CBSE Class 10 English For Anne Gregory Important Questions Set 01

Extract Based Questions

Extract 1

(a). Given below are the taglines of four hypothetical brands. Choose the correct option that fits the best with the first three lines of the given stanza.
1. LITELIFE – Food that makes you light.
2. GET SET – My home. My gym.
3. LOOKBOOK – No game over, get makeover.
4. PLANET FOOD – Eat! Eat! Eat! Repeat!
(a) Option 1
(b) Option 2
(c) Option 3
(d) Option 4
Answer: (c) Option 3

(b). The form of the given stanza is a part of
(a) an agreement.
(b) a disapproval.
(c) an engagement.
(d) an argument.
Answer: (d) an argument.

(c). Choose the option that describes a situation of ‘despair’ as mentioned in the extract.
1. Worked very hard and got selected in the audition for the dance competition.
2. Worked very hard and was once again, for the 3rd time, unable to get selected in the audition for the dance competition.
3. Worked very hard for the dance competition audition. My best friend got selected but I didn’t.
4. Worked very hard to get selected in the audition for the dance competition, but the auditions got cancelled.
(a) Option 1
(b) Option 2
(c) Option 3
(d) Option 4
Answer: (b) Option 2

(d). Read the statements 1 and 2 given below and choose the option that correctly assesses these statements.
1. The speaker wants to change her hair colour so that it may appeal to young men.
2. The speaker’s appearance due to her gorgeous yellow hair is largely the reason young men hope to get her attention.
(a) 1 is false, 2 is true and clearly inferred from the poem.
(b) 1 is true, 2 cannot be clearly inferred from the poem.
(c) 1 cannot be clearly inferred from the poem, 2 is false.
(d) 1 is true and can be inferred from the poem, 2 is false.
Answer: (a) 1 is false, 2 is true and clearly inferred from the poem.

(e). Choose the product that best shows what Anne would invest in, to ensure that young men love her for herself and not her hair.
(a) A jar of face cream
(b) A bottle of hair oil
(c) A make-up kit
(d) A hair-dye kit with bowl and brush
Answer: (d) A hair-dye kit with bowl and brush

Extract 2

(a). Fill in the blank with suitable words on the basis of your understanding of the given lines.
The lines ‘That only God, my dear, Could love you for yourself alone’ refer to ______.
Answer: the unconditional love with which God loves all beings.

(b). What is the poem’s central theme?
Answer: Only God is the true source of selfless love and appreciates our inherent qualities.

(c). What is the purpose of this conversation that ‘I’ is having with the listener?
(a) He is talking to her about the importance of external beauty.
(b) He is talking to her about the importance of internal beauty.
(c) He is talking to her about the importance of spiritual beauty.
(d) He is talking to her about the importance of divine love.
Answer: (d) He is talking to her about the importance of divine love.

(d). Comment on the poet’s use of language in these lines in 40 words.
Answer: The poem is written in a conversational style. The poet uses figurative language to enhance the poem: anaphora in ‘That he had found a text to prove / That only…’ owing to the repetition of ‘That’ at the beginning of the lines, and alliteration in ‘he had’ and ‘your yellow’ to add rhythm.

(e). What is the effect of using the term "my dear" in the line "That only God, my dear"?
(a) It adds a formal tone to the poem.
(b) It fosters a feeling of closeness between Anne and the spiritual man.
(c) It implies that the religious man's beliefs are to be treated with contempt.
(d) It emphasises the speaker's attachment to their yellow hair.
Answer: (b) It fosters a feeling of closeness between Anne and the spiritual man.

(f). Explain, in about 40 words, the tone of the poet when he says: 'That he had found a text to prove That only God, my dear, Could love you for yourself alone'.
Answer: In the lines given, the poet is telling Anne about his meeting with the religious man. The priest had told him that only God could love unconditionally and had cited a book as proof. He puts this as an alternative argument to Anne regarding unconditional love.

