11). 'Goodwill', 'software' and' gentleman' are examples of compound words formed by joining _____ and ____
| A). noun and noun |
| B). adjective and noun |
| C). verb and adverb |
| D). adverb and noun |
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12). Identify the figure of speech in "And flickered his tongue like a forked night on the air, so black".
| A). Simile |
| B). metaphor |
| C). alliteration |
| D). oxymoron |
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13). 'Love is not love' Which alters when it alteration finds' What is the figure of speech presented in these lines?
| A). Personification |
| B). Alliteration |
| C). Simile |
| D). Oxymoron |
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14). Which among the following poems contains a strong anti-war message?
| A). The Apology |
| B). The Man He Killed |
| C). Manliness |
| D). The Cry of the Children |
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15). And, underneath our heavy eyelids drooping, /The reddest flower would look as pale as snow" The figure of speech used here is
| A). simile |
| B). metaphor |
| C). personification |
| D). Allusion |
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16). "I try my best to be A mother like the mom you were to me". Find out the option that best explains the meaning of these lines.
| A). The speaker does not want to be a mother like her own mother |
| B). The speaker compares her mother to her a concept of an ideal mother |
| C). The speaker wants to be a mother for her child like any other mother |
| D). The speaker always tries hard to emulate her mother and considers her as her role model |
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17). In the poem "0 Captain! My Captain !", What does Whitman mean by the line, "the prize we sought is won"?
| A). The North and South America got integrated |
| B). The prosperity of USA had been secured |
| C). The military sovereignty had been assured |
| D). The safety and security of USA had been ensured |
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18). What does the poet wish for his country in the following lines? "Where the world has not been broken up into fragments / By narrow domestic walls"
| A). fearlessness and dignity |
| B). freedom from domestic violence |
| C). equality and harmony |
| D). parochial attitude |
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19). If you can't be a muskie, then just be a bass. What does the underlined word from the poem "Be the Best" refer to?
| A). A type of rose |
| B). A type of lilly |
| C). A type of lotus |
| D). A type of animal |
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20). Who among the following is an anti-apartheid revolutionary?
| A). Abraham Lincoln |
| B). Mahatma Gandhi |
| C). Nelson Mandela |
| D). Helen Keller |
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