New Angel Public School, Zirakpur

Assignment of Literature in English

Class 9.

1. To whom does the poet compare the leafy branches of the tree?
sky flag
bird swing

2. What is meant by 'home to heaven anigh' ?home outside the heaven

home close to heaven
home is called heaven
home similar to heaven

3. What does the expression 'unborn eyes' signify ?

expression refers to the children yet to be born
signify the beauty of the sky
signify the benefits of the breeze
signify the eyes which cannot be seen

4. A person who plants a tree does notadd

beauty to nature
provides shades and our natural heritage.
ensures cool breezes
water to human

5. Who is called the friend of Sun and Sky ? Bird

Flag
a tree
branch of the tree

6. When does the mother bird croon ?

Mother bird sings in the dawn
Mother bird sings when there is rain
When she returns to her little ones during twilight
When there is an atmosphere of anguish

7. In this poem the word 'cold' is also refers to the

love of each individual
cold hearts of each individual
selflessness of each individual
food which they are eating at that time

8 What had the first person noticed ?

a poor man in tattered clothes
a husband man
the log of wood
a person sitting around the dying fire was a black man.

8. What was the rich man thinking all the while ?

He thought about the wealth he had in store.
He thought that the black people donot work hard.
He thought about the God all the time.
He thought about his family.
 9. Why the second person didn't throw stick of wood in the fire to keep it burning ?
because he is suffering from fever at that time.
because he didn't want to save the man belonging to another religion
because he didn't want to save the poor man.
because he didn't have stick of wood.

10. Choose the figure of speech in this line

"Their logs held tight in death's still hands"
Alliteration
Personification
Repetition
Metaphor

11.Where are the bangle sellers heading towards ?

temple
fair
market shops
street

12.With which natural objects has the poetess compared the silver and blue
bangles ?
with heavy rains
with the freshness of the new- born tender leaves
with the mountain mist.
with blue flower

13. Which coloured bangles are worn by women who have 'journeyed through life-
midway'?
red and yellow flecked grey bangles
purple and gold flecked grey bangles
red and green bangles
silver, blue and pink bangles

14.. Which stage of woman's life represent the silver, blue and pink bangles
motherhood
matriarchy
maidenhood

15. The _________ are called 'lustrous tokens of radiant lives'.

mountains
rainbow
stream
bangles

The line 'twas a famous victory' is repeated several times in the

16.

poem. It is called a
Repetition
Metaphor
Refrain
Alliteration

17.
 When and where did the Battle of Blenheim take place.
1832, North America
1732, England
1796, France
1704, South Germany

18.

Who termed the war as a 'wicked thing?

The poet
Kaspar
Peterkin
Wilhelmine

• 19.'They say it was a shocking sight' is an example of

Simile
Alliteration
Assonance
Hyperbole

20. What did Muni carry with a sense of triumph?Muni carried goats

Muni carried rice

Muni carried five drumsticks

Muni carried six drumsticks

21. What did Muni own during his prosperous days ?

He owned a flock of forty sheep and goats

He owned a flock of goats and a horse

He owned a Big House

He owned a horse statue near the highway

22. What did Muni's wife cook for him in the morning ?

balls of rice flour

idli and sambar

balls of millet flour

drumstick soup

23. Firstly Muni believed red-faced man is a __________________.

traffic police man

business man

policeman
a soldier

24. To whom Muni advises the foreigner to approach in the village ?

To the Shopkeeper

To Muni's wife
To Moneylender

To Sarpanch

25. Where did Muni usually go to graze his goats ?To the garden

To the field

To the road
To the highway

26.Why won't Mr. Easton be in Washington in the near future ?

Mr Easton got a new job in another city.

Mr Easton started a new business in Leavenworth.

Mr Easton would be imprisoned in Leavenworth prison on the charges of counterfeiting.

27. Miss Fairchild fails to notice that her old friend's _______ is handcuffed.

right hand
left hand

28. What was the tone of Miss Fairchild while she spoke with Mr. Easton ?

She spoke in a sweet and friendly tone.

She spoke hostile tone.

