The Second Coming MCQ | Eleven 1st Semester WBCHSE
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE FROM THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
1. The poem ‘The Second Coming’ is written by-
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) John Keats
(c) W. B. Yeats
(d) Samuel Taylor Colridge.
2. W. B. Yeats is a/an-
(a) American poet
(b) Indian poet of English origin
(c) Irish poet
(d) English poet.
3. The poem ‘The Second Coming’ was com- posed in the year-
(a) 1912
(b) 1916
(c) 1918
(d) 1919.
4. The name of the magazine where this poem was printed for the first time was–
(a) The Mirror
(b) The Dial
(c) The Journal
(d) The Memories.
5. The year when the poem was first printed is-
(a) 1916
(b) 1918
(c) 1919
(d) 1921
6. W. B. Yeats became a Nobel Laureate in the year-
(a) 1912
(c) 1918
(b) 1917
(d) 1923
7. The final publication of the poem ‘The Second Coming was done in-
(a) 1919
(b) 1920
(c) 1921
(d) 1922
8. The collection of verses where ‘The Sec- ond Coming’ was finally published was-
(a) Revelation of Jesus
(b) Michael Robartes and the Dancer
(c) The Coming of the Saviour
(d) The Fall of Dead
9. The source of the poem ‘The Second Com- ing’ is-
(a) Christian Mythology
(b) Revelations of Jesus
(c) Bible (Book of Revelations)
(d) Irish Mythology.
10. The background or setting of the poem ‘The Second Coming’ is-
(a) The First World War
(b) Easter Rising in 1916
(c) The beginning of the Irish War of Inde- pendence in 1919
(d) All the three mentioned above.
11. In ‘The Second Coming’ the poet alludes
(a) The Second World War
(b) Renaissance
(c) The First World War
(d) The French Revolution.
12. W. B. Yeats belongs to the
(a) Elezabethan era of poetry
(b) Modern era of poetry
(c) Medieval era
(d) Romantic era of poetry.
13. The poem ‘The Second Coming’ is devided into-
(a) two stanzas
(b) three stanzas
(c) four stanzas
(d) none of these
14. ‘The Second Coming’ consists of-
(a) sixteen lines
(b) eighteen lines
(c) twenty two lines
(d) twenty four lines
15. The poem ‘The Second Coming’ is written in-
(a) blank verse
(b) rhyming couplets
(c) ballad form
(d) sonnet form
16. The poem ‘The Second Coming’ was written in 1919 when
(a) the Irish War of Independence ended
(b) the First World War ended
(c) the Second World War started
(d) the French Revolution started.
17. The central theme of ‘The Second Coming’ is-
(a) social unrest and anarchy
(b) apocalypse of civilization
(c) the destructive condition of the world brought about by the 1st World War
(d) All the three mentioned above.
18. In the poem ‘The Second Coming’, the poet uses-
(a) dactylic hexameter
(b) iambic pentameter
(c) trochaic tetrameter
(d) dactylic pentameter.
19. In this poem ‘Gyre’ means-
(a) upword movement
(b) descending movement
(c) circular or spiral motion
(d) parallel lines.
20. The mythological creature featured in this poem is-
(a) cyclops
(c) Zombies
(b) Minotaur
(d) Sphinx
21. In the Bible ‘The Second Coming’ refers to-
(a) The appearance of warewolf
(b) The second appearance of a Sphinx
(c) The second appearance of Jesus
(d) The second appearance of Zombies
22. ‘Falcon’ in the poem symbolises-
(a) a hunting bird
(b) human race
(c) the morbidity of Ireland
(d) animal sport.
