

But all these sights flew past him in the wink of an eye, because the train was speeding fast. The poet saw a child, scrambling up brambles to gather some blackberry fruits. He also saw a (v)…………. who was standing and gazing at the things happening around him.

Q.1 Read the poem given below.

From a Railway Carriage

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,

Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;

And charging along like troops in a battle

All through the meadows the horses and cattle;

All of the sights of the hill and the plain

Fly as thick as driving rain;

And ever again, in the wink of an eye,

Painted stations whistle by.

Here is a child who clambers and scrambles,

All by himself and gathering brambles;

Here is a tramp who stands and gazes;

And here is the green for stringing the daisies

Here is a cart runaway in the road

Lumping along with man and load;

And here is a mill, and there is river;

Each a glimpse and gone forever.

Some people were stringing daisies to make garlands from it. He saw a cart that was lumping along laboriously with the weight of a man and the (vi)………….. . Finally, he saw a mill and a river. The poet saw all these sights only in a glimpse, as the train sped away - leaving the images behind them.

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.

COIN CONFUSION

1. Samuel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Everett would be a thief.”

2 His sister Emily replied, “Whoa, there—we don’t know that for sure. That’s a serious accusation to make against your best friend!”

3 Samuel’s eyes were dark as he said, “But who else could it be? He was there, he had them in his hands, and now they are missing.”

4 Samuel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Everett to see. He had received a new coin as an early birthday gift from his aunt, and he was very excited about it. Some time ago the United States government decided to create new designs for the quarters that represented each state. Five new designs were issued each year. He now had every state quarter that had been issued. He had silver dollars and coins from different countries too, but none meant as much as his quarter collection. Samuel loved it because he and his dad were both collecting the coins. It was like a game they played to see who could complete his collection first. Everett knew how much the collection meant to Samuel.

5 At the end of that day, Samuel’s mother had said, “Samuel, would you please take this recipe to Mr. Bates down the street? He’s trying to prepare it for dinner tonight, so would you go now?”

6 Samuel had turned to his friend and said, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?”

7 Everett had said, “Actually, I have an errand to run, but you go on ahead, and I’ll clean up here,” gesturing at the piles of coins on the floor.

8 When Samuel had returned from Mr. Bates’ house, he had done his homework, had eaten dinner, and had read for a while before bed. It never occurred to him to check his coins. It was not until two days later that he realised the quarters were gone. The foreign coins were there, but his quarter set was missing.

9 Samuel’s sister said, “Why don’t you just ask him?”

10 “Ask him what?” replied Samuel scornfully. “Hey, Best Friend, did you steal my coin collection?”

11 “Well, maybe you could just mention you can’t find your set of quarters, and ask him where he put it when he cleaned up,” replied Emily.

12 Samuel thought for a moment, deciding if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of betrayal? How could I have misjudged my friend’s character?

13 The next day Samuel went over to Everett’s house. Everett was acting funny—sort of jittery, like he couldn’t be still. In fact, Samuel thought Everett was acting like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as he watched Everett pretend to be kind and pretend to be his friend, when Everett had obviously stolen from him. Samuel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up.

14 Suddenly, Everett cried, “I can’t stand it anymore!”

15 Samuel was astonished at hearing his own thoughts burst forth from his friend. Only, instead of sounding guilty or anguished, Everett sounded excited. Samuel watched his friend jump up and pull something from underneath the chair.

16 “Go on—open it! I was going to wait until your birthday tomorrow, but I can’t wait!”

17 Slowly, Samuel lifted the top of the box. Silver flashed at him, and his eyes suddenly stung. Laid out in front of him in glorious splendour were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was nestled in its own spot in a collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.

18 Samuel felt heat rush over his neck and ears. He weakly said, “Thank you—this

means . . . a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Everett had cut him off before he said something he would regret. Everett was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend.

A. Read the following questions carefully and select the most appropriate option.

a) In paragraph 4, the phrase “but none meant as much as his quarter collection” suggests that the collection —

• contains many coins

• has a new design

• has personal value

• includes rare coins

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.

COIN CONFUSION

1. Samuel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Everett would be a thief.”

2 His sister Emily replied, “Whoa, there—we don’t know that for sure. That’s a serious accusation to make against your best friend!”

