REVISION-GRADE 6
GRADE 6-TERM 1-REVISION Section A-Reading Section Que. 1: Read the following poem carefully and answer questions given below. (Any 7 out of 8) Laugh, and the world laughs with you; Weep, and you weep alone; For the sad old earth must borrow its mirth, But has trouble enough of its own. Sing, and the hills will answer; Sigh, it is lost on the air; The echoes bound to a joyful sound, But shrink from voicing care. Rejoice, and men will seek you; Grieve, and they turn and go; They want full measure of all your pleasure, But they do not need your woe. Be glad, and your friends are many; Be sad, and you lose them all,— There are none to decline your nectared wine, But alone you must drink life’s gall. (a) What does the poet imply about human nature when someone rejoices? ...