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Poem Comprehension - Simple - 6th Grade Standard

Poem Comprehension

Read the poem and answer the questions that follow

People of past rode the horse of life,

When scarcity not a matter of grief.

Wallet empty, but happiness was bounty.

Cared less for “I”, used a countless “we”,

Dependent on Nature for its pot heavy .

Shed the shell of selfishness, swimming

Free of burden, thereby flows joy brimming..


Questions

1. What was not a matter of grief?

2. How was their wallet?

3. Which word did they use much?

4. What did they dependent on?

5. What must we shed?

Answers

1. Scarcity was not a matter of grief

2. Their wallet was empty.

3. They used the word “we” much.

4. They were dependent on nature

5. We must shed selfishness.


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