3 Samuel’s eyes were dark as he said, “But who else could it be? He was there, he had them in his hands, and now they are missing.”

4 Samuel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Everett to see. He had received a new coin as an early birthday gift from his aunt, and he was very excited about it. Some time ago the United States government decided to create new designs for the quarters that represented each state. Five new designs were issued each year. He now had every state quarter that had been issued. He had silver dollars and coins from different countries too, but none meant as much as his quarter collection. Samuel loved it because he and his dad were both collecting the coins. It was like a game they played to see who could complete his collection first. Everett knew how much the collection meant to Samuel.

5 At the end of that day, Samuel’s mother had said, “Samuel, would you please take this recipe to Mr. Bates down the street? He’s trying to prepare it for dinner tonight, so would you go now?”

6 Samuel had turned to his friend and said, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?”

7 Everett had said, “Actually, I have an errand to run, but you go on ahead, and I’ll clean up here,” gesturing at the piles of coins on the floor.

8 When Samuel had returned from Mr. Bates’ house, he had done his homework, had eaten dinner, and had read for a while before bed. It never occurred to him to check his coins. It was not until two days later that he realised the quarters were gone. The foreign coins were there, but his quarter set was missing.

9 Samuel’s sister said, “Why don’t you just ask him?”

10 “Ask him what?” replied Samuel scornfully. “Hey, Best Friend, did you steal my coin collection?”

11 “Well, maybe you could just mention you can’t find your set of quarters, and ask him where he put it when he cleaned up,” replied Emily.

12 Samuel thought for a moment, deciding if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of betrayal? How could I have misjudged my friend’s character?

13 The next day Samuel went over to Everett’s house. Everett was acting funny—sort of jittery, like he couldn’t be still. In fact, Samuel thought Everett was acting like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as he watched Everett pretend to be kind and pretend to be his friend, when Everett had obviously stolen from him. Samuel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up.

14 Suddenly, Everett cried, “I can’t stand it anymore!”

15 Samuel was astonished at hearing his own thoughts burst forth from his friend. Only, instead of sounding guilty or anguished, Everett sounded excited. Samuel watched his friend jump up and pull something from underneath the chair.

16 “Go on—open it! I was going to wait until your birthday tomorrow, but I can’t wait!”

17 Slowly, Samuel lifted the top of the box. Silver flashed at him, and his eyes suddenly stung. Laid out in front of him in glorious splendour were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was nestled in its own spot in a collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.

18 Samuel felt heat rush over his neck and ears. He weakly said, “Thank you—this

means . . . a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Everett had cut him off before he said something he would regret. Everett was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend.

A. Read the following questions carefully and select the most appropriate option.

b) The word misjudged in paragraph 12 means —

• agreed with

• been bothered by

• argued against

• been wrong about

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.

COIN CONFUSION

1. Samuel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Everett would be a thief.”

2 His sister Emily replied, “Whoa, there—we don’t know that for sure. That’s a serious accusation to make against your best friend!”

3 Samuel’s eyes were dark as he said, “But who else could it be? He was there, he had them in his hands, and now they are missing.”

4 Samuel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Everett to see. He had received a new coin as an early birthday gift from his aunt, and he was very excited about it. Some time ago the United States government decided to create new designs for the quarters that represented each state. Five new designs were issued each year. He now had every state quarter that had been issued. He had silver dollars and coins from different countries too, but none meant as much as his quarter collection. Samuel loved it because he and his dad were both collecting the coins. It was like a game they played to see who could complete his collection first. Everett knew how much the collection meant to Samuel.

5 At the end of that day, Samuel’s mother had said, “Samuel, would you please take this recipe to Mr. Bates down the street? He’s trying to prepare it for dinner tonight, so would you go now?”

6 Samuel had turned to his friend and said, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?”

7 Everett had said, “Actually, I have an errand to run, but you go on ahead, and I’ll clean up here,” gesturing at the piles of coins on the floor.

8 When Samuel had returned from Mr. Bates’ house, he had done his homework, had eaten dinner, and had read for a while before bed. It never occurred to him to check his coins. It was not until two days later that he realised the quarters were gone. The foreign coins were there, but his quarter set was missing.

