MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Poem 7 Animals
I. Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
I. They bring me tokens of myself,
they evince them plainly in their possession
I wonder where they get those tokens,
Did I pass that way huge times ago and
negligently drop them?
Question 1.
Look at the images given below. Choose the option that does not reflect “tokens” referred to, by Whitman?
(A) (i) and (ii)
(B) (ii) and (iii)
(C) (i) and (iii)
(D) (i) and (iv)
Answer:
(C) (i) and (iii)
Explanation:
Tank and crying and oppressed people are the tokens that are not referred to by the poet. Brotherhood and social help are the required tokens.
Question 2.
How would you describe the tone of the poet?
(i) Melancholic, resigned
(ii) fanciful, noble
(iii) Reflective, idealistic
(iv) fearful, gloomy’
(A) Option (i)
(B) Option (ii)
(C) Option (iii)
(D) Option (iv)
Answer:
(C) Option (iii)
Question 3.
Imagine you were asked to rename the poem. Column A lists titles of some famous poems. Column B justifies how each of these titles may be appropriate for the above extract. Choose the option that correctly lists the matching of Column A to Column B.
Column A | Column B |
I. ‘Paradise Lost’ | (i) This title is appropriate as the poet speaks about how man chose not to take the path of a simple, unaffected life as that of the animals. |
II. ‘The Road Not Taken’ | (ii) This title is appropriate as this is a commentary on the importance of living life by remaining close to our innate nature and qualities. |
III. ‘The Deserted Temple’ | (iii) This title is appropriate for the given extract as the poem laments the loss of a simpler and more harmonious life. |
IV. ‘Nature’ | (iv) This title is appropriate for the given extract as it reflects how man has abandoned his sacred bond of harmony with nature. |
Explanation:
Deactivate means to put something to rest. Devastate means highly effected by some bad news or event. Deteriorate means slow gradual decrease in efficiency. Demonstrate means to show which is the same as the meaning of evince.
Question 4.
The word ‘evince’ means the same as:
(A) deactivate.
(B) devastate.
(C) deteriorate.
(D) demonstrate.
Answer:
(D) demonstrate.
II. Not one is dissatisfied,
not one is demented with the mania of owning things,
Not one kneels to another, nor to his kind that lived thousands of years ago,
Not one is respectable or unhappy over the whole earth.
Question 1.
The repetition of “not one” in the given extract signifies the poet’s
(A) effort to create a sense of continuity.
(B) attempt at musicality and rhythm.
(C) sense of disappointment and frustration.
(D) feelings of anger and vengeance.
Answer:
(C) sense of disappointment and frustration.
Explanation:
The poet is feeling dissatisfied and irritated which is same as disappointed and frustrated.
Question 2.
Which of the following set of qualities does the poet attribute to animals in the given extract?
(i) Discontented, furious, respectful
(ii) Fearless, materialistic, reputable
(iii) Contented, equal, non-acquisitive
(iv) Happy self-serving intelligent
(A) Option (i)
(B) Option (ii)
(C) Option (iii)
(D) Option (iv)
Answer:
(C) Option (iii)
Explanation:
According to the poet, the animals are satisfied with what they have, they do not run after I worldly desires, there is equality among the species and they are not greedy or acquisitive.
Question 3.
Pick the option that completes the following : dementia: demented: mania:……….
(A) maniac
(B) manically
(C) manical
(D) maniacal
Answer:
(D) maniacal
Explanation:
The verb form of dementia is demented. Similarly, verb form of mania is maniacal.
Question 4.
Choose the option that contains a statement which CANNOT be conclusively inferred from the extract.
(A) Man is miserable
(B) Man is materialistic.
(C) Man is power-hungry.
(D) Man is curious.
Answer:
(D) Man is curious.
Explanation:
Apart from highlighting many qualities of human beings, the poet has nowhere stated that the human beings are curious.
Question 5.
Which of the following characterizes the poet’s attitude towards animals in the given extract?
(A) Admiration
(B) Nostalgia
(C) Jealousy
(D) Enthusiasm
Answer:
(A) Admiration
Explanation:
The poet admires the qualities of animals that make them superior to human race.
II. I stand and look at them long and long.
They do not sweat and whine about their condition,
They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins,
They do not make me sick discussing their duty to God.
Not one is dissatisfied, not one is demented with the mania of owning things,
Question 1.
Why do humans lie awake in the dark?
(A) Do not feel sleepy
(B) Do not feel guilty
(C) Worried
(D) Cry for their sins
Answer:
(D) Cry for their sins
Explanation:
The humans feel guilty of their wrong deeds done during the day and weep over their sins in the dark of the night.
Question 2.
What does the word ‘whine’ mean here?
(A) Pleased
(B) Angry
(C) High complaining cry
(D) Utter softly
Answer:
(C) High complaining cry
Explanation:
Whine refers to a shriek or a high complaining cry for something or someone.
Question 3.
Who are ‘they’ referred to here?
(A) Animals
(B) Human beings
(C) Small children
(D) Birds
Answer:
(A) Animals
Question 4.
Why does the poet feel sick?
(A) Humans running after money
(B) Always complaining
(C) Always criticizing others
(D) Sermonising themselves
Answer:
(D) Sermonising themselves
Question 5.
Which literary device is used in the first line?
(A) Metaphor
(B) Alliteration
(C) Simile
(D) Onomatopoeia
Answer:
(A) Metaphor
Explanation:
Metaphor is a poetic device where one word or phrase is used in place of another word or phrase to suggest an analogy.