Poem - No Men are Foreign Class 9 Worksheet English Chapter 1

Short Answer Questions 

Q.1. What is the motive of the poet about the poem?

Q.2. Why does the poet say that under the uniform the same body lies?

Q.3. What is the poet trying to convey through this poem?

Q.4. What was the mood of the poet when he wrote this poem?

Q.5. Why does the poet say, ‘it is ourselves that we shall dispossess, betray, condemn’?

Q.6. What is the attitude of the poet towards human race as a whole?

Q.7. The poem is all about ‘Xenophobia’. Does the poet like the idea of the people to create their societies propagating xenophobia or jingoism?

Q.8. What is the central idea of the poem?

Q.9. What is the perception of the poet?

Q.10. What are the similarities between them and us?

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1: What is the main theme of the poem?

1. Love and War
2. Unity and Brotherhood
3. Nature and Humanity
4. Struggle and Victory

Q2: What do the author's words suggest about human life?

1. It is filled with hatred
2. It is a struggle for power
3. It is universal and interconnected
4. It is meant for individual gain

Q3: What do the lines "Our hells of fire and dust outrage the innocence Of air that is everywhere our own" imply?

1. Human actions impact the environment negatively
2. Humanity is inherently destructive
3. Wars create a polluted atmosphere
4. People are indifferent to nature

Q4: What should individuals remember according to the text?

1. To always prioritize their own country
2. That all men are foreign
3. To hate their brothers
4. To recognize common humanity

Q5: What is the consequence of taking arms against each other as per the poem?

1. Victory and glory
2. Unity and peace
3. Ruin and desolation
4. Freedom and prosperity

Fill in the Blanks

Q1: The land our brothers walk upon is earth like this, in which we all shall lie. They, too, aware of sun and air and water, are fed by peaceful harvests, by war's long winter __________.

Q2: Their hands are ours, and in their lines we read a labour not different from our __________.

Q3: Remember they have eyes like ours that wake or __________, and strength that can be won by love.

Q4: In every land is common life that all can __________ and understand.

Q5: Let us remember, whenever we are told to hate our brothers, it is ourselves that we shall __________, betray, condemn. 

True or False

Q1: All countries are strange and all men are foreign.

Q2: Human actions do not impact the environment according to the poem.

Q3: Taking arms against each other defiles the human earth.

Q4: The author suggests that hatred towards our brothers is justified.

Q5: Unity and brotherhood are not important values to uphold.

Match the Following

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