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Q1:

2 July Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow: At the Museum But is 2500 B. C. Harappa, who cast in bronze a servant girl? No one keeps records of soldiers and slaves. The sculptor knew this, polishing the ache off her fingers stiff from washing the walls and scrubbing the floors, from stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd. But I'm grateful she smiled at the sculptor, as she smiles at me in bronze, a child who had to play women to her lord when the warm June rains came to Harappa.

What is the poem 'At the Museum' about?

About a sculptor who fell in love with a dancer.

The powerful experience of encountering another person through art.

About record keeping at a government office.

Its about a child who preferred household work to playing.

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q2:

2 July Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow: At the Museum But is 2500 B. C. Harappa, who cast in bronze a servant girl? No one keeps records of soldiers and slaves. The sculptor knew this, polishing the ache off her fingers stiff from washing the walls and scrubbing the floors, from stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd. But I'm grateful she smiled at the sculptor, as she smiles at me in bronze, a child who had to play women to her lord when the warm June rains came to Harappa.

What were the kinds of work the servant girl had to do during her time? Choose the incorrect option.

Stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd

sowing grains in the soil

Washing the walls

scrubbing the floors

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q3:

2 July Shift 3

VA > Poem

Medium

Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow: At the Museum But is 2500 B. C. Harappa, who cast in bronze a servant girl? No one keeps records of soldiers and slaves. The sculptor knew this, polishing the ache off her fingers stiff from washing the walls and scrubbing the floors, from stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd. But I'm grateful she smiled at the sculptor, as she smiles at me in bronze, a child who had to play women to her lord when the warm June rains came to Harappa.

What does the poet suggest when they say that the records of soldiers and slaves are not kept? A. They do not play a significant role in history B. Their sculptures are destroyed C. Common people are not worthy of being part of history D. History is about Kings and Queens Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

A only

B only

A and D only

C and D only

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

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Q4:

2 July Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow: At the Museum But is 2500 B. C. Harappa, who cast in bronze a servant girl? No one keeps records of soldiers and slaves. The sculptor knew this, polishing the ache off her fingers stiff from washing the walls and scrubbing the floors, from stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd. But I'm grateful she smiled at the sculptor, as she smiles at me in bronze, a child who had to play women to her lord when the warm June rains came to Harappa.

What did the sculptor preserve in casting in bronze the servant girl in 2500 B.C. Harappa?

Memory of a supposedly unimportant person

A civilization

Some records of soldiers

Bitter gourd stirred with meat and crushed asafoetida

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

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Q5:

2 July Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

Read the following poem. Answer the question that follow: At the Museum But is 2500 B. C. Harappa, who cast in bronze a servant girl? No one keeps records of soldiers and slaves. The sculptor knew this, polishing the ache off her fingers stiff from washing the walls and scrubbing the floors, from stirring the meat and the crushed asafoetida in the bitter gourd. But I'm grateful she smiled at the sculptor, as she smiles at me in bronze, a child who had to play women to her lord when the warm June rains came to Harappa.

What is the poet grateful about according to the poem?

The poet is grateful that the servant girl was cast in bronze

The poet is grateful for having encountered a relic from the past

The poet is grateful that the servant girl smiled at the sculptor while he was casting her

The poet is grateful that the sculptor polished the ache off the servant girl's fingers

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

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Q6:

23 June Shift 2

VA > Poem

Easy

A River In Madurai, city of temples and poets, who sang of cities and temples, every summer a river dries to a trickle in the sand, baring the sand ribs, straw and women's hair clogging the watergates at the rusty bars under the bridges with patches of repair all over them the wet stones glistening like sleepy crocodiles, the dry ones shaven water-buffaloes lounging in the sun The poet only sang of the floods He was there for a day when they had the floods. People everywhere talked of the inches rising, of the precise number of cobbled steps run over by the water, rising on the bathing places, and the way it carries of three village houses, one pregnant woman and a couple of cows named Gopi and Brinda as usual.

What do the 'wet stones' and 'dry stones' in the poem compared to ?

