FIRE& ICE AND DUST OF SNOW

I Read the given extract to attempt the questions that follow: 1 × 5 = 5

But if it had to perish twice,

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice.

Q.1 The rhyming scheme in the above lines is … … … … .. . ( )

A. abacb B. abbab

C. abcbc D. ababa

Q.2 The poet attempts to state that … … … readers through this stanza. ( )

A. Everything is transitory. B. Life is unpredictable.

C. Death is inevitable. D. Both A. and C.

Q.3 If the word ‘suffice’ is for ‘sufficient’, then ‘gubernatorial’ is for … … . . ( )

A. government B. governor

C. governing D. burner

Q.4 The word ‘But’ in the above extract states that … … … … … ( )

A. Fire alone will destroy the world. B. Ice alone will destroy the world

C. Both A. and B. D. None of these

Q.5 Name the poet of the above lines. ( )

A. Morris B. Wordsworth

C. Yeats D. Frost

II Attempt the following. 1 × 10 = 10

Q.6 What did the poet think of the day before the dust of snow fell on him? ( )

A. He was energetic B. He was rude

C. He was lucky D. His day was ruined.

Q.7 Whose part of the day has been saved? ( )

A. Crow’s part of the day B. Tree’s part of the day

C. Poet’s part of the day D. None of the Above

Q.8 How did the dust of snow affect the poet? ( )

A. It made him energetic B. It changed his mood

C. It made him superior D. None of the Above

Q.9 According to Robert Frost what will end one day? ( )

A. water B. plants

C. air D. world

Q.10 What does the poet think, the world will end in? ( )

A. ice B. fire

C. flood D. earthquake

Q.11 Can hatred destroy the world? ( )

A. no B. yes

C. may be D. may be not

Q.12 The world may end either in fire or in … … … … … . . ( )

A. rain B. storm

C. ice D. earthquake

Q.13 The poet favours the … … … … … . ( )

A. nothing B. storm

C. ice D. fire

Q.14 What would be a better option to end the earth? ( )

A. fire B. ice

C. both are equally competent D. none

Q.15 What does the poet compare fire with? ( )

A. hatred B. desire

C. virtue D. both A and C