ICSE Class V English Solutions

I've watched you now a full half-hour

Self-poised upon that yellow flower;

And, little Butterfly! indeed.

I know not if you sleep or feed.

How motionless! - not frozen seas,

More motionless! And then

What joy awaits you, when the breeze

Has found you out among the trees,

And calls you forth again!

 

This plot of orchard-ground is ours;

My trees they are, my sister's flowers.

Here rest your wings when they are weary;

Here lodge as in a sanctuuary!

Come to us often, fear no wrong:

Sit near us on the bough!

We'll talk of sunshine and of song,

And summer days, when we were young;

Sweet childish days, that were as long

As twenty days are now.

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) is one of the most well-known English poets. He is said to have started the Romantic movement in English Literature. This was a movement in the late eighteenth and the early nineteenth century when importance was given to the beauty of nature and human emotions. Wordsworth grew up in the Lake District of England and was greatly influenced by nature since his childhood.

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Q1.

Say whether the following are true or false.

  1. The speaker had been watching the butterfly for half an hour.
  2. The orchard belongs to the speaker and his sister.
  3. The speaker cannot make out if the butterfly is feeding or sleeping.
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  2. false
  3. true
Q2.

Choose the correct option.

  1. The speaker compares the butterfly to frozen seas.
    1. as it is frozen stiff with cold.
    2. as it sits more still than the frozen seas of the cold regions.
  2. When the breeze finds the butterfly
    1. it is happy to fly about in the breeze.
    2. it is annoyed at having been awakened from deep sleep.
  3. The speaker wants the butterfly to remain in his orchard because
    1. the butterfly's carefree joy reminds him of his own free, happy childhood.
    2. he finds the colourful butterfly very attractive.
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Here rest your wings when they are weary;
Here lodge as in a sanctuary!
Come to us often fear no wrong;
Sit near us on the bough!

  1. What does the speaker ask the butterfly to do when it gets tired?
  2. How does he reassure the butterfly that it will not be harmed?
  3. Where does he want the butterfly to sit?
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We'll talk of sunshine and of song,
And summer days, when we were young;
Sweet childish days, that were as long
As twenty days are now.

  1. What will the speaker talk about with the butterfly?
  2. Which words in the lines show that the speaker wants to talk about his childhood days with the butterfly?
  3. Which phrase shows that his childhood days were happier than his present days?
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Q5.

Butterflies dancing among flowers are such a lovely sight. Do you see many butterflies around where you live? What could be the possible causes of its presence or absence?

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