23. “Turning and turning in the widening gyre”- The figure of speech used here is-
(a) assonance
(b) metonymy
(c) pun
(d) litotes
24. According to the poet the falcon can not Dhear–
(a) the hunter
(b) the gyre
(c) the falconer
(d) the sphinx
25. In the phrase ‘Widening gyre’, the image of ‘gyre’ symbolically represents-
(a) spiral movement
(b) historical epochs
(c) wild storm
(d) flourishing christianity
26. The word ‘gyre’ is a/an-
(a) Greek word
(b) Spanish word
(c) English word
(d) French word
27. In the expression “Turning and turning in the widening gyre”, the word ‘turning’ is used to suggest-
(a) the spiraling character of the whirlwind
(b) the cyclical movements in history
(c) the movement of sphinx
(d) none of these
28. The literal meaning of ‘gyre’ is-
(a) an underground passage
(b) the centre of a vortex
(c) a coiling motion
(d) an outright pattern
29. “The falcon can not hear the falconer” Here the word ‘falconer’ symbolises-
(a) the owner of the falcon
(b) Jesus Christ
(c) human race
(d) wicked minded people
30. Who can not hear the falconer?
(a) the gyre
(b) the falcon
(c) the beast
(d) the sphinx
31. In the line ‘The falcon can not hear the falconer”, both ‘the falcon’ and ‘the falconer’ are the examples’ of-
(a) metaphor
(c) pun
(b) simile
(d) zeugma
32. Things fall apart as the consequence of-
(a) the revelation
(b) the continuous widening of the gyre
(c) the unruly falcon’s mindset
(d) the appearance of a mythological crea- ture
33. In the expression ‘the centre can not hold’, the poet suggests-
(a) the inability of the people to understand myths
(b) the state of disorder and anarchy of the 20th century
(c) Hapless situtation of the chaotic and un- ruly people
(d) abolition of lawlessness.
34. A mere anarchy loosed upon the world as-
(a) things fall apart
(b) the centre can not hold
(c) the circumference of disorder and law- lessness is widening rapidly
(d) All the three mentioned above.
