Practice Questions - Poem 2: The Rebel | English Honeycomb Class 7 PDF Download

Read the following extract carefully and tick the correct answer for the questions given below:

When everybody wears a uniform.
The rebel dresses in fantastic clothes.
When everybody wears fantastic clothes.
The rebel dresses soberly.
In the company of dog lovers,
The rebel expresses a preference for cats.

Question 1. When everybody wears a uniform the rebel dresses in _________.
(a) uniform
(b) shabby clothes
(c) fantastic clothes
(d) sober clothes
Answer: (c) fantastic clothes

Question 2. Who is a rebel?
(a) Who opposes everything
(b) Who helps everyone
(c) Who likes everybody
(d) Who enjoys everything
Answer: (a) Who opposes everything

Question 3. When everyone likes dogs, the rebel likes:
(a) cow
(b) buffalo
(c) kitten
(d) cats
Answer: (d) cats

Question 4. Give the meaning of ‘fantastic’:
(a) goddy
(b) dark
(c) sober
(d) cat
Answer: (a) goddy

When everybody says, Yes please,
The rebel says, No thank you.
When everybody says, No thank you,
The rebel says, Yes, please.
It is very good that we have rebels.
You may not find it very good to be one.

Question 1. Name the poet of this poem
(a) Shirley Bauer
(b) D.J. Enright
(c) Murial L. Sonne
(d) W.E. Griffis
Answer: (b) D.J. Enright

Question 2. Why is it good to have rebels?
(a) They are good critics
(b) They keep the things on the right track
(c) They maintain discipline
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) They are good critics

Question 3. A rebel is a person who.
(a) loves all
(b) opposes everything
(c) helps all
(d) hates all
Answer: (b) opposes everything

Question 4. Write the opposite of ‘good’.
(a) bad
(b) worst
(c) worse
(d) best
Answer: (a) bad

When everybody has short hair,
The rebel lets his hair grow long.
When everybody has long hair
The rebel cuts his hair short.

Question 1. Name the poet of the poem.
(a) D.J. Enright
(b) M.B. Armstrong
(c) W.E. Griffis
(d) Shirley Bauer
Answer: (a) D.J. Enright

Question 2. What does a rebel protest against?
(a) One thing
(b) Everything
(c) Two things
(d) None of these
Answer: (b) Everything

Question 3. When everybody has short hair what does the rebel do?
(a) Lets his hair grow long
(b) Lets his hair short
(c) Does not want to look smart
(d) None of the above
Answer: (a) Lets his hair grow long

Question 4. Give the meaning of ‘rebel’.
(a) one who helps others
(b) one who loves others
(c) one who opposes everything
(d) friendly
Answer: (c) one who opposes everything