(g). Fill in the blanks with an appropriate answer. The above stanza strongly defies the idea of ______.
Answer: external beauty

(h). What is the idea represented in the phrase ‘love you for yourself alone”?
Answer: In the context of the poem "For Anne Gregory" by William Butler Yeats, the speaker is conveying the idea that true love should be based on loving someone for who they are as a person, beyond their physical appearance or superficial attributes.

(i). How does the religious aspect of the poem contribute to its overall message about love?
Answer: The religious man’s text says that only God can love a person for herself alone. It suggests that human love is limited and often tied to appearance, while pure, unconditional love is divine.

(j). What emotions or feelings does the stanza evoke through its language and imagery?
Answer: The stanza evokes a mix of tenderness and gentle realism. It shows affection for Anne but also a sense of disappointment about the limits of human love.

(k). How does the repetition of the phrase "for yourself alone" reinforce the message of the poem?
Answer: The repetition stresses the central desire of the poem — to be loved for one’s inner self — and makes the message memorable.

(l). Complete the sentence with the appropriate option. The lines revolve around the idea of ______.
(a) the significance of religious texts in understanding love
(b) the beauty of Anne's yellow hair
(c) the power of an old religious man's words
(d) the divine nature of God's love compared to human love
Answer: (d) the divine nature of God's love compared to human love

(m). What did the religious man tell the poet according to the extract?
(1) Only God can see us beyond our physical attributes.
(2) He was a staunch believer in God.
(3) God has given man the gift to love others for their inner qualities.
(4) No man can truly love one for oneself alone.
(5) He found a text to corroborate his statement.
(a) Only (1)
(b) (1), (4) and (5)
(c) (1) and (4)
(d) (3) and (4)
Answer: (b) (1), (4) and (5)

(n). The religious man proclaimed that only God could love you for yourself alone… This means that God can love our true selves and _________.
(a) punish us
(b) our reputation
(c) never judge us
(d) not our body
Answer: (d) not our body

(o). What does the word ‘yesternight’ mean in the stanza?
(a) The night last past.
(b) The days of long past.
(c) The nights of long past.
(d) The night that is yet to come.
Answer: (a) The night last past.

(p). Which literary device is used in the two lines “That he had….That only God”?
(a) Consonance
(b) Synecdoche
(c) Anaphora
(d) Metaphor
Answer: (c) Anaphora

(q). Which option lists the correct information about the poet of this poem?
(a) William Butler Yeats was an English monarchist.
(b) Robert Frost was an English monarchist.
(c) Robert Frost was an Irish nationalist.
(d) William Butler Yeats was an Irish nationalist.
Answer: (d) William Butler Yeats was an Irish nationalist.

(r). What does the text prove from the given lines?
Answer: The text proves that only God is capable of looking beyond external beauty and into the soul of a person.

(s). Who had found a ‘text’?
Answer: An old religious man had found a ‘text’ to prove that only God is the only one capable of looking beyond external beauty.

Extract 3

(a). Given below are the taglines of four hypothetical brands. Choose the correct option that fits the best with the first three lines of the given stanza:
(a) LITELIFE: Food that makes you light
(b) GET SET: My home. My gym.
(c) LOOKBOOK: No game over, get makeover.
(d) PLANET FOOD: Eat! Eat! Eat! Repeat!
Answer: (c) LOOKBOOK: No game over, get makeover.

(b). State whether the given statement is TRUE or FALSE: The form of the given stanza is part of an argument.
Answer: True

(c). In the line, "And set such colour there", the word ‘set’ implies ______.
Answer: application of a new hair colour.

(d). What does the phrase "young men in despair" suggest about the potential suitors' feelings towards Anne?
Answer: The phrase "young men in despair" suggests that the potential suitors are deeply affected emotionally. They seem to be overwhelmed by feelings of sadness, and hopelessness..

