Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem) - 1 | English Language & Pedagogy for CTET & TET Exams - CTET & State TET PDF Download

Read the following poem carefully, answer the following questions by choosing the most appropriate options:

SYMPATHY
I lay in sorrow, in deep distress;
My grief a proud man heard;
His looks were cold, he gave me gold,
But not a kindly word
My sorrow passed – I paid him back
The gold he gave to me;
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks
And blessed his charity.
I lay in want, and grief and pain;
A poor man passed my way,
He bound my head, he gave me bread,
He watched me night and day.
How shall I pay him back again
For all he did to me?
Oh, gold is great, but greater far
Is heavenly sympathy.

Q1: How did the proud man help the poet when he was 'in deep distress'?
(a) He gave him jewels
(b) He took him home
(c) He gave some money
(d) He pitied the poet

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Q2: What was it he did not give the poet ?
(a) money
(b) gold
(c) food
(d) sympathy

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Q3: How did the poor man take care of the poet ?
(a) The poor man gave him some money and food
(b) The poor man gave gold and kind words
(c) The poor man gave food to the poet and took care of him day and night
(d) He took the poet home and bound his head which was hurt

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Q4: Which of the following statements is not true?
(a) The poet repaid his debt to the proud man by thanking him
(b) The poor man blessed the charity of the poet
(c) When the poet was in sorrow he was given money
(d) The poet says he cannot repay the poor man for his sympathy

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Q5: Which word in the poem means  "giving money to a person who is in need" ?
(a) charity
(b) sympathy
(c) kindness
(d) distress

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