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Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 1

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great And would suffice

Q. What does the poet want to convey through this poem?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 1

The poet warns humankind to control their desires otherwise the world will be destroyed due to greed, hatred, violence, etc.

Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 2

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great And would suffice

Q. The word ‘perish’ means ____________.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 2

‘Loose one’s life’ means death. ‘Appear ’ means come into sight. ‘Improve’ means becoming better. ‘Decay’ means slow and gradual decomposition resulting in an end of the thing (perish).

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Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 3

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great And would suffice

Q. What does ‘It’ here refer to?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 3

The poet is referring to the world. The lines from the poem discuss the potential causes of the world's destruction, suggesting that it could perish due to fire or ice. Therefore, 'It' refers to the world.

Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 4

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great

And would suffice

Q. Here the rhyming scheme used by the poet is ____________.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 4

The first, third and fifth lines rhyme (twice/ice/suffice) while the second and fourth line rhyme (hate/great).

Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 5

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

To say that for destruction ice

Is also great And would suffice

Q. The word ‘suffice’ means ____________.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 5
Sufficient amount of something, it's enough — not too much, not too little, just right.
Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 6

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favour fire.

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

to say that for destruction ice

Is also great.

Q. Who is the poet of this poem?

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 6
"Fire and Ice" is a popular poem by Robert Frost that discusses the end of the world, likening the elemental force of fire with the emotion of desire, and ice with hate.
Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 7

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favour fire.

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

to say that for destruction ice

Is also great.

Q. The poet’s opinion is that the world will end in _______ .

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 7
The poet is more inclined towards the view that the earth will end in fire, that is greed and violence.
Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 8

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favour fire.

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

to say that for destruction ice

Is also great.

Q. The people of the world think that the world will end in _______ .

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 8
According to the poet, the people of the world think that earth will end in either fire (representing violence and hate) or ice (representing greed and indifference
Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 9

Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favour fire.

But if it had to perish twice

I think I know enough of hate

to say that for destruction ice

Is also great.

Q. Find the word from the passage which means the same as ‘endless greed’.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 9

‘Favour ’ means support/kindness/preference. ‘Desire’ means an endless want for something or the other. ‘Perish’ means end. ‘Destruction’ means causing irreparable damage. Therefore, the word that means the same as ‘endless greed’ is 'desire'.

Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 10

Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
“Some say the world will end in fire”. Identify the poetic device.

Detailed Solution for Extract Based Questions Test: Fire & Ice - 1 - Question 10

The correct option is A. Alliteration. Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of closely connected words. In this line, the 's' sound in "Some say" and "the world will end in" creates alliteration.

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