(e). What is the poet’s tone in the extract?
(1) thoughtful (2) authoritative (3) agitated (4) insulting (5) argumentative
Select the appropriate option.
(a) (1), (4)
(b) (3), (5)
(c) (2), (4)
(d) (1), (5)
Answer: (b) (3), (5)

(f). What causes the young men to ‘despair’, according to the extract?
Answer: In the poem "For Anne Gregory," the young men experience despair after being attracted to Anne's external beauty, but their feelings are not reciprocated. Anne desires a genuine connection with someone who loves her for her true self.

(g). Identify the reason for the speaker’s need to colour her hair, as per the extract.
(a) Her control over what makes her look beautiful.
(b) Her desire to be loved for her inner beauty.
(c) Her need to change people’s perceptions about beauty.
(d) Her conviction that she is beautiful inside.
Answer: (b) Her desire to be loved for her inner beauty.

(h). Complete the analogy about the speaker’s hair.
yellow : blonde :: ______ : carrot
Answer: red

(i). Select the sentence in which the word ‘set’ is used in the same manner as in line 2 of the extract. (CBSE SQP 2022)
(a) I want to set him up and get my work done this time.
(b) Do you have another set of the books that I can read?
(c) The dessert needs to set for two hours before being served.
(d) The set for the school play looked quite grand.
Answer: (c) The dessert needs to set for two hours before being served.

(j). Which word in the stanza is used to signify ginger hair?
(a) brown
(b) black
(c) carrot
(d) yellow
Answer: (c) carrot

(k). What does Anne suggests to do according to the extract?
(1) Dye her hair to any shade but yellow.
(2) Dye her hair yellow.
(3) Change her physical appearance.
(4) Become more physically appealing to men.
(5) Bring young men out of despair
(a) (2) and (3)
(b) (1) and (3)
(c) Only (3)
(d) (3), (4) and (5)
Answer: (b) (1) and (3)

(l). Which option lists the correct rhyming scheme of the poem?
(a) ABCDBA
(b) ABCDED
(c) ABCADB
(d) ABCBDB
Answer: (d) ABCBDB

(m). What does the lines in the extract tell us about Anne?
(a) She deserves to look good irrespective of how men find her.
(b) Anne is witty in quickly bringing up a solution to the problem.
(c) She wants a man who would love her for herself.
(d) Anne believes black hair is going to turn her ugly.
Answer: (c) She wants a man who would love her for herself.

(n). Anne suggests to use a hair-dye and set a different colour on her hair… This means that she is willing to ________ to find true love.
(a) alter her physical allure
(b) experiment with hair colour
(c) change her inner self
(d) play with her morals
Answer: (a) alter her physical allure

(o). Why does Anne say that she can change her hair colour?
Answer: Anne says that she can change her hair colour to show that external beauty is not real and permanent.

(p). What does the speaker want?
Answer: Anne Gregory wants that she should be loved for what she is from within and not for the colour of her hair.

Extract 4

(a). What does the phrase "honey-coloured ramparts at your ear" refer to?
Answer: It refers to Anne’s beautiful yellow hair falling around her ears like the protective walls of a fort.

(b). Which of the following best describes the tone of the poet in the poem?
(a) Mocking
(b) Cautionary
(c) Understanding
(d) Terrified
Answer: (b) Cautionary

(c). Fill in the blank with one word. Through the use of the phrase “Love you for yourself alone/And not your yellow hair.”, the poet explores the theme of ______ of love based solely on physical experience.
Answer: superficiality

(d). Comment on the poet’s use of language in these lines.
Answer: The language is simple and conversational, written as a dialogue between the poet and Anne. The metaphor ‘honey-coloured ramparts’ and the repetition of ‘love you for yourself alone’ give the lines depth and emphasis.

