Directions (1 -5): Read the following poem and answer the questions given below it by selecting the most appropriate option.
Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul,
And sings the tune—without the words,
And never stops at all,
And sweetest in the gale is heard;
And sore must be the storm
That could abash the little bird
That kept so many warm,
I’ve heard it in the chilliest land,
And on the strangest sea;
Yet, never, in extremity,
It asked a crumb of me.
Q1. In the line ‘Hope is the thing with feathers’ the poet is using a/an
(a) allegory
(b) hyperbole
(c) imagery
(d) simile
Q2. The observation ‘perches in the soul’ refers to human
(a) expectation
(b) spirituality
(c) worries
(d) disappointment
Q3. ‘And sweetest in the gale is heard’ means
(a) expectation of relief even in sorrow
(b) joy and happiness go hand in hand
(c) winds blow loudly during a gale
(d) sorrow is the greatest during a storm
Q4. ‘Abash’ means a sense of
(a) loss
(b) pride
(c) embarrassment
(d) hope
Q5. ‘A crumb’ is a metaphor for
(a) reward
(b) food
(c) hope
(d) Sadness
Directions (6-10): Answer the following questions by selecting the most appropriate answer. (*-no change)
Q6. Last night we went to ____ restaurant. There was ___ fat man singing ____ beautiful song and everyone in ____ restaurant was amazed. I think that ____ song was ___ Punjabi and ____ man definitely looked like he was from ____ Punjab.
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(b) a/a/a/the/the/*/ the/ *
(c) the/the/*/*/ a/an/a/*
(d) */the/a/the/*/ an/the/the
Q7. I normally take ___ bus to work, but when it is sunny, I go by ___ bike.
(a) the/the
(b) */*
(c) the/*
(d) a/a
Q8. ___ Computer has revolutionised ___ business world since ___ 1980s.
(a) the/the/the/
(b) */*/*
(c) */*/the
(d) the/ */the
Q9. I’m really into ___ heavy metal music and ___ chess. When I leave ___ School, I want to study ___ physics, but you never know what will happen in ___ life. I might become ___ rock star!
(a) the/the/the/the/the/a
(b) */*/*/*/*/a
(c) */the/*/*/a/a
(d) */the/*/*/ a/*
Q10. Go along ___ Street and then take ____ first turning on ___ right.
(a) the/the/the
(b) */the/the
(c) */the/a
(d) */a/the
S1. Ans.(c)
S2. Ans.(a)
S3. Ans.(a)
S4. Ans.(c)
S5. Ans.(a)
S6. Ans.(b)
S7. Ans.(c)
S8. Ans.(a)
S9. Ans.(b)
S10. Ans.(a)
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