Structured question bank for the Class VII poem "Try Again" by Eliza Cook

A. Extract-Based Questions (କବିତାଂଶ ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

Extract 1:

King Bruce of Scotland flung himself down

In a lonely mood to think;

'Tis true he was monarch, and wore a crown,

But his heart was beginning to sink.

1. Explain the meaning of the stanza.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହି ପଦଟିର ଅର୍ଥ ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: The stanza means that King Bruce of Scotland sat down alone in a very sad and depressed mood. Even though he was a powerful king with a crown, he was losing hope and feeling defeated.

2. Identify the person addressed or spoken about.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏଠାରେ କାହା ବିଷୟରେ କୁହାଯାଇଛି ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: The stanza speaks about King Bruce of Scotland.

3. What idea is conveyed in the stanza?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହି ପଦରେ କେଉଁ ଧାରଣା ପ୍ରକାଶ ପାଇଛି?)

Answer: The idea conveyed is that even powerful and rich people (like kings) can face failure, sadness, and a loss of hope.

Extract 2:

Steadily, steadily, inch by inch,

Higher and higher he got;

And a bold little run at the very last pinch

Put him into his native cot.

4. Explain the context.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହାର ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ (context) ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: This stanza describes the final, successful attempt of the spider. After falling nine times, it slowly and carefully climbed up and, with a brave final effort, reached its web.

5. What does "native cot" refer to?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: "native cot" କାହାକୁ ସୂଚାଉଛି?)

Answer: The "native cot" refers to the spider's home, which is its cobweb.

B. Very Short Answer Questions (ଅତି ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ଉତ୍ତରମୂଳକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Who is the poet of the poem?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହି କବିତାର କବି କିଏ?)

Answer: The poet is Eliza Cook.

2. What is the poem about?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାଟି କେଉଁ ବିଷୟରେ ଲେଖାଯାଇଛି?)

Answer: The poem is about King Bruce of Scotland and a spider that inspired him to never give up.

3. What is the central idea?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାର ମୂଳ ବିଷୟବସ୍ତୁ (central idea) କ'ଣ?)

Answer: The central idea is "if at first you don't succeed, try, try again."

4. What is the setting of the poem?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାର ପୃଷ୍ଠଭୂମି ବା ସ୍ଥାନ (setting) କ'ଣ?)

Answer: The setting is a quiet, lonely room with a high domed ceiling where King Bruce is resting.

5. What emotion does the poet express at the beginning?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଆରମ୍ଭରେ କବି କେଉଁ ଭାବନା ପ୍ରକାଶ କରିଛନ୍ତି?)

Answer: The poet expresses deep sadness, despair, and hopelessness.

C. Short Answer Questions (ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ଉତ୍ତରମୂଳକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Explain the main theme of the poem.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାର ମୁଖ୍ୟ ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ (theme) ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: The main theme of the poem is perseverance and determination. It teaches that continuous effort despite repeated failures leads to ultimate success.

2. What message does the poet convey?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବି କେଉଁ ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଦେଉଛନ୍ତି?)

Answer: The poet conveys the message that we should not lose heart after failing. We must bravely face challenges and keep trying until we win.

3. Describe King Bruce's initial feelings.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ରାଜା ବ୍ରୁସ୍‌ଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ ଅନୁଭୂତି ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କର ।)

Answer: Initially, King Bruce felt extremely sad, grieved, and in low despair. He wanted to give up trying to help his people because he had failed multiple times.

4. How does nature (the spider) contribute to the poem?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ପ୍ରକୃତି (ବୁଢିଆଣୀ) କବିତାରେ କିପରି ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରେ?)

Answer: Nature, represented by the spider, acts as a practical teacher to the king. The spider's relentless struggle provides a real-life example of perseverance.

5. Why is the title appropriate?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାର ଶୀର୍ଷକ କାହିଁକି ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ ଅଟେ?)

Answer: The title "Try Again" is perfect because it is the exact lesson King Bruce learns from the spider, and it is the direct advice the poet gives to the readers.

6. How many times did the spider fail?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବୁଢିଆଣୀ କେତେ ଥର ବିଫଳ ହୋଇଥିଲା?)

Answer: The spider made nine brave attempts and fell, failing nine times before succeeding on the next try.

7. Why did the king call the spider a 'foolish thing'?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ରାଜା ବୁଢିଆଣୀକୁ ଏକ 'ବୋକା ଜୀବ' କାହିଁକି କହିଥିଲେ?)

Answer: The king called it foolish because it kept toiling hard to climb the slippery thread, only to fall back down every single time. He thought it was wasting its energy.