(e). What does the poet mean by ‘Ramparts’ in the stanza?
(a) Hair
(b) Fortress
(c) Walls
(d) Inner beauty
Answer: (a) Hair

(f). What message does the poet want to convey by saying “Love you for yourself alone/ And not your yellow hair” according to the extract?
(1) Men will only fall for her pretty hair, not her heart.
(2) She should always love herself.
(3) Her yellow hair is not worth of being loved.
(4) No man will love her inner self.
(5) Men will love her for her beauty.
(a) Only (4)
(b) (1), (4) and (5)
(c) (1) and (5)
(d) (1) and (2)
Answer: (b) (1), (4) and (5)

(g). Which option lists the literary device used in the lines ‘honey-coloured Ramparts’?
(a) Alliteration
(b) Allegory
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Metaphor
Answer: (d) Metaphor

(h). Young men are thrown into despair by Anne’s yellow hair… This means that they __________ with her hair.
(a) are disgusted
(b) are left hopeless
(c) fall in love
(d) falls in depression
Answer: (c) fall in love

(i). What critique is the poet making in the poem?
(a) Men judge only by outer appearance.
(b) Blonde hair is the epitome of female beauty.
(c) Anne will never attract any young men
(d) Men will see her true self eventually
Answer: (a) Men judge only by outer appearance.

(j). What does the poet mean by, “love you for yourself alone and not your yellow hair”?
Answer: The poet means that young men love Anne for her beautiful looks and not for her real character or personality.

(k). What does ‘ramparts’ mean?
Answer: ‘Ramparts’ refers to wall that protects a fort. Here, it has been used metaphorically to mean the lock of hair around her ear that obstructs her facial view for the young man.

Extract 5

(a). Who is speaking these lines?
Answer: The speaker is Anne Gregory, friend of the poet.

(b). Why are young men in despair?
Answer: The young men are in despair because they are in love with the speaker, but she does not respond.

(c). What is the antonym of the word ‘despair’?
Answer: Hope

Extract 6

(a). Whom are these lines addressed to?
Answer: These lines are addressed to Anne Gregory.

(b). What would throw a young man into despair?
Answer: Her honey-coloured hair.

(c). What does the word ‘ramparts’ here mean?
Answer: Locks of hair at her ear.

Extract 7

(a). Whom are these lines addressed to?
Answer: Anne Gregory – a young woman.

(b). What has the old religious man declared?
Answer: The old religious man declared that he has found a book which says that men love women for their looks. Only God loves them for who they really are.

(c). What does ‘a text’ mean here?
Answer: A holy book

Extract 8

(a). Who is the speaker of these lines? Who is he speaking to?
Answer: A young man to a young woman.

(b). What does the young man mean by ‘honey-coloured ramparts’?
Answer: A woman’s blonde hair, which adds to her beauty.

(c). What does the word ‘despair’ mean?
Answer: Hopelessness

Extract 9

(a). What does ‘I’ refer to here?
Answer: ‘I’ is the speaker, the poet.

(b). How is God’s love different from the love of the young lovers?
Answer: Men love women for their looks. Only God loves them for who they really are.

(c). Which word in the extract means ‘a religious book’?
Answer: Text

Extract 10

(a). The speaker proves his stand by quoting ______.
(a) religious preaching
(b) an old religious man
(c) an old religious text
(d) both (b) and (c)
Answer: (d) both (b) and (c)

(b). The speaker wants to convince the listener that the young lover loves her for her ______.
(a) intelligence
(b) youth
(c) physical beauty
(d) qualities
Answer: (c) physical beauty

(c). According to the text, ______ can love people for themselves.
(a) a true lover
(b) only God
(c) an old man
(d) an old religious man
Answer: (b) only God

Extract 11

(a). The lady’s hair is compared to ______.
(a) ramparts
(b) ears
(c) honey
(d) despair
Answer: (a) ramparts

(b). The young man has fallen in love with the lady for her ______.
(a) wealth
(b) social position
(c) looks
(d) mind
Answer: (c) looks

(c). Name the poem and the poet.
Answer: The name of the poem is ‘For Anne Gregory’ and the poet is W.B. Yeats.

