CBSE Class 10 English Fog Worksheet

Extract Based Questions

Question. How does the fog move on?
(a) Faster
(b) Making noise
(c) On slowly.
(d) Softly.
Answer. C

Question. What is the fog compared to?
(a) A dog
(b) A cat
(c) A rat
(d) A lion
Answer. B

Question. After sitting, the fog _
(a) Disappears
(b) sits there only
(c) moves on
(d) gets dense
Answer. C

Question. The feet of the fog are like __ feet.
(a) cat
(b) lion
(c) tiger
(d) dog
Answer. A

Question. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
(a) ababab
(b) aababa
(c) aabaab
(d) no rhyme scheme
Answer. D

Question. Where does the fog arrive?
(a) city
(b) harbour
(c) village
(d) both 1 and 2
Answer. D

Question. Name the poet of the poem “Fog”.
(a) Carl Sandburg
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Carolyn Wells
(d) Walt Whitman
Answer. A

Question. What does the fog do while it looks over the city and the harbour?
(a) sits
(b) moves
(c) stands
(d) dances
Answer. A

Question. which one of the following is the appropriate meaning of ‘Harbour’?
(a) shelter
(b) control
(c) stop
(d) beach
Answer. A

 

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS:

Question. How does the poet compare fog to a living being?
Answer. The poet compares the fog to a cat. The silent steps of a cat and the way it sits on its haunches is very similar to the way fog comes and surrounds the city and looks over it.

Question. What image does the poet give to the fog?
Answer. The poet looks at fog as a living creature and compares it to a cat. The fog moves like a cat on little cat feet and sits on haunches like a cat.

Question. What are the similarities between that image and fog?
Answer. there are many similarities between that image and fog like slow movement, sitting position and looking over secretly.

Question. Do you think poet is creative or he is only passing his time?
Answer. Yes the poet is very creative and he has created a very beautiful imagination and the way he has expressed it with such a simplicity and in short sweet descriptions of natural elements.

Question. In the Poem poet uses his imaginations? Do you also create images with fog or any other natural element?
Answer. Yes, We do imagine/create images with fog and other natural elements because it gives us immense pleasure and relaxation. Also we feel very close to nature. Nature always invokes our creativity by giving such beautiful surprises.

Question. What is the intention of the Poet?
Answer. poet intended at creating a beautiful imagination and appreciating the beauty in the nature. Nature is full of surprises and we must connect with it to enjoy the beautiful nature around.

Question. Being a nature lover do you also figure out shapes in natural elements? How?
Answer. Yes, by making observations and imaginations of animal shapes.

Question. Explain any two poetic devices used in the poem with examples?
Answer. 1) Alliteration: repetition of letter. On little cat feet.
2) Metaphor: Direct comparison of two things.
The fog comes
On little cat feet.

Question. Write your opinion about the theme of the poem?
Answer. Student can express his views in his own words on the theme of the poem.

Question. Create few lines imagining the fog over your city?
Answer. creative four lines on the fog describing its beauty.

 

LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS:

Question. Difficulties come but they are not to stay forever. They come and go. Comment referring to the poem ‘Fog’.
Answer. None can deny that fact that after every nightfall, there is sunshine. In other words, sorrows follow happiness. Life has many ups and downs. We must all accept that problems as a part of life. We should strengthen ourselves so much that we are able to face them and stand up to solve these problems. We should not get carried away. We should learn that time and tide wait for none.
Fog is also symbolic of darkness but it comes quietly like a cat and goes away. It symbolises that if we are not disturbed by difficulties then life will itself move to lighter side and things will be easy to confront. We should always remember that; we must face all the problems boldly.

Question. The poet is able to visualize the image of a cat in the fog. Similarly, there is an inseparable connection between native and all creations in it. Based on the reading of the poem, write a paragraph on the topic— “God lives in His creations in native”.
Answer.
God is omnipresent and nature is a gift of God to us. Nature has both, the power to sanctify and power to destroy. He makes his presence which provides us with the vital oxygen, the food that grows beneath and above the ground, the water that satisfies out thirst etc. He has made everything and everyone with a purpose and he lives in all of them. Nature cannot exist on its own. It is because God’s reflection falls on each of his creation that we, mere mortals survive and thrive on this planet. Thus, we must always respect, love, and care for all of God’s creations.

Question. Write the central idea of the poem “Fog”. What moral we can derive from the poem, express in your own words.
Answer. The poet Carl Sandburg in his poem ‘Fog’ describes fog as a cat. Fog is treated to be a living creature. Fog comes quietly and stealthily like a cat. Fog sits looking over the harbour like a cat does. Then it moves to settle somewhere else. Just as cat doesn’t settle at one place and in the same way fog keeps on moving and finally vanishes. Students own ideas and views based on their understanding and creative thinking.

 

 

1. The fog comes

    little cat feet.

    It sits looking

    over harbour and city

    on silent haunches

    and then moves on.

 

(a) What does the poet mean by little cat feet?

(b) What do haunches mean?

(c) How is the fog looking over the harbour and the city?

(d) “It sits looking….” what is the poetic device used here?

 

 

(a) Little cat feet here represents the silent and careful steps of a cat. The way fog comes, resembles the steps of a cat.

(b) Haunches mean hips.

(c) The fog looks over the harbour and the city by sitting on its haunches like a cat.

(d) Personification

 

 

1. How does the poet compare fog to a living being?

The poet compares the fog to a cat. The silent steps of a cat and the way it sits on its haunches is very similar to the way fog comes and surrounds the city and looks over it.

2. What image does the poet give to the fog? What are the similarities between that image and fog?

The poet looks at fog as a living creature and compares it to a cat. The fog moves like a cat on little cat feet and sits on haunches like a cat.

 

1.Nature has many wonders that people take for granted and never pay attention to. How is the poem „Fog‟ different from this perspective?

The poet has taken utmost pleasure in nature and natural phenomenon like fog. Fog is so special to the poet that he cared enough not only to write about it, but also thinks of its resemblance with other things in the world. In his close attention to fog, he found fog resembles a cat, in the way it moves and sits on its haunches. The fact that such a resemblance was found by the poet shows how connected he is to various things in nature. This poem serves as a motivation for people, who take nature for granted to find such interesting comparisons and similarities around them.