Q.1 Read the extract given below and answers the questions that follow:
"Though to distinguish beasts of prey
A novice might nonplus,
The crocodile you always may
Tell from the Hyena thus:
Hyenas come with merry smiles;
But if they weep they're Crocodiles."
a)According to the poet, while trying to distinguish the wild animals, what might happen
a novice?
b) Who does the crocodile, as per the stanza, closely resemble?
c) What is the only difference between a hyena and a crocodile?
d) Which word in the passage means "confused"?
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a) According to the poet, while trying to distinguish the wild animals, what might happen a novice?
A novice might find it difficult to distinguish between the beasts of prey or wild animals and those that are not, as the difference between the two is confusing and bewilders the novice.
b) Who does the crocodile, as per the stanza, closely resemble?
According to the stanza, the crocodile closely resembles the hyena
c) What is the only difference between a hyena and a crocodile?
The only difference between the hyena and a crocodile is that the hyena is a happy creature and is full of smiles, while, the crocodile is one that weeps.
d) Which word in the passage means "confused”?
The word "nonplus" in the passage means "confused".
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