(d). According to the poet, the lady wants the young man to love her for ______.
Answer: herself and not just her looks.

Short Answer Questions

Question 1. What does the young man mean by ‘great honey-coloured / Ramparts at your ear?’ Why does he say that young men are ‘thrown into despair’ by them?
Answer: “Great honey-coloured / Ramparts at your ear” means the beloved’s beautiful golden-yellow hair falling over her ears like the walls of a fort. Young men are thrown into despair because they are so attracted by her hair that they fall hopelessly in love with her, and her beauty seems beyond their reach.

Question 2. What colour is the young woman’s hair? What does she say she can change it to? Why would she want to do so?
Answer: The colour of the young woman’s hair is yellow (golden). She says she can dye it brown, black or carrot. She wants to do so in order that young men may love her for herself alone, i.e. for her inner beauty, and not for her yellow hair.

Question 3. Objects have qualities which make them desirable to others. Can you think of some objects (a car, a phone, a dress...) and say what qualities make one object more desirable than another? Imagine you were trying to sell an object: what qualities would you emphasise?
Answer: Usefulness, quality, durability, utility, price and looks of an object are some factors which make the object desirable.

Question 4. What is the colour of the young woman’s hair? Why does she want to change it?
Answer: The young woman has yellow hair which she says can be dyed brown, black or carrot. She desires this change so that young men may love her for herself alone and not for her beautiful hair.

Question 5. What did the religious man tell the poet?
Answer: The religious man told the poet that he had found a text to prove that only God could love her for herself alone (her inner beauty) and not for her physical beauty, her yellow hair.

Question 6. What is the colour of the woman’s hair? Why will she change the colour of her hair? (CBSE 2023)
Answer: The colour of the woman’s hair is yellow. She will change the colour of her hair so that the young men who are in despair over her may love her for herself, i.e. for her inner beauty, and not for her yellow hair.

Question 7. How did the poet prove to Anne that humans often fail to love each other based on their inner beauty?
Answer: The poet proved his opinion by stating that he had heard from an old religious man, quoting from a text, that it’s only God who loves His people for their real selves. No human has the capacity to show such selfless love.

Question 8. Highlight the central theme of the poem “For Anne Gregory”.
Answer: The central theme of the poem "For Anne Gregory" is the exploration of true love and genuine affection. It explores the yearning for real connections, where individuals are valued for their inner traits rather than their outward appearances. Anne challenges society's conventions and searches for love based on the essence of one's character.

Question 9. The poem reveals the harsh reality of societal expectations. Comment.
Answer: The poem portrays the harsh reality of societal expectations. Anne's willingness to dye her hair reflects the pressure to conform to the beauty standards of young men. The emphasis on being loved for physical traits rather than her true self highlights the superficiality of society's expectations.

Question 10. Anne's willingness to change her hair color implies a desire to find true love that goes beyond superficial attractions. Comment.
Answer: When Anne realises that men are attracted to her because of her yellow hair and not because of her inner qualities, she feels disappointed. Hence, she decides to change her hair colour so that she will not seek the attention of the wrong men, and the right one will love her for who she is inside.

Question 11. Comment on the underlying message of the poem.
Answer: The underlying message of the poem "For Anne Gregory" is a reflection on the nature of true love and the importance of valuing inner qualities over superficial appearances. The poem encourages individuals to seek genuine connections based on their authentic selves rather than conforming to societal expectations or seeking validation solely through physical attributes.

Question 12. In the poem ‘For Anne Gregory’, Anne Gregory's suggestion to dye her hair serves two main purposes. What are these? Present your response this way:
One purpose is ______. Another purpose is ______. (CBSE Practice Set-2, 2023)
Answer: One purpose is to gain genuine love by proposing that she can change her hair colour to make young men love her for her inner self, not just her yellow hair. Another purpose is to prove her point to the speaker who initially expressed doubt that anyone would love her for anything other than her external beauty.