Slip Test IX The Village School Master

The school master was

• kind

• severe

• kind as well as severe

• None of the options given

Which of the following is not true of the village school master?

• He could write and cipher

• He could write poems and songs

• He could measure lands

• He could argue even when he was defeated

The village school master ran his school

• under a tree

• in a field

• near an irregular fence

• in a hut

By looking at the face of the school master in the morning, the children could predict

• the weather

• their fortunes

• what was in store for them

• what they would learn

The children laughed at the school master's jokes

• heartily

• with pretended joy

• for fear of punishment

• foolishly

The village school master was very strict and stern because

• of his love for learning

• he loved the children

• he loved his village

• of his love for money

The village school master, when defeated in an argument,

• felt humiliated

• felt angry

• could continue to argue

• would stop immediately

The villagers were amazed by the school master's

• arrogance

• use of high-sounding words

• stamina

• pride

The villagers constantly wondered

• how the school master behaved

• how he taught the little children

• how he could predict terms and tides

• how his small head carried so much knowledge

Type the name of the poet

(a)