Cobbled steps and concrete steps

Water buffaloes and Crocodiles

Cows named Gopi and Brinda

Crocodiles and water buffaloes

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

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Q7:

23 June Shift 2

VA > Poem

Easy

A River In Madurai, city of temples and poets, who sang of cities and temples, every summer a river dries to a trickle in the sand, baring the sand ribs, straw and women's hair clogging the watergates at the rusty bars under the bridges with patches of repair all over them the wet stones glistening like sleepy crocodiles, the dry ones shaven water-buffaloes lounging in the sun The poet only sang of the floods He was there for a day when they had the floods. People everywhere talked of the inches rising, of the precise number of cobbled steps run over by the water, rising on the bathing places, and the way it carries of three village houses, one pregnant woman and a couple of cows named Gopi and Brinda as usual.

Who is 'He' in the second stanza ?

The poet

Gopi

Brinda

A person from the village

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

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Q8:

23 June Shift 2

VA > Poem

Easy

A River In Madurai, city of temples and poets, who sang of cities and temples, every summer a river dries to a trickle in the sand, baring the sand ribs, straw and women's hair clogging the watergates at the rusty bars under the bridges with patches of repair all over them the wet stones glistening like sleepy crocodiles, the dry ones shaven water-buffaloes lounging in the sun The poet only sang of the floods He was there for a day when they had the floods. People everywhere talked of the inches rising, of the precise number of cobbled steps run over by the water, rising on the bathing places, and the way it carries of three village houses, one pregnant woman and a couple of cows named Gopi and Brinda as usual.

How is the drainage system in the city ?

there is no drainage system in the city

old and in need of repair

freshly repaired

in a good condition

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q9:

23 June Shift 2

VA > Poem

Easy

A River In Madurai, city of temples and poets, who sang of cities and temples, every summer a river dries to a trickle in the sand, baring the sand ribs, straw and women's hair clogging the watergates at the rusty bars under the bridges with patches of repair all over them the wet stones glistening like sleepy crocodiles, the dry ones shaven water-buffaloes lounging in the sun The poet only sang of the floods He was there for a day when they had the floods. People everywhere talked of the inches rising, of the precise number of cobbled steps run over by the water, rising on the bathing places, and the way it carries of three village houses, one pregnant woman and a couple of cows named Gopi and Brinda as usual.

What is the setting of the poem ?

A temple

A flooded river

Three village houses

Madurai

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

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Q10:

23 June Shift 2

VA > Poem

Easy

A River In Madurai, city of temples and poets, who sang of cities and temples, every summer a river dries to a trickle in the sand, baring the sand ribs, straw and women's hair clogging the watergates at the rusty bars under the bridges with patches of repair all over them the wet stones glistening like sleepy crocodiles, the dry ones shaven water-buffaloes lounging in the sun The poet only sang of the floods He was there for a day when they had the floods. People everywhere talked of the inches rising, of the precise number of cobbled steps run over by the water, rising on the bathing places, and the way it carries of three village houses, one pregnant woman and a couple of cows named Gopi and Brinda as usual.

How did other poet sing about Madurai ? (A) other poets sang of cities and temples (B) other poets sang only of the flood (C) other poets sang of the drought (D) other poets sang of animals Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(C) only

(A) only

(A) and (B) only

(C) and (D) only

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q11:

11 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

Winter is cold, with gusts of tumbling snow, When rain falls down and nothing ever grows. For children, it's the snow that they desire And cups of cocoa in front of the fire. When winter's gone, the grass grows green again. Roses and tulips sprout with bright green stems. The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing. Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing. And then the sun starts to shine too brightly. It's so hot that fans are put on nightly, And so then it's off to the beach or pools Where people swim about just to keep cool. All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown, And when on the ground make a crackly sound. In autumn a lot of money you make From clearing backyards of leaves with a rake. Each season has its own goods and its bads, But since they are all different I am glad!

According to the poem, which is the season in which one can make a lot of money ?

Winter

Autumn

Rainy

Summer

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q12:

11 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

Winter is cold, with gusts of tumbling snow, When rain falls down and nothing ever grows. For children, it's the snow that they desire And cups of cocoa in front of the fire. When winter's gone, the grass grows green again. Roses and tulips sprout with bright green stems. The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing. Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing. And then the sun starts to shine too brightly. It's so hot that fans are put on nightly, And so then it's off to the beach or pools Where people swim about just to keep cool. All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown, And when on the ground make a crackly sound. In autumn a lot of money you make From clearing backyards of leaves with a rake. Each season has its own goods and its bads, But since they are all different I am glad!

