Question

Read the following extract and answer the questions that follow.


When did my childhood go?

Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,

Was it the time I realised that Hell and Heaven,

Could not be found in Geography,

And therefore could not be,

Was that the day!


1. At what age does the poet think he lost his childhood ?


(a) After he crossed the age of eleven


(b) After he crossed the age of twelve


(c) After he crossed the age of ten


(d) After he crossed the age of nine


2. What did the poet realise?


(a) That hell and heaven are geographical places


(b) That hell and heaven are one and the same thing


(c) That hell and heaven are not any geographical places


(d) That hell and heaven are located on the Earth itself


3. ………. in the extract means the same as discontinued


(a) Realised

(b) Therefore

(c) Ceased

(d) Stopped​

Answer 1

Answer:

1. after he crossed the age of eleven
2. That hell and heaven are not any geographical places