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WorksheetsGrade 7 Literature Quiz - M.Shihaf
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Who is the poet of the poem "On the Grasshopper and the Cricket"?
Jawaharlal Nehru
John Keats
Hezekiah Butterworth
Dylan Thomas
According to the poet, what "is never dead"?
The hot sun
The cooling trees
The new-mown mead
The Poetry of earth
What season is associated with the Grasshopper in the poem?
Summer
Winter
Spring
Autumn
Where does the Grasshopper rest when he is "tired out with fun"?
In a cooling tree
Beneath some pleasant weed
On a grassy hill
From hedge to hedge
What creature's song "shrills" on a lone winter evening?
The Grasshopper
The bird
The Cricket
The thrush
The repetition of similar or identical sounds at the end of words in poetry is called:
Alliteration
Rhyme
Metaphor
Imagery
Who wrote "The Birthday Letter"?
Mahatma Gandhi
Motilal Nehru
Jawaharlal Nehru
Indira
To whom was the letter addressed?
His mother
His daughter, Indira
His wife, Kamala
Vijay Laxmi
Where was Nehru when he wrote this letter in 1930?
London
Allahabad
Central Prison, Naini
Bombay
What is the main subject Nehru dislikes doing, which he mentions in the letter?
Talking about history
Making suggestions
Sermonising and doling out good advice
Discussing the world
What quality does Nehru say is a "bad thing and unworthy" of Indira?
Anger
Fear
Boredom
Ambition
What is the "little test" Nehru advises Indira to apply when in doubt?
Always consult Bapuji
Never do anything in secret or that you would wish to hide
Read a history book
Wait for a sign
The letters written by Nehru from prison were published as a book called?
A Bunch of Old Letters
Glimpses of World History
The Discovery of India
To My Daughter
Who is the "great leader" who has inspired India's people to noble sacrifice, mentioned by Nehru?
Jawaharlal Nehru
Bapuji (Mahatma Gandhi)
Joan of Arc
Motilal Nehru
Who is the speaker of "Lincoln's First Public Speech"?
Abraham Lincoln
James Bryce
John Nicolay
Sangamon County
What does Lincoln describe as the "most important subject" for the people to be engaged in?
Alterations to law
The advancement of justice
The subject of education
Election campaigns
What is the benefit of education that enables a person to read the histories of his own and other countries?
To find political success
To secure a wealthy position
To duly appreciate the value of our free institutions
To be a wiser lawyer
Which set of values does Lincoln specifically hope education will promote in society?
Humility, modesty, and kindness
Morality, sobriety, enterprise, and industry
Wealth, fame, and power
Ambition, secrecy, and strength
Who is the author of the poem "The Bird with the Broken Pinion"?
John Keats
Hezekiah Butterworth
Abraham Lincoln
Jawaharlal Nehru
After the bird's wound was healed, what was the permanent change noted about its life?
It forgot how to sing
It found a new meadow
It never soared as high again
It became the eldest sister of the family
