The girl had a pale skin and ......................troubled eyes.

I was born into a middle-class family. It was a Tamil family. It was in the island town of Rameswaram.
Join into a simple sentence.

What is Ulysses' attitude towards his old age?

"To strive, to seek, to find, and not to........"

The only thing found from Michael's dead body was

Choose the appropriate reason for the following assertion :

The young lawyer renounced the two millions which he had once dreamt of as paradise but despised later.

"Are you sure you don't want a basket?" she said.
Change the mode of narration.

I was nervous and anxious as the train drew into Deoli
Split into two simple sentences.

Rearrange the following statements in the correct order and select the correct option :

I. They offered him bowls of water into which his father would dip his fingertips and say a prayer.
II. Kalam's father took him to an old mosque in their locality for evening prayers and his father came out of the mosque after the prayers
III. This would cure the invalids who would return to his father to thank him.
IV. People of different religions would be waiting for his father, when he came out of the mosque.

'She was nothing to me.' The speaker was

In the Happy Isles, Ulysses hopes to meet

Kalam's ancestral house was built in the middle of

In his first letter to the banker, the lawyer addressed him as 'My dear............'

Case: "It is the tree's lament, an eerie speech ...." What is the poet describing here?

I had to run back to my compartment. The carriage shuddered and jolted forward.
Join into a complex sentence :

Statement 1: In the poem ‘Ulysses', Ulysses compares himself to a sword that will "rust unburnish'd" if left unused.
Statement 2: He urges his mariners to sail eastward, toward the rising sun, in search of new adventures.

Fill in the blanks underneath with the correct option :

The period of solitary confinement which the young lawyer chose for himself commenced at 12 O'clock from................. and would end at 12 O'clock on ............

"A grey baboon sits statue-like alone" -

".....and there isn't anything more the sea can do to me."
These words were uttered by Maurya after 

Cathleen and Nora hid the bundle in the turf-loft because

The casuarina tree in the poem is a symbol of

In the last two years of his confinement the prisoner read an immense quantity of books quite indiscriminately.
Use the verb form of 'confinement'.

According to Ulysses, his son Telemachus is

The narrator of "The Night Train at Deoli" used to visit Dehra in 

Choose the false statement regarding the poem 'Our Casuarina Tree' among the following :

The girl, whom the narrator saw coming down the platform was selling

When Kalam's father took him to the old mosque in their locality for evening prayers, Kalam

Read the following sentences carefully and choose the correct set of True / False from the options given below :

I. Bartley is Maurya's only living son at the end of the play.
II. The fishermen of the Aran Islands must go to the sea to earn their living.
III. The Riders to the Sea is a tragedy written in one act.
IV. The sea finally claims all the members of Maurya's family.

The poetess in "Our Casuarina Tree" wishes to preserve the tree through her

Assertion (A) : The sea in the play is both a giver and a taker.
Reason (R) : The sea provides livelihood but also brings repeated death to Maurya's family

The astrologer wound a turban around his head which was-

The poet personified the river, the Thames as-

The title The Second Coming’ signifies the-

What did the poet never feel before?

Among the horrible ingredients of the witches there was the gall of a-

Lady Macbeth treated Ducan with her-

According to Swamiji, God manifests-

All things in the city of London appear-

Rosalind teased Orlando by saying-

Brabantio was a-

Sarojini Naidu is known as the Nightingale of-

Othelo was a/an-

In the forest Rosalind and Celia met a –

The astrologer left his village-

“That was the ground of my __ fight”-The words to be put in the blank are-

The pilgrimage to ‘Amarnath’ culminates on the day of –

Swami’s influence appeared to be magnetic-(Make it Complex)

Some are like fields of sunlit corn. The word sunlit is used as 

Earth has not anything to show more fair. (change the Degree)

At the age of eight Swamiji had developed the power of entering-

The other groaned……….. hearing it. (put the correct preposition)

The Turks had prepared to invade-

The duke Frederick was completely changed by a –

The narrator’s tent was just-

Frederick disliked Orlando because he was the son of-

Make her listen to you, when you say it. (Change the Voice)

The rhyme scheme of each stanza of The Bangle Sellers’ is-

The stranger had gone away at night giving the astrologer-

What does the ‘falcon’ symbolize in the poem The Second Coming”?

When Vivekananda was asked to explain the image of Kali, he spoke of it as-

Ingo was-

Outside the cave of Amarnath, there was-

“And all that mighty heart is lying still”-‘mighty heart’ refers to-

The Bangle Sellers’ of Sarojini Naidu is included in-

What does ‘gyre’ mean in “The Second Coming?

