Mock Test- 22C : All Poems and Grammar

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The "mossy stone" signifies that
A. Lucy led a secluded life
B. Stone was covered with moss due to no human foot fall
C. Lucy was in close contact with mother nature
D. All of above
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"Fair as a star" - Here the figure of speech used is -
A. Metaphor
B. Personification
C. Simile
D. Synecdoche
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"She shall be mine, and I will make
a lady of my own." - Here the speaker is -
A. The poet himself
B. Lucy
C. Nature
D. It is not clear
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"Nor England! did I know till then/What love I bore to thee."
the segment is from -
A. I Travell'd Among Unknown Men
B. She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways
C. Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower
D. None of the above
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"No motion has she now" signifies
A. Solitude
B. Seclusion
C. Motionlessness
D. Lucy's death
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'Lyrical Ballads' is written by-
A. Wordsworth
B. Coleridge
C. Jointly by Wordsworth and Shelley
D. Jointly by Wordsworth and Coleridge
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The poet underwent "strange fits of passion" during-
A. his night-long journey
B. his meeting with his ladylove
C. a moment when his ladylove got recognition
D. All of the above
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According to Greek legend Proteus is
A. Sea God
B. Good of War
C. Demi God
D. a merman
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What is the central theme of the poem 'The World is too much With Us'?
A. The beauty of nature
B. The importance of material wealth
C. The disconnect between humans and nature
D. The power of technology
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What does Wordsworth criticize in the poem "The World Is Too Much With Us"?
A. The destruction of nature
B. The lack of appreciation for nature
C. The pursuit of material wealth and worldly concerns
D. The advancement of technology
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What does Wordsworth long for in the poem? A) A life of luxury and wealth
B) A deeper connection with nature
C) A life of solitude and isolation
D) A life of adventure and travel
A. A)
B. B)
C. C)
D. D)
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What is the meaning of "dirge"?
A. funeral song
B. any mournful song
C. lament
D. all of the above
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In Ode to the West Wind the "Loose clouds" are being compared with-
A. dead and dry leaves
B. ghosts
C. enchanters
D. the frenzied Maenads
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"I fall upon the thorns of life! I bleed!" indicates poet's
A. Solitude
B. Self-pity
C. Traditional Social order
D. All of the above
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" A heavy weight of hours has chained and bowed / One too like thee."
Here "One" refers to
A. the poet himself
B. the West Wind
C. Spring wind
D. the sea
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Which of the following statements is incorrect -
A. For Shelley the skylark is not just a bird, but a whistle blower of regeneration.
B. The poet greets the skylark as "The Spirit of Delight".
C. The theme of the poem "To a Skylark" is the relation of the poet to the power hidden behind nature.
D. The poet experiences the skylark as a barely seen, imagined, and sharply felt phenomenon.
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What is the poet's attitude towards the skylark?
A. Admiring of its beauty
B. Indifferent to its presence
C. Critical of its singing
D. Envious of its freedom
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What does the poet admire about the skylark's song? A) Its melancholy tone
B) Its joyful and spontaneous nature
C) Its complexity and intricacy
D) Its ability to mimic other birds
A. B)
B. C)
C. D)
D. A)
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'Ode to a Nightingale' was inspired by the song of a nightingale that had built its nest close to the house of-
A. Keats
B. Keats's friend
C. Keats's beloved
D. None of the above
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'Ode to a Nightingale' was written in the Spring of
A. 1809
B. 1802
C. 1829
D. 1819
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'Ode to a Nightingale' does not refer to which of the flowers?
A. hawthorne
B. eglantine
C. musk-rose
D. shamrock
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____________ has overbrimmed the clammy cells of bees.
A. Autumn
B. Spring
C. Summer
D. Winter
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Who/what is referred as the "close bosom - friend" in Ode To Autumn?
A. Sun
B. Autumn
C. the bees
D. Summer
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What sensory details does Keats use to describe Autumn? A) Only visual details
B) Only auditory details
C) A range of sensory details, including sights, sounds, and smells
D) Only tactile details
A. C)
B. A)
C. B)
D. D)
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Tennyson's "Ulysses" is a/an
A. Ballad
B. Ode
C. Dramatic monologue
D. Epilogue
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Hyades is a Greek word meaning-
A. Mariners
B. Whistle blowers
C. Rainers
D. Day breaker
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"He works his work, I mine".
Here "He" refers to...
A. the poet
B. Ulysses
C. Telemachus
D. the general of Ulysses
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The Last RideTogether is a poem of -
A. Victorian Period
B. Romantic Period
C. Agustun Period
D. Jacobean Period
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"So one day more am I deified."
The term "deified" means-
A. discovered
B. dedicated
C. made into good
D. accepted
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Which of the following statements are incorrect about "The Darkling Thrush"?
A. The first two stanzas present a picture of desolation.
B. The last two stanzas sound a note of robust optimism.
C. Both
D. None
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'Darkling' is a poetic word which means-
A. in the dark
B. falling of darkness
C. out of darkness
D. dark in colour
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What does the poet notice about the swans?
