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COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS :
A. Answer briefly the following questions. (choose the answer from
the alternatives given below)
1. “The man indulged in mad whims.” Who considers the man’s
work as “mad whims?”
a) The man himself b) the writer
c) the people in workers’ paradise
2. Explain the comparison in para 3.
a) “Some boys” compared to …………
b) “They are not studying” compared to ………

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c) “Yet passing in the test” compared to ………

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3. When the men say “We haven’t a moment to spare” (para 6) it means
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that
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a) they are over-burdened with their work
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b) they are happy and proud to be so busy

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c) they are indifferent

4. Why is the torrent in the workers paradise silent?
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5. “The girl’s hair was carelessly done.” (para 9) This indicates that
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a) she was interested only in her work

b) she did not like to dress her hair properly
c) she was unaware of any sense of dressing
6. Why did the “girl of the silent torrent” feel sorry for the man?
7. “The girl scanned the painted pot at home secretly.” (Para 27)
This line indicates that
a) the girl was impressed by art and beauty
b) the girl did not want the artist to know that she was impressed
by his work.
c) the girl was afraid of the elders’ rebuke for wasting her time

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8. “The hurrying feet” of the girl became “less hurried” because
a. she became lazy like the man
b. she was attracted by art
c. she was trying to re-arrange priorities
d. the meaningless was slowly becoming meaningful
9. Why did the elders of the Workers’ Paradise become anxious?
10. The girl follows the man out of the Workers’ Paradise. This
suggests that the girl
a. was bored with workers’ paradise
b. was fascinated with the man’s skill in painting

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c. saw new possibilities open-up before her
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11. What does the line “the man never believed in mere utility” mean?
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12. What changes occur in the girl’s behaviour/attitude at the
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following stages in the story :

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a. Before she agreed to give her pitcher to the wrong man

b. After she gave her pitcher to the wrong man
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c. When the wrong man offered to make ribbons for her

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d. When she followed the wrong man out of the workers paradise
13. At the end of the story, there is a complete change in the girl’s
attitude to life. Who should the credit go to?
(is it to the idler– artist’s ability to impact others? or is it the
girl’s readiness and the open–mindedness to change?)

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 Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening - Comprehension Questions

Name: ___________________________________ Date: _______________

1. Why does the speaker of the poem stop?

A. to watch the woods fill up with snow

B. to find food for his or her horse
C. to say hello to the owner of the woods
D. to go skating on a frozen lake

2. What is the setting of this poem?

A. in the woods on a bright, snowy afternoon

B. in a village on a dark, snowy evening
C. by a frozen lake on a bright, snowy afternoon
D. near the woods on a dark, snowy evening

3. Read the first stanza of the poem:

Whose woods these are I think I know.

His house is in the village though;

He will not see me stopping here

To watch his woods fill up with snow.

What can you conclude based on this information?

A. the woods are far away from the village

B. the woods are near some houses
C. the owner of the woods is friends with the speaker of the poem
D. the speaker of the poem does not like the owner of the woods

4. What is one thing that pulls the speaker of the poem away from the woods?

A. the freezing, harsh wind

B. the cold, snowy weather
C. the darkness of the evening
D. promises the speaker needs to keep

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