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English Literature 12 ICSE

Quiz by Soni Manuel

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  • Q1

    1. The trail lay along the___________________

    Henderson Creek

    The Yukon river

    Sulphur Creek

    Indian Creek

    30s
  • Q2

    2. What trees were found along the trail?

    Spruce

    Birch

    Willow

    Oak

    30s
  • Q3

    3. How did the man confirm that it was?

    There was a sharp, explosive crackle

    He spat

    All of the above

    He knew that spittle crackled in air at temperatures lower than below fifty

    30s
  • Q4

    4. The tremendous cold should have made the man realise which fact about human fraility?

    Tremendous cold meant frost would hurt

    Man is frail and can only live in a narrow range of temperature

    Man should be alert to the changes in his environment

    Tremendous cold meant some discomfort

    30s
  • Q5

    5. The author stresses on the fact that the man is a newcomer because of his

    Lack of imagination

    Inexperience 

    Inability to be prepare for the cold

    All the above

    30s
  • Q6

    6. Fill in the missing information from the story The Story of an Hour

    (i) The news of Mr Mallard's death was broken to Louise by_________________

    a telegram

    Mrs Mallard

    Mr Richards

    Josephine

    30s
  • Q7

    7. As soon as she laid her eyes on the armchair Mrs Mallard____________

    pulled it towards the window

    stood on it

    took off its cover

    sank into it

    30s
  • Q8

    8. The patches of blue sky though the piles of cloud signify_________________

    new beginning

    spring

    all of the above

    new life

    30s
  • Q9

    9. The term 'a little whispered word' stands for________________

    stare

    freedom

    fear

    lamentation

    30s
  • Q10

    10. Mrs Mallard opened and spread her arms out to welcome_______________

    her days of freedom

    her kind and loving husband

    her solitary life

    her future

    30s
  • Q11

    11. Choose the correct option after each question

    (i) What is the significance of 'the Bar' in the poem 'Crossing the Bar'?

    It is the barrier between life and death

    It is a place where people can rest before going deep into the sea

    It allows a person to cross the sea without turbulence

    It enables a man to avoid death for a year or two

    30s
  • Q12

    12. The poem Birches describes the reminiscence of an adult about

    his boyhood days of climbing the trees

    his care free life as a child

    his childhood days in the lap of nature

    his boyhood days of swinging on birches

    30s
  • Q13

    13. The poem The Darkling Thrush, begins during which time of the day and weather?

    On a sunny morning

    On a frosty evening

    On a snowy evening

    On a rainy night

    30s
  • Q14

    14. The poet has not used birch trees in the poem Birches to contemplate about the conflict between 

    earth and heaven

    flight and return

    birth and death

    reality and imagination

    30s
  • Q15

    15. The poet in the poem Birches does not want fate to grant him only half his is the other part of his wish?

    To achieve highest accomplishment

    To return to the innocence and beauty of nature

    To achieve all the worldly pleasures

    None of the above

    30s

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