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Read the given extract to attempt questions that follow:The tall girl with her weighed-down head. The paperseeming boy, with rat’s eyes. The stunted, unlucky heir Of twisted bones, reciting a father’s gnarled disease, His lesson, from his desk. At back of the dim class One unnoted, sweet and young. His eyes live in a dream…(i) The poet draws attention to the problem of while describing the boy as paper-seeming. A. malnutrition B. untidiness C. isolation 13 D. abandonment(ii) Which option has the underlined phrase that applies the poetic device used for ‘rat’s eyes’? A. He shut up like a clam when interrogated. B. She runs a as swift as a gazelle.C. He is considered the black sheep of the family. D. She ran away chattering with fear.(iii) Select the correct option to fill the blank. The tall girl’s head is weighed down due to the_____. A. effect of diseases B. need for concentration C. desire to remain unnoticed D. burdens of poverty(iv) The literal meaning of ‘reciting’ refers to delivering the lesson aloud. What does its figurativemeaning refer to? A. Showing extra interest in the lesson. B. Carrying his father’s disease. C. Resigning to his disease and condition. D. Voicing the poor conditions, he lives in.(v) How does the ‘unnoted’ pupil present a contrast to others? A. He appears to be in a world of dreams. B. He struggles with the fulfilment of dreams. C. He seems taller than most. D. He sits in the dimmest part of the classroom. |
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Answer» (i) A. malnutrition (ii) C. He is considered the black sheep of the family. (iii) D. burdens of poverty (iv) B. Carrying his father’s disease (v) A. He appears to be in a world of dreams. |
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