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)

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