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1. 1.

   How do you feel when there is a sudden thunderstorm on a hot summer afternoon?

2. 2.

   Tick (√) the correct answer for the given statements.

   1. The storm clouds 'rumble' in the sky in
      1. April.
      2. June.
      3. May.
   2. In saying 'the crowd of flowers' the speaker is referring to
      1. many flowers.
      2. a few flowers in a crowd of flowers.
      3. a crowd watching the flowers.
   3. According to the speaker, the flowers 'do their lessons'
      1. in the open.
      2. on the heath.
      3. within shut doors.
   4. In the 'thunder-clouds clap their giant hands', the figure of speech is
      1. simile.
      2. metaphor.
      3. personification.
3. 3.

   State whether the following sentences are true or false.

   1. The speaker in the poem is an old man.
   2. The speaker feels that the master of the flowers is strict.
   3. The June showers come marching over the heath.
   4. Branches sway gently and leaves crackle as it rains.
   5. The poem expresses the speaker's attachment to their mother.
4. 4.

   Why does the moisture-laden east wind come 'marching'?

5. 5.

   How does the poet describe the sad condition of the flowers in their 'school underground'?

6. 6.

   What happens to the branches and leaves when the rain comes?