1.      What is the poem about? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିତାଟି କେଉଁ ବିଷୟରେ?)

Ans: The poem is about a child's imaginative explanation for why flowers bloom during the monsoon rains, comparing them to children going to an underground school .

2.      What rumbles in the sky? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଆକାଶରେ କ’ଣ ଘଡ଼ଘଡ଼ି ମାରେ?) 

Ans: Storm-clouds rumble in the sky.

3.      What comes marching over the heath? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ପଡ଼ିଆ ଉପରେ କ’ଣ ମାଡ଼ିଆସେ?)

  Ans: The moist east wind comes marching over the heath.

4.      Which word tells that the east wind is not dry? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କେଉଁ ଶବ୍ଦଟି କହେ ଯେ ପୂର୍ବ ପବନ ଶୁଖିଲା ନୁହେଁ?) 

Ans: The word is "moist".

5.      How does the moist east wind come? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଆର୍ଦ୍ର ପୂର୍ବ ପବନ କିପରି ଆସେ?)

Ans: The moist east wind comes "marching" over the heath.

6.      How do the crowds of flowers come out? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲମାନଙ୍କର ଗହଳି କିପରି ବାହାରି ଆସେ?)

  Ans: The crowds of flowers come out "of a sudden".

7.      Where do the flowers dance and how? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲମାନେ କେଉଁଠାରେ ଏବଂ କିପରି ନାଚନ୍ତି?) 

Ans: The flowers dance upon the grass in "wild glee" (in a very excited and happy way).

8.      Which season is described in the poem? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିତାରେ କେଉଁ ଋତୁ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରାଯାଇଛି?) 

Ans: The monsoon (rainy) season is described (indicated by "June showers" and "rains")

9.      Where are the flowers all the year round? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲମାନେ ବର୍ଷସାରା କେଉଁଠାରେ ଥାଆନ୍ତି?) 

Ans: The speaker thinks the flowers are at "school underground".

10.  Who are the flowers compared to? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲମାନଙ୍କୁ କାହା ସହିତ ତୁଳନା କରାଯାଇଛି?) 

Ans: The flowers are compared to school children (specifically "flower children").

11.  How do they do their lessons? Why? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ସେମାନେ କିପରି ନିଜ ପାଠ କରନ୍ତି? କାହିଁକି?)

  Ans: They do their lessons "with doors shut". They do this to stay hidden and learn before it is time to come out.

12.  Who does 'their master' refer to? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: 'ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମାଷ୍ଟର' କାହାକୁ ବୁଝାଏ?) 

Ans: 'Their master' refers to their teacher at the underground school (perhaps meaning God or Nature).

13.  Their master is strict or lenient? Which line in the poem tells us so? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ସେମାନଙ୍କ ମାଷ୍ଟର କଠୋର ନା କୋମଳ? କବିତାର କେଉଁ ଧାଡ଼ି ଆମକୁ ତାହା କହେ?)

  Ans: Their master is strict. The line that tells us so is: "their master makes them stand in a corner.".

14.  When are they made to stand in a corner? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ସେମାନଙ୍କୁ କେତେବେଳେ କୋଣରେ ଠିଆ କରାଯାଏ?)

  Ans: They are made to stand in a corner "if they want to come out to play before it is time".

15.  When do the flowers have their holidays? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲମାନଙ୍କର ଛୁଟି କେବେ ହୁଏ?)

  Ans: They have their holidays "When the rains come".

16.  What changes take place in nature when the rain comes? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ବର୍ଷା ଆସିଲେ ପ୍ରକୃତିରେ କି କି ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ ହୁଏ?) 

Ans: "Branches clash together", "leaves rustle in the wild wind", and the "thunder-clouds clap their giant hands".

17.  How do the flower children enjoy their holidays? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲ-ପିଲାମାନେ କିପରି ନିଜ ଛୁଟି ଉପଭୋଗ କରନ୍ତି?) 

Ans: They "rush out in dresses of pink and yellow and white" and "dance upon the grass in wild glee".

18.  Who is the speaker sharing his thoughts with? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ବକ୍ତା ତାଙ୍କ ଭାବନା କାହା ସହିତ ବାଣ୍ଟୁଛନ୍ତି?)

  Ans: The speaker is sharing his thoughts with his "Mother".

19.  Where is the home of the flower children? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲ-ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କର ଘର କେଉଁଠାରେ?) 

Ans: Their home is "in the sky, where the stars are".

20.  Why are they eager to go to the sky? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ସେମାନେ ଆକାଶକୁ ଯିବାକୁ କାହିଁକି ଆଗ୍ରହୀ?) 