What does the poet mean in the line 'clearing backyards of leaves with a rake :

dirtying the backyard

cleaning the backyard

looking at the backyard

designing the backyard

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q13:

11 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Medium

Winter is cold, with gusts of tumbling snow, When rain falls down and nothing ever grows. For children, it's the snow that they desire And cups of cocoa in front of the fire. When winter's gone, the grass grows green again. Roses and tulips sprout with bright green stems. The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing. Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing. And then the sun starts to shine too brightly. It's so hot that fans are put on nightly, And so then it's off to the beach or pools Where people swim about just to keep cool. All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown, And when on the ground make a crackly sound. In autumn a lot of money you make From clearing backyards of leaves with a rake. Each season has its own goods and its bads, But since they are all different I am glad!

What is the rhyme scheme of the second stanza of the poem ?

abcc

aabc

acbd

acab

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

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Q14:

11 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

Winter is cold, with gusts of tumbling snow, When rain falls down and nothing ever grows. For children, it's the snow that they desire And cups of cocoa in front of the fire. When winter's gone, the grass grows green again. Roses and tulips sprout with bright green stems. The bees are buzzing, the birds are singing. Sheep are grazing and cow bells are ringing. And then the sun starts to shine too brightly. It's so hot that fans are put on nightly, And so then it's off to the beach or pools Where people swim about just to keep cool. All the leaves on the trees turn golden-brown, And when on the ground make a crackly sound. In autumn a lot of money you make From clearing backyards of leaves with a rake. Each season has its own goods and its bads, But since they are all different I am glad!

In which season do the leaves turn golden brown ?

Summer

Winter

Autumn

Spring

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

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Q15:

7 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Medium

Read the following poem given below and answer the question. LOVE AND A QUESTION A STRANGER came to the door at eve, And he spoke the bridegroom fair. He bore a green-white stick in his hand, And, for all burden, care. He asked with the eyes more than the lips For a shelter for the night, And he turned and looked at the road afar Without a window light. The bridegroom came forth into the porch With "Let us look at the sky, And question what of the night to be, Stranger, you and I." The woodbine leaves littered the yard, The woodbine berries were blue, Autumn, yes, winter was in the wind; "Stranger, I wish I knew." Within, the bride in the dusk alone Bent over the open fire, Her face rose-red with the glowing coal And the thought of the heart's desire. The bridegroom looked at the weary road, Yet saw but her within, And wished her heart in a case of gold And pinned with a silver pin. The bridegroom thought it little to give a dole of bread, a purse, A heartfelt prayer for the poor of God, Or for the rich a curse, But whether or not a man was asked To mar the love of two By harboring woe in the bridal house, The bridegroom wished he knew.

The mood of the poem is :

Sombre and heavy

Cheerful

Celebratory

Sad and dark

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

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Q16:

7 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

Read the following poem given below and answer the question. LOVE AND A QUESTION A STRANGER came to the door at eve, And he spoke the bridegroom fair. He bore a green-white stick in his hand, And, for all burden, care. He asked with the eyes more than the lips For a shelter for the night, And he turned and looked at the road afar Without a window light. The bridegroom came forth into the porch With "Let us look at the sky, And question what of the night to be, Stranger, you and I." The woodbine leaves littered the yard, The woodbine berries were blue, Autumn, yes, winter was in the wind; "Stranger, I wish I knew." Within, the bride in the dusk alone Bent over the open fire, Her face rose-red with the glowing coal And the thought of the heart's desire. The bridegroom looked at the weary road, Yet saw but her within, And wished her heart in a case of gold And pinned with a silver pin. The bridegroom thought it little to give a dole of bread, a purse, A heartfelt prayer for the poor of God, Or for the rich a curse, But whether or not a man was asked To mar the love of two By harboring woe in the bridal house, The bridegroom wished he knew.

