Question 1

The Ancient Mariner stopped one of the three wedding guests because…………

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he wanted him to listen to his story

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he wanted him to sit with him

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he wanted to attend the wedding with him

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he wanted to stop him from going to the wedding

Question 2

The wedding guest remarked that he was 'next of kin' which means that ……..

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he was a close relation of the bridegroom

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he had to stand next to the bridegroom during the wedding

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he was next in line to get married

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he was a close relation of the bride

Question 3

'He cannot choose but hear' means………

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the wedding guest was forced to hear the story of the mariner

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the mariner had the choice of not listening to the story of the wedding guest

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the mariner was forced to hear the story of the wedding guest

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the wedding guest had the choice of not listening to the story of the mariner

Question 4

The sun came up upon the left, /Out of the sea came he;'This line tells us that the ship....

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was moving towards the south

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was moving in the northern direction

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was moving in the western direction

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was moving eastwards

Question 5

The Wedding-Guest beat his breast because…………

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the sound of the bassoon meant that the bride had arrived and the wedding ceremony was about to begin and he could not attend it.

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the sound of the bassoon announced the arrival of the bride and the start of the wedding ceremony

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he was forced to listen to the Mariner's tale when he wanted to attend the wedding

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he could hear the sound of the bassoon

Question 6

The storm blast has been described as being tyrannous because……….

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it took complete control of the ship

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the sailors were at its mercy

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it was so fierce that it frightened the sailors

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the storm was very powerful

Question 7

The sailors felt depressed on reaching the land of mist and snow because……

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they were surrounded by icebergs and there seemed to be no sign of life

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there was no sign of any living creature

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everything was grey in colour and they felt very cold

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they felt they would die in that cold weather

Question 8

The sailors were happy to see the albatross because……..

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it was the first sign of life and therefore gave them hope that they might survive

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it split the icebergs around the ship and helped the ship move forward.

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it was a messenger from God and it lifted the fog and mist.

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it gave them hope of survival by splitting the icebergs

Question 9

The two things that happened after the arrival of the albatross were ……

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the albatross started playing with the mariners and ate the food they offered.

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the ship was pushed out of the land of mist and the ice melted

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the icebergs split and the albatross became friendly with the sailors

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the icebergs split and a strong breeze started blowing

Question 10

'It perched for vespers nine' means………

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the albatross would appear at a fixed time everyday.

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the albatross was a holy creature

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the albatross would sit on the sail or the mast everyday

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the ship stopped sailing at nine o'clock every day

Question 11

God save thee, ancient Mariner, /From the fiends that plague thee thus!- Why look'st thou so?' means....

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the wedding guest wanted to know why the mariner was looking so tormented

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the mariner wanted to know why the wedding guest was looking so tormented

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the wedding guest wanted to know whether some creatures were troubling the ancient mariner

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the ancient mariner wanted to know whether something was troubling the wedding guest

Question 12

What of the following describes the Ancient Mariner?

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All of the above

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bright shining eyes

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skinny

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long grey beard

Question 13

What did the wedding guest call the Ancient Mariner in anger?

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loon

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toon

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boon

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goon

Question 14

What figure of speech is "listens like a three years' child"?

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simile

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metaphor

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alliteration

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personification

Question 15

Identify the figure of speech in "below the kirk, below the hill, below the lighthouse top".

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repetition

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personification

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simile

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metaphor

Question 16

Identify the figure of speech in "out of the sea came he".

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personification

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simile

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metaphor

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repetition

Question 17

Identify the figure of speech in "Red as a rose is she"

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simile

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personification

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metaphor

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repetition

Question 18

Identify the figure of speech in "The ice was here, the ice was there, the ice was all around".

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repetition

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personification

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metaphor

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simile

Question 19

Which of the following is a sound word used to describe the noise the ice was making?

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All of the above

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roar

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growl

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howl

Question 20

What was the hellish thing the mariner had done?

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he shot the albatross

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he didn't give food to albatross

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he scolded the sailors

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he shooed away the albatross

Question 21

Which of the following is used to describe the storm they faced?

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All of the above

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overtaking wings

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strong

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tyrannous

Question 22

Which of the following has an internal rhyme?

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And he shone bright, and on the right

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wend down into the sea

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out of the sea came he!

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The sun came up upon the left

Question 23

How many wedding guests were entering together into the wedding hall?

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3

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2

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4

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1

Question 24

Which of the following word means "a close relative or a member of family"?

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kin

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kirk

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quoth

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loon

Question 25

What is the ship's location when the mariner says the sun was right over the mast?

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equator

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tropic of cancer

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tropic of capricorn

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Antarctica

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