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Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 1

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

Away, away in the Northland,
Where the hours of the day are few,
And the nights are so long in winter
That they cannot sleep them through.

Q. What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?

Detailed Solution: Question 1

Let’s assign letters based on the rhyme:

  • Line 1: Northland → A
  • Line 2: few → B
  • Line 3: winter → C
  • Line 4: through → B

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 2

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

Away, away in the Northland,

Where the hours of the day are few,

And the nights are so long in winter

That they cannot sleep them through.

Where they harness the swift reindeer

To the sledges when it snows.

And the children look like bear’s cubs

In their funny, furry clothes

Q. How did the children wearing furry clothes look?

Detailed Solution: Question 2

The children of the Northland look like the bear's cubs. funny furry dresses children look like bear-cubs

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 3

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

Away, away in the Northland,

Where the hours of the day are few,

And the nights are so long in winter

That they cannot sleep them through.

Where they harness the swift reindeer

To the sledges when it snows.

And the children look like bear’s cubs

In their funny, furry clothes

Q. Where did the story of this poem occur?

Detailed Solution: Question 3

The poem begins with 'Away, away in the Northland,' indicating that the events take place in the Northland region. This area is known for its:

  • Reindeer
  • Long winters

It is important to note that the Northland is distinct from the Netherlands, which is not the setting for this poem.

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 4

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

Away, away in the Northland,

Where the hours of the day are few,

And the nights are so long in winter

That they cannot sleep them through.

Where they harness the swift reindeer

To the sledges when it snows.

And the children look like bear’s cubs

In their funny, furry clothes

Q. Why can’t people sleep the winter nights through in Northland?

Detailed Solution: Question 4

The people in the Northland are not able to sleep through the nights during winter because the nights are very cold and long. Due to excessive cold and long duration, people often get up in the middle of nights.

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 5

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

Away, away in the Northland,

Where the hours of the day are few,

And the nights are so long in winter

That they cannot sleep them through.

Where they harness the swift reindeer

To the sledges when it snows.

And the children look like bear’s cubs

In their funny, furry clothes

Q. Which literary device has been used in these lines?

Detailed Solution: Question 5

Correct option is D. alliteration. 
Alliteration is the repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of neighboring words. In the given lines, the repeated "w" sound in words like "Where," "winter," "when," and "they" is an example of alliteration.

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 6

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

He came to the door of a cottage,

In travelling round the earth,

Where a little woman was making cakes,

And baking them on the hearth.

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,

To give him a single one.

Q. What time of the day did St. Peter reach the little women’s cottage?

Detailed Solution: Question 6

He was fasting for the whole day and did not have anything and he was going to faint so at that when the day was about to end he reached the little woman.

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 7

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

He came to the door of a cottage,

In travelling round the earth,

Where a little woman was making cakes,

And baking them on the hearth.

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,

To give him a single one.

Q. What did St. Peter ask for from the little women?

Detailed Solution: Question 7

St. Peter asked the little woman to give one cake from her store of cakes. The little woman made a very little piece of cake to give it to the hungry Saint Peter. However, even that little piece seemed too large to be given away.

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 8

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

He came to the door of a cottage,

In travelling round the earth,

Where a little woman was making cakes,

And baking them on the hearth.

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,

To give him a single one.

Q. What was the little women doing when St. Peter went to her?

Detailed Solution: Question 8

She was baking cakes for the visitors in the cottage.

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 9

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

He came to the door of a cottage,

In travelling round the earth,

Where a little woman was making cakes,

And baking them on the hearth.

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,

To give him a single one.

Q. How was Saint Peter feeling when he reached the little women’s cottage?

Detailed Solution: Question 9

Saint Peter was extremely hungry and tired as well. Therefore, he arrived at the little women's cottage to get something to eat.

Test: A legend of Northland- Extract Based Type Questions- 2 - Question 10

Direction: Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow :

He came to the door of a cottage,

In travelling round the earth,

Where a little woman was making cakes,

And baking them on the hearth.

And being faint with fasting,

For the day was almost done,

He asked her, from her store of cakes,

To give him a single one.

Q. Give a word from the passage that means ‘fireplace’.

Detailed Solution: Question 10

A hearth is the place in a home where a fire is or was traditionally kept for home heating and for cooking, usually constituted by at least a horizontal hearthstone and often enclosed to varying degrees by any combination of reredos, fireplace, oven, smoke hood, or chimney.

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