The poem ends with the bridegroom :

Welcoming the stranger into the house

Reflecting on his decision

Celebrating the marriage with his bride

Praying for the stranger

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q17:

7 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

Read the following poem given below and answer the question. LOVE AND A QUESTION A STRANGER came to the door at eve, And he spoke the bridegroom fair. He bore a green-white stick in his hand, And, for all burden, care. He asked with the eyes more than the lips For a shelter for the night, And he turned and looked at the road afar Without a window light. The bridegroom came forth into the porch With "Let us look at the sky, And question what of the night to be, Stranger, you and I." The woodbine leaves littered the yard, The woodbine berries were blue, Autumn, yes, winter was in the wind; "Stranger, I wish I knew." Within, the bride in the dusk alone Bent over the open fire, Her face rose-red with the glowing coal And the thought of the heart's desire. The bridegroom looked at the weary road, Yet saw but her within, And wished her heart in a case of gold And pinned with a silver pin. The bridegroom thought it little to give a dole of bread, a purse, A heartfelt prayer for the poor of God, Or for the rich a curse, But whether or not a man was asked To mar the love of two By harboring woe in the bridal house, The bridegroom wished he knew.

The line, "He asked with the eyes more than the lips", means the eyes were

Inquisitive

Pleading

Sparkling

Lonely

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q18:

7 June Shift 1

VA > Poem

Hard

Read the following poem given below and answer the question. LOVE AND A QUESTION A STRANGER came to the door at eve, And he spoke the bridegroom fair. He bore a green-white stick in his hand, And, for all burden, care. He asked with the eyes more than the lips For a shelter for the night, And he turned and looked at the road afar Without a window light. The bridegroom came forth into the porch With "Let us look at the sky, And question what of the night to be, Stranger, you and I." The woodbine leaves littered the yard, The woodbine berries were blue, Autumn, yes, winter was in the wind; "Stranger, I wish I knew." Within, the bride in the dusk alone Bent over the open fire, Her face rose-red with the glowing coal And the thought of the heart's desire. The bridegroom looked at the weary road, Yet saw but her within, And wished her heart in a case of gold And pinned with a silver pin. The bridegroom thought it little to give a dole of bread, a purse, A heartfelt prayer for the poor of God, Or for the rich a curse, But whether or not a man was asked To mar the love of two By harboring woe in the bridal house, The bridegroom wished he knew.

Match List - I with List - II. | List - I (Aspects in poem) | List - II (Stanzas) | |---|---| | (A) Contrast between the warm house and cold outside | (I) Stanza II | | (B) Ethical dilemma of the bridegroom | (II) Stanza III | | (C) Eerie atmosphere due to dark night and harsh weather | (III) Stanza I | | (D) The stranger's mental state | (IV) Stanza IV | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A)-(III), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(III), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

(A)-(II), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q19:

1 June Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

A GIRL'S GARDEN A NEIGHBOUR of mine in the village likes to tell how one spring When she was a girl on the farm, she did A childlike thing. One day she asked her father To give her a garden plot To plant and tend and reap herself, And he said, "Why not ?" In casting about for a corner He thought of an idle bit Or walled-off ground where a shop had stood, And he said, "Just it." And he said, "That ought to make you An ideal one-girl farm, And give you a chance to put some strength On your slim-jim arm". It was not enough of a garden, Her father said, to plough; So she had to work it all by hand, But she don't mind now. She wheeled the dung in the wheelbarrow Along a stretch of road; But she always ran away and left Her not-nice load, And hid from anyone passing. And then she begged the seed. She says she thinks she planted one Of all things but weed. A hill each of potatoes, Radishes, lettuce, peas, Tomatoes, beets, beans, pumpkins, corn. And even fruit trees. And yes, she was long mistrusted That a cider apple tree In bearing there today is hers, Or at least may be. Her crop was a miscellany When all was said and done, A little bit of everything, A great deal of none.

