| Question (1): |
What had driven the scorpion to the poet's home? |
| 1. |
Fear |
| 2. |
Rain |
| 3. |
Sun |
| 4. |
Poison |
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| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (2): |
Why did he return to the rain outside |
| 1. |
He could see in the lightening |
| 2. |
He was chased away |
| 3. |
He liked the rain |
| 4. |
He stang and went away |
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| Ans: 4 |
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| Question (3): |
What did the villagers do when they heard of the scorpion sting? |
| 1. |
They were indifferent |
| 2. |
They visited the temple |
| 3. |
They flocked to the poet's house |
| 4. |
They went in search of the scorpion |
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| Ans: 3 |
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| Question (4): |
The peasants came like swarms of flies. The figure of speech is |
| 1. |
Metaphor |
| 2. |
Simile |
| 3. |
Personification |
| 4. |
Alliteration |
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| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (5): |
The sting of the scorpion is |
| 1. |
painful and can cause death |
| 2. |
a blessing of God |
| 3. |
a sin of previous birth |
| 4. |
momentary and requires no medication |
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| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (6): |
What assessment of the father's character have you made by reading the poem? |
| 1. |
He is detached and cruel |
| 2. |
He is harsh but effective |
| 3. |
He is concerned but helpless |
| 4. |
He is a holy man and very pious |
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| Ans: 3 |
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| Question (7): |
A sceptic is a person who |
| 1. |
doubts everything |
| 2. |
believes everything |
| 3. |
always thinks of God |
| 4. |
removes curses |
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| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (8): |
The mother thanks God because the scorpion |
| 1. |
stung her |
| 2. |
spared her children |
| 3. |
went away |
| 4. |
did not poison her |
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| Ans: 2 |
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