9 Samuel’s sister said, “Why don’t you just ask him?”

10 “Ask him what?” replied Samuel scornfully. “Hey, Best Friend, did you steal my coin collection?”

11 “Well, maybe you could just mention you can’t find your set of quarters, and ask him where he put it when he cleaned up,” replied Emily.

12 Samuel thought for a moment, deciding if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of betrayal? How could I have misjudged my friend’s character?

13 The next day Samuel went over to Everett’s house. Everett was acting funny—sort of jittery, like he couldn’t be still. In fact, Samuel thought Everett was acting like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as he watched Everett pretend to be kind and pretend to be his friend, when Everett had obviously stolen from him. Samuel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up.

14 Suddenly, Everett cried, “I can’t stand it anymore!”

15 Samuel was astonished at hearing his own thoughts burst forth from his friend. Only, instead of sounding guilty or anguished, Everett sounded excited. Samuel watched his friend jump up and pull something from underneath the chair.

16 “Go on—open it! I was going to wait until your birthday tomorrow, but I can’t wait!”

17 Slowly, Samuel lifted the top of the box. Silver flashed at him, and his eyes suddenly stung. Laid out in front of him in glorious splendour were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was nestled in its own spot in a collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.

18 Samuel felt heat rush over his neck and ears. He weakly said, “Thank you—this

means . . . a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Everett had cut him off before he said something he would regret. Everett was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend.

A. Read the following questions carefully and select the most appropriate option.

c) What does para 16 reveal about Everett

• He makes quick decisions

• He is a good judge of character

• He enjoys surprising his friends.

• He wants to prove his innocence

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.

COIN CONFUSION

1. Samuel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Everett would be a thief.”

2 His sister Emily replied, “Whoa, there—we don’t know that for sure. That’s a serious accusation to make against your best friend!”

3 Samuel’s eyes were dark as he said, “But who else could it be? He was there, he had them in his hands, and now they are missing.”

4 Samuel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Everett to see. He had received a new coin as an early birthday gift from his aunt, and he was very excited about it. Some time ago the United States government decided to create new designs for the quarters that represented each state. Five new designs were issued each year. He now had every state quarter that had been issued. He had silver dollars and coins from different countries too, but none meant as much as his quarter collection. Samuel loved it because he and his dad were both collecting the coins. It was like a game they played to see who could complete his collection first. Everett knew how much the collection meant to Samuel.

5 At the end of that day, Samuel’s mother had said, “Samuel, would you please take this recipe to Mr. Bates down the street? He’s trying to prepare it for dinner tonight, so would you go now?”

6 Samuel had turned to his friend and said, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?”

7 Everett had said, “Actually, I have an errand to run, but you go on ahead, and I’ll clean up here,” gesturing at the piles of coins on the floor.

8 When Samuel had returned from Mr. Bates’ house, he had done his homework, had eaten dinner, and had read for a while before bed. It never occurred to him to check his coins. It was not until two days later that he realised the quarters were gone. The foreign coins were there, but his quarter set was missing.

9 Samuel’s sister said, “Why don’t you just ask him?”

10 “Ask him what?” replied Samuel scornfully. “Hey, Best Friend, did you steal my coin collection?”

11 “Well, maybe you could just mention you can’t find your set of quarters, and ask him where he put it when he cleaned up,” replied Emily.

12 Samuel thought for a moment, deciding if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of betrayal? How could I have misjudged my friend’s character?

13 The next day Samuel went over to Everett’s house. Everett was acting funny—sort of jittery, like he couldn’t be still. In fact, Samuel thought Everett was acting like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as he watched Everett pretend to be kind and pretend to be his friend, when Everett had obviously stolen from him. Samuel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up.

14 Suddenly, Everett cried, “I can’t stand it anymore!”

15 Samuel was astonished at hearing his own thoughts burst forth from his friend. Only, instead of sounding guilty or anguished, Everett sounded excited. Samuel watched his friend jump up and pull something from underneath the chair.

16 “Go on—open it! I was going to wait until your birthday tomorrow, but I can’t wait!”