35. “Turning and turning in the widening gyre”-The consequence of this is-
(a) The gyre is widening
(b) things fall apart
(c) the centre can not hold
(d) All of these
36. What is loosed upon the world?
(a) Sequence of moral upliftment
(b) Heavenly sermons
(c) Mere anarchy
(d) A winged monster
37. The phrase ‘The blood dimmed tide’ is an example of-
(a) simile
(b) metaphor
(c) personification
(d) paradox
38. The phrase ‘blood dimmed tide’ suggests symbolically-
(a) water of a river filled with blood
(b) sinister intentions of the lawless people
(c) the Biblical Deluge
(d) rapid grow of disorderly people
39. In the phrase ‘blood dimmed tide’, the poet implies-
(a) the horrific situation left by the 1st World War and the Easter Rising
(b) the appearance of Christ in the midst of chaos
(c) a dreadful flood engulfing the city of London
(d) None of these
40. In the phrase ‘blood dimmed tide’, the ‘tide’ is the symbol of-
(a) spiritless movement
(b) corruption under a governance
(c) violence and bloodshed
(d) uncommon social issues
41. The expression ‘blood dimmed tide is loosed’ conveys the emotion of-
(a) valour and rashness
(b) fright and horror
(c) mistrust and morality
(d) morality and hope
42. What is drowned everywhere?-
(a) passionate intensity
(b) widening gyre
(c) ceremony of innocence
(d) Spiritus Mundi
43. What kind of view of the poet is expressed through the expression, “the ceremony of innocence is drowned”?
(a) optimistic
(b) unrealistic
(c) apocalyptic
(d) ceremonious
44. The phrase ‘ceremony of innocence’ refers to-
(a) loss of innocence
(b) breakdown of virtue
(c) disruption of purity
(d) All of these
45. In the expression “the ceremony of inno- cence is drowned,” the phrase ‘ceremony of innocence’ is used as a metaphor for-
(a) spirituality
(b) loss of faith and hope
(c) violent activities
(d) upheaval of religious faith
46. The figure of speech used in the expression-“The ceremony of innocence is drowned” is-
(a) transferred epithet
(b) personification
(c) alliteration
(d) simile
47. In the poem ‘The Second Coming’ according to the poet ‘best’ people are those who
(a) are morally sound and have conviction
(b) are disloyal but have sense of religion
(c) are good and moral but lack conviction
(d) are faithful to the people but atheistic in mind
48. According to the poet, in this poem ‘worst’ people are those who-
(a) are passionate about their beliefs
(b) are morally incorrect
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
49. “The best lack all conviction, while the worst / Are full of passionate intensity”- The figure of speech used here is-
(a) simile
(c) paradox
(b) consonance
(d) euphemism
50. The repetition of the word ‘the’ at the be- ginning of three successive lines of the first stanza (Line no. 5, 6 and 7) is an example of-
(a) alliteration
(c) eulogy
(b) anaphora
(d) paradox
51. In the poem ‘The Second Coming’ the ‘best’ lack-
(a) passionate intensity
(b) morality
(c) conviction
(d) innocence
52. In the poem ‘The Second Coming’ ‘the Worst’ are full of-
(a) religious faith
(b) loyalty towards civilization
(c) passionate intensity
(d) morality
53. In the absence of the ‘best’ men’s convic- tion, the world will be dominated by-
(a) Jesus christ
(b) only religious minded people
(c) wicked men with passionate intensity
(d) a trustworthy lawful ruler
54. “Surely some revelation is at hand” Here ‘revelation’ is used as-
(a) a metaphor
(c) a zeugma
(b) a pun
(d) a simile
55. “Surely some revelation is at hand” – Here the poet’s tone expresses-
(a) hope and optimism
(b) pessimism
(c) bewilderness
(d) hopelessness.
56. The poet expects ‘revelation’ with-
(a) the birth of a bestial image
(b) the emergence of a ruthess ruler
(c) the birth of Jesus Christ for the second time
(d) the crowd of people having passionate intensity
57. At the beginning of the second stanza the repetition of the word ‘Surely’ in the first and second line is an example of-
(a) apostrophe
(b) anaphora
(c) antithesis
(d) euphemism
58. “Surely the Second Coming is at hand”- The ‘Second Coming’ here is a metaphor for-
(a) the new revelation
(b) the birth of christ for the second time
(c) representing a new age of renewal and rebirth
(d) All of these
59. The poet is expectant of revelation at hand when-
(a) the world is filled with immorality and dis- order
(b) human civilization is haunted by evil and wickedness
(c) there is no escape from doom and disas- ter
(d) All of these.
60. When the poet firmly expects a new rev- elation or a new coming at hand, he visualises the image of-
(a) a ruthless enemy
(b) a sphinx
(c) a lion
(d) a wolf
61. The image out of Spiritus Mundi is-
(a) mediocre
(b) fragile
(c) vast
(d) indistinct
62. The term ‘Spiritus Mundi’ has the origin from-
(a) Hebrew
(b) Latin
(c) Persian
(d) Arabic
63. The poet’s sight is troubled by-
(a) mercilessness
(b) the thought of immorality
(c) the image out of Spiritus Mundi
(d) the ceremony of the worst
64. The phrase ‘Spiritus Mundi’ refers to
(a) some paranormal forces
(b) collective conscionsness of humanity
(c) emergence of a moral ruler
(d) the mundi of an ethereal spirit
65. “Troubles my sight: somewhere in sands of the desert”-The figure of speech used here is-
(a) anaphora
(b) alliteration
(c) synecdoche
(d) metonymy
66. “A shape with lion body and the head of a man”-The literary device used here is-
(a) imagery
(b) paradox
(c) simile
(d) enjabment
67. The body of the beast like image is like-
(a) a wolf
(b) a bear
(c) a tiger
(d) a lion
68. The head of the beast like image is like-
(a) a lion
(b) a man
(c) a lady
(d) a bird
69. The beast like image is equal to-
(a) Cyclops
(b) Fauns
(c) Sphinx
(d) Werewolf
70. The vast image is located-
(a) in Bethelehem
(b) in the sands of desert
(c) in the heaven
(d) none of these
71. “A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun”- The gaze referred to here is the gaze of-
(a) God
(b) the bestial image
(c) an werewolf
(d) a lion
72. The gaze of the bestial image is said to be-
(a) black and voluptuous
(b) blank and merciless
(c) vacant but pitiful
(d) animated but pitiless
73. “A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun”- The figure of speech used here is-
