CBSE Class 12 English HOTs Keeping Quiet

Stanza 4
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I’ll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.

Question. Which poetic device is used in first line here?
(a) metaphor
(b) personification
(c) alliteration
(d) repetition
Answer : B

Question. What will the poet do now?
(a) count up to twelve
(b) count up to twenty
(c) will keep quiet
(d) not known
Answer : A

Question. What does the Earth teach us?
(a) to be noisy
(b) to be disturbed
(c) to be calm but active
(d) to be angry
Answer : C

Question. What does the poet mean to achieve by counting up to twelve?
(a) a little time for introspection
(b) a little time for discussion
(c) a little time for fighting
(d) a little time for spoiling environment
Answer : A

Question. How does the poet perceive life?
(a) as stillness
(b) as silence
(c) a noisy place
(d) a continuous evolution of nature
Answer. D

Question. Not move our arms’ what does this expression refer to?
(a) sit quietly
(b) stand quietly
(c) to be inactive
(d) sitting still without any movement
Answer. D

Question. What would everyone feel at that exotic moment?
(a) happy
(b) content
(c) dancing
(d) strange blissful oneness
Answer. D

Question. Why is the moment of silence called Exotic?
(a) because of the beautiful scenery around
(b) because of the small gathering
(c) because of large gathering
(d) because of perfect peace and harmony
Answer. D

Question. What is the poet expecting from fishermen?
(a) to find more fish
(b) to go deeper into the sea
(c) to think and stop harming the fish
(d) None of the above
Answer. C

Question. While gathering salt, what will happen to the man if he keep silent for a moment?
(a) he will stop dropping it
(b) he will look at the ground
(c) he will walk carefully
(d) he will think of the harm the salt is doing to his hands
Answer. D

Question. What does hurt hand refer to ?
(a) growing needs of the man
(b) growing greed of man
(c) unfulfilled desires
(d) growing insensitivity of man to pain
Answer. D

Question. Which images in the poem show that the poet condemns or hate violence?
(a) fishermen not harming whales
(b) wars leaving behind no survivors to celebrate
(c) poet’s refusal to deal with death
(d) All of the above
Answer. D

Question. What does the poet say that the people who prepare for war will do, when they keep quiet?
(a) put on clean clothes
(b) walk about with their brothers
(c) do nothing
(d) all of these
Answer. D

Question. What are the different kinds of wars mentioned in the poem?
(a) War against humanity
(b) War against nature
(c) War with gases and fire
(d) All of the above
Answer. D

Question. What can be a cure or an antidote to violent actions?
(a) speaking practice
(b) wise words
(c) polished language
(d) practice of silence
Answer. D

Question. What will happen if there are no engines and no crowd?
(a) noise will be lessened
(b) no crowd on roads
(c) no traffic rush
(d) it will create a perfect, happy moment
Answer. D

Question. What should not be confused with total inactivity or death?
(a) no movement
(b) a statue
(c) talking people
(d) stillness and silence
Answer. D

Question. How can the moments of no activity help people?
(a) they will be healthy
(b) they will be happy
(c) they will work easily
(d) to relax and be more thoughtful
Answer. D

Question. What does the Earth symbolise?
(a) perseverance and new beginning from seemingly stillness
(b) stillness
(c) greenery
(d) prosperity
Answer. A

Question. How will silence benefit the man and nature?
(a) both will be friends
(b) man will know nature better
(c) man will be healthy
(d) man will stop hurting nature and both will heal themselves
Answer. D

Question. What is destroying the environment?
(a) unthoughtful actions
(b) violent actions
(c) speaking without thinking
(d) All of the above
Answer. D

Question. How will keeping quiet protect our environment?
(a) by creating peace and brotherhood feelings
(b) no noise will be there
(c) people will not fight
(d) None of the above
Answer. A

Question. Man needs to learn a lesson from __________.
(a) Moon
(b) Stars
(c) Earth
(d) Sun
Answer. C

Question. According to the poet wars that are fought have no____________.
(a) soldiers
(b) weapons
(c) fighter planes
(d) survivors
Answer. D

Question. ‘Cold sea’ is a _______poetic device.
(a) personification
(b) transferred epithet
(c) metaphor
(d) alliteration
Answer. B

Question. ‘Without rush, without engines’ refers to _________.
(a) no noise
(b) no hurry to go to the office
(c) no travelling
(d) no holidaying
Answer. A

Question. Man threatens himself with __________.
(a) death
(b) birth
(c) robbery
(d) suicide
Answer. A

Question. Assertion: The self- introspection is necessary for all literary persons.
Reason: Then only they will be able to meditate and save mankind from destruction.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. D

Question. Assertion: The poet wants everyone to remain quiet for some time.
Reason: Silence will allow to listen to the voices of quiet and serene nature.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. C

Question. Assertion: The exercise of counting up to twelve is suggested by the poet.
Reason: It helps to sit still and achieve a sense of togetherness.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. A

Question. Assertion: Pablo Neruda desires to stop inhuman activities.
Reason: He wants to live in a peaceful atmosphere.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. A

Question. Assertion: The poet wants everyone to learn from the nature to create and not to destroy.
Reason: He wants to escape from his duty towards the mankind.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. B