17 Slowly, Samuel lifted the top of the box. Silver flashed at him, and his eyes suddenly stung. Laid out in front of him in glorious splendour were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was nestled in its own spot in a collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.

18 Samuel felt heat rush over his neck and ears. He weakly said, “Thank you—this

means . . . a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Everett had cut him off before he said something he would regret. Everett was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend.

A. Read the following questions carefully and select the most appropriate option.

d) “Silver flashed at him and his eyes suddenly stung” - The sentence in para 17 suggests that Samuel’s

• feelings are hurt

• eyes are sensitive to light

• Coins are damaged

• Eyes are filling with tears

Read the passage given below carefully and answer the following questions.

COIN CONFUSION

1. Samuel looked through troubled eyes at his sister and said, “I wouldn’t have thought Everett would be a thief.”

2 His sister Emily replied, “Whoa, there—we don’t know that for sure. That’s a serious accusation to make against your best friend!”

3 Samuel’s eyes were dark as he said, “But who else could it be? He was there, he had them in his hands, and now they are missing.”

4 Samuel remembered two days ago when he had brought out his coin collection for Everett to see. He had received a new coin as an early birthday gift from his aunt, and he was very excited about it. Some time ago the United States government decided to create new designs for the quarters that represented each state. Five new designs were issued each year. He now had every state quarter that had been issued. He had silver dollars and coins from different countries too, but none meant as much as his quarter collection. Samuel loved it because he and his dad were both collecting the coins. It was like a game they played to see who could complete his collection first. Everett knew how much the collection meant to Samuel.

5 At the end of that day, Samuel’s mother had said, “Samuel, would you please take this recipe to Mr. Bates down the street? He’s trying to prepare it for dinner tonight, so would you go now?”

6 Samuel had turned to his friend and said, “Is it okay if I leave you for a few minutes?”

7 Everett had said, “Actually, I have an errand to run, but you go on ahead, and I’ll clean up here,” gesturing at the piles of coins on the floor.

8 When Samuel had returned from Mr. Bates’ house, he had done his homework, had eaten dinner, and had read for a while before bed. It never occurred to him to check his coins. It was not until two days later that he realised the quarters were gone. The foreign coins were there, but his quarter set was missing.

9 Samuel’s sister said, “Why don’t you just ask him?”

10 “Ask him what?” replied Samuel scornfully. “Hey, Best Friend, did you steal my coin collection?”

11 “Well, maybe you could just mention you can’t find your set of quarters, and ask him where he put it when he cleaned up,” replied Emily.

12 Samuel thought for a moment, deciding if that would be a good idea. The theft of his collection left him with a feeling of betrayal? How could I have misjudged my friend’s character?

13 The next day Samuel went over to Everett’s house. Everett was acting funny—sort of jittery, like he couldn’t be still. In fact, Samuel thought Everett was acting like someone with a secret. Anger blossomed as he watched Everett pretend to be kind and pretend to be his friend, when Everett had obviously stolen from him. Samuel finally could not stand it anymore and stood up.

14 Suddenly, Everett cried, “I can’t stand it anymore!”

15 Samuel was astonished at hearing his own thoughts burst forth from his friend. Only, instead of sounding guilty or anguished, Everett sounded excited. Samuel watched his friend jump up and pull something from underneath the chair.

16 “Go on—open it! I was going to wait until your birthday tomorrow, but I can’t wait!”

17 Slowly, Samuel lifted the top of the box. Silver flashed at him, and his eyes suddenly stung. Laid out in front of him in glorious splendour were all of the quarters from his coin collection. Each quarter was nestled in its own spot in a collection case. Each quarter shone like it was new.

18 Samuel felt heat rush over his neck and ears. He weakly said, “Thank you—this

means . . . a great deal to me.” He was grateful that Everett had cut him off before he said something he would regret. Everett was exactly the type of person he wanted as a friend.

A. Read the following questions carefully and select the most appropriate option.

e) Based on the ending of the story, the reader can tell that in the future Samuel will —

• be careful about blaming his friends

• not want to continue his collection

• not listen to the advice of his sister

• find new friends who share his hobby