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Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) was an activist, politician and poet. She
participated in the freedom struggle and was the president of the
Indian National Congress in 1925. She is known as the ‘Nightingale of
India’.

Comprehension

A. Fill in the blanks.

1. The robes of a newborn child is _________________ in colour.

2. The weavers weave the _________________ of a queen.
3. The _________________ are like the _________________ of a peacock.

4. The weavers weave a _________________ at night.

5. The funeral shroud is _________________ in colour.

B. Write whether the statements are true (T) or false (F). Correct the false

statements.

1. The weavers weave the robes of a newborn child in the morning.

2. The marriage-veils of a queen are orange and red in colour.

3. The blue robe is like the plumes of a peacock.

4. The weavers weave the marriage-veils at the fall of night.

5. The weavers cheerfully weave the funeral shroud.

C. Do as directed.

Write weaver against the line spoken by the weavers and speaker against the line
spoken by the speaker of the poem.

1. Weavers, weaving at fall of night, ________________

2. White as a feather and white as a cloud, ________________

3. Why do you weave a garment so bright? ________________

4. Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild, ________________
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