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Dust of snow |. The poet is walking by a i) Cottage ii) River iil) il iv) Tree "2. A crow happens to throw some dust of snow on the poet's” i) Head ii) Shoulder itl) Hands iv) Feet "3, The two agents of nature, the hemlock tree and the crow are signifiers of," i) Sadness ii) Gloom iii) Both iv) none of the above "4, Generally, the hemlock tree and crow are considered. to be:" |) inauspicious things ii) Auspicious things ili) Good things iv) Sweet things 5. The falling of dust of snow on the poet. i) Upset his mood ii) Lifted his mood iti) Irritates him iv) none of these Fire and ice Some say the world will end in fire, Some say inice. From what I've tasted of desire Lhold with those who favour fire. But if it had to perish twice, [ think | know enough of hate To say that for destruction ice Isalso great And would suffice. |. what are 2 ways in which the world would face the end- according to people a) fire and ice b) love and hatred like and dislikes 4) water and snow |i, What is the connotation of the phrase “From what I've tasted of desire”? a. He has had an experience with anger, greed and jealousy. b. He has had an experience of ignorance, hatred and abandonment. c. The poet's belief seems to be guided by hearsay. 4d. None of the above. |. Identify the figure of speech used in the line ‘But if it had to perish twice.’ a. Antithesis b. Paradox c. Oxymoron d. Metaphor iv. Pick out the word that ‘suffice’ DOES NOT align with: a, Content b. Adequate Restrain d. Enough vv. What is the poet cautioning the reader about? a. To not fall prey to icy and fiery emotions at all b. To not experience these emotions in excess. ce. To never regret falling prey to these emotions. 4d. None of the above. vi. The nature of fire and ice is: 2. contradictory b. similar c.complementary d.delinked Vii. Fire-represents .. a) desire, anger, greed b) tolerance, hatred )lust and greedy 4d) preserver and destroyer vill, The poet from his experience believes that the world will end with a) Ice and fire b) Fire ice ) water ‘Hold’ means. a) to take side b) grip c) to keep held 4d) favor ¥. The rhyme scheme of the poem a) abab b) aabb ©)abaa d) abba Tigerin the 200 Read the following extracts and answer the questions that follow. (3) He stalks in his vivid stripes The few steps of is cage, On pads of velvet quiet, In is quiet rage. (2) Who is ‘he’ in this stanza? Why can ‘he’ walk only a few steps? (b) Explain : ‘pads of velvet quiet.” (c) Why has his ‘rage’ been called ‘quiet? |. The tiger should be lurking in the shadow (i) for his prey (ii) for taking rest {iil) for leisure (iv) for scaring others 2. The tigers angry because i) Heis not given care ji) Heishungry iil) Heisnot free Ww) none of these 3. The tiger tries to control his anger by |) Sitting in the cage i) Closing his eyes iil) Looking at the spectators iv) quietly walking in the cage 4. One cannot hear the sound of the tiger's footsteps because 1) __hehas very soft feet lke velvet li) He was unable to move anywhere iil) He was moving in the cage iv) noone goes near him 5. The tiger stares at the shining stars in |) Delighted mood ii) Pensive mood i) Jolly mood iv) Irritating mood 6. The tiger never tries to terrorise the villagers because 1) He is confined in the 200 i) He's confined in the forest ill) He is confined in the cage iv) He is too weak to terrorise anyone B. They bring me tokens of myself, they evince them plainly in their possession i wondered where they get those tokens, Did i pass that way huge time ago and negligently drop them? a) Who brings the poet tokens of himself? i birds i, animals ill tree Ww. people 'b) Who wonders how animals got those tokens? i. The poet ji. God il An old man Ww. Trees )In the passage, what is meant by the word ‘token’? i. morals ii virtues ii speciality iv. consideration