According to Robert Frost, the Father gave the girl a garden plot to help her :

reap vegetables and fruits trees

get flowers and a garden

strengthen her arms and own a farm

grow apples

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

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Q20:

1 June Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

A GIRL'S GARDEN A NEIGHBOUR of mine in the village likes to tell how one spring When she was a girl on the farm, she did A childlike thing. One day she asked her father To give her a garden plot To plant and tend and reap herself, And he said, "Why not ?" In casting about for a corner He thought of an idle bit Or walled-off ground where a shop had stood, And he said, "Just it." And he said, "That ought to make you An ideal one-girl farm, And give you a chance to put some strength On your slim-jim arm". It was not enough of a garden, Her father said, to plough; So she had to work it all by hand, But she don't mind now. She wheeled the dung in the wheelbarrow Along a stretch of road; But she always ran away and left Her not-nice load, And hid from anyone passing. And then she begged the seed. She says she thinks she planted one Of all things but weed. A hill each of potatoes, Radishes, lettuce, peas, Tomatoes, beets, beans, pumpkins, corn. And even fruit trees. And yes, she was long mistrusted That a cider apple tree In bearing there today is hers, Or at least may be. Her crop was a miscellany When all was said and done, A little bit of everything, A great deal of none.

On the demand of the girl, father gave her small plot in :

a village

a corner

the garden

a Church

Correct Answer

Option 2

Correct Answer

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Q21:

1 June Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

A GIRL'S GARDEN A NEIGHBOUR of mine in the village likes to tell how one spring When she was a girl on the farm, she did A childlike thing. One day she asked her father To give her a garden plot To plant and tend and reap herself, And he said, "Why not ?" In casting about for a corner He thought of an idle bit Or walled-off ground where a shop had stood, And he said, "Just it." And he said, "That ought to make you An ideal one-girl farm, And give you a chance to put some strength On your slim-jim arm". It was not enough of a garden, Her father said, to plough; So she had to work it all by hand, But she don't mind now. She wheeled the dung in the wheelbarrow Along a stretch of road; But she always ran away and left Her not-nice load, And hid from anyone passing. And then she begged the seed. She says she thinks she planted one Of all things but weed. A hill each of potatoes, Radishes, lettuce, peas, Tomatoes, beets, beans, pumpkins, corn. And even fruit trees. And yes, she was long mistrusted That a cider apple tree In bearing there today is hers, Or at least may be. Her crop was a miscellany When all was said and done, A little bit of everything, A great deal of none.

According to Robert Frost, the girl runs away, when she brings dung because : -

it is heavy

it is difficult to push

it is not a nice load

she wants to play

Correct Answer

Option 3

Correct Answer

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Q22:

1 June Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

A GIRL'S GARDEN A NEIGHBOUR of mine in the village likes to tell how one spring When she was a girl on the farm, she did A childlike thing. One day she asked her father To give her a garden plot To plant and tend and reap herself, And he said, "Why not ?" In casting about for a corner He thought of an idle bit Or walled-off ground where a shop had stood, And he said, "Just it." And he said, "That ought to make you An ideal one-girl farm, And give you a chance to put some strength On your slim-jim arm". It was not enough of a garden, Her father said, to plough; So she had to work it all by hand, But she don't mind now. She wheeled the dung in the wheelbarrow Along a stretch of road; But she always ran away and left Her not-nice load, And hid from anyone passing. And then she begged the seed. She says she thinks she planted one Of all things but weed. A hill each of potatoes, Radishes, lettuce, peas, Tomatoes, beets, beans, pumpkins, corn. And even fruit trees. And yes, she was long mistrusted That a cider apple tree In bearing there today is hers, Or at least may be. Her crop was a miscellany When all was said and done, A little bit of everything, A great deal of none.

According to Robert Frost, the girl wanted to have a garden of her own, because she wanted to :

make use of her free time

make her father happy

play in the garden

plant, tend and reap

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

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Q23:

30 May Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

"I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I've counted sixteen chicken pox And there's one more-that's seventeen, And don't you think my face looks green? My leg is cut-my eyes are blue- It might be instamatic flu. I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke, I'm sure that my left leg is broke- My hip hurts when I move my chin, My belly button's caving in, My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained, My 'pendix pains each time it rains. My nose is cold, my toes are numb. I have a sliver in my thumb. My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, I hardly whisper when I speak. My tongue is filling up my mouth, I think my hair is falling out. My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight, My temperature is one-eight. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, There is a hole inside my ear. I have a hangnail, and my heart is-what? What's that? What's that you say? You say today is... Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

The long and never-ending list of sicknesses given by little Peggy in the poem shows that she is __________. Choose the correct option from the following :

desperate to miss school

genuinely unwell

an obstinate and headstrong child

a neglected child

Correct Answer

Option 1

Correct Answer

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Q24:

