CBSE Class 10 English For Anne Gregory MCQs Set B

(A) “I heard an old religious man
But yesternight declare
That he had found a text to prove
That only God, my dear,
Could love you for yourself alone
And not your yellow hair.”

Question. The above stanza strongly defies the idea of _ .
a) internal qualities
b) external beauty
c) spiritual self
d) divinity

Answer: B

Question. Choose the option that displays the likely image of the man mentioned in the extract.
a) option 1
b) option 2
c) option 3
d) option 4

Answer: C

Question. Choose the phrase that best represents, ‘love you for yourself alone”.
a) Unconditional love
b) Unseemly love
c) Unrequited love
d) Understated love

Answer: A

(B) But I can get a hair-dye
And set such colour there,
Brown, or black, or carrot,
That young men in despair
May love me for myself alone
And not my yellow hair.

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

Answer: D

Question. 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