A. Their beauty and timelessness
B. Their migration patterns
C. Their aggressive behavior
D. Their habitat destruction
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What is the poet's tone in the poem "The Wild Swans at Coole"?
A. Joyful and celebratory
B. Melancholic and introspective
C. Angry and confrontational
D. Detached and observational
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Which of the following themes is central to Strange Meeting?
A. The heroism of war
B. The futility and pity of war
C. The glory of death in battle
D. The political causes of war
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What phrase does the enemy use to describe war in the poem?
A. "The art of courage"
B. "The undone years"
C. "A glorious venture"
D. "A tale of triumph"
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What does the enemy say about his role in the war?
A. He blames his leaders for his death.
B. He wanted to help humanity but was forced to fight.
C. He fought valiantly and accepts his fate.
D. He regrets not killing more enemies.
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What poetic form is used in Strange Meeting?
A. Sonnet
B. Blank Verse
C. Villanelle
D. Free Verse
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What does the term "smote" mean in the poem "The Listeners"?
A. to listen
B. to knock or strike
C. to fly
D. to stand
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What physical and biographical details do we get about the Traveller?
A. He's come a long way and appears tired
B. He's tall, blonde, and probably Nordic
C. He's been searching for the listeners for years
D. He has grey eyes
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They arrived as we were leaving.
Here "as" is an example of-
A. Adjective
B. Adverb
C. Preposition
D. Conjunction
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Tell me the time when the Rajdhani Express train arrives.
Here the sub clause is -
A. Nominal clause
B. Relative clause
C. Adverb clause
D. Either relative or Adverb clause
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Which one of the following is not Cumulative or copulative conjunction?
A. and
B. as well as
C. not only....but also
D. or
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Suddenly attacking the guards, the prisoner escaped.
Here "attacking" is
A. gerund
B. participle
C. nominative absolute
D. None of the above
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All, no, many, few, some etc.- are examples of-
A. Indefinite numeral adjective
B. Distributive numeral adjective
C. Demonstrative Adjective
D. Definite numeral adjective
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Which one is grammatically incorrect ?
A. I ran to downstairs and picked up my diary.
B. I ran downstairs and picked up my diary.
C. Both
D. None
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Which one is grammatically correct ?
A. I love reading books, specially crime-thrillers.
B. I love reading books, especially crime-thrillers.
C. Both
D. None
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Select the grammatically correct sentence
A. The financial results will be announced by the company's board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow.
B. The company's board of directors announced the financial results at the annual meeting tomorrow
C. The financial results are being announced by the company's board of directors at the annual meeting tomorrow.
D. The company's board of directors announced the financial results at the annual meeting tomorrow.
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Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the underlined word in the given sentence.
Henry is so servile that other people take advantage of him.
A. Arrogant
B. Sheepish
C. Bickering
D. Cunning
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Lily-livered
A. brave
B. not brave
C. comical
D. naughty
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Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
He won’t receive any better choice than this from anywhere.
A. Any better choice won’t have been be received by him than this from anywhere.
B. Any better choice shouldn’t be received by him than this from anywhere
C. Any better choice wouldn’t have received by him than this from anywhere.
D. Any better choice won’t be received by him than this from anywhere.
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Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
Pooja tried to explain the problem, but soon she tied herself up in knots.
A. Be forced to explain your actions and (probably) punished
B. Become very confused when you are trying to explain something
C. Make no progress in an argument or discussion
D. Won’t modify an opinion or agree to even small changes that another person wants
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Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. He repeated the experiment, increasing the amount until he had weighed up to a thousand pounds.
B. During the spring of 1717, the iron foundries in a remote district were often visited by a thin, middle-aged man with a notebook.
C. Three cauldrons were next prepared under his directions.
D. He would weigh out two pounds of iron, have them heated till they were red-hot and then weigh them again.
A. ABDC
B. BDAC
C. BCAD
D. CABD
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Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
She is _________ a peacock in the blue Benarasi saree
A. very beautiful as
B. so beautiful as
C. as beautiful as
D. beautiful like
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Being to costly for him , he could not buy the coat. (Use appropriate substitution of the bold part if required)
A. It being too costly for him
B. He being to costly
C. Being it too costly
D. No improvement required
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Error Detection...
If I were Zubin (A)/I would not attend (B) / the wedding, come what may. (C) / No Error(D)
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
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Error Detection:
It is (A) /nothing else (B) / than pride. (C) / No error. (D)
A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
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Vijay does not play cricket , and ____________ does Zubin.
A. so
B. also
C. either
D. neither
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The reward was not commensurate _________ the work done by us..
A. for
B. on
C. with
D. upon
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One word substitution for ...
To securely store more than what is allowed
A. hoard
B. store
C. hide
D. aboard
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Change the voice:
One must keep one's promises.
A. One's promises are kept.
B. One's promises must kept.
C. One's promises were kept.
D. One's promises must be kept.
Result: