Revision Questions

1. Comprehension: Read the poem and complete the summary.

............. ago the way through the forest was shut for the ............. . Now
the ............. and the rains have opened it again. Now it is overgrown with
wild flowers, grass and trees. Only the ............. sees the bird and animal
life there. Yet once in a while on a late ............. you can hear horses
............. and the ............. of the skirts. The riders confidently ride on the
lost ............. as if they know it perfectly.
2. Comprehension: Read the lines from the poem and answer the
questions that follow.
It is underneath the coppice and heath
And the thin anemones.
a. What was under the coppice and heath?
b. Why was it hidden there?
3. Comprehension: Read the lines from the poem and answer the
questions that follow.
As though they perfectly knew
a. Who do you think ‘they’ are?
b. Why do you think so?
4. What is the condition of the road now?
5. The repetition of a line adds to the effect of the poem. What is the line
that is repeated?
6. Why is the last line an effective end to the poem?
7. When did they shut the road through the woods?
8. Comprehension: Read the lines from the poem and answer the
questions that follow.
There was once a road through the woods.
a. What happened to the road that once ran through the woods?
b. How long ago did it exist?
c. How did it disappear?
9. Describe the present state of the ‘old lost road’.
10. How would you feel if old and familiar places disappear and make
way for something new?
11. Comprehension: Read the lines from the poem and answer the
questions that follow.
You will hear the beat of a horse’s feet,
And the swish of a skirt in the dew,
a. To whom do you think this horse belonged?
b. Why does the poet refer to it?
c. Does its presence appear natural to you?
12. In the poem 'The Way Through the Woods', only the ............. of the
woods knows where the road existed.
13. The poem 'The Way Through the Woods' has been written by
............. .
14. In the poem 'The Way Through the Woods', the road through the
woods was shut ............. years ago.
15. In the poem 'The Way Through the Woods', how does the otter call
his mate?
a) by splashing water
b) by making a howling sound
c) by whistling
16. In the poem 'The Way Through the Woods', you have read, Weather
and rain have undone it again.
a. What do you think this means?
b. The road has been opened again.
c. Grass and trees have grown on the road and hidden it more
d. The road has potholes because of the weather and the rain.
17. In the poem 'The Way Through the Woods', which line(s) tell you
that there is still life in the woods?
a) where the otter whistles his mates
b) And the badgers roll at ease
c) As though they perfectly knew
18. In the poem 'The Way Through the Woods', the road is not visible
anymore because it is covered under trees and small plants.
a. True
b. False
19. Comprehension: The poet, Rudyard Kipling, changes the
atmosphere in the poem from the lines
“You will hear the beat of a horse’s feet…….. till
But there is no road through the woods”.

a) What changes do you feel and why?

b) Who is the only person who knows where the road once was? What
kind of person was he?

20. Comprehension: Choose the right options to complete the

sentence.
Men and women, irrespective of their age, attended night-school because
a) the day-schools were too full for them.
b) they worked during the day.
c) they could study better at night.
d) they did not want to be seen by others.
21. Comprehension: Choose the right options to complete the
sentence.
The older people wanted to learn to read because
a) they wanted to read the newspapers.
b) they wanted to teach their children.
c) they wanted to read the Bible.
d) they wanted to seem intelligent

22. Comprehension: Choose the right options to complete the

sentence.
Booker advanced the hands of the clock because
a) the clock was too slow.
b) he wanted to reach school on time.
c) it helped to reduce his work time.
d) he did not want to study for too long

23. Comprehension: Choose the right options to complete the

sentence.
The grandmother was called
a) Triveni.
b) Karmaveera.
c) Krishtakka.
d) Vishweshwara.
24. Comprehension: Choose the right options to complete the
sentence.
When the grandmother expressed her desire to learn, the narrator, at
first,
a) was annoyed.
b) made fun of her.
c) was very sad.
d) was very happy.
25. Comprehension: Choose the right options to complete the
sentence.
We know that Booker T Washington was poor because
a) he did not know the alphabet.
b) he could not read or write.
c) his mother made him a cap of ‘homespun’.
d) all the options
26. The entire community was illiterate because
a) they had been slaves and had not been to school.
b) they were too poor to go to school.
c) work was more important to them than education.
d) they avoided going to school.
27. Comprehension: Read these sentences from the text and
answer the questions that follow.
I knew then that my student had passed with flying colours.
a. Who are ‘I’ and ‘my student’ in this line?
b. What test had the student passed?
c. What quality of the student’s character is revealed here?
28. Comprehension: Read these sentences from the text and
answer the questions that follow.
“…At times, I used to regret not going to school, so I made sure that my
children and grandchildren studied well…”
a. Who is ‘I’ in this sentence?
b. Why did she regret ‘not going to school’ at times?
c. How did she try to make up for the opportunity denied to her?
29. Why was the idea of starting a school a very exciting one for
Booker’s people?
30. Comprehension: What were the reasons why the smallest runner
gave out a cry of frustration and anguish?
31. Comprehension: The poem tells of a Special Olympics race with a
difference. It brings out through an incident, a quality that each one of
us should try to acquire—empathy. Describe what this term means to
you.
32. Comprehension: Explain these lines:
To run for the gold, for the silver and bronze
Many weeks and months of training
All coming down to these games