Question

Read the extracts given below and attempt ANY ONE, by answering the questions that follow.

(5x1)

(A) If when you’re walking round your yard

You meet a creature there,

Who hugs you very, very, hard

Be sure it is a Bear.

Though to distinguish beasts of prey

A novice might nonplus,

The Crocodiles you always may

Tell from the Hyenas thus;

Hyenas come with merry smiles

But if they weep they’re Crocodiles.

i. The fact that the tiger is ‘A novice might nonplus’ tells us that a novice might be

a) confirm b) confused c) creative d) calm

ii. What is the rhyme scheme of the given stanzas?

a) abcb; abcbee b) abcb; abcdee c) abab; cdcdee

d) abcd; abcbee

iii. These stanzas bring out the contrast between

a) a hyena and a bear. b) a bear and a crocodile

c) a hyena and a crocodile d) a bear and a tiger

iv. Find the words in the passage which mean same as ‘courtyard of your house’?

a) creature b) Yard c) Distinguish d) Nonplus

v. The poetic device used in the given stanza is:

a) metaphor b) alliteration c) hyperbole d) simile​

Answer 1

1. b) confused
2. a) abcb, abcbee
3. c) a hyena and a crocodile
4. b) Yard
5. b) Alliteration

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Answer 2

Answer:

1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-b, 5-b

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