POEM– 5 SOMEBODY’S MOTHER - CLASS 8 - TWO MARK QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. What kind of a woman do you find in this poem?

Ans: The woman was old and her clothes badly torn and grey hairs.

 

2. Where was the woman standing? Why was she standing there?

Ans: The woman was standing at the road crossing to cross the road.

 

3. Why was the woman very anxious?

Ans: The woman was not paid attention to cross the road.

 

4. What are the children compared to?

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5. Did the boys lend the old woman a helping hand?

Ans: No, the boys lend the old woman a helping hand.

6. How did the boy help the old woman?

Ans: The boy will lend a hand to help the mother to cross the road.

 

7. What made the boy happy?

Ans: The boy helped the old woman to cross the road. This made the boy happy.

 

8. What did the boy tell his friends?

Ans: The boy tells his friends that she was a somebody’s mother she was aged and poor and slow. He hope that some fellow will lend a hand to help mother. But her own dear boy is far away. 

4. What did the old woman say in her prayers that night? Why?

Ans: The old woman say in prayer that God be kind to the noble boy who is somebody’s son and pride and joy. She prayed like this because the boy helped her to cross the road.

 

5. Do you like this poem? Why or why not?

Ans: We like this poem. This narrative poem extols the kindness shown by a boy towards a poor woman. The moral of this poem we help the old people and physical handicapped people.