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Rickshaw Ride Questions & Answers
Compulsory English Class 9
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Rickshaw Ride
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Rickshaw Ride by John Hill
1. Who has composed this poem?
Answer:
John Hill has composed this poem.
2. What does the rickshaw puller look like?
Answer:
The rickshaw puller looks quite old as China.
3. Why doesn't the poet want to take a ride on his rickshaw?
Answer:
The poet doesn't want to take a ride on his rickshaw because he feels fearful to see his pitiable condition.
4. Why doesn't the rickshaw puller thank the passengers?
Answer:
The rickshaw puller doesn't thank the passengers because his hard labour is far more than the dollar of the passengers.
5. Where is the rickshaw puller standing?
Answer:
The rickshaw puller is standing by the harbour.
6. What is he doing there?
Answer:
He is waiting there for his passengers.
7. What is he made of?
Answer:
He is made of leather.
8. How is his face?
Answer:
His face is folded like a sandbar at a low tide.
9. What is the rickshaw puller doing?
Answer:
The rickshaw puller is spitting into the water.
10. What does he know?
Answer:
He knows that a dollar doesn't matter to his passengers.
11. How long does he pull the rickshaw for a dollar?
Answer:
He pulls the rickshaw up to Victoria's long hill and passes the Cathedral to the peak Tram.
12. What attracts the poet's attention?
Answer:
The body parts of the rickshaw puller such as muscles at the neck, calf and shoulder attract the poet's attention.
13. What are his veins compared with?
Answer:
His veins are compared with snakes.
14. What does the poet wish for him?
Answer:
The poet wishes for him that he will not break for his sake or dollar.
15. How old is the rickshaw puller?
Answer:
The rickshaw puller is quite old as China.
16. What does ‘he is made of leather’ mean?
Answer:
'He is made of leather' means he is so thin with skin on his body.
17. Why doesn't the poet enjoy the beautiful scenes that pass by?
Answer:
The poet doesn't enjoy the beautiful scenes that pass by because he is fearful to watch the rickshaw puller's condition while pulling the rickshaw uphill.
18. Why does the rider want the rickshaw puller not to fall?
Answer:
The rider wants the rickshaw puller not to fall because he is worried to see his pitiable condition.
19. Did the man enjoy the rickshaw ride? Give reasons.
Answer:
No, the man didn't enjoy the rickshaw ride because he feels worried to see the rickshaw puller's condition.
20. Why is the rickshaw puller compared with China?
Answer:
The rickshaw puller is compared with China because he is quite old.
21. Why does the poet call the rickshaw puller 'a sandbar at low tide?'
Answer:
The poet calls the rickshaw puller 'a sandbar at low tide' because he finds his face completely wrinkled.
22. What currency is mentioned in the poem?
Answer:
The dollar is mentioned in the poem.
23. What is this poem about?
Answer:
This poem is about the hardships of working-class people of China, especially the rickshaw pullers.
Match the words with their meanings.
Answer:
a. harbour 》iii. a protected area on the coast
b. folded 》viii. having slight folds; wrinkled
c. sandbar 》vii. a long mass of sand, especially at the mouth of the river
d. snake 》i. to move in long twisting curves
e. sake 》ii. for the purpose of; in the interest of; in order to achieve or preserve
f. clatter 》vi. loud noise from hard objects knocking together
g. cathedral 》iv. the main church
h. tram 》v. a vehicle driven by electricity
B. Fill in the blanks with the correct words/phrases from the poem.
a. The old man is waiting for customers at the harbour.
b. He is very weak with the folded face.
c. He knows that a dollar is nothing for the rider.
d. He takes the rider as far as to the peak Tram.
e. The rider’s eyes are caught by the old man’s twisted muscles
f. The rider didn’t have fun or the enjoyment when riding.
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