Poem

1. The ‘Poetry of Earth’ is written by – A) John Keats B) Gieve Patel C) Arthur Rimbaud D) William Shakespeare Ans. A) John Keats 2. ‘The Poetry of Earth’ is a/an – A) ballad B) sonnet C) elegy D) ode Ans. B) sonnet 3. The poem ‘The Poetry of Earth’ is a _____________ sonnet. […]

1. ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day?’ is written by – A) Keats B) Shakespeare C) G. Patel D) Rimbaud Ans. B) Shakespeare 2. ‘Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day? is a/an – A) ode B) elegy C) dramatic monologue D) sonnet Ans. D) sonnet 3. “Shall I Compare Thee to

1. Who wrote the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’? – A) William Shakespeare B) Alfred Tennyson C) William Wordsworth D) Arthur Rimbaud Ans. D) Arthur Rimbaud 2. The poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ is – A) a sonnet B)an ode C) a song D) lyric Ans. A) a sonnet 3. ‘Asleep in the Valley’ is

1. On killing a tree is written by –  a) Arthur Rimbaud b)William Shakespeare c)John Keats d) Gieve Patel Ans. d) Gieve Patel 2. It takes much time to kill a tree. The statement indicates – A) a sense of impatience that it takes such effort to kill a tree B) a sense of irony

Exercise 1 Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives: (1)The number of ships sailing by was – (a) three[  ✓   ] (b) two[     ] (c) five[     ] (d) four[    ] (2) The wind carried the first ship to a – (a) big country[    ] (b) small country[     ] (c) rich country[ ✓ ] (d) distant country[    

Exercise -1 Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives: 1)The mist was upon the – a)grass [     ] b)roof  [     ] c)hill [ ✓ ] d)leaf [     ] 2)The sorrow of the day was described as – a)silent [ ✓ ] b)terrible [     ] c)overwhelming [     ] d)little [     ] 3)The hall door mentioned in the poem

Comprehension Exercises 1.Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: a)With the lightest touch, the snail shrinks into its house with – i)displeasure [✓ ] ii)pleasure [ ] iii)pain [ ] iv)surprise [ ] b)In its house, the snail lives with – i)parents [ ] ii)friends [ ] iii)relatives [ ] iv)no one [✓

Comprehension Exercises 1.Choose the correct alternative to complete the following sentences: a)The poet asks for a sail the colour of which would be – i)blue [ ] ii)grey [ ] iii)black [ ] iv)white [ ✓ ] b)While going down to the sea, the poet wants to hear the crying of – i)seagulls [ ✓

Comprehension Exercises a)Creeping in an oakwood, the poet was looking for a – i)goat [ ] ii)rhinoceros [ ] iii)stag [ ✓ ] iv)buffalo [ ] b)Whenever an oak tree is felled, the number of trees the poet must plant is – i)two [ ✓ ] ii)three [ ] iii)four [ ] iv)five [ ]

Comprehension Exercises a)The quarrel was between the mountain and the – i)rabbit [ ] ii)rat [ ] iii)cat [ ] iv)squirrel [ ✔ ] b)Bun has no doubt that the mountain is – i)small [ ] ii)big [ ✔ ] ii)noble [ ] iv)kind [ ] b)Unlike a mountain, a squirrel can crack a –