WorksheetsA TRAGIC STORY
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
2. The sage was upset because:
his fingers were long
his pigtail hung behind him
his legs were crooked
his pigtail hung at his face
The sage swore that he would have the pigtail hanging at his _____.
face
shoulder
knees
back
Give the antonym of 'faithful'
Honest
Disloyal
affectionate
steadily
The poet calls the pigtail 'faithful' because :
it had changed its position
it followed the instructions given by the sage
it hung steadily behind the sage
it twirled and twisted as the sage turned around
The poet employs satire in order _________
to criticize the sage's foolish behaviour
to emphasize that the sage is practical
to suggest that the sage needs to cut his pigtail
to hint that all the sage needs to do is to tie his pigtail
Give the synonym of 'puzzled'
enlightened
confused
comforted
absurd
The reader concludes that the sage is _____ as he continues to do something that is impossible to achieve.
wise
enlightened
foolish
What is the word meaning of 'Yore'?
weeks ago
long, long ago
two days ago
none of these
What is the sage's problem in the poem?
His pigtail is hanging at his face.
He has encountered a mystery with his pigtail.
He wants to get rid of his pigtail.
He wants to move his pigtail from the back of his head to the front, but can't.
A synonym for fate is
free will
hamartia
flaw
destiny
To hang loosely, especially with a jerking or swaying motion
Dang Gina!
tormented
dangling
sorrowed
17. Who has written the poem " A Tragic Story"?
William Blake
William Makeapeace Thackeray
Leslie Norris
Robert Frost
What does mused upon means?
carelessness
foolishness
intelligent
carefully thought about
Who has translated the poem 'A Tragic Story' into English
Adelbert Von Chamisso
Robert Fish
William Makepeace Thackery
William Jones
Poetic device in ' curios case?
assonance
simile
alliteration
imagery
What is the sage's problem in the poem?
His pigtail is hanging at his face.
He has encountered a mystery with his pigtail.
He wants to get rid of his pigtail.
He wants to move his pigtail from the back of his head to the front, but can't.
What is the main purpose of the last stanza in the poem?
To show how disappointed the sage is that he can't move his pigtail
To show that the sage has not given up in trying to move his pigtail
To show the sage's determination to move his pigtail
To show the sage's curiosity about why his pigtail will not move
A profoundly wise person; someone famed for Wisdom
yore
sage
tormentor
sorrow
