IF by Rudyard Kipling If you can keep your _ when all about you Choose the correct word: Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can sing/dream - and not If you can trust when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, make songs/dreams your master, If you can think/talk - and not make thoughts/speech your aim; If you can meet with Or being lied about, don't deal in , Triumph/trickery and Or being hated, don't give way to hating, Disaster/disease And yet don't look too _, nor talk too wise: Put these lines in the correct order: And treat these/those two And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And so hold on when there is nothing in you If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew impostors both the same; If you can bear/hear to hear/bear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves/knives to make a trap for fools, To serve their turn long after they are gone, and see the thing you gave/save And lose, and start again at your beginnings your life to, broken, And never breath one word about your loss; And stoop/stand and build it up Except the Will that says to man: "Hold on!" If you can make one heap of all your winnings with worn-out tools: Can you raed tihs? Write these words correctly If you can tlak wtih crdwos and keep yuor vturie, Or wlak wtih kngis - nor lsoe the cmmoon tcuoh, If nheeitr feos nor liovng fdriens can hrut you, If all men cunot wtih you, but nnoe too mcuh; If you can flil the uigrnonvfig mnuite Wtih stxiy snceods' wotrh of dinstace run, Yuros is the Etrah and envyeirthg taht's in it, Q 1: This poem is offering guidance Q 3: What does this mean? "If you can And - whcih mroe - directed? you'll be a Man, my son! talk with crowds and keep your virtue" To whom is this is guidance The earth Students The man's brother The man's son Q 2: If people hate you, what does the author think you should do? HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 Not hate them back HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 Pretend you don't hear them HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 Hate them too HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 Ignore them Don't share your opinions with others who might disagree Make sure you are loyal Keep your morals even if you might be influenced by others Listen to what others say Q 4: What does the author think of Triumph and Disaster? HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 Both can be ruinous HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 They are the same HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 Neither matters HTMLCONTROL Forms.HTML:Option.1 Y ou have one without the other can't 'if' by rudyard kipling If you can keep your _ when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in , Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too _, nor talk too wise: If you can dream - and not make your master, If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with and _ And treat those two impostors just the ; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your _ And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start at your beginnings And never breath a word about your loss; If you can force your and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long they are gone, And so hold on there is nothing in you Except the which says to them: "Hold on!" If you can talk with and keep your virtue, Or walk with kings - nor lose the common , If neither foes nor loving can hurt you, If all men with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving _ With seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the _ and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a _, my son! Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) can you raed tihs? Arinocdcg to rencet rseaerch, the hmuan brian is plrectfey albe to raed colmpex pasasges of txet caiinontng wdors in whcih the lrettes hvae been jmblued, pvioedrd the frsit and lsat leetrts rmeian in teihr crcerot piiotsons 'if' by rrdayud kipilng If you can keep yuor haed wehn all aobut you Are lnsiog thiers and bianmlg it on you, If you can turst yusrleof wehn all men dbout you, But mkae alanowlce for tehir duontbig too; If you can wiat and not be tierd by wntiaig, Or bineg leid auobt, don't dael in leis, Or benig htead, don't gvie way to hiatng, And yet don't look too good, nor tlak too wsie: If you can darem - and not mkae dmaers yuor msater, If you can tihnk - and not mkae ttghhous yuor aim; If you can meet wtih Tpumirh and Dtseasir And traet thsoe two iortmspos jsut the smae; If you can baer to haer the trtuh you've spoekn Tesiwtd by kevnas to mkae a tarp for floos, Or wtcah the tinhgs you gvae yuor lfie to, breokn, And sotop and bluid 'em up wtih wron-out tolos: If you can mkae one haep of all yuor wininngs And rsik it all on one trun of ptich-and-tsos, And lsoe, and sratt aiagn at yuor bniiggnens And nveer baerth a wrod aoubt yuor lsos; If you can froce yuor hraet and nrvee and sniew To svree yuor trun lnog afetr tehy are gnoe, And so hlod on wehn trehe is nhontig in you Epxcet the Wlil whcih syas to tehm: "Hlod on!" If you can tlak wtih crdwos and keep yuor vturie, Or wlak wtih kngis - nor lsoe the cmmoon tcuoh, If nheeitr feos nor liovng fdriens can hrut you, If all men cunot wtih you, but nnoe too mcuh; If you can flil the uigrnonvfig mnuite Wtih stxiy snceods' wotrh of dinstace run, Yuros is the Etrah and envyeirthg taht's in it, And - whcih is mroe - you'll be a Man, my son! Answers: 'if' by rudyard kipling If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, And make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don't deal in lies, Or being hated, don't give way to hating, And yet don't look too good, or speak too wise: If you can dream - and not make dreams your master, If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors both the same; If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, and see the thing you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build it up with worn-out tools: If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it all on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breath one word about your loss; If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve their turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the Will that says to man: "Hold on!" If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, walk with kings - nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds' worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it, And - which is more - you'll be a Man, my son! Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8793791345705514716 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpcNFll5yOM Rudyard Kipling http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Li3LPgjWcI http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=is-JCJCUy18&feature=related Roger Federer http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFcJPecO568&feature=related