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Word Meanings
1. fiery : burning, hot
2. clatters : loud sound (of rainfall)
3. tramp : walk noisily
4. gushes : flows out suddenly and quickly
5. spout : a pipe through which liquid comes out
6. swift : very fast
7. tide : rise and fall of rain/ seawater
8. gutter : a channel where water collects and is carried away
Exercise
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Exercise
A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. The poem is about __________ .
(a) rain (b) sun (c) wind
2. The rain comes during __________ season.
(a) winter (b) spring (c) summer
3. The street is broad and the lane is __________ .
(a) narrow (b) wide (c) small
B. Complete the given stanza.
How it clatters along the __________,
Like the tramp of __________,
How it gushes and struggles __________,
From the throat of the overflowing __________!
C. Write T for true and F for false statements.
1. The rain is beautiful.
2. It is raining in winter.
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