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Word Meanings
1. buried : put inside the earth
2. sunshine : sunlight
3. creep : to move slowly, quietly and carefully
4. bright : shining strongly, full of light
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Exercise
Exercise
A. Tick (3) the correct option.
1. The poem is about a __________.
(a) little boy (b) little drop (c) little plant
2. What was buried deep?
(a) flower (b) seed (c) leaf
3. Who woke up the plant?
(a) sun (b) moon (c) wind
4. Why did the plant rise?
(a) to move (b) to see the outside world (c) to sleep
B. Complete the following lines of the poem.
In the heart of a seed,
Buried deep, so __________,
“Wake!” said the sunshine,
“And creep to the __________!”
“Wake!” said the voice
Of the raindrops __________.
C. Write T for true and F for false statements.
1. The little plant was sleeping in the grass.
2. Sunshine and raindrops spoke to the little plant.
3. The raindrops are shining.
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