LEAD KINDLY LIGHT - Chapter 11 English Class VIII

 

(Anundoram Borooah Academy)

English - Class VIII
Chapter 11
LEAD KINDLY LIGHT

EXERCISE (অনুশীলনী) :

A. Answer the following questions (তলত দিয়া প্ৰশ্নবোৰৰ উত্তৰ দিয়া) :

1. What does the phrase 'Kindly Light' mean?
('Kindly Light' খণ্ডবাক্যটোৱে কি বুজাইছে?)
Answer : The phrase 'Kindly Light' means light received from God to guide the poet to the right path.

2. What does the poet pray for?
(‘কবিয়ে কিহৰ বাবে প্ৰাৰ্থনা কৰিছে?)
Answer : The poet prays for divine light (guidance).

3. What type of life is described here in the poem, 'Lead Kindly Light'?
('Kindly Light' কবিতাটোত কোন প্রকাৰৰ জীৱনৰ বিষয়ে বৰ্ণনা কৰা হৈছে?)
Answer : The poem describes a life which is full of gloom and darkness. But he poet appeals to God to lead him to a life which is full of righteousness because he is helpless without heavenly light.

4. What is enough for the poet?
(কবিৰ কাৰণে কি যথেষ্ট?)
Answer : One step ahead with heavenly light is enough for the poet.


5. What did the poet love to do in his early life?
(কবিয়ে তেওঁৰ ল'ৰালিকালত কি কৰিবলৈ ভাল পাইছিল?)
Answer : In his early life, the poet loved garish day and lived a life full of pride.

6. What ruled the poet's will?
(কবিৰ ইচ্ছাক কোনে শাসন কৰিছিল?)
Answer : Pride ruled the poet's will.

B.

1. What does the poet long for?
(কবিয়ে কিহৰ বাবে হাবিয়াস কৰিছে?)
Answer : The poet is in a state of darkness. He loved garish day and pride overcome him. So the poet longs for heavenly light (guidance).

2. What is the poem about?
( ‘কবিতাটো কিহৰ বিষয়ে ?)
Answer : The poem is about the poet's appeal to God to lead him to the path of light.

C. Fill in the blanks (খালী ঠাই পূৰণ কৰা।) :

1. "I don't ask to see the _____ one step _____ for me."
Answer : (distant scene), (enough)

2. "I loved the _____ day.
Answer : garish

3. _____ ruled my will."
Answer : Pride

4. "So long thy _____ has blest me."
Answer: power

C. Write 'True' or 'False' (সঁচা’ বা ‘মিছা’ লিখা।) :

1. The poet's life is full of darkness.
Answer : True.

2. The poet wants to see the distant scene.
Answer : False.

3. The poet is far from home.
Answer : True.

Updated on 3rd October 2023
By :- J.A.C | B.Sc | D.C.A