Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions below:
And he said “You are far too selfish To dwell in a human form,
To have both food and shelter
And fire to keep you warm.
Now, you shall build as the birds do
And shall get your scanty food
By boring, and boring, and boring
All day in the hard, dry wood.”
1. At this point, ‘he’ was
a. Exasperated
b. Angry with the lady’s meanness
c. Hungry
2. The lady, in her selfishness, managed to
a. Reveal the Saint’s true colours
b. Reveal the Saint’s vengeful nature
c. Reveal the Saint’s human imperfections
3. Expressions like ‘build as the birds’, ‘scanty food’ and ‘boring..hard dry wood’ suggest
a. The woman’s life of struggle and hardship that would begin from thereon
b. How the woman’s life would be as a bird
c. She would never have enough food
4. ‘boring and boring and boring’ is an example of
a. Repetition
b. Alliteration
c. Asyndeton
5. The woman, as punishment, was
a. Deprived of a comfortable life
b. Deprived of the fundamental necessities of life
c. Deprived of her home and fire

Answer 1

Answer:

1. a)

2. c)

3. a)

4. a)

5. b)