1. Where did the narrator come across a hawker?
1. Where did the narrator come across a hawker?
Explanation:
The narrator came across a hawker on the way to his school in the morning.
2. When did the narrator spot a gardener?
2. When did the narrator spot a gardener?
Explanation:
The narrator saw a gardener in the afternoon outside his house after returning from his school.
3. What was the reason behind the narrator's desire to become a gardener?
3. What was the reason behind the narrator's desire to become a gardener?
Explanation:
The narrator wanted to become a gardener because he could then dig the soil to his heart's content without anyone stopping him.
4. In what circumstances did the narrator catch sight of a watchman?
4. In what circumstances did the narrator catch sight of a watchman?
Explanation:
The narrator saw the watchman through an open window when he was supposed to be sleeping.
5. What does the child observe about the hawker, according to the poem?
5. What does the child observe about the hawker, according to the poem?
Explanation:
The child observes that the hawker is free and does not have any constraints on his time or movement. He can take any road he wants and has no fixed time to return home.
6. How is the watchman described in the poem Vocation?
6. How is the watchman described in the poem Vocation?
Explanation:
The watchman is described as a lonely figure who walks the dark lanes with his lantern, following his own shadow. According to the child, the watchman has never slept in his life.
7. What kind of life do the hawker, gardener and watchman lead, according to the poem Vocation?
7. What kind of life do the hawker, gardener and watchman lead, according to the poem Vocation?
Explanation:
The hawker, gardener and watchman lead a life free of restrictions and constraints. They perform their vocational tasks as per their own liking and preferences.
8. According to the poem Vocation, which activities are attractive to children and who does the child envy?
8. According to the poem Vocation, which activities are attractive to children and who does the child envy?
Explanation:
Children are naturally drawn towards activities that offer them freedom, fun and adventure. In the poem Vocation, the child observes a hawker, a gardener and a watchman, and wishes to become each of them in turn. The child envies their freedom and the lack of anyone to restrict or chide them.
9. Give answers from following extract:-
“When the gong sounds ten in the morning and
I walk to school by our lane,
Every day I meet the hawker crying, “Bangles,
crystal bangles!”
“There is nothing to hurry him on, there is no
road he must take, no place he must go to, no
time when he must come home.
I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in
the road, crying, “Bangles, crystal bangles!”
(I) Who was heard crying "bangles, crystal bangles" every morning on the road?
(II)Describe the routine of the hawker as mentioned in the extract.(III) Why did the child express his desire to become a hawker?
9. Give answers from following extract:-
“When the gong sounds ten in the morning and
I walk to school by our lane,
Every day I meet the hawker crying, “Bangles,
crystal bangles!”
“There is nothing to hurry him on, there is no
road he must take, no place he must go to, no
time when he must come home.
I wish I were a hawker, spending my day in
the road, crying, “Bangles, crystal bangles!”
(I) Who was heard crying "bangles, crystal bangles" every morning on the road?
Explanation:
(I) Every morning on the road, a hawker was heard crying "bangles, crystal bangles".
(II) According to the extract, the hawker's routine was quite flexible. He was never in a hurry, could take any road and go anywhere he wished, with no specific place to reach or time to come back home.
10. “When at four in the afternoon
I come back from the school,
I can see through the gate of that house
the gardener digging the ground.”
“He does what he likes with his spade,
he soils his clothes with dust,
nobody takes him to task,
if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet.
I wish I were a gardener digging away at the
garden with nobody to stop me from digging.”
(I) What activity was the gardener engaged in?
(II) What did the child observe about the gardener's work?
(III)Who is the author of the lines?
10. “When at four in the afternoon
I come back from the school,
I can see through the gate of that house
the gardener digging the ground.”
“He does what he likes with his spade,
he soils his clothes with dust,
nobody takes him to task,
if he gets baked in the sun or gets wet.
I wish I were a gardener digging away at the
garden with nobody to stop me from digging.”
(I) What activity was the gardener engaged in?
(II) What did the child observe about the gardener's work?
Explanation:
(I) The gardener was seen digging the ground with his spade outside the house.
