Class 8 English Notes: - Unit 2: Peaceful Co-existence - The poem: A Time to Talk - Exercise Questions And Answers:

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Exercise Question and Answers:

Unit 2: " Peaceful Co-existence "

The poem “A Time to Talk”
by Robert Frost

(National Book Foundation - New Book/New Syllabus Based on Single National Curriculum Pakistan 2024-2025 and Onwards) 

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Exercise Question and Answers: (Page-18)

Q1: How many people are there? How do they know each other? How do you know? Can you do it?

Ans: 

There are two people, Speaker, and a friend. They know each other because they are friends and we know this because we are comprehending/ reading this poem. And if my friend came to me to chat, I would also leave my work for the time being and chat with him.

Q2. What is the setting? (Location, time of day, weather) how do you know?

Ans: 

The location is the hillside, the time of the day is afternoon and the weather is sunny. We know this because while reading this poem the expressions, and actions tell us the setting.

 

Q3. What do you see when you read this poem? Put it into your own words.

Ans.

The poem “A Time to Talk” by Robert Frost is a poem about friendship. In this poem, the poet demonstrates a friend should act when his friend comes to talk while he is busy doing work. Moreover, the poet said even if you are busy, you should stop everything and help your friend. Also, an indirect message is that work is tough and from time-to-time workers should take a break. The poem expresses the main idea about friendship by exploring different devices to build a great image of maintaining a good and strong relationship.

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Summary of poems: 

Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”

Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”

Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”

Central Ideas of poems: 

Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”

Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”

Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”

Unit-5: The poem “A Far Away Village”

Paraphrasing of poems: 

Unit-2: The poem “A Time to Talk”

Unit-2: The Lesson “Everyday it Happens”

Unit-2: The poem “Do it anyway”

Unit-5: The poem “A Far Away Village”

Source: English Book (National Book Foundation, Pakistan)

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