Where is the play “Riders to the Sea” set?Deselect Answer

What literary movement is Synge associated with?Deselect Answer

What does Nora bring into the house under her shawl?Deselect Answer

Which theme is central to “Riders to the Sea”?Deselect Answer

What is the significance of the title “Riders to the Sea”?Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): Bartley takes the gray pony to the sea.
Reason (R): He believes the gray pony is safer than the red mare.Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): Maurya was deeply worried about Bartley going to sea.
Reason (R): She had already lost many sons to the sea and feared losing Bartley as well.Deselect Answer

Where is the play “Riders to the Sea” set?Deselect Answer

What inspired Synge to write “Riders to the Sea”?Deselect Answer

Which element of literature is prominent in the play?Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): Maurya sees a vision of Michael’s ghost following Bartley.
Reason (R): This foreshadows Bartley’s inevitable fate.Deselect Answer

What does Maurya see in her vision that foretells Bartley’s death?Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): The old man agrees to build a coffin for Bartley.
Reason (R): He believes it will bring him good fortune.Deselect Answer

The poet feels the tree’s lament like the sound of _____.Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): The poet describes the Casuarina tree with reverence and admiration.
Reason (R): The poet associates the tree with supernatural fears and omens.Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): The poem is an elegy to the poet’s childhood memories.
Reason (R): The poet recalls her lost friends and their happy moments under the tree.Deselect Answer

How is the creeper around the tree described?Deselect Answer

The Casuarina tree is deeply indented with _____.Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): The Casuarina tree has a strong presence in the poet’s memories.
Reason (R): The tree serves as a connection between the poet’s past and present.Deselect Answer

The tree’s “lament” is directed toward:Deselect Answer

The tree’s “eerie speech” is a form of:Deselect Answer

The tree is covered by a _____ that binds it tightly.Deselect Answer

The tree stands tall with flowers of _____ color hanging from its boughs.Deselect Answer

The poem concludes with a prayer for the tree to escape:Deselect Answer

The poem’s structure is divided into:Deselect Answer

What sits on the tree’s crest at dawn?Deselect Answer

The poet sees a _____ sitting statue-like on the crest of the tree.Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): The poet wants the Casuarina tree to be remembered forever.
Reason (R): She believes it holds mystical powers.Deselect Answer

What initiates the bet between the banker and the lawyer?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer’s note criticize about humanity?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer ultimately despise?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer’s confinement room represent?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer read during the tenth year of confinement?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer request in the fifth year?Deselect Answer

How does the banker react to the lawyer’s note?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer’s final note declare?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer’s study of theology in the tenth year symbolize?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer’s study of multiple languages signify?Deselect Answer

What is the lawyer allowed to have during his confinement?Deselect Answer

What theme does the story emphasize?Deselect Answer

What does the lawyer’s note say about life and death?Deselect Answer

Where is the lawyer confined during the bet?Deselect Answer

How does the banker plan to avoid paying the lawyer?Deselect Answer

What kind of energy did Kalam feel after his father’s response?Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): People visited Kalam’s father for spiritual guidance.
Reason (R): He would dip his fingertips in water and say a prayer for them.Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): Kalam’s mother came from a distinguished lineage.
Reason (R): One of her ancestors was given the title of ‘Bahadur’ by the British.Deselect Answer

Assertion (A): Kalam’s father was highly educated and wealthy.
Reason (R): He provided a secure childhood for his children, fulfilling all their necessities.Deselect Answer

How did Kalam’s father explain human beings’ place in the universe?Deselect Answer

What happens when one severs emotional and physical bonds, according to Kalam?Deselect Answer

Where was the coconut grove owned by Kalam’s father?Deselect Answer

What did Kalam try to emulate from his father?Deselect Answer

Why did Kalam’s father hesitate before answering his son’s question?Deselect Answer

What did Kalam’s father suggest people do in times of adversity?Deselect Answer

Kalam’s father avoided all ______ luxuries.Deselect Answer

What did Kalam’s father say about people in distress?Deselect Answer

According to Kalam’s father, what does prayer help one transcend?Deselect Answer

What lesson does the author learn from his father’s words about troubles and sufferings?Deselect Answer

Kalam’s father believed adversity presents opportunities for ______.Deselect Answer

What did the tea stall owner remember about the girl?Deselect Answer

How did the tea stall owner look?Deselect Answer

How many times has the narrator passed through Deoli in the last few years?Deselect Answer

What happened to the previous station-master?Deselect Answer

What does the narrator wonder about Deoli?Deselect Answer

What was the narrator determined not to do this time?Deselect Answer

What did the station-master advise the narrator to do?Deselect Answer

What was the station-master’s response when asked about the girl?Deselect Answer

What did the narrator decide as the Deoli platform receded?Deselect Answer

Why did the narrator hesitate to break his journey at Deoli?Deselect Answer

What had stolen the narrator’s heart?Deselect Answer

Why was the narrator’s grandmother not pleased with his visit?Deselect Answer

Who did the narrator ask next about the girl?Deselect Answer

What did the new station-master say about the girl?Deselect Answer