Font size
WorksheetsTHE STALLED OX AND A TRAGIC STORY
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
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.
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
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
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
5. Was the sage finally successful in changing his pigtail’s position?
Yes
No
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
7. Choose the main characters of the story " The Stalled Ox"
Theophil Eshley
Adela Pingsford
The ox
Theophil Eshley, Adela and the ox
8. Who was Theophil Eshley ?
A gardener
An artist
A cattle raiser
A business man
9. Who was Adela Pingsford?
An artist
Eshley's neighbour
A cook
A servant
10. " Won't it go by itself?" Who said these words to whom?
Adela to Eshley
Eshley to Adela
11. Choose the name of the painting which brought back Eshley in favour once more .
Ox in a Morning Room Late Autumn
African Apes Wrecking a Bedroom
a Shady Corner Where Sleepy Cows Stand Dreaming
Noon Tide Peace
12. Which organisation wanted its artists to be orderly in their work ?
The German Government
The Royal Academy
The White house
The Paris Art Club
13. What did Adela expect Eshley to do ?
paint the ox
drive the ox out of her garden
treat her cook
help her in gardening
14. What efforts did Eshley make to drive the ox ? Choose the best option.
made noises like 'Hish' and 'Shoo'
flung a thin stick against the animal's leg
Only option 1
Both the options
15. What type of a person is Adela Pingsford?
Self - centered
rude
sarcastic
All of the above
16. Name the author of the lesson " The Stalled Ox"?
Ruskin Bond
Hector Hugh Munro
Robert Morgsn
James Berry
17. Who has written the poem " A Tragic Story"?
William Blake
William Makeapeace Thackeray
Leslie Norris
Robert Frost
18. What was a turning point in Eshley's artistic life?
The ox entering the garden
the ox entering the morning room
the painting of the ox having lunch in the morning room
painting any subject he liked
19. Which painting of Eshley was brought by the German government ?
African Apes Wrecking a Bedroom
Ox in a morning room,late Autumn
20. Did Adela forgive Eshley after the incident ?
Yes
No
