Mother's Love

• ENGLISH
• Secondary Education

Expected Learning Outcomes

I WILL BE ABLE TO:

 identify and relate to the theme of the poem 'Mother’s love’.

 state the importance and the value of mother’s love.

 share my responses to the questions based on the same.

What qualities of your parents do you admire the most?

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Identify the lines in the poem which indicate that
mothers are always there for us during
the difficult moments of our lives.

Complete the sentence:
Mother's heart understands ______________.

"Can soothe our disappointments
And calm all our fears"
Choose the option which is closest in the meaning to the word "soothe".

1. cause distress or anxiety
2. gently calm (a person or their feelings).
3. feeling, expressing, or causing happiness
4. hard to accomplish, deal with, or understand.

"And calm all our fears"
Who does "our" refer to here?

Why does the poet feel that even the joyous moments in our life need to shared with our mother?

When something we've dreamed about
Quite suddenly is real.
Choose the antonym of the word "real".

1. imitation
2. fake
3. imaginary
4. All of the above

"There are times when only a Mother's faith
Can help us on life's way"
Explain the importance of mother's faith in one's life.

"For a Mother's heart and a Mother's faith"
Choose the opposite of the word "faith".

1. optimism
2. trust
3. conviction
4. mistrust

How does a mother instill confidence in his/her child when he/she doubts himself/herself?

"And inspire in us the confidence
We need from day to day."
Choose the antonym of 'inspire' from the options mentioned below.

1. boost
2. demoralize
3. galvanize
4. inspirit

Complete the following sentence
Mother's faith helps us _______.

Identify the lines which state that the mother's love is divine.

"For a Mother's heart and a Mother's faith
And a Mother's steadfast love"
Choose the synonym of the word "steadfast".

1. dedicated
2. treacherous
3. perfidious
4. untrustworthy.

"There are times only when a Mother's love
Can understand our tears,
Can soothe our disappointments
And calm all our fears."
Identify rhyme scheme of the above stanza.

Based on the poem, which of the following sentences is INCORRECT.

1. This poem is about mother's love.
2. Mother is a gift of God for us.
3. Mother feels scared when we are calm.
4. Mother participate in our joys and sorrows.

Write two pair of rhyming words from the poem.

SUCCESS CRITERIA:
Now, I CAN
 identify and relate to the theme of the poem 'Mother’s love’.
 state the importance and the value of a mother’s love.
 share my responses to the questions based on the same.

1. Strongly agree
2. Agree
3. Not sure
4. I need some help.