WorksheetsLITERATURE
Total questions: 46
Worksheet time: 23mins
What does the poem speak about?
A) the necessity to be happy
B) the necessity to introspect , understand and have feelings of brotherhood
C) the necessity to work quietly
D) none
According to the poet what creates barriers?
interaction
reaction
language
fight
How is keeping quiet related to life and can change attitude?
it helps to think and search soul
helps to search one's soul
helps to develop new thinking process
All these
Which images in the poem show that the poet condemns or hate violence?
fishermen not harming whales
wars leaving behind no survivors to celebrate
poet's refusal to deal with death
All these
How will silence benefit the man and nature?
man will stop hurting nature and both will heal themselves
both will be friends
man will be healthy
man will know nature better
Why is the moment of silence called Exotic?
because of the beautiful scenery around
because of perfect peace and harmony
because of large gathering
because of the gathering
What is always alive even when everything seems to be dead or still?
mountains and earth
Earth and nature are always alive
rivers and nature
Sun and earth
What can be a cure or an antidote to violent actions?
Practice of silence
polished language
wise words
speaking practice
Not move our arms' what does this expression refer to?
sit quietly
sitting still without any movement
to be inactive
stand quietly
What does number 12 represent?
clock, zodiac signs and months in a year
hours of the day and months of a year
cricket players
earth
Sudden strangeness is one of the following poetic devices:
personification
alliteration
simile
repetition
Have no truck with death’ means-
remove poverty and illiteracy
will not drive a truck
have no association or deal with death
will not die of the truck accident
The poet appeals to the readers to keep quiet as he counts till...
20
10
15
12
The poet advises the people not to speak
French
Spanish
Any language
English
Where would they be walking?
In the park
Along the river
In the shade
On the road
What according to the poet would interrupt the sadness of man's life?
Great laughter
Huge silence
Arguments
Fights
We can learn a lesson from...
The trees
Nature
Animals
The earth
The poet of 'Keeping Quiet' is...
P.B Shelley
Vikram Seth
Pablo neruda
Kamala Das
Who is the author of Lost Spring?
Willliam Douglas
Anees Jung
Selma Lageriof
Louis Fischer
What does the author analyze in the story?
Poor children and their exploitation
Rich people
garbage
epidemic
What is the central theme of the story Lost Spring?
Saheb and Mukesh
Spring Season
Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
garbage
What forces the children to live a life of exploitation?
Extreme Poverty
peers
parents
greed
This story is an excerpt from which book of the author?
Unveiling India
Breaking the Silence
The Song of India
Lost Spring - Stories of stolen childhood
Name the birth place of the author.
U.S.A
Callifornia
Kochi
Rourkela
What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise?
lost blooming childhood
autumn season
lost money
lost age
Saheb hailed from which place?
Delhi
Seemapuri
Greenfields of Dhaka
None
Why did Saheb leave his house?
Because storm swept away his house and field
to enjoy a life of leisure
to find friends
to go to college
What forced Saheb to be a ragpicker?
hard work
Destiny
People arpund him
Acute poverty
Why did Saheb leave Dhaka?
Because of lack of resources
Because of lack of enough food
Because of friends
Because of parents
Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad?
Parents
Society
Bureaucrats
All
What efforts can help Mukesh materialise his dream of becoming a car driver?
Hard work
going to garage
guidance of his owner
all of the above
What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry?
miserable life
impaired vision
Poor health
All of the above
Who employs the local families of Firozabad?
The glass blowing industry
Politicians
Merchants
Bureaucrats
What is the function of glass blowing industry?
to mould glass and make colorful bangles
to mould glass
to make doors
to make windows
What makes the working condition of the children worst in the glass industry?
Dark dingy cells without light and air
dazzling and sparking of welding light
high temprature
All of the above
What excuse do the rag pickers give for not wearing chappals?
mothers don't give
no interest
a tradition
all of the above
What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty?
cast and ancestral profession
Karam theory and society
Bureaucrats and politicians
All of the above
The poem My mother at sixty six is composed by:
Sarojini Naidu
Emily Deckinson
Kamala Das
Vikram Seth
The rhyme scheme of the poem is
aabb
abca
aaab
None of the above
The mother's face is compared to
to that of a flower
to that of a corpse
to that of a craggy face
to that of snowy lanscape
The word in the poem which means the same as 'come out with great energy' is
smirking
collect
spilling
agility
Which fear does the poet talk about
adulthood fear
childhood fear
old age fear
uncanny fear
Where is the poetess going?
Cochin
Ambala
Hyderabad
Chandigarh
What does the poetess say, to her mother in the end of the poem
Love you Amma
Miss you Amma
See you soon Amma
Nice meeting you Amma
"Her face ashen like that of a corpse" which literally device is used here
Hyperbole
Simile
Rhythm
Metaphor
Which fear does the poet talk about
adulthood fear
childhood fear
old age fear
uncanny fear