(a) metaphor
(b) simile
(c) paradox
(d) juxtaposition
74. The sphinx’s movement is-
(a) rapid
(b) impetuous
(c) usual
(d) slow
75. The expression ‘blank and pitiless’ refers to-
(a) the werewolf’s gaze
(b) the gaze of civilization
(c) the gaze of sphinx
(d) the gaze of God
76. The desert birds are said to be-
(a) inert
(b) blowsy
(c) indignant
(d) unresentful
77. Who are said to be indignant in this poem?
(a) the werewolf
(b) the eagle
(c) the falcon and the falconer
(d) the desert birds
78. who is moving its slow thighs?
(a) the civilizaiton
(b) the world outside
(c) the sphinx
(d) the agents of Hebrew
79. The desert birds are the symbol of-
(a) desire
(b) enthusiasm
(c) death and annhilation
(d) passionate force
80. The shadows of indignant desert birds rep resent-
(a) warnings of imminent doom
(b) ominous signs
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these.
81. The subject of comparison between the sphinx and the sun is-
(a) loyalty
(b) authority and influence
(c) pitilessness
(d) hapless situation
82. “…… blank and pitiless as the sun”-Here the comparison is made between-
(a) the Moon and the Sun
(b) the Sphinx and the Sun
(c) the Sun and the God
(d) the Sun and Jehovah
83. The shadows reeling all about the bestial image are referred to-
(a) the eagles
(b) the falcons
(c) the fierce animals
(d) the desert birds
84. The shadows are referred to here as-
(a) prominant
(b) unresentful
(c) indignant
(d) dolorous
85. The desert birds in this poem are used as the symbol of-
(a) rebirth
(b) controversy
(c) strife
(d) death
86. The Sphinx and the desert birds most probably represent-
(a) revolutionaries
(b) reviewers
(c) the antichrists
(d) the optimists
87. The pitiless gaze of- is said to be the gaze
(a) the heaven
(b) the Sphinx
(c) a celestial boy
(d) werewolf
88. Twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to-
(a) envision
(b) nightmare
(c) citadels
(d) nativity
89. “…. while all about it / Reel shadows”- The shadows are of-
(a) illusions
(b) wild animals
(c) desert bids
(d) phantoms of dissatisfied souls
90. The ‘rough beast’ in this poem symbolises-
(a) dark and destructive force
(b) salvation
(c) morality
(d) a wild animal
91. Twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare by-statenil
(a) a wild creature
(b) a prophet
(c) a rocking cradle
(d) a phantom
92. The movement of the rough beast is de- scribed as-
(a) malevolent
(b) benevolent
(c) ominous
(d) promising
93. In the poem ‘The Second Coming’ the phrase ‘rough beast’ refers to
(a) a werewolf
(b) a lion
(c) a sphinx
(d) a leopard
94. The arrival of a monstrous force can be seen in the expression-
(a) ‘surely some revelation is at hand’
(b) the second coming is at hand
(c) what a rough beast its hour come round
(d) none of these
95. The ‘rough beast’ is approaching towards-
(a) Egypt
(b) Rome
(c) Bethlehem
(d) Jerusalem
96. “A shape with a lion body and the head of a man”-It is an example of-
(a) ornamentation
(b) imagery
(c) spiteful man
(d) rebellous army
97. The rough beast is moving in a-
(a) whirling motion
(b) pithy fashion
(c) lazy and sluggish fashion
(d) vigorous motion
98. The phrase ‘rocking cradle’ is an example of-
(a) iron cradle
(b) visual imagery
(c) simile
(d) oxymoron
99. “Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born” Here ‘Bethlehem’, the place of birth of Jesus is used as a/an-
(a) simile
(b) metaphor
(c) personification
(d) enjabment
100. The expression ‘The drakness drops again’ means-
(a) the vision ended
(b) the dawn will come
(c) the reign of anarchy drops
(d) the resurgence of faith and morality
101. “That twenty centuries of stony sleep” This line refers to-
(a) the 2000 years of sound sleep
(b) almost 2000 years since Jesus Jesus Christ’s First Coming
