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Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow. Far far from gusty waves these children‘s faces.Like rootless weeds, the hair torn around their pallor The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The paper-seeming boy, with rat‘s eyes.1. What does the poet contrast the children‘s faces with? a. Flowers b. stars c. Waves d. plants2. How do the faces of these children look? a. beautiful and attractive b. like rootless weeds c. ugly and awkward d. vigorous and refreshing3. Why are they compared to rootless weeds? a. because they are healthy b. because they are malnourished c. because they are not beautiful d. because they are from rural background4. Why is the head of the tall girl weighed down‘? a. because she is doing something b. because she is depressed due to abject poverty. c. she is reading something d. she is not interested5. What figure of speech is used in the last line: a. Alliteration b. Simile c. Metaphor d. Personification6. What does the paper-seeming boy‘ imply? a. he eats papers b. he sells papers c. he is lean and thin like a paper d. he is pure like a paper |
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Answer» 1. c. Waves 2. b. like rootless weeds 3. b. because they are malnourished 4. b. because she is depressed due to abject poverty. 5. c. Metaphor 6. c. he is lean and thin like a paper |
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