8. What did the king do at the end?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଶେଷରେ ରାଜା କ'ଣ କଲେ?)

Answer: Inspired by the spider, King Bruce braced his mind, gathered his courage, tried one more time, and successfully achieved his goal.

D. Long Answer Questions (ଦୀର୍ଘ ଉତ୍ତରମୂଳକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Explain the poem in your own words.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ନିଜ ଭାଷାରେ କବିତାଟିକୁ ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: King Bruce of Scotland was deeply depressed after failing to do a great deed for his people. Ready to quit, he saw a tiny spider trying to reach its web on the ceiling. The spider climbed up and fell down nine times. The king thought the spider would give up, but it tried once more, moving inch by inch, and finally reached its home. Seeing this, the king realized that if a tiny insect could conquer despair, so could he. He tried again and succeeded.

2. Discuss the central idea with reference to the poem.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତା ଆଧାରରେ ମୂଳ ବିଷୟବସ୍ତୁ ଆଲୋଚନା କର ।)

Answer: The central idea is that failures are stepping stones to success. King Bruce represents human weakness when faced with repeated defeats. The spider represents the power of continuous effort. By linking the king's grand problems with the spider's tiny but difficult climb, the poem proves that patience and trying again are the universal keys to victory.

3. Describe the poet's message with suitable examples.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ ଉଦାହରଣ ସହିତ କବିଙ୍କ ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କର ।)

Answer: The poet's message is that we must never surrender to despair. For example, the spider fell nine times, becoming "dizzy and faint," yet it didn't utter a complaint. It steadied itself and climbed again. This shows that physical exhaustion or past failures should not stop our mental willpower.

4. Explain how the poem inspires readers.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାଟି ପାଠକମାନଙ୍କୁ କିପରି ପ୍ରେରଣା ଦିଏ ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: The poem inspires readers by showing that greatness isn't about never failing, but about rising every time we fall. When students or individuals face tough challenges, they can remember the spider's "nine brave attempts" and the king shouting "Bravo!" to find the inner strength to push forward one more time.

E. Vocabulary-Based Questions (ଶବ୍ଦଜ୍ଞାନ ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Find words from the poem that mean 'a great task'.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାରୁ 'ଏକ ମହାନ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ' ଅର୍ଥ ବୁଝାଉଥିବା ଶବ୍ଦ ଖୋଜ ।)

Answer: Great deed.

2. Find a word opposite in meaning to 'success'.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: 'success' ର ବିପରୀତ ଅର୍ଥବୋଧକ ଶବ୍ଦ ଖୋଜ ।)

Answer: Fail.

3. Use the word 'endeavour' in a sentence.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: 'endeavour' ଶବ୍ଦକୁ ଏକ ବାକ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର କର ।)

Answer: We must make every strong endeavour to pass the final examination.

4. Identify rhyming words in Stanza 6.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଷଷ୍ଠ ପଦରେ ଥିବା ଛନ୍ଦଯୁକ୍ତ ଶବ୍ଦ (rhyming words) ଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: crawl - sprawl; endeavour - ever.

5. Find descriptive words (adjectives) used for the spider's thread.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବୁଢିଆଣୀର ସୂତା ପାଇଁ ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ବିଶେଷଣ ଶବ୍ଦ ଖୋଜ ।)

Answer: Silken, filmy, fine, delicate.

6. What is the meaning of 'grieved'?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: 'grieved' ର ଅର୍ଥ କ'ଣ?)

Answer: Very sad or sorrowful.

7. Find the opposite of 'brave' from your understanding.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ତୁମ ବୁଝିବା ଅନୁଯାୟୀ 'brave' ର ବିପରୀତ ଶବ୍ଦ ଲେଖ ।)

Answer: Cowardly or fearful. (Though not in the poem, the spider is described as 'brave').

8. Use 'despair' in a sentence.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: 'despair' ଶବ୍ଦକୁ ଏକ ବାକ୍ୟରେ ବ୍ୟବହାର କର ।)

Answer: He sank into deep despair when he lost his favorite watch.

F. Literary Devices (ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ ଅଳଙ୍କାର ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Identify the alliteration.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଅନୁପ୍ରାସ (alliteration) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: "cling and crawl" (repetition of the 'c' sound), "slippery sprawl" (repetition of the 's' sound).

2. Identify the repetition.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ପୁନରାବୃତ୍ତି (repetition) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: "tried and tried", "up, up", "Steadily, steadily".

3. Identify the imagery.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଚିତ୍ରକଳ୍ପ (imagery) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: "silken, filmy clue" creates a visual image of a very thin, soft, and shiny spider web.