(c) almost 2000 years of sleep of the mytho- logical beast
(d) The 2000 years of sleep of sanctity and morality
102. The kind of sleep mentioned here is-
(a) tigerish
(b) inestimable
(c) vincible
(d) stony
103. The desert birds in ‘The Second Coming’ signifies the ominous presence of-
(a) destruction and mortality
(b) formation and sanctity
(c) righteousness and modesty
(d) voluptuousness
104. The rough beast’s approach towards Bethlehem signifies the birth of a new era which may be
(a) dark
(b) chaotic
(c) baneful
(d) all of these
105. The term ‘rocking cradle’ is a metaphor for-
(a) peaceful sleep
(b) rebirth of morality
(c) social upheaval
(d) none of these
106. The kind of sleep mentioned here is-
(a) pleasant and peaceful
(b) sleep with nightmare
(c) a sleep with ecstasy
(d) profound and comfortablo
107. In ‘The Second Coming’ Yeats depicts the social condition as-
(a) degenerating
(b) breaking down
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) restoration of stability
108. ‘The Second Coming’ is an example of
(a) sonnet
(b) allegorical poem
(c) ironical poem
(d) romantic poem
109. In the first stanza of the poem there are enough imageries suggesting-
(a) moral decay
(b) violence and disorder
(c) political unrest
(d) all of these
FILL IN THE BLANKS CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE
1. In ‘The Second Coming’ the ‘gyre’ is expanding in ____________.
(a) diversified direction
(b) outward direction
(c) inward direction
(d) an abnormal pattern
2. The poem ‘The Second Coming’ reflects an ____________ view.
a) apocalyptic
(b) indifferent
(c) ethical
(d) optimistic
3. The poet uses ___________ describe the beast.- as an epithet to
(a) robust
(b) gigantic
(c) rough
(d) unruly
4. The flaconer is unheard by ___________.
(a) the people
(b) the falcon
(c) the vulture
(d) the best
5. The gyre is ____________ as a result of turning and turning.
(a) loosening
(b) widening
(c) reducing
(d) contracting
6. ____________ is loosed upon the world when things fall apart.
(a) Restoration
(b) Regeneration
(c) Mere anarchy
(d) Potency
7. ‘Falcon’ refers to _____________.
(a) a singnificant movement
(b) a bird of prey
(c) a hunter
(d) a fierce force
8. The poet repeated the word ‘turning’ to suggest _______________.
(a) a wide range of circular movement
(b) the movement of the wheel of history
(c) the spiral movement of roundabout
(d) terrible action
9. The word ‘falconer’ is suggestive of ____________ in “The Second Coming”.
(a) owner
(b) rider
(c) controlling force
(d) myth
10. The falcon not being able to hear the falconer means that things are-
(a) getting complicated
(b) spiraling out of control
(c) getting contracted
(d) getting closer
11. The expression ‘the centre can not hold’ suggests ____________ the values and meanings- of the world’s core
(a) union
(b) falling apart
(c) circulation
(d) calming down
12. The word ____________ lawlessness. is used to mean
(a) anarchy
(b) hierarchy
(c) chaos
(d) mess
13. ___________ is one of the major themes of the poem ‘The Second Coming’.
(a) anti-national movement
(b) social unrest and anarchy
(c) political stability
(d) the Second World War aftershocks
14. ‘Spiritus Mundi’ is a ____________ term.
(a) Hebrew
(b) French
(c) German
(d) Latin
15. The phrase ‘blood dimmed tide’ suggests ____________.
(a) a river of blood
(b) rosy water
(c) uncontrolled violence
(d) crucifixion of christ
16. The blood dimmed tide has devoured the ____________.
(a) falcon
(b) the desert birds
(c) the Spiritus Mundi
(d) ceremony of innocence
17. Lack of conviction can be seen in the ____________.
(a) beast
(b) best
(c) worst
(d) crowd
18. ___________ is a continuation of the image of the widening gyre.
