12 from Gitanjali (poem/StudySync)

Which of the following phrases from the poem best evokes the speaker’s triumphant tone?

• “The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long.”

• “It is the most distant course that comes nearest to thyself,”

• “My eyes strayed far and wide before I shut them and said ‘Here art thou!’'

• “‘I am!’”

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What mainly can be inferred from the passage below?

I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my voyage through the wildernesses of worlds leaving my track on many a star and planet.

• The speaker has journeyed extremely far.

• The speaker is tired.

• The speaker is anxious about his journey.

• The speaker has no idea where he is going.

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Which inference about “the traveler” is best supported by the passage below?

The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end.

• In order to reach his or her destination, the traveler must leave the comfort zone behind.

• Most travelers don’t want to knock on any strangers’ doors unless absolutely necessary.

• The traveler is running out of money.

• The traveler is stuck on another planet.

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Which passage from the poem best supports the correct answer to Question 3?

• “The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long.”

• “I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light,”

• “It is the most distant course that comes nearest to thyself,”

• “The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own”

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A holy building or place

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A guarantee or promise

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To continue or proceed along a route or path

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To overwhelm with a great quantity of something.

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Very complicated and detailed

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