Questions and Answers

What statements from the story “Old Man at the Bridge” suggest that the old man is about to give up on life? Quote specific statements to back your answer.

Bring out the main idea / theme / central idea / message of the poem “The Bangle Sellers” by Sarojini Naidu.

In the poem “Television” by Roald Dahl, the poet says “It keeps them still”. What keeps the children still and how?

“A Horse and Two Goats” by R K Narayan

In Poem ‘If’ by Rudyard Kipling, the poet compares ‘triumph’ and ‘disaster’ with two impostors and advises to treat them as same. Why?

Finally, the Chief says “We are two distinct races with separate origins and separate destinies”. Give examples to prove this statement. Or, How does the speaker differentiate his tribe from the white people? Or, Why can’t the red children and […]

In Robert Frost’s poem ‘Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ Why was the narrator not able to stand there for long? What promises do you think the speaker has to keep?

Which man in the gathering was an opportunist in James Kinney’s poem The Cold Within? How do we know that?

Who was Cato? Why is he mentioned in William Shakespeare’s play The Merchant of Venice?

Discuss Naidu’s poem The Bangle Sellers as Indian in thought and spirit.