30 May Shift 3

VA > Poem

Medium

"I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I've counted sixteen chicken pox And there's one more-that's seventeen, And don't you think my face looks green? My leg is cut-my eyes are blue- It might be instamatic flu. I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke, I'm sure that my left leg is broke- My hip hurts when I move my chin, My belly button's caving in, My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained, My 'pendix pains each time it rains. My nose is cold, my toes are numb. I have a sliver in my thumb. My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, I hardly whisper when I speak. My tongue is filling up my mouth, I think my hair is falling out. My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight, My temperature is one-eight. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, There is a hole inside my ear. I have a hangnail, and my heart is-what? What's that? What's that you say? You say today is... Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

Match the body parts in List - I with the respective ailments in List - II. | List - I (Body Parts) | List - II (Ailments) | |---|---| | (A) Eye | (I) shrunk | | (B) Elbow | (II) stiff | | (C) Brain | (III) bent | | (D) Neck | (IV) blind | Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

(A)-(I), (B)-(II), (C)-(III), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(I)

(A)-(I), (B)-(III), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(III), (C)-(I), (D)-(II)

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

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Q25:

30 May Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

"I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I've counted sixteen chicken pox And there's one more-that's seventeen, And don't you think my face looks green? My leg is cut-my eyes are blue- It might be instamatic flu. I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke, I'm sure that my left leg is broke- My hip hurts when I move my chin, My belly button's caving in, My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained, My 'pendix pains each time it rains. My nose is cold, my toes are numb. I have a sliver in my thumb. My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, I hardly whisper when I speak. My tongue is filling up my mouth, I think my hair is falling out. My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight, My temperature is one-eight. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, There is a hole inside my ear. I have a hangnail, and my heart is-what? What's that? What's that you say? You say today is... Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

According to the poem, What is the color of Peggy Ann McKay's face ?

Blue

Purple

Silver

Green

Correct Answer

Option 4

Correct Answer

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Q26:

30 May Shift 3

VA > Poem

Easy

"I cannot go to school today," Said little Peggy Ann McKay. "I have the measles and the mumps, A gash, a rash and purple bumps. My mouth is wet, my throat is dry, I'm going blind in my right eye. My tonsils are as big as rocks, I've counted sixteen chicken pox And there's one more-that's seventeen, And don't you think my face looks green? My leg is cut-my eyes are blue- It might be instamatic flu. I cough and sneeze and gasp and choke, I'm sure that my left leg is broke- My hip hurts when I move my chin, My belly button's caving in, My back is wrenched, my ankle's sprained, My 'pendix pains each time it rains. My nose is cold, my toes are numb. I have a sliver in my thumb. My neck is stiff, my voice is weak, I hardly whisper when I speak. My tongue is filling up my mouth, I think my hair is falling out. My elbow's bent, my spine ain't straight, My temperature is one-eight. My brain is shrunk, I cannot hear, There is a hole inside my ear. I have a hangnail, and my heart is-what? What's that? What's that you say? You say today is... Saturday? G'bye, I'm going out to play!"

The predominant tone of the poem is __________.

satirical

humorous

melancholic

serious

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Option 2

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Q27:

30 May Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought : For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

Find out a phrase from the above lines which means "in deep thoughts"

but little thought

waves in glee

jocund company

pensive mood

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Option 4

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Q28:

30 May Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought : For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

The poet rejuvinates his spirits by _______.

looking at the waves beside him

recalling the beauty of dancing daffodils

taking a walk besides the sea

drowning into fits of solitude

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Option 2

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Q29:

30 May Shift 1

VA > Poem

Easy

The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought : For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

The poet conveys a message that ____.

Man teaches Nature brilliantly

Nature is a part of materialistic life

Nature offers healing and happiness

Man should not follow Nature

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Option 3

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Q30:

30 May Shift 1

VA > Poem

Medium

The waves beside them danced; but they Out-did the sparkling waves in glee: A poet could not but be gay, In such a jocund company: I gazed-and gazed-but little thought What wealth the show to me had brought : For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.

Pick out a pair of adjectives to describe the poet's feelings :

jocund and blissful

sparkling and solitary

gleeful and pensive

vacant and pleasant

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Option 3

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