(a) Things fall apart
(b) the centre can not hold
(c) a shape with a lion body
(d) Both (a) and (b)
19. The poet’s sight was troubled by ____________.
(a) tortures and oppression
(b) poverty and starvation
(c) a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi
(d) sands of desert
20. The vast image refers to ____________.
(a) a falcon
(b) the rough beast
(c) the falconer
(d) the desert bird
21. The mythological creature ___________ featured in this poem. is
(a) Banshee
(b) Sphinx
(c) Cerberus
(d) Minotaur
22. The shape of the wild beast has the body of a ___________ and the head of a ___________.
(a) falcon, falconer
(b) man, lion
(c) lion, man
(d) tiger, bird
23. The movement of the wild beast is seen somewhere the ____________.
(a) forest
(b) desert
(c) valleys of the Himalaya
(d) Seas
24. The gaze of the rough beast is described as ____________.
(a) meaningless and morbid
(b) vulnerable and vacant
(c) innocent and serene
(d) blank and pitiless
25. The gaze of the rough beast is compared to the gaze of-
(a) a falcon
(b) the sun
(c) the falconer
(d) the pole star
26. The epithet used to describe the desert birds is ____________.
(a) indecent
(b) indignant
(c) troublesome
(d) wild
27. According to W. B. Yeats __________ will accompany ‘Second Coming’.
(a) harmony
(b) happiness
(c) turmoil
(d) solitude
28. The shape of the rough beast is like ___________.
(a) a sphinx
(b) a wild boar
(c) an elephant
(d) a tiger
29. The rough beast ____________ towards Bethlehem.
(a) outreaches
(b) evades
(c) slouches
(d) grows
30. According to the poet the twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to _____________ by a rocking cradle.
(a) a falcon
(b) nightmare
(c) sphinx
(d) desert birds
1. The Full name of W. B. Yeats is-
(a) William Blake Yeats
(b) Wilson Buttler Yeats
(c) William Butler Yeats
(d) Watson Butler Yeats
2. (a) The word that describes the movement of the rough blast is happy
(b) The poet has used the word ‘slouch’ to describe the movement of the rough beast.
(c) The vast image is of a wild boar.
(d) The gaze of the falcon is pitiless.
3. (a) The central theme of the poem is love for Jesus.
(b) According to Yeats retaliation is imminent.
(c) Apocalypse is one of the themes of the poem.
(d) The expression ‘blood dimmed tide’ conveys positivity.
4. (a) Falcon is used as the symbol of God.
(b) The twenty centuries of story sleep is peaceful and comfortable.
(c) The falconer is used as the symbol of humanity.
(d) The best persons lack conviction.
5. (a) The gaze of the rough beast is merciful.
(b) According to the poet mere anarchy prevails in the world.
(c) The rough beast is suggestive of godsends.
(d) The Sphinx like creature is approaching toward Jerusalem.
6. (a) The best people are passionate in the time of turmoil.
(b) The Second Coming got its relevance from Biblical theology.
(c) The first stanza of the poem depicts optimism.
(d) The phrase ‘widening gyre’ refers to a large square.
7. (a) The desert birds and the falcon and falconers represent Noah’s Ark.
(b) The total mood of the poem is sarcastic.
(c) The expression ‘blank and pitiless’ refers to the falconer’s gaze.
(d) The speaker’s sight was troubled by the vast image.
PICK OUT THE ‘FALSE’ STATEMENTS
1.
(a) ‘Surely the Second Coming is at hand’ is an example of allusion.
(b) The centre can not hold as things fall apart.
(c) The ceremony of innocence is drowned.
(d) ‘The Second Coming’ was composed in 1921.
2.
(a) The desert birds are seen reeling about the vast image.
(b) ‘The Second Coming’ contains apocalyptic vision.
(c) The cradle is rocking because of whirlwind.
(d) Vultures ae referred to by desert birds.
3.
(a) The movement of the vast image is sloth.
(b) The sight of the vast image is entertaining.
(c) The movement of the vast image is seen in the sands of the desert.
