Leave this Chanting and Singing : Extra Practice Questions with Answers

Read the poem and do the following exercise: 
Leave This Chanting
Leave this chanting and singing and telling of beads!
Whom dost thou worship in this lonely dark corner of a temple with doors all shut?
Open thine eyes and see thy God is not before thee!

He is there where the tiller is tilling the hard ground
and where the pathmaker is breaking stones.
He is with them in sun and in shower,
and his garment is covered with dust.
Put off thy holy mantle and even like him come down on the dusty soil!

Deliverance?
Where is this deliverance to be found?
Our master himself has joyfully taken upon him the bonds of creation;
he is bound with us all for ever.

Come out of thy meditations and leave aside thy flowers and incense!
What harm is there if thy clothes become tattered and stained?
Meet him and stand by him in toil and in sweat of thy brow.


1. Match the words in column A with their meanings in column 3. 
Column A Column B 
a) meditation (i) full of dirty marks ' _ 
b) till (ii) the state ofbemg rescued from danger, ml or PM 
c) bead (iii) a piece of clothing without sleeves 
d) bound (iv) the practice of focusing your mind in silence 
e) deliverance (v) to prepare and use land for groWillg crops 
f) mantle (vi) a substance that is burnt to produce a sweet smell 
g) stained (vii) having a moral or legal duty to do something 
h) incense (viii) a small piece of glass or stone Used to make a‘ necklace . 
Write down the modern English equivalent of the following words. 
(a) thine (b) thou (c) dost (d) thy (e) thee . 
Write antonyms and synonyms forthe following words from the text. 
(a) arid work (synonym) 
(b) destruction (antonym) 
(c) downpour (synonym) 
(d) crowded (antonym) 
(e) ii-religious (antonym) 
(l) delightfully (synonym) 
(g) unclean (synonym) ' ' 
(h) loss(synonym) 
(I) bright (antonym) 
 Complete these sentences with the correct words or phrases from the poem. 
(a) The God has taken the responsibility of ...........of everything. 
(b) Many people especially priests are found counting ..........in or in front of simple ll‘ monastery. 
(c) The poet says that when the worshippers ................they can‘t see the God before them.
(d) The .............of the God is full of dirt like the one the tiller or the path-miter wears. 
(e) The word ..... sybolizes very old and torn clothes. 
Answer the following questions. 
(a) Who is being addressed in the poem? 
(b) What is the devotee of the god doing? 
(c) Where can the God he found, according to the poet? 
(d) What does the poet advise the devotee to do? 
(e) What do you mean by deliverance? 
(f) Where can we haves glimpse of the god? 
(g) What is it that the poet wants the people to ignore?‘ 
(h) Where do people try to find the god? 
(I) What message does the poem convey? 

Answers of the Questions: 

1. Matching words with meanings:
   a) meditation - (iv) the practice of focusing your mind in silence
   b) till - (v) to prepare and use land for growing crops
   c) bead - (viii) a small piece of glass or stone used to make a necklace
   d) bound - (vii) having a moral or legal duty to do something
   e) deliverance - (ii) the state of being rescued from danger, evil, or PM
   f) mantle - (iii) a piece of clothing without sleeves
   g) stained - (i) full of dirty marks
   h) incense - (vi) a substance that is burnt to produce a sweet smell

2. Modern English equivalents:
   a) thine - your
   b) thou - you
   c) dost - do
   d) thy - your
   e) thee - you

3. Antonyms and synonyms:
   a) arid work (synonym) - toil
   b) destruction (antonym) - creation
   c) downpour (synonym) - shower
   d) crowded (antonym) - lonely
   e) irreligious (antonym) - devout
   f) delightfully (synonym) - joyfully
   g) unclean (synonym) - dirty
   h) loss (synonym) - destruction
   i) bright (antonym) - dark

4. Complete sentences:
   a) The God has taken the responsibility of creation of everything.
   b) Many people, especially priests, are found counting beads in or in front of a simple monastery.
   c) The poet says that when the worshippers chant and sing, they can't see the God before them.
   d) The garment of the God is full of dirt like the one the tiller or the path-maker wears.
   e) The word "mantle" symbolizes old and torn clothes.

5. Answers to questions:
   a) The devotee of the god is being addressed in the poem.
   b) The devotee is engaged in chanting, singing, and telling of beads.
   c) According to the poet, God can be found where people are working hard, like the tiller tilling the ground or the path-maker breaking stones.
   d) The poet advises the devotee to leave aside the rituals and meditations, and instead, meet God in the toil and sweat of their labor.
   e) Deliverance refers to the state of being rescued from danger or evil.
   f) We can have a glimpse of God where people are working hard, such as in the fields or on the roads.
   g) The poet wants people to ignore the rituals and ceremonies and instead focus on serving and being with God through their actions.
   h) People try to find God in temples and during religious rituals.
   i) The message of the poem is to find God not in rituals and ceremonies but in serving and being with others, particularly in their toil and labor.

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