Question

Q2. Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow:

The Centipede

The little creature

with hundred feet

was on its journey

to where

only it know

My civilised foot

dressed in polished leather

came down upon it

ever so gently –

there was only a soft sound

signifying

the end

of a creature of God

my maker.

I looked to see

if my sole was soiled

and walked away.

- Chandak Chatterjee

I. Below you see a page from the poet’s diary which summarizes the events in the poem. Fill in

each blank with one word only. (5)

Today I had an important meeting. So I dressed in my best clothes and (a) __________ my shoes

until they were shining. On my way to the meeting, I stepped on a centipede, a

(b) ___________ little thing with so (c) ___________ legs. I wonder where it was going. I wasn’t

walking fast so I couldn’t have stepped very heavily on it, but there was a soft sound and I knew I

had killed it. I checked immediately to see if there was any (d) ___________ on my shoes; I was

worried about my appearance at the meeting. Still, it seemed strange that the (e)

__________ who made me should also have made such a tiny creature.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.dressed in polished leather