(d) The worst are full of passionate intensity.
4.
(a) The falconer in the poem represents the guiding principles.
(b) The falcon’s inability to hear the falconer symbolises breakdown of traditional authority and order in society.
(c) Yeats bemoans the fact that the best people lack conviction.
(d) The vast image is approching towards Bethlehem in haste.
5.
(a) The desert birds serve as a symbol of impending death.
(b) The disintegration of social order and loss of control is suggested by the image of a falcon and falconer.
(c) The phrase ‘The Second Coming’ refers to the Second appearance of the devil.
(d) The term ‘Spiritus Mundi’ means ‘spirit of the world’.
6.
(a) The ‘gyre’ is used here as a powerful symbol to demonstrate the loss of control the falcon experiences.
(b) In ‘The Second Coming’ all the innocent people will be drowned in the ‘blood dimmed tide’.
(c) The title ‘The Second Coming’ is an allusion to the event of the Second Coming of Christ.
(d) The rocking cradle creates a distinct juxtaposition between the desert birds and the terrifying rough beast.
TEXTUAL GRAMMAR
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE FROM THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS
1. “Suddenly some revelation is ___________ hand. The preposition missing here is-
(a) in
(b) to
(c) at
(d) by
2. “The worst are full ___________ passionate intensity.” The preposition missing here is-
(a) in
(b) from
(c) of
(d) on
3. Mere anarchy is loosed ____________ _____________ world.” The words missing are-
(a) by, the
(b) upon, the
(c) to, this
(d) from, that
4. “Hardly are those words out when _____________ vast image out ____________ Spiritus Mundi.” The proper words to fill in the blanks are-
(a) the, in
(b) a, for
(c) the, from
(d) a, of
5. “The Twenty centuries of story sleep were vexed _____________ nightmare ______________ a rocking cradle.” The missing prepositions are-
(a) in, for
(b) to, by
(c) by, to
(d) from, by
6. “Turning and turning ___________ __________ widening gyre.” The words missing here are-
(a) by, a
(b) in, a
(c) in, the
(d) upon, the
7. “Things fall apart” __________. The present continuous form of this sentence is-
(a) Things have fallen apart
(b) Things are falling apart
(c) Things were falling apart
(d) Things are fallen apart
8. “The darkness drops again.”-This is an example of-
(a) Present Perfect Tense
(b) Present Continuous Tense
(c) Simple Present Tense
(d) Simple Past Tense
9. “The twenty centuries of story sleep were vexed to nightmare.” The tense form used here is-
(a) Present Perfect
(c) Past Indefinite
(b) Past Perfect
(d) Past Continuous
10. “The falcon cannot hear the falconer”- The simple past form of this line is-
(a) The falcon will not hear the falconer
(b) The falcon had not heard the falconer
(c) The falcon was not heard the falconer
(d) The falcon could not hear the falconer
11. The ceremony of innocence is drowned- The correct interrogative form of this line should be-
(a) Is the ceremony of innocence not drowned?
(b) Is not the ceremony of innocence drowned?
(c) Is the ceremony of innocence drowned?
(d) None of these
12. “A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun is moving its slow thighs”-
The tense form used here is-
(a) Present Perfect
(b) Present Indefinite
(c) Present Continuous
(d) Present Perfect Continuous
13. “The centre can not hold”
The affirmative form should be-
(a) The centre fails to hold
(b) The centre is unable to hold
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
14. “The falcon can not hear the falconer”
The affirmative form should be-
(a) The falcon is unable to hear the falcone
(b) The falcon fails to hear the falconer
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
15. “The best lack all convictions”
The correct negative form should be-
(a) The best do not have any conviction.
(b) The best can not get any conviction.
(c) The best are not lacking convictions.
(d) None of these
16. “Surely some revelation is at hand.”
The correct negative transformation is-
(a) Surely some revelation is not at hand.
(b) There is no doubt to be sure that some revelation is at hand.
(c) Doubtfully some revelation is not at hand.
(d) Doubtlessly some revelation was not at hand.