Ans: They are eager because the sky is their home and they want to get to their mother who lives there .

21.  What does the speaker guess? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ବକ୍ତା କ’ଣ ଅନୁମାନ କରନ୍ତି?)

  Ans: The speaker guesses "to whom they raise their arms".

22.  Why are the flower children raising their arms? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଫୁଲ-ପିଲାମାନେ କାହିଁକି ନିଜ ବାହୁ ଉଠାଉଛନ୍ତି?) 

Ans: They are raising their arms to their mother, who is in the sky .

23.  Why are they in a hurry? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ସେମାନେ କାହିଁକି ବ୍ୟସ୍ତ ଅଛନ୍ତି?)

  Ans: They are in a hurry because they are "eager" to get to their home in the sky.

24.  Which line tells that the speaker also longs for his mother? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କେଉଁ ଧାଡ଼ିଟି କହେ ଯେ ବକ୍ତା ମଧ୍ୟ ତାଙ୍କ ମା'ଙ୍କୁ ଝୁରୁଛନ୍ତି?) Ans: The line is: "they have their mother as I have my own.".

A) 1. Why do you think the flowers dance upon the grass in wild glee? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ତୁମେ କାହିଁକି ଭାବୁଛ ଯେ ଫୁଲମାନେ ବଣୁଆ ଆନନ୍ଦରେ ଘାସ ଉପରେ ନାଚନ୍ତି?) 

Ans: They dance in wild glee because the rains have come, which means their "holidays" have started and they are finally free from their "school underground".

A) 2. Do you think the speaker feels that holidays are funnier than school days? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ତୁମେ ଭାବୁଛ କି ବକ୍ତା ସ୍କୁଲ ଦିନ ଅପେକ୍ଷା ଛୁଟି ଦିନକୁ ଅଧିକ ମଜାଦାର ମନେ କରନ୍ତି?)

  Ans: Yes, because he describes the flowers "rushing out" and dancing in "wild glee" during their holidays (the rain), while school is a strict place where they are shut in and made to "stand in a corner" .

A) 3. Why does the speaker think that the flowers go to school underground? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ବକ୍ତା କାହିଁକି ଭାବନ୍ତି ଯେ ଫୁଲମାନେ ମାଟି ତଳେ ସ୍କୁଲକୁ ଯାଆନ୍ତି?) 

Ans: He thinks this because the flowers disappear for most of the year and then "come out of a sudden" all together when the rain starts, just like children rushing out of school for a holiday.

A) 4. How does the speaker describe the storm? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ବକ୍ତା ଝଡ଼କୁ କିପରି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରନ୍ତି?)

  Ans: The speaker describes the storm as a joyful celebration: the wind "blow[s] its bagpipes", the branches "clash together", the leaves "rustle", and the thunder-clouds "clap their giant hands".

A) 5. Do you think that the speaker's description about the flowers and their school has any reality in real life? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ତୁମେ ଭାବୁଛ କି ଫୁଲମାନଙ୍କ ଏବଂ ସେମାନଙ୍କ ସ୍କୁଲ ବିଷୟରେ ବକ୍ତାର ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନାର ବାସ୍ତବ ଜୀବନରେ କୌଣସି ସତ୍ୟତା ଅଛି?)

  Ans: No, the description is not real. It is the child's imagination, used to explain the natural process of flowers (bulbs) staying dormant underground and blooming when the monsoon rains arrive.

A) 6. Which elements of nature celebrate holidays with the flower children and how? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ପ୍ରକୃତିର କେଉଁ ଉପାଦାନଗୁଡ଼ିକ ଫୁଲ-ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କ ସହିତ ଛୁଟି ପାଳନ କରନ୍ତି ଏବଂ କିପରି?)

  Ans: The branches celebrate by "clashing together", the leaves celebrate by "rustling in the wild wind", and the thunder-clouds celebrate by "clapping their giant hands".

A) 7. Identify the lines and phrases in the poem which indicate that the flower children have a strict system of schooling? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିତାରେ ଥିବା ଧାଡ଼ି ଏବଂ ବାକ୍ୟାଂଶଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ଯାହା ଫୁଲ-ପିଲାମାନଙ୍କର ଏକ କଠୋର ସ୍କୁଲ୍ ବ୍ୟବସ୍ଥା ଥିବାର ସୂଚନା ଦିଏ?) 

Ans: The lines are: "They do their lessons with doors shut" and "their master makes them stand in a corner.".

