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iv. Which of the following sayings/proverbs are related
to the theme of the poem? Tick them () and say a
few sentences about each of them.

• A rolling stone gathers no moss

• Where there is a will there is a way

• All that glitters is not gold

• Do or die

• An idle mind is a devil's workshop

• Face is the index of mind

• There is no shortcut to hard work

• Awake, arise, stop not until you reach your goal.

let's appreciate :

1. Read the poem and pick out the rhyming words. Write

them in your notebook.

2. Mime a line from the poem. Let other children guess

which line is being mimed.

3. Read the poem backwards (start from the last line).

4. Suggest some more titles to the poem.

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