Question

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The word motionless means in this passage
(a) stop
(b) still (c) earth
(d) hour,
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Answer 1

Answer:

"Motionless" approach 'still'.

Explanation:

The question has been taken from the poem "Keeping Quiet.

In the poem, the poet asks all the youngsters to be quiet and motionless for a second.

He favoured all the people to experience tranquillity and smoothness.

Everyone seems to be so forced and consumed by the manner of approach to worldly problems.

The poet asks absolutely everyone to save you everything and offer peace to the mind.

Thus, option (b)"still" is correct.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The word 'motionless' in this passage means 'still'

Option (b)

Explanation:

In this question the passage referres to the poem by Pablo Neruda titled Keeping Quiet.

So, now from the title itself we can guess that it has to do something with staying silent or being gentle.

Now, some may think why the answer is 'still' and not 'stop'

Why still?

I'll be quoting a few lines from the poem to make the understanding better.

"Now we count to twelve

and we will all keep still.

For once in the face of the Earth

let's not speak in any language,

let's stop for one second'

and not move our arms so much".

In the second line the poet says keep still, by which he is referring to without any movement from the beginning as if it's lifeless or motionless as the question say.

Now, in the second last line he say's let's stop, meaning what ever work they are doing for, eg moving their arms(here actually he refers to the weapons people use in a war)- which is ceasing the activity.

Basically, the poet wants harmony and unity among all the people on Earth. And therefore, this poem is based on that.

Thus the answer is (b) still

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