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WorksheetsB5U1_Rudyard Kipling if
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 16mins
Rudyard Kipling was born in...
Bombay, India
London, England
Strandhill, Ireland
Madras, India
What is a theme of this poem?
Becoming a grownup takes confidence, determination, and virtue.
Most people handle failure better than they handle success.
Talking about your problems is the first step toward solving them.
People should spend more time in crowds and less time around royalty.
How many stanzas does the poem "If" have?
Two
Three
Four
Five
How many lines does each stanza of the poem have?
5
6
7
8
How many times has the word "if" been used in the poem?
10 times
12 times
13 times
15 times
Read the first stanza of the poem. Based on lines 5 and 6, what can you conclude about the speaker's values?
The speaker values curiosity and creativity.
The speaker values patience and honesty.
The speaker values good looks and political debates.
The speaker values the opinions of other people.
In Stanza 1, what is the poet advising us to do?
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies,
Or being hated, don’t give way to hating,
And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise:
to avoid those that do not believe in you
to keep calm even if others aren't
to run away from problems
to be a fighter in all aspects of life
In "If", the poet says that others will blame us for their...
achievement
credit
failure
fame
What does the poet tell us about dreams?
Dreams should not be allowed to master us
Dreams must be allowed to be our master
Dreams should be taken very seriously
Dreams should not be given any importance
What literary device is used in the following lines?
"If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the same"
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Irony
What does the poet say we should do when we meet with Triumph and Defeat?
be excited
be indifferent
be prideful
make excuses
Read this stanza from the poem:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
To what does the pronoun "them" refer?
"winning"
"pitch and toss"
"beginnings"
"heart and nerve and sinew"
Choose one line that reveals that the speaker values planning for the future while still living in the present.
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can dream -and not make dreams your master
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster/ And treat those two impostors just the same
Choose one stanza that supports the idea that it is important to accept failure and move on.
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:
If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings -nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And -which is more -you'll be a Man, my son!
According to the poet, when others hate us, we should...
hate them back
teach them about love
not hate them
accept it
In lines 29-30, the poet urges the reader to ___________
pay more attention to kings than to common people.
exercise more often.
make the most of his time.
relax and enjoy the moment
What does the following line mean: "If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue".
Listen to what others say.
Make sure you are loyal.
Keep your morals even if you may be influenced by others.
Don't share your opinions if others disagree.
Who does the author believe you must count on in life?
Trustworthy friends
Loving family
Nobody
Yourself
