THE STALLED OX AND A TRAGIC STORY

1. What is the sage's problem in the poem " A Tragic Story"?

• He has encountered a mystery with his pigtail.

• He wants to move his pigtail from the back of his head to the front, but can't

• He wants to get rid of his pigtail.

• His pigtail is hanging in his face.

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2. But wondered much and sorrowed more

Because it hung behind him.

What does 'it' refer to ?

• The sage

• The pig tail

• The hat

• The eyes

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3. And though his efforts never slack

And though he twist, and twirl, and tack,

Alas! Still faithful to his back

The pigtail hangs behind him.

Pick out the rhyming words from the above lines.

• tack - back

• twist- twirl

• slack- back

• slack- tack - back

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4. And right, and left, and round about,

And up, and down, and in, and out

He turned; but still the pigtail stout

Hung steadily behind him

What is the rhyming scheme of the these lines?

• a-b-a-b

• a-a-a-b

• a-b-b-b

• a-a-b-b

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

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5. Was the sage finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position?

• Yes

• No

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6. ‘There lived a sage in days of yore, And he a handsome pigtail wore ’.

Give the meaning of the word ' yore'

• A mature and wise person

• Eager to learn or know

• In the past, ancient days

• To hang freely

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CCSS.RL.7.5

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7. Choose the main characters of the story " The Stalled Ox"

• Theophil Eshley

• Adela Pingsford

• The ox

• Theophil Eshley, Adela and the ox

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CCSS.RL.2.10

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8. Who was Theophil Eshley ?

• A gardener

• An artist

• A cattle raiser

• A business man

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9. Who was Adela Pingsford?

• An artist

• Eshley's neighbour

• A cook

• A servant

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10. " Won't it go by itself?" Who said these words to whom?

• Adela to Eshley

• Eshley to Adela

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