B) 1. Pick out as many such examples [of personification] as you can from the poem. (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିତାରୁ ଯେତେ ସମ୍ଭବ [personification] ଉଦାହରଣ ବାଛ ।) 

Ans: Storm clouds rumble in the sky The moist east wind comes marching The moist east wind... to blow its bagpipes crowds of flowers... dance upon the grass in wild glee the flowers go to school underground They do their lessons their master makes them stand in a corner Branches clash together the leaves rustle the thunder-clouds clap their giant hands the flower children rush out they raise their arms

B) 2. What are the things below compared to in the poem you just read? (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ତୁମେ ପଢିଥିବା କବିତାରେ ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ଜିନିଷଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ କାହା ସହିତ ତୁଳନା କରାଯାଇଛି?) 

Ans: the bamboos -> bagpipes the flowers -> (flower) children the underground -> (a) school the rains -> (their) holidays pink, yellow and white -> (their) dresses the sky -> (their) home the stars -> (The text does not compare the stars to anything, it only says they are where the flowers' home is)

B) 3) Which of the following ideas support the theme of 'The Flower- School'? Tick your choice. (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ନିମ୍ନଲିଖିତ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁ ଧାରଣାଗୁଡ଼ିକ 'ଦ ଫ୍ଲାୱାର-ସ୍କୁଲ୍'ର ବିଷୟବସ୍ତୁକୁ ସମର୍ଥନ କରେ? ତୁମର ପସନ୍ଦକୁ ଟିକ୍ କର ।)

Ans: · appreciation of nature · featuring imagination of a flower school · longing for the mother

B) 4) The poet's longing for his deceased mother creates... in the reader's mind. (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: କବିଙ୍କର ତାଙ୍କ ମୃତ ମା'ଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଥିବା ଆକାଂକ୍ଷା ପାଠକଙ୍କ ମନରେ ... ସୃଷ୍ଟି କରେ ।) 

Ans: (c) pathos (Pathos means a quality that evokes pity or sadness).

1.      Role-play ( ଭୂମିକା ଅଭିନୟ) 

Ans: This is a role-play activity where students act out a dialogue between a 'Small Boy' and a 'Flower Child' based on the poem's themes .

2.      Listen and Correct (: ଶୁଣ ଏବଂ ସୁଧାର)

 Ans: This is a listening activity where the teacher reads sentences with factual errors, and students must listen and correct them . 

(i) Correction: ...rumble in the sky...

 (ii) Correction: ...moist east wind... 

(iii) Correction: ...among the bamboos.

 (iv) Correction: ...dance upon the grass...

 (v) Correction: ...school underground.

 (vi) Correction: ...doors shut. 

(vii) Correction: ...stand in a corner.

 (viii) Correction: ...advent of rain.

 (ix) Correction: ...home is in the sky.

 (x) Correction: ...eager to go to their home/mother.

3.      Writing (1. Fill in the blanks...) (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଲେଖିବା (୧. ଶୂନ୍ୟସ୍ଥାନ ପୂରଣ...)) 

Ans: After the first shower of June, when the (a) moist east wind approaches blowing its (b) bagpipes to herald the advance of (c) rain, crowds of (d) flowers bloom and (e) dance upon the grass in (f) great happiness. The poet thinks that before the arrival of spring, the flowers go to a school (g) underground and learn their lesson. They have their holidays only when it rains and they come out rushing in colourful dresses. The sky is their home towards which they raise their (h) arms because their (i) mother lives there and they are always in a (j) hurry to go home.

4.      Writing (2. Write a letter...) (ଓଡ଼ିଆ ଅର୍ଥ: ଲେଖିବା (୨. ଏକ ଚିଠି ଲେଖ...)) 

Ans: This is a creative writing task where the student must write a letter from the perspective of a 'Flower Child' to its mother .

Flower School Underground Date: 1 June 2025

Dear Mother,

How are you? You’ll be glad to know that I go to school every day. Do you know how and where our school is? The school is situated underground. We all learn our lessons together with the doors shut tight, staying hidden from the world.

We make a lot of fun. But our class teacher is very strict. He is our master, and he makes us work all day. Just yesterday, some of my friends wanted to go out and play before it was time. Our master caught them and made them stand in a corner as punishment!

That is why I am so excited for the rains to come. I heard the thunder-clouds today, and the wind was playing its bagpipes in the bamboos. Soon the branches will clash and the leaves will rustle, and that will be the signal for our holidays! I cannot wait to rush out in my new pink, yellow, and white dress and dance on the grass with everyone. When I am free, I will raise my arms to you in the sky.

I am looking forward to the holidays. I miss you a lot, Mom.

Yours lovingly, (Name)