The Arrow and the Song Class 4 Question Answers

The Poem “The Arrow and the Song” is taken from the book Chant English for Class 4. The poem was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. In this post, I am providing you with  The Arrow and the Song Class 4 Question Answers of Chapter 9 of Chant English for students of Class 4 of JKBOSE. In the previous post, you read about the Summary and Questions of the Chapter From Alice in Wonderland. Let’s get started with this post:

The Arrow and the Song Class 4 Question Answers

The Arrow and the Song Poem Text

I shot an arrow into the air,

It fell to earth, I knew not where;

For, so swiftly it flew, the sight

Could not follow it in its flight.

I breathed a song into the air,

It fell on earth, I knew not where;

For who has sight so keen and strong,

That it can follow the flight of song?

Long, long afterwards in an oak

I found the arrow, still unbroke;

And the song, from beginning to end,

I found again in the heart of a friend.

                 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The Arrow and the Song Poem Word Meaning

The Arrow and the Song Poem Summary in English

 The poem may seem like it is just about a person who shot an arrow and then later found it in a tree, but there is a deeper meaning in the lines of the poem. This poem talks about someone shooting an arrow and losing it, and then they sing a song and the song disappears but later find it in a friend. This poem’s theme is based on the fact that words are unbroken. When the person in the poem shoots the arrow it is like when we lash out at someone or say unkind words. After we say those words we may not always see the consequences like when the person couldn’t find the arrow.

However, eventually, those words will come back and there will be a time when we regret ever saying them. The arrow was not broken, just like our words, they are unbroken. They will forever be in our world if you let them out. Nonetheless, words are not just hurtful, they can be touching. This is like in the poem. The character sang a song and when it disappeared they weren’t regretful about what they said. When they found these words again they were in the heart of a friend. If we choose our words with thought and think before we speak our words can touch people’s hearts.

The Arrow and the Song Poem Question Answers

Think and Answer Page No. 167

Tick the correct option.

1. The poet shot a dart/an arrow.
2. The arrow fell on the earth/into the sea.
3. It is difficult/easy to follow the flight of an arrow.
4. The arrow flew fast/slowly.
5. The poet found the arrow broken/unbroken.
6. The arrow was stuck in an oak/apple tree.
7. The poet found his song in the book/ heart of a friend.

Ans.

1. arrow,
2. on the earth,
3. difficult,
4. fast,
5. unbroken,
6. an oak,
7. heart of a friend.

I) Write two rhyming words for each of the following.

(i) air ______   ______

(ii) sight ______   ______

(ii) long ______   ______

(iv) keen ______   ______

(v) sound ______   ______

(vi) end ______   ______

(vii) earth ______   ______

(viii) fell ______   ______

(ix) where ______   ______

Ans. (i) air, where fair

(ii) sight,  tight light

(iii) long, song belong

(iv) keen, bean teen

(v) sound, bound pound

(vi) end, bend tend

(vii) earth, dearth birth

(viii) fell, well bell

(ix) where, there here

II) Complete the summary of the poem by filling in the blanks with the help of the words given in the boxes.

Heart fast time shot follow song

The poet once _____ an arrow into the air. The arrow’s flight was so _____ that the poet could not follow it. The poet also sang a _____ which too vanished in the thin air. He could not _____ the journey of the song either. After a long _____, the poet found the arrow. It was intact and had pierced an Oak tree. The poet also found the song. It was alive in his friend’s heart.

Ans. The poet once shot an arrow into the air. The arrow’s flight was so fast that the poet could not follow it. The poet For example: also sang a song which too vanished in thin air. He could not follow the journey of the song either. After a long time, the poet found the arrow. It was intact and had pierced an Oak tree. The poet also found the song. It was alive in his friend’s heart.

The Arrow and the Song Off to the Language Lab

Some nouns in English are pluralised by ‘s’ which is pronounced either as [s] or as [z] as you learnt in the previous phonic exercise. There are, however, certain nouns which are pluralised by- es which is pronounced as [iz].

For example

Bench — benches

Fox — foxes

Lash — lashes

Here are some more words that end in ‘-es’ but are pronounced as [iz]. Speak them aloud.

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