Question

4 Read the extract given below and attempt any one by answering the questions that follow- 5*1 =5

I.

I would not intrude on him

A dime, another ball, is worthless.

Now he senses his first responsibility

In a world full of possessions.

People will take

Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy.

And no one buys a ball back. Money is external.

a. The poet is reluctant to -

(i) give a ball to boy

(ii) Console the boy

(iii) bring the boy’s lost ball

(iv) None of these

b. The poet personifies the ball as -

(i) The worldly things

(ii) the relationships

(iii) Both a & b

(iv) Neither a & b

c. Everyone must learn in his/her life the harsh truth of standing up-

(i) against the wrongs

(ii) with his/her relatives

(iii) against the odd miseries of life

(iv) All of these

d. Now the boy has come to know that:

(i) People are always at risk to lose something

(ii) People have nothing to do with other’s problem

(iii) People are always running after wealth

(iv) People are selfish

e. The word “rigid” DOES NOT have a meaning similar to

(i) fixed (ii) firm (iii) hard and fast (iv) right​

Answer 1

Explanation:

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