The village schoolmaster

The school master was

• kind

• severe

• kind as well as severe

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

• he could write and chipher

• he could write poems and songs

• he could measure lands

• he could argue even when he was defeated

'There, in his mansion, skill'd to rule', The word 'mansion' here refers to

• the little school

• the house of the school master

• the big house in the village

• a hall in the vllage

The villagers were amazed

• because the school master always made jokes

• at the stern looks and behaviour of the school master

• at the knowledge of the school master

• at the performance of the children

The word that doesn't rhyme in the group is

• knew

• view

• queue

• hive

How many lines does each stanza have?

• 3

• 4

• 2

• 6

'Full well they laugh'd with counterfeited glee.'

Who are 'they' in sentence?

• The students

• The Villagers

What were the furzed blossom?

• plants

• flowers

• birds

• bush

what is the rhyming scheme in the first four lines?

• abab

• abba

• aabb

• none

What does the poet talk about in the second stanza?

• the school

• his behaviour

• his passion

• his appearance