Showing posts with label in the midst of hardship. Show all posts
Showing posts with label in the midst of hardship. Show all posts

Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Questions On 'In The Midst Of Hardship'

Here are a list of questions derived from the poem 'In the Midst of Hardship' by Latiff Mohidin created by students from set 4(1)A.



1. Why didn't they feel any despair?                                                                 (Farhanah / 4D)
2. What were the obstacles faced by 'them'?                                                     (Anis / 4C)
3. Why were there bloated carcasses and tiny chips of tree bark
    between the water?                                                                                       (Zubaidah / 4D)
4. What characteristics were shown by the couple in stanza 2
    of the poem?                                                                                                 (Rachsyikin / 4D)
5. Why do they never complain from what they had gone through?                (Yusrina / 4D)
6. Why were they trying so hard to search for their son's buffalo?                     (Najwa / 4D)
7. What is the writer's intention of writing this poem?                                      (Nabilah / 4B)
8. What does the condition of the buffalo tell you about the couple?               ( Maryam / 4B)
9. Why are they sttill making jokes while facing the difficulties
    of life?                                                                                                            (Azmina / 4B)
10. Why did you think that the son did not look for the albino buffalo
       on his own?                                                                                                    (Maizan / 4B)
11. Why did the people approach the stove?                                                    (Maisarah / 4B)
12. When facing a hard time, do you handle it the same
      way the family in the poem does? Why?                                                    (Atikah / 4C)
13. Do you admire the actions of the people?
      Give a reason for your answer.                                                                   (Hakimah / 4C)
14. Why did they return home at dawn?                                                           (Farihah / 4C)
15. What did they do to forget about their problems?                                       (Waida / 4C)
16. In your opinion, how did they endure the hardships
      they face during the flood?                                                                          (Yaya / 4A)
17. What is the meaning of albino buffalo?                                                       (Nisa / 4A)
18. What are the lessons learnt from this poem?                                            (Raza / 4A)
19. What does the poem tell you about the people?                                        (Husna / 4A)
20. State the themes in this poem.                                                                  (Syidah / 4A)
21. What does the phrase 'bloated carcasses' refer to?                                 (Nadiah / 4A)