4. Identify the symbolism.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ପ୍ରତୀକବାଦ (symbolism) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: The spider symbolizes perseverance, hard work, and unyielding willpower.

5. Explain the poetic device used in "Ah me! 'tis an anxious minute".

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହି ଧାଡ଼ିରେ ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ସାହିତ୍ୟିକ ଉପାଦାନ ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: The poet uses an exclamation to build tension and directly express human emotion (anxiety) regarding the spider's fate.

G. Poetic Form (କାବ୍ୟିକ ଗଠନ ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. State the rhyme scheme of the stanzas.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ପଦଗୁଡ଼ିକର ଛନ୍ଦ ବିନ୍ୟାସ (rhyme scheme) କୁହ ।)

Answer: The rhyme scheme of the poem is generally A-B-A-B (e.g., down/crown, think/sink).

2. Count the number of stanzas.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାରେ କେତୋଟି ପଦ ଅଛି ଗଣନା କର ।)

Answer: There are 14 stanzas in the poem.

3. Count the number of lines in a stanza.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଗୋଟିଏ ପଦରେ କେତୋଟି ଧାଡ଼ି ଅଛି ଗଣନା କର ।)

Answer: Each stanza consists of 4 lines (a quatrain).

4. Describe the rhythm or musical quality.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ତାଳ କିମ୍ବା ସାଙ୍ଗୀତିକ ଗୁଣ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କର ।)

Answer: The poem has a highly rhythmic, narrative ballad style that makes it easy to read aloud, resembling a marching or climbing pace.

H. Grammar from the Poem (କବିତାରୁ ବ୍ୟାକରଣ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Identify nouns in the first stanza.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ପ୍ରଥମ ପଦରେ ଥିବା ବିଶେଷ୍ୟ (nouns) ଗୁଡ଼ିକୁ ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: King Bruce, Scotland, mood, monarch, crown, heart.

2. Identify pronouns used for the spider.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବୁଢିଆଣୀ ପାଇଁ ବ୍ୟବହୃତ ସର୍ବନାମ (pronouns) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: It, its, he, his (the poet personifies the spider later in the poem by using 'he').

3. Identify verbs showing the action of the spider.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବୁଢିଆଣୀର କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ଦର୍ଶାଉଥିବା କ୍ରିୟା (verbs) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: Dropped, cling, crawl, ran, fell, mounted, tumbles.

4. Identify adjectives describing the king's initial mood.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ରାଜାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ ମନୋଭାବ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କରୁଥିବା ବିଶେଷଣ (adjectives) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: Lonely, sad, low, grieved.

5. Identify adverbs.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କ୍ରିୟା ବିଶେଷଣ (adverbs) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: Steadily, quickly.

6. Identify prepositions in the line: "It soon began to cling and crawl / Straight up with strong endeavour;"

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହି ଧାଡ଼ିରେ ଥିବା ଅବ୍ୟୟ/ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧସୂଚକ ପଦ (prepositions) ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ।)

Answer: 'up', 'with'.

7. Change the tense: "He flung himself down" (Change to Present Continuous).

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବାକ୍ୟଟିକୁ Present Continuous Tense ରେ ପରିବର୍ତ୍ତନ କର ।)

Answer: He is flinging himself down.

8. Rewrite in reported speech: "I'll give it all up," said he.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବାକ୍ୟଟିକୁ ପରୋକ୍ଷ ଉକ୍ତି (indirect speech) ରେ ପୁନର୍ଲିଖନ କର ।)

Answer: He said that he would give it all up.

I. Theme and Message (ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ ଏବଂ ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. State the theme.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ପ୍ରସଙ୍ଗ ବା theme କୁହ ।)

Answer: The overarching theme is resilience, grit, and the importance of never yielding to failure.

2. What moral does the poem teach?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାଟି କେଉଁ ନୈତିକ ଶିକ୍ଷା (moral) ଦିଏ?)

Answer: The moral is: Try, try, and try again until you succeed.

3. What values does the poem promote?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାଟି କେଉଁ ମୂଲ୍ୟବୋଧକୁ ପ୍ରୋତ୍ସାହିତ କରେ?)

Answer: It promotes patience, bravery, hard work, optimism, and self-belief.

4. How is the poem relevant today?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାଟି ଆଜିର ସମୟରେ କିପରି ପ୍ରାସଙ୍ଗିକ ଅଟେ?)

Answer: It is highly relevant today because modern life is full of stress, competition, and failures. This poem acts as a timeless reminder to stay strong.

5. How does it change our view on failure?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହା ବିଫଳତା ପ୍ରତି ଆମର ଦୃଷ୍ଟିକୋଣକୁ କିପରି ବଦଳାଏ?)

