📚 Additional Practice Questions – Set 3
Lesson: The School Bell Rings Again…
📘 Word Basket
• determination : the quality of not giving up
• challenge : something difficult that needs effort
• encourage : to give support and confidence
• curiosity : a strong desire to know or learn something
✅ Q.2 Read the following questions and tick ☑ the correct answer.
(i) What does the poet ask students to do first?
(a) Sleep
(b) Begin learning
(c) Leave the classroom
(d) Stop studying
☑ Answer: (b) Begin learning
(ii) What feeling is shown in the line, “There are so many things we want to know!”?
(a) Fear
(b) Curiosity
(c) Anger
(d) Boredom
☑ Answer: (b) Curiosity
(iii) Which sentence best describes the poem?
(a) It is about a holiday trip.
(b) It is about sports activities.
(c) It is about a new school year and learning.
(d) It is about summer vacation.
☑ Answer: (c) It is about a new school year and learning.
(iv) What message does the poem give?
(a) Never work hard.
(b) Give up easily.
(c) Believe in yourself and work sincerely.
(d) Avoid new things.
☑ Answer: (c) Believe in yourself and work sincerely.
📝 Q.3 Discuss in pairs and answer the following.
(i) Why should students welcome new learning experiences?
Students should welcome new learning experiences because they help us gain knowledge, develop new skills and become more confident.
(ii) How can hard work help students succeed?
Hard work helps students understand lessons better, improve their skills and achieve their goals. It also builds confidence and discipline.
(iii) Why should there be no slacking in school life?
There should be no slacking in school life because laziness can stop us from learning and achieving success. Students should always remain active and sincere.
🎵 Q.4 Find and write rhyming words from the poem.
(i) start – ________
(ii) go – ________
(iii) writing – ________
(iv) slacking – ________
Answers:
(i) start – part
(ii) go – know
(iii) writing – exciting
(iv) slacking – cracking
🌳 Complete the following tree diagram.
Four things that make school life enjoyable
🌿 Learning new things
🌿 Making new friends
🌿 Participating in activities
🌿 Working together as a team
✨ Find more examples of Alliteration from the poem.
• I think that as a classroom clan.
• There are so many things we want to know!
• A year in which we will all take part.
💡 Message
The poem teaches us to welcome every new school year with happiness and confidence. We should work hard, learn new things, help one another and never be lazy.