5th Standard, English SL Unit 6, Poetry
Results And Roses
Words to Know:
attain : to reach or succeed in getting something; to
achieve
repose : to rest or stay
seek : to try to find or get something
fair : beautiful
Comprehension
C1 Answer the following questions and share your answers with your partner. Then write.
1. What do these words from the poem refer to: fair, small, big?
Answer: These words from the poem refer to the garden.
2. What does this poem mean?
Answer: Poem means that we should work hard for our success. Behind every success, there is a story of hard work.
3. What should the man (you) do to get beautiful roses?
Answer: The man should bend his back and dig from week to week to get beautiful roses. We should work hard to get Results or Roses.
4. Who is the poet of this poem?
Answer: The poet of this poem is Edger A. Guest.
Activity
A1 Complete the sets of rhyming words. One has been done for you.
Fair – there
Big, worth, reposes, attain, seek
Answer:
Fair – there
Big – dig
Worth – earth
Reposes – Roses
Attain – gain
Seek – week
A2 Identify the words from the jumbled letters. One is done for you.
a) mslal – small
b) forelsw – flowers
c) ogla – goal
d) utrlses – result
e) cabk – back
f) renagd – garden
