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NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Chapter 5: Somebody's Mother
"Somebody's Mother" is a poem by Mary Dow Brine. According to the preface, it focuses on kindness, empathy and the importance of helping others, and teaches that small acts of kindness can bring great comfort to people in need. At about twelve pages with its activities, it is a mid-length chapter. Students read the poem, follow the scene it describes, notice its tone and discuss how they can help people around them, especially the elderly. They can write a few lines about an act of kindness they have seen or done, which builds empathy through language.
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Somebody's Mother
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