17. “A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun is moving.” If the sentence is written in comparative degree then the correct answer is-
(a) A gaze more blank and pitiless than the sun is moving.
(b) A gaze not more blank and pitiless than the sun is moving.
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
18. “The darkness drops again”
When we turn it into interrogative, the correct form is-
(a) Is darkness dropped again?
(b) Does darkness drop again?
(c) Does not darkness drop again?
(d) Noe of these
19. “Things fall apart”
The correct negative transformation is-
(a) Things have not gathered.
(b) Things do not assemble together.
(c) Things are not but falling apart.
(d) Things have not fallen apart.
20. “But now I know that twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare.”
The underlined part is an example of-
(a) Principal Clause
(b) Sub-ordinate clause
(c) Nominal clause
(d) Both (a) and (b)
21. “Hardly are those words out when a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi troubles my sight”-When we use ‘As soon as’, the correct answer should be-
(a) As soon as are those words out when a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi troubles my sight.
(b) As soon as those words are out when a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi troubles my sight.
(c) As soon as those words are out, a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi troubles my sight.
(d) None of these
22. “Turning and turning in the widening gyre”. The word ‘widening’ is an example of-
(a) Past participle
(b) gerund
(c) Participle adjective
(d) adverb
23. “The blood-dimmed tide is loosed”-Here the phrase ‘blood-dimmed’ is an example of-
(a) gerund
(b) nominal compound
(c) past participle
(d) participle adjective
24. “Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle.” Here the word ‘rocking’ is used as a/an-
(a) transitive verb
(b) participle adjective
(c) finite verb
(d) adverb
25. “The ceremony of innocence is drowned.”- Here the word ‘drowned’ is used as a/an-
(a) finite verb
(b) adjective
(c) state verb
(d) transitive verb
26. “A gaze blank and pitiless as the sun, is moving its slow thighs.” – Here the word ‘moving’ is-
(a) a transitive verb
(b) an event verb
(c) a non-finite form of verb
(d) all of these
27. “A vast image out of Spiritus Mundi troubles my sight.”-The correct complex form of this sentence is-
(a) A vast image out of Spiritus Mundi which troubles my sight.
(b) An image out of Spiritus Mundi which is vast troubles my sight.
(c) An image is vast and troubles my sight out of Spiritus Mundi. Enb
(d) An image which is vast troubles my sight that is out of Spiritus Mundi.
28. “Things fall apart; the centre can not hold.” -The correct simple form of this is-
(a) Things fall apart but the centre can not hold.
(b) As things fall apart, the centre can not hold.
(c) In spite of things falling apart, the centre can not hold.
(d) Things falling apart, the centre can not hold.
29. ‘Things fall apart; the centre can not hold.’-The correct compound form of this is-
(a) Things falling apart or the centre can not hold.
(b) Things fall apart but the centre can not hold.
(c) Things fall apart and so the centre can not hold.
(d) None of thse.
30. “A shape with lion body and the head of a man is moving its slow thigs.” This can be called-
(a) a complex sentence
(b) a simple sentence
(c) a compound sentence
(d) an imperative sentence
31. “Surely some revelation is at hand”-The correct complex form of this sentence is
(a) Surely there is some revelation at hand
(b) It is sure that some revelation is at hand
(c) Some revelation is at hand and it is sure
(d) None of these
32. “Now I know that twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle.” -The underlined part is an example of-
(a) Nominal clause
(b) Principle clause
(c) Dependent clause
(d) Co-ordinating clause
33. “Now I know that twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle.” -The underlined part is an example of-
(a) Co-ordinating clause
(b) Adverb clause
(c) Nominal clause
(d) Adjective clause
34. “The best lack all convictions, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.”- This sentence is an example of-
(a) Simple Sentence
(b) Complex Sentence
(c) Compound Sentence
(d) Exclamatory Sentence
(d) bns
35. “Now I know that twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare.”
This sentence is an example of-
(a) Simple Sentence
(b) Compound Sentence
(c) Complex Sentence
(d) None of these
36. “The best lack all convictions, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