Count That Day Lost
Vocabulary practice
1. Add a word or phrase from the list below that goes with each group.
ease
glance
self-denying
deed set of sun
soul trace cheer
1. dawn
dusk
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2. helpful
unselfish
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3. encourage
make happy
4. stare
look
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5. body
spirit
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6. better
bad
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7. lighten
lessen
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8. find
track
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9. act
action
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worse
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2. Complete the sentences with the words below.
cheer
count
acts
worse well spent
1. We should ____________________ our acts at the end of every day.
2. A day ____________________ is a day on which we help another person.
3. We should try to make someone happy and ____________________
him/her up.
4. We can make a person’s day happier by doing helpful
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5. A day is ____________________ than lost if we haven’t helped anyone.
Understanding the poem
1. Answer the questions below.
1. According to the poem, what should a person do at sunset?
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2. How many stanzas are there in the poem?
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3. What is the meaning of the word “count” in lines 2, 8 and 16?
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4. What words / phrases (‫ )ביטויים‬are repeated in the poem?
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5. Name two things a person can do to count the day “well spent”.
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6. Name two things a person doesn’t do on a day “worse than lost”.
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7. What does the writer mean when he uses the words “yae or nay”?
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Count That Day Lost - Basic Understanding
Find a word or phrase in the poem that expresses the following:
1. at the end of a day
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2. an unselfish action
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3. saying something kind
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4. a friendly look
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5. a worthwhile day
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6. made no one happy
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7. can’t find anything
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8. made someone smile
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9. not even the smallest thing
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10. for free
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11. a worthless day
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