CBSE Class 12 English Keeping Quiet MCQs Set B

Question. What does the poem speak about?
(a) the necessity to be happy
(b) the necessity to introspect, understand and have feelings of brotherhood
(c) the necessity to work quietly
(d) none of the options

Answer : B

Question. According to the poet what creates barriers?
(a) interactions
(b) reactions
(c) fighting
(d) languages

Answer : D

Question. Why does the poet ask people not to speak?
(a) because it creates noise
(b) he doesn’t like noise
(c) it makes things unpleasant
(d) because it creates barriers or obstacles in the form of misunderstanding amongst people

Answer : D

Question. What is the sadness in the poem that the poet speaks about?
(a) violence because of unthoughtful action of the people
(b) unnecessary movements
(c) speaking aloud
(d) fighting

Answer : A

Question. What does the earth symbolize?
(a) perseverance and new beginning from seemingly stillness
(b) stillness
(c) greenery
(d) prosperity

Answer : A

Question. What is always alive even when everything seems to be dead or still?
(a) mountains
(b) rivers
(c) Sun
(d) Earth and nature are always alive

Answer : D

Question. Why does the poet request people to keep quiet?
(a) to maintain silence
(b) to avoid noise
(c) to be friendly
(d) in the hope of becoming more thoughtful and peaceful

Answer : D

Question. What is the original language of the poem?
(a) English
(b) Spanish
(c) Pali
(d) French 

Answer : B

Question. What does the poet want people to do for one second?
(a) to sing
(b) to close eyes
(c) to stand quietly
(d) to be silent and motionless

Answer : D

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

Answer : D

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

Answer : A

Question. How long is the poet expecting everyone to stay still?
(a) for 10 minutes
(b) for12 minutes
(c) for15 minutes
(d) for 1 second till we count 12

Answer : D

Question. Why is the poet asking everyone not to speak any language?
(a) to avoid noise
(b) to avoid loud voices
(c) to avoid people
(d) to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings

Answer : D

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

Answer : B

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 options

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 options

Answer : D

Question. What is the poet’s pen name?
(a) Pablo Neruda
(b) Pable
(c) Pablo
(d) Neruda

Answer : A

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 options

Answer : C

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 options

Answer : A

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

Answer : D

Question. What does the number 12 represent?
(a) hours of the day and months of a year
(b) earth
(c) clock
(d) cricket players

Answer : A

Question. Why is silence treated as a big issue?
(a) it helps to search our soul
(b) helps us to analyze our actions
(c) helps us to be thoughtful and find our true self
(d) All of the options

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. What does the poem Keeping Quiet teach us?
(a) how to maintain silence
(b) not to make noise
(c) speaking creates noise
(d) To be peaceful, thoughtful, and have feelings of brotherhood

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

Read the extract given and answer the questions that follow

For once on the face of the Earth
Let’s not speak in any language,
Let’s stop for one second
And not move our arms so much.

Question. a. Name the poet. Pablo Neruda
b. Name the Poem. Keeping Quiet
c. Why does the poet want us to keep quiet?
(a) to maintain silence
(b) to avoid noise
(c) tranquil moment will help find solutions to our problem
(d) in the hope of becoming more thoughtful

Answer : C

Question. What does he want us to do for one second?
(a) to be still for one second
(b) To keep quiet and not speak
(c) stop all activities
(d) all of the options

Answer : D

Question. What does Neruda mean when he says ‘not move our arms’?
(a) Means we should be in a state of total inactivity
(b) We should not harm others
(c) There should not be any wars and no violence.
(d) all of the options

Answer : D
 

It would be an exotic moment
Without rush, without engines,
We would all be together
In a sudden strangeness.

Question. Name the poet . Pablo Neruda
b. Name the Poem. Keeping Quiet
c. What would be an exotic moment?
(a) making noise
(b) Keeping quiet
(c) singing together
(d) dancing together

Answer : B

Question. How would we feel at that moment?
(a) There will be strange togetherness
(b) there will be no discrimination
(c) There will be harmony and brotherhood
(d) all of the options

Answer : D

Question. What is the poetic device used in the phrase “we would”?
(a) Imagery
(b) antithesis
(c) alliteration
(d) repetition
Ans ((c)

Answer : C
 

Fishermen in the cold sea,
Would not harm whales
And the men gathering salt
Would look at his hurt hands.

Question. What does the poet want the fishermen to do?
(a) Not harm the whales
(b) To introspect
(c) Not to indiscriminately harm nature
(d) all of the options

Answer : D

Question. What would the man gathering salt do?
(a) He would also introspect
(b) He would look at his hurt hands
(c) He would get a moment to realize his folly.
(d) all of the options.

Answer : D

Question. What message does the poet give in these lines?
(a) The desire of man for progress and advancement has done more destruction than development.
(b) Human beings are Oblivious of the pain they are causing to themselves.
(c) They have no care and concern for his fellowmen.
(d) All of the options.

Answer : D

Question. What is the poetic device used in ‘ hurt hands’ ?
(a) Simile
(b) metaphor
(c) alliteration
(d) Onomatopoeia

Answer : C