Reading Comprehension (POEM) With Answers.4

 2. Read the poem given below and choose the correct option to answer

the questions which follow: (ANY FOUR)

I SING the song of the great clean guns that belch forth death at will.

"Ah, but the wailing mothers, the lifeless forms and still!"

I sing the song of the billowing flags, the bugles that cry before.

"Ah, but the skeletons flapping rags, the lips that speak no more!"

I sing the clash of bayonets, of sabres that flash and cleave.

"And wilt thou sing the maimed ones, too, that go with a pinned-up sleeve?”

I sing acclaimed generals that bring the victory home.

"Ah, but the broken bodies that drip like honey-comb!"

I sing of hosts triumphant, long ranks of marching men.

"And wilt thou sing the shadowy hosts that never march again?"

(i) What are the two feelings being contradicted in the poem?

a.Sadness and pride

b.Happiness and pride

c.Excitement and Pride

d.Lethargy and enthusiasm

(ii) The poem is set in the midst of

a. Industrial Revolution

b. Political Protest

c. War

d. peaceful demonstration

(iii) Who all don’t seem to be rejoicing in the poem?

 (I) Ranks of Marching men

 (II) Generals

4 marks

(1 x 4)

 

 (III) Handicapped soldiers

 (IV) Mothers of the dead

a. I and II

b. III and I

c. III and IV

d. II and III

(iv) What do the great clean guns do?

a. they belch forth Victory

b. they belch forth death

c. they belch forth sadness

d. they belch forth energy

(v) Who and what are the symbols of victory in the poem?

 (I) great clean guns, billowing flags

 (II) bayonets and sabres

 (III) Acclaimed Generals

 (IV) triumphant Hosts

a. I, II, III & IV

b. I & II

c. II & III

d. III & IV

ANSWERS

Read the poem and answer the questions given below:

i. Sadness and pride

ii. War

iii. III and IV

iv. they belch forth death

v. I, II, III & IV


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