Answer: It teaches us to view failure not as a dead-end, but as a temporary pause and a learning step toward final victory.

J. Character/Personality (ଚରିତ୍ର/ବ୍ୟକ୍ତିତ୍ୱ ଉପରେ ଆଧାରିତ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Describe the speaker/poet's attitude.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିଙ୍କର ମନୋଭାବ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କର ।)

Answer: The poet is highly observant, optimistic, and encouraging. She acts as a motivator to the readers.

2. Describe the character of King Bruce.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ରାଜା ବ୍ରୁସ୍‌ଙ୍କ ଚରିତ୍ର ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା କର ।)

Answer: King Bruce is initially presented as a caring but easily disheartened leader. However, he is also open-minded and willing to learn from his surroundings, showing great inner strength at the end.

3. Explain the qualities of the spider.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବୁଢିଆଣୀର ଗୁଣଗୁଡ଼ିକ ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: The spider is tireless, brave, persistent, and uncomplaining. It acts with singular focus toward its goal.

K. Higher-Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) (ଉଚ୍ଚ ସ୍ତରୀୟ ଚିନ୍ତନ କୌଶଳ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Why do you think the poet chose this title?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ତୁମେ କାହିଁକି ଭାବୁଛ ଯେ କବି ଏହି ଶୀର୍ଷକ ବାଛିଛନ୍ତି?)

Answer: The poet chose "Try Again" because it is a direct call to action. It summarizes the entire philosophy of the story in just two simple words.

2. What would happen if the situation in the poem changed and the spider gave up?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଯଦି କବିତାର ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ବଦଳିଯାଏ ଏବଂ ବୁଢିଆଣୀ ହାର୍ ମାନିଯାଏ ତେବେ କ'ଣ ହେବ?)

Answer: If the spider had given up, King Bruce would have remained in despair, permanently quit his efforts to help his people, and history would have remembered him as a failure.

3. Do you agree with the king's initial view that the spider was "foolish"? Give reasons.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ବୁଢିଆଣୀକୁ "ବୋକା" ବୋଲି ଭାବିଥିବା ରାଜାଙ୍କ ପ୍ରାରମ୍ଭିକ ମତ ସହ ତୁମେ ଏକମତ କି? କାରଣ ଦର୍ଶାଅ ।)

Answer: No, I do not agree. It is not foolish to work hard for one's home or goal. What looks like "foolish" repetition to someone who has given up is actually the very process of achieving success.

4. Compare this poem with a real-life experience.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏହି କବିତାକୁ ଏକ ବାସ୍ତବ ଜୀବନର ଅନୁଭୂତି ସହିତ ତୁଳନା କର ।)

Answer: Just like the spider trying to climb, a toddler learning to walk falls down many times. The child cries but gets back up again and again until they can finally walk perfectly.

5. Suggest another suitable title.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଏକ ଅନ୍ୟ ଉପଯୁକ୍ତ ଶୀର୍ଷକ ପରାମର୍ଶ ଦିଅ ।)

Answer: "The King and the Spider" or "Never Give Up."

L. Creative Activities (ସୃଜନଶୀଳ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକଳାପ)

1. Write a short summary of the poem.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାର ଏକ ସଂକ୍ଷିପ୍ତ ସାରାଂଶ ଲେଖ ।)

Answer: King Bruce, depressed by continuous failures, decides to quit. He then observes a spider falling nine times while trying to reach its web. The spider tries a tenth time and succeeds. Inspired, the king tries again and wins.

2. Write the poem in prose (short story format).

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାକୁ ଗଦ୍ୟ (ଛୋଟ ଗପ ଆକାରରେ) ଲେଖ ।)

Answer: Once, a sad King Bruce sat alone, ready to give up his royal duties because he couldn't succeed. Suddenly, he saw a spider trying to climb to its web. It fell heavily nine times but didn't stop. Finally, with one bold jump, it reached its home. The king learned that trying hard leads to victory, and he successfully returned to his tasks.

3. Continue the poem with one more stanza of your own.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ନିଜେ ଆଉ ଏକ ପଦ ଲେଖି କବିତାକୁ ଆଗକୁ ବଢ଼ାଅ ।)

Answer:

So when your math is tough to solve,

And numbers make you cry;

Remember Bruce and his resolve,

And give one more brave try!

