Q1.
Think and complete the poem titled ‘A Soldier’s Pride’, given below. In fields so vast, our soldiers stand, / With hearts so brave, and firm 1. ______________, / They guard our land both night and 2. ______________, / To keep our fears and foes at bay. // With every dawn and setting 3. ______________, / Their duty calls, it must be done, / Through 4. ______________ skies and blazing heat, / They 5. ______________ along with steady feet. // For love of land, they 6. ______________ and strive, / To keep our hopes and 7. ______________ alive, / With pride and honour, they defend, / Our beloved India, till the very 8. ______________.
Answer
Use the rhyme and the sense together to guess before you listen.
| Blank | Word | How you could work it out |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | command | Rhymes with stand and land |
| 2. | day | ‘night and day'; rhymes with bay |
| 3. | sun | ‘dawn and setting sun'; rhymes with done |
| 4. | stormy | Set against ‘blazing heat' |
| 5. | march | Goes with ‘steady feet' |
| 6. | fight | ‘fight and strive' |
| 7. | dreams | ‘hopes and dreams alive' |
| 8. | end | ‘till the very end'; rhymes with defend |