She spoke rudely

29. What one of the passenger remarks at the end of the story ?
One of the passengers remarks that Mr Easton seems too young to be a marshal.
One of the passengers remark that Mr Easton is a brave and handsome marshal.

One of the passengers remark that Mr. Marshall is a glum faced man

30.. What "Hearts and Hands" story warns us at the end ?

Warns us that appearance can be deceptive.

Warns us that we should do our work properly.

Warns us not to lie

Warns us that we should be bad.

31.Which is not the duty of the narrator of the story ?

Cross the bridge.

find out to what point the enemy had advanced.

explore the bridgehead beyond.

to take care of the old man's animals

32. What was the old man's reply when the soldier asked, " And you had to leave
them?" yes
no

33. What is the meaning of Pontoon bridge in 'Old man at the bridge' ?

bridge made of steel

bridge made of iron

bridge made of large containers filled with air

bridge made of rope

34. What was the reaction when old man mentioned the name of his home town to the
soldier ?

Soldier feels sad

Soldier doesn't react

Soldier feels irritation

Soldier feels pleasure and he smiled.

35. Where did the trucks up the road forked for ?

Madrid

Mataga

Tortosa
Seville

36. What was the appearance of the old man ?Steel rimmed spectacles,
neat clothes Goggles, casual clothes

Round spectacles, shepherd clothes

Steel rimmed spectacles, dusty clothes

37.Who is the 'Big Chief' ?

Prime Minister of the United States.

Chief Minister of the United States.

Governor of Washington Territory.

President of the United Sates.

38. What offer does the White Chief make to the Natives ?

that he can go anywhere outside Washington

that he wishes to buy their land.

That he will not buy their land.
That he cannot go out of Washington

39. Why does Chief Seattle feel that the Red Man and the White Man cannot stay together
?

as they are not friends at all.

as day and night cannot dwell together

as there is no need to stay together.

as Red people are not handsome

40. How will be the remnant days of the Red Man ?

There are 10 days left for the Red Man.

There are 100 days left for the Red Man.

There are 50 days left for the Red Man.

There are not many days left for the Red Man.

41. What is the common destiny that is shared by both the Red Man and the White Man ?

that they can walk

that they are human

that his decay is inevitable

that they can breath
42. Chief Seattle speech contained arguments in favour of _______________ and respect
of Native American's rights.

ecological irresponsibility.
ecological responsibility.

non- eco-friendly

immaterial responsibility

43. Chief Seattle ends his speech by saying that _________________________.

the Red Man can live their life according to white Man.

White Man will never be alone.

White Man's God came to the help of His Paleface children

we too may have been somewhat to blame

44. Who was the Governor of Washington when Chief Seattle had given his Speech
?Franklin Pierce

George Washington
Issao Stevens

Franklin D Roosevelt

45.What is the penalty for Portia's suitors if they guess the wrong casket?

• They must exile themselves

• They must apologize
• Death
• They must never marry

46.Who is the first suitor that actually chooses a casket?

• Bassanio
• Antonio
• The prince of Morocco
• The duke of Burgundy

47.Why does Launcelot want to leave his master Shylock?

• Shylock pays badly

• Shylock has abused him
• Shylock is Jewish
• Shylock is annoying
48.Who does Launcelot want to work for instead of Shylock?

* Bassanio

* Antonio

Gratiano

Salerino

49. Shylock is worried that trouble is brewing. What does he ask Jessica to do?

• Hide
• Keep the doors locked
• Move out of Venice
• Look out the window

50.When Shylock talks to Jessica about Launcelot, how does he describe Launcelot?

• A terrible person
• A fine servant
• Untrustworthy
• Kind but lazy

51.In Act II, Scene vi, who meets in front of Shylock's house?

• Bassanio and Antonio

• Gratiano, Salarino, and Lorenzo
• Gratiano, Solanio, and Lorenzo
• Gratiano, Salarino, and Launcelot

52.Which of Portia's caskets bears the inscription "Who chooseth me must give and
hazard all he hath"?

• The gold casket

• The silver casket
• The lead casket
• All three caskets

53.What is inside the gold casket which the prince of Morocco opens?

• A portrait of Portia
• A skull with a scroll
• A fool's portrait
• A chocolate bar