Class 9th & 10th English Online Exam Test - Post - 12
1. The demon desire now made him ........
sad
pleased
mad
happy
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2. The man tried all tricks to gather ........
jewellery
gold
silver
diamonds
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3. In the poem 'The Empty Heart', what did the pitchers contain?
silver coins
gold coins
copper coins
lead coins
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4. There was a ......... which had the power to grant wishes-
snake
pigeon
tree
temple
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5. The Poet narrates the story of a......
Poor man
healthy man
rich man
greedy man
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6. The man was rich but he was not .......
content
proud
happy
fool
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7. Harder and harder he tried, but .......
became mad
became senseless
failed
died
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8. Periyasamy was awarded ........
Bharat Ratna
Padma Bhushan
Padma Bibhushan
Padmshri
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9. Which tree had the power to grant, wishes in the poem 'The Empty Heart'.
Pipal
Banyan
Neem
Kalpaka
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10. The tree granted him silver pots full of .......
gold
coins
jewellery
diamond
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11. What made him mad?
Greedy tendency
Excessive desire
Insatiable greed
Wrecked health
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12. Who did the rich man pray to in the poem 'The Empty Heart' ?
The pots of gold
The Wish-yielding Tree
The king
God
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13. The poem 'The Empty Heart' tells about the problems caused by .......
poverty
content
greed
anger
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14. The rich man asked for a .........
pot of silver
pot of gold
pot of diamond
pot of jewellery
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15. How did the rich man work?
from morning to evening
from morning to noon
from morning to afternoon
from morning to midnight
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16. The poem "The empty Heart" highlights man's insatiable
food
hunger
greed
nature
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17. "Eager and anxiously he shamelessly took..." What did the man take?
Gold coins
Fancy clothes
Beautiful gems
Property
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18. The seven full vessels he clean forgot', is from
The Empty Heart
Koel
Martha
Ode on Solitude
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19. The rich man left home because he wanted to earn more .........
knowledge
respect
money
gold
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20. 'Ilantamiza' has been written by ........
Periyasamy Thooran
Durga Prasad Panda
Vidyapati
Puran Singh
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21. The Empty Heart' tells us about ........
greed
poverty
sickness
over-eating
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22. "The demon desire now made him mad" is from
The Empty Heart
Koel
Thinner Than a Crescent
Martha
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23. The Poem 'Koel' has been composed by ......
Periasamy Thooran
Puran Singh
Vidyapati
Durga Prasad Panda
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24. The garden that burns the heart of 'Koel' is-
green
thin
dense
thick
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25. The 'Koel' is hidden in-
Forests
Mango-leaves
Fields
Mountains
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26. What does the flaming soul of the koel ask in the poem 'Koel' ?
Wants to know where its lover is
Wants to know about its destination
Wants to know about its nest
None of these
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27. Which of the following statements is true, according to the poem 'Koel' ?
The koel is called the brown cuckoo.
The koel sings in the apple leaves
The song of the cuckoo brings a thousand memories.
The poet does not become restless to hear its voice.
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28. The high pitched strains of the Koel wakes in the poet's soul a thousand .......
dreams
desires
memories
longings
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29. The Poet calls the Koel ......
cuckoo
black bird
small bird
O little Bird
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30. The Koel's soul is like ........
flaming
heating
heaven
burning
