1. I drive past the house almost every day.
The house seems to be a bit brighter.
Who does 'I' refer to?
2. Strong is she in her faith and beliefs.
"Persistence is the key to everything" says she.
Who does "She" refer to here?
3. "And all I ask is a merry yarn from a laughing fellow – rover"
Bring out the meaning of the word "rover"
4. "Let us learn to walk with a smile and a song.
No matter if things do sometimes go wrong"
What does the poet expect everyone to learn?
5. What kind of creatures does this planet earth also belong to?
6. The poet yearns to go by a _______ to the lonely sea.
7. Choose the best option :
"Speak gently to the little child!
Its love be sure to gain"
These lines are from David Bates' poem _________
8. "Our love is everlasting
I just wanted you to know
That you're my special hero
and I wanted to tell you so"
These lines are taken from the poem ________
9. She's a lioness, don't mess with her
She'll not spare you if you're a prankster
Identify the poet who wrote the lines given above.
10. Match the poems with the poets :
(a) No Men Are Foreign 1. Rudyard Kipling
(b) I am every woman 2. Nadia Bush
(c) The secret of the machines 3. James Falconer Kirkup
(d) The House on Elm Street 4. Rakhi Narian Shirke
11. "That's one small step for a man,
One giant leap for mankind"
Who said these words?
12. William Shakespeare's birth place was
13. The phrase written by the French master on the black board before
dismissing the class in Alphonse Daudet's The Last Lesson is
14. When Peter thrust his finger into the tiny hole ________
15. Who is Sherlock Holmes?
16. Read the statement carefully what does it try to prove here?
"If any of you fellows think there is anything coming to you from me, come and take it"
17. Sir Issac Newton died at the age of
18. The author speaks about the river?
_______ in the lesson "My Reminiscence".
19. Ruskin Bond was awarded _______ for this contribution to Indian literature.
Fill up the blank with suitable answer.
20. Choose the correct answer:
In "The Nose Jewel" - The Diamond jewel belonged to
21. On 4, July 1943 _______ took leadership of the INA (India National Army)
22. _______ was the first deaf, blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts Degree.
23. Kalpana Chawla was posthumously awarded
24. "The book of Indian birds" is written by
25. Match the following words and phrases given in Column A with their meanings in Column B:
Column A Column B
(a) Fond of 1. Confine
(b) Look at 2. Conclude
(c) Lock up 3. Affectionate
(d) Finish off 4. See
26. The true elixir of life is