4. Write a diary entry inspired by the poem (as King Bruce).

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତା ଦ୍ୱାରା ଅନୁପ୍ରାଣିତ ହୋଇ (ରାଜା ବ୍ରୁସ୍‌ଙ୍କ ଭାବରେ) ଏକ ଡାଏରୀ ଲେଖ ।)

Answer:

Date: 25 May 2026

Dear Diary, Today I was completely broken and ready to abandon my people. But a tiny spider became my greatest teacher. I watched it fail nine times, yet it reached its web on the tenth try. If an insect can defeat failure, I am a King! I will fight for my people tomorrow, and I will win.

M. Competency-Based Questions (ଦକ୍ଷତା ଭିତ୍ତିକ ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ)

1. Relate the poem to a real-life situation.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାକୁ ବାସ୍ତବ ଜୀବନର ପରିସ୍ଥିତି ସହିତ ଯୋଡ଼ ।)

Answer: When learning to ride a bicycle, we lose balance and fall many times, scraping our knees. If we stop out of fear, we never learn. We must be like the spider and get back on the cycle.

2. Identify a value you learned from the poem and how you will apply it.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାରୁ ତୁମେ ଶିଖିଥିବା ଏକ ମୂଲ୍ୟବୋଧ ଚିହ୍ନଟ କର ଏବଂ ତାହାକୁ କିପରି ପ୍ରୟୋଗ କରିବ ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: I learned the value of resilience. I will apply it in my studies; if I score poorly in an exam, I will not cry and give up, but practice harder for the next one.

3. Explain how the poem influences your thinking.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: କବିତାଟି ତୁମର ଚିନ୍ତାଧାରାକୁ କିପରି ପ୍ରଭାବିତ କରେ ବୁଝାଅ ।)

Answer: It completely shifts my mindset from a "fear of failure" to "accepting failure as a step to success." It teaches me to analyze my mistakes instead of being sad about them.

4. Give an example from your own life that matches the poem's message.

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ନିଜ ଜୀବନରୁ ଏକ ଉଦାହରଣ ଦିଅ ଯାହା କବିତାର ବାର୍ତ୍ତା ସହିତ ମେଳ ଖାଉଛି ।)

Answer: Last year, I could not memorize the multiplication tables. I failed my class test twice. But I wrote them down on a chart and read them every morning, and finally, I got full marks.

5. How would you use this poem to help a friend?

(ପ୍ରଶ୍ନ: ଜଣେ ସାଙ୍ଗକୁ ସାହାଯ୍ୟ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ତୁମେ ଏହି କବିତାକୁ କିପରି ବ୍ୟବହାର କରିବ?)

Answer: If my friend loses a sports match and feels like quitting the team, I will recite this poem to them to show that even Kings lose, but real champions try again.

Class Test: English (Poem - Try Again)

Class: VII | Full Marks: 25 | Time: 45 Minutes

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (5 Marks)

Choose the correct option. [1 x 5 = 5 Marks]

1. Who is the poet of the poem "Try Again"?

a) William Wordsworth

b) Eliza Cook

c) Ruskin Bond

d) Rabindranath Tagore

2. Who was King Bruce trying to make glad?

a) His family

b) The spider

c) His people

d) His army

3. How many brave attempts of the spider were counted?

a) Seven

b) Eight

c) Nine

d) Ten

4. What does the poem teach us?

a) To give up easily

b) To try again and never quit

c) To sleep when tired

d) To laugh at others

5. In the poem, the word 'glad' rhymes with which word?

a) Sad

b) Crown

c) Down

d) Clue

Section B: Vocabulary and Grammar (5 Marks)

Q6. Write the opposite meaning of the following words: [1 x 2 = 2 Marks]

i) Win x ____________

ii) Fast x ____________

Q7. Write the meaning of the following words in English: [1 x 3 = 3 Marks]

i) Monarch = ____________

ii) Despair = ____________

iii) Endeavour = ____________

Section C: Extract-Based Questions (5 Marks)

Read the stanza given below and answer the questions. [Total: 5 Marks]

"Sure," cried the King, "that foolish thing

Will strive no more to climb;

When it toils so hard to reach and cling,

And tumbles every time."

Q8. Who is the "foolish thing" referred to in this stanza? [1 Mark]

Q9. Who cried out these lines? [1 Mark]

Q10. Why did the king call it "foolish"? [2 Marks]

Q11. Find a word from the stanza which means "falls down". [1 Mark]

Section D: Short Answer Questions (10 Marks)

Answer the following questions in 1-2 sentences. [2 x 5 = 10 Marks]

Q12. Why was King Bruce feeling sad and hopeless at the beginning of the poem?

Q13. What did the spider do every time it fell from its web?

Q14. What happened at the "very last pinch" (final attempt)?

Q15. How did the spider inspire King Bruce?

Q16. What is the central idea of the poem?