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WorksheetsNight of the scorpion I
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 15mins
1. Name the poet of the poem "Night of the scorpion".
William Shakespeare
William Tell
Nissim Ezekiel
2. What had stung the poet's mother?
a spider
a scorpion
a snake
3. What caused the scorpion to enter the poet's house?
long downpour at the place
many people were around
a lot of noise around the place
4. Where did the scorpion take shelter?
under a chair
under a wheat sack
under a rice sack
5. "Beneath" means _________
between
under
far
6. What does "diabolic" mean?
evil
furious
jealous
7. What does the poet remember well?
the day it was raining heavily
the day his mother was bitten by a dog
the day his mother was stung by a scorpion
8. How does the poet describe the tail of the scorpion?
as "dark"
as "diabolic"
as "poisonous"
9. The peasants came like a swarms of flies. What is the figure of speech in this line?
simile
personification
metaphor
10. What do you understand by "buzzed"?
requested
spoke
chanted
11. The peasants came like swarms of flies - which words indicate simile in the line?
the word "flies'
the phrase "came like swarms'
the word "peasants'
12. What does the phrase "Evil one" stand for/
for the scorpion
for the peasants
for the neighbours
13. What does the word "peasants" mean?
people
neighbours
farmers
14. What did the peasants go with?
with bulbs
with lanterns
with fireflies
15. What does the word "parting" mean?
separation
distinction
partying
16. What does "groaning" mean?
whispering
shouting
crying in pain
17. Give the meaning of the word "incantation".
words that are found in a holy book
words that have magical effect
words that are said by a priest
18. Why did the peasants want the scorpion to be paralyzed?
so that poison in the body may not move further.
so that all could rest together
so that poet's mother could be taken to hospital
19. What do the words of the peasants convey about them?
that they were concerned
that they were united
that they were superstitious
20. Did the peasants actually see the shadow of the scorpion on the wall?
(a)
