Lesson 8.3 Kaalakkanitham

Q1. What response to criticism does the poem suggest?

Continue with mental strength Give up everything Act in anger Hide in fear

Q2. What does using time effectively help with?

Progress in life Growing laziness Wasting time Confusion

Q3. What does the line 'If criticized, my mind will not die' express?

Mental strength Fear Laziness Enmity

Q4. What is the tone of the poem?

Confident Fearful Confused Bored

Q5. What does the title 'Kaalakkanitham' suggest?

The value and reckoning of time Only mathematics Weather forecasting Business accounting

Q6. Who wrote the poem 'Kaalakkanitham'?

Mu. Metha Pattukkottai Kalyanasundaram Kannadasan Namakkal Kavignar

Q7. What attitude is conveyed by 'Let those who accept accept; let those who bark bark'?

Confidence and firmness Fear Sorrow Lazy indifference