Olympiad Test Level 1: Comprehension (Prose and Poetry)- 2 - Class 6 MCQ

Read the given poem and answer the question that follows by selecting the most appropriate option.

Sprinkle, squish between my toes,
The smell of ocean to my nose.
I can feel each grain of sand,
It falls from air into my hand.
The shells I find along the shore,
Picked up by birds that fly and soar.
They sparkle like the ocean’s waves,
And carry sand from all the lakes.
I walk
That’s where my feet leave prints to be.
I walk all the way to the end of the land,
The land that holds this beautiful sand.

Q. The phrase in the poem that conveys the same meaning as “along the tip of the sea” is

Read the given poem and answer the question that follows by selecting the most appropriate option.

Sprinkle, squish between my toes,
The smell of ocean to my nose.
I can feel each grain of sand,
It falls from air into my hand.
The shells I find along the shore,
Picked up by birds that fly and soar.
They sparkle like the ocean’s waves,
And carry sand from all the lakes.
I walk
That’s where my feet leave prints to be.
I walk all the way to the end of the land,
The land that holds this beautiful sand.

Q. A word that can replace ‘squish’ is

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

The men who were governing Athens summoned Socrates to appear before them and to stand trial. His friends and pupils begged him to escape or to hide until the storm had blown over. But Socrates was not a coward. He knew that he had done nothing wrong and that he had only taught what he believed to be just, true and honorable, and so he went to the court, an undersized, ugly old man, dust and travel-stained, but with a noble heart beating under the shabby garments which everyone knew so well. He made a powerful, dignified speech, answering every question, explaining that, although the Athenians didn’t know it, he was really their friend. He told them that they would gain nothing by taking away the last few years of his life, but that he was willing to die many deaths for what he believed to be right.
The judges listened to him and condemned him to death. The old man made no complaint. He leaned on his staff, looking around the crowded court, If No evil can happen to a good man,” he said, “either in life or after death, so be of good cheer. The hour of my departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die and you to live.”

Q. What was the judgment?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

The men who were governing Athens summoned Socrates to appear before them and to stand trial. His friends and pupils begged him to escape or to hide until the storm had blown over. But Socrates was not a coward. He knew that he had done nothing wrong and that he had only taught what he believed to be just, true and honorable, and so he went to the court, an undersized, ugly old man, dust and travel-stained, but with a noble heart beating under the shabby garments which everyone knew so well. He made a powerful, dignified speech, answering every question, explaining that, although the Athenians didn’t know it, he was really their friend. He told them that they would gain nothing by taking away the last few years of his life, but that he was willing to die many deaths for what he believed to be right.
The judges listened to him and condemned him to death. The old man made no complaint. He leaned on his staff, looking around the crowded court, If No evil can happen to a good man,” he said, “either in life or after death, so be of good cheer. The hour of my departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die and you to live.”

Q. Why was he not afraid of death?

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

The men who were governing Athens summoned Socrates to appear before them and to stand trial. His friends and pupils begged him to escape or to hide until the storm had blown over. But Socrates was not a coward. He knew that he had done nothing wrong and that he had only taught what he believed to be just, true and honorable, and so he went to the court, an undersized, ugly old man, dust and travel-stained, but with a noble heart beating under the shabby garments which everyone knew so well. He made a powerful, dignified speech, answering every question, explaining that, although the Athenians didn’t know it, he was really their friend. He told them that they would gain nothing by taking away the last few years of his life, but that he was willing to die many deaths for what he believed to be right.
The judges listened to him and condemned him to death. The old man made no complaint. He leaned on his staff, looking around the crowded court, If No evil can happen to a good man,” he said, “either in life or after death, so be of good cheer. The hour of my departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die and you to live.”

Q. Give a suitable title to the passage.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

The men who were governing Athens summoned Socrates to appear before them and to stand trial. His friends and pupils begged him to escape or to hide until the storm had blown over. But Socrates was not a coward. He knew that he had done nothing wrong and that he had only taught what he believed to be just, true and honorable, and so he went to the court, an undersized, ugly old man, dust and travel-stained, but with a noble heart beating under the shabby garments which everyone knew so well. He made a powerful, dignified speech, answering every question, explaining that, although the Athenians didn’t know it, he was really their friend. He told them that they would gain nothing by taking away the last few years of his life, but that he was willing to die many deaths for what he believed to be right.
The judges listened to him and condemned him to death. The old man made no complaint. He leaned on his staff, looking around the crowded court, If No evil can happen to a good man,” he said, “either in life or after death, so be of good cheer. The hour of my departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die and you to live.”

Q. Write the antonym of ‘Civil’.

Read the given poem and answer the question that follows by selecting the most appropriate option.

Between the Miles

Because existence can become severe in one day, just sense me and I'll be there.
In the mind's eye, I'm not so far away.
If you hold out your hand, in the whispers, I'll become the zephyr ... and besiege you.
If your eye's upon the stars, in the crystalline darkness, I'll become the moon.
And the light shall guide you.
If you rest upon the ground, in the warmth, I'll become the grass.
And embrace you.·:,.
If you turn outside, in the wetness, I'll become the rain.
An upon your forehead, kiss you.
If you free the air, in the light of day, I'll become the sun.
And smile for you.
Between the miles, if you need me.
If you need a friend.
Let me be the friend, I want to be.

–Heather Stoop

Q. The 'Zephyr' is a