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Ranikhet's gift and the seven ages of man

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

meaning of heralded ?

a)

announced the approach of something .

b)

loud noise

c)

very fine and delicate

d)

narrow openings in rocks

2.

what heralded a new day ?

a)

the sun

b)

the trees

c)

frosting glass

d)

dull light

3.

what did a peek outside show?

a)

nothing

b)

an overcast sky

c)

a golden sun

d)

tall looming pines

4.

why did the noise grew louder and louder ?

a)

hail

b)

haze

c)

hose

d)

horse

5.

the author went for a walk in the evening.

a)

true

b)

false

6.

Was puddles and muddy patches found when the author went for walking ?

a)

yes

b)

no

c)

I don't know

d)

maybe

7.

they had to dive inside for what ?

a)

blanket

b)

gloves

c)

woollens

d)

socks

8.

what unleashed the rains ?

a)

the sun

b)

a gust of wind

c)

thunder

d)

all

9.

meaning of din ?

a)

happiness and laughter

b)

loud noise

c)

continuously

10.

meaning of looming ?

a)

towering ; appearing as very large

b)

darkest night

c)

the art and craft

11.

He is a well known English-American writer and he also wrote " The Seven Ages of Man"?

a)

William Smith

b)

William Skasepear

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Willie Shakespeare

12.

According to William Shakespeare, the world is compared to _________.

a)

house

b)

room

c)

river

d)

stage

13.

"The Seven Ages of Man" describe

a)

stories that start in the middle and then go back in time

b)

acts in a play, ending with a conclusion

c)

a popular, old English team sport related to soccer

d)

human life from infancy to old age

14.

Which stage of man is full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard, jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel.

a)

Infant

b)

School boy

c)

lover

d)

soldier

15.

According to the poem, the second stage in a man's life is the

a)

schoolboy

b)

lover

c)

soldier

d)

old man

16.

The stage in a man's life that followers the lover is the

a)

infant

b)

schoolboy

c)

soldier

d)

old man

17.

The man who is "full of wise saws" is the

a)

soldier

b)

justice

c)

shrinking man

d)

old man

18.

A man is "sudden and quick in quarrel" during the age of the

a)

schoolboy

b)

soldier

c)

lover

d)

pantaloon

19.

According to the speaker, the "players" in these seven acts of life

a)

can choose whether or not to be in one of the acts

b)

must wear glasses and stockings

c)

enter as infants and exit as aged people

d)

enter as adults and exit as school children

20.

The infant is described as "mewling and puking". What does this mean?

a)

crying and spitting up

b)

laughing and smiling

c)

fussy and unhappy

d)

sleeping and content

21.

What are three things lost in "second childishness"?

a)

teeth, eyes, and taste

b)

hearing, strength, and appetite

c)

breath, smell, and hearing

d)

love, happiness, and wealth

22.
The poem compares "exit" to
a)
birth
b)
life
c)
doors
d)
death
23.
In the second stage of life, man
a)
mewls and pukes
b)
goes to school unwillingly
c)
cries in his nurses lap
d)
sings and plays
24.
In the 5th stage of life, man is described as
a)
the lover
b)
the soldier
c)
the judge
d)
a senile man
25.
"All the world's a stage and all the men and women merely ________".
a)
puppets
b)
actors
c)
players
d)
dummies
26.

What is the characteristic of man in the third stage of life?

a)

He writes ballads to his mistress

b)

He takes strange oaths.

c)

He carries a satchel

d)

He wears pantaloons.

27.

1. Which of the following age has the description

"And shining morning face, creeping like a snail"

a)

Infant

b)

school boy

c)

lover

d)

soldier