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BETINA BIJU - Worksheet - Revision
BETINA BIJU - Worksheet - Revision
‘The merry children spilling out of their homes’ is symbolic of _____ youth.
iii.State whether the given statement is TRUE or FALSE, with reference to the extract.
The poet’s action of looking out of the window did not work.
iv. The fact that the poem’s narrative style is single sentence, punctuated by commas
shows that
(a) the lines are all being intermingled in the poet’s mind
(b) there is only one thought which runs through the poem.
(c) there is only one topic which made the poet fearful.
(d) many sub ideas are connected to the main idea of the poem.
(a) frightened (b) aggressive (c) terrific (d) calm and tranquil
iii. Select the word that WILL NOT complete the sentence appropriately.
The poetic device used in the line, ‘perhaps a huge silence’ is the same as used in zzz
the line `put that thought away’.
Pablo Neruda stresses upon being quiet and harmless to the _____.
(a) The immortality of art and literature (b) The power of imagination
ii. State whether the given statement is TRUE or FALSE, with reference to the extract.
By referring to the dead as “mighty”, the poet emphasizes their importance and the
aapower they exerted on the people.
iii. Complete the sentence appropriately.
The “endless fountain of immortal drink” is an apt analogy for the tales of the mighty
dead because _____.
iv. The use of the word “brink” in the extract suggests that the immortality that is being
poured onto us is on the verge of overflowing.
This creates a powerful image of _____.
v. Based on the poem rhyme scheme, evident in lines 2-5, of the given extract, which
word would rhyme with line 1?
said think tombs
lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets.
And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns,
the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with
the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War
still twenty years off and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two
i. The author wants two tickets to a place which he refers to in the last two lines of the
ii. At the beginning of the extract, the author addresses the question to _____.
‘Tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets’ is an
example of _____.
To do anything else would mean to dare. And daring is not part of his growing up.
home. “I will walk,” he insists. “Do you also dream of flying a plane?” He is suddenly
v. Why did the writer ask, “Do you also dream of flying a plane?”
Then I started down a third time. I sucked for air and got water the yellowish light
was going out. Then all effort ceased. I relaxed. Even my legs felt limp; and a
blackness swept over my brain. It wiped out fear; it wiped out terror. There was no
more panic. It was quiet and peaceful. Nothing to be afraid of This is nice... to be
drowsy... to go to sleep... no need to jump... too tired to jump... it’s nice to be carried
gently... to float along in space... tender arms around me... tender arms like
Mother’s... now I must go to sleep... I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell.
(Deep Water)
i. The author ends the given paragraph about the seemingly long struggle of little
Douglas with the words ‘and the curtain of life fell.’ How does he involve the reader
into it?
ii. The line, ‘After a while, Douglas gave up being anxious and fearful in water’ can be
best classified as: 1 (a) an effect (b) a cause (c) a fact (d) an opinion
iii.Infer from the given extract, the author shows gradation of various stages of fear.
iv. Identify the line from the given extract that bears evidence to the fact that the author
v. The author has used this figure of speech with this meaning in- tender arms around
me ... tender arms like Mother’s ... 1 (a) metaphor, softness (b) simile, comfort (c)
repetition, anxiety (d) paradox, the arms don’t belong to his mother
When the curtain of life fell, Douglas with ____________________ crossed to oblivion.
7. Answer in 40 – 50 words
i. For Franz, what was much more tempting than going to school and why? (The
Last Lesson)
ii. What different image does the poet use to convey the idea of her mother’s age?
iii. At the crofter’s home, why did the peddler feel very happy? (The Rattrap)
v. How would the innocent be soothed out of their wits? (A Roadside Stand)
vi. How did the gardener react when Dr. Sadao told him about the wounded
sincere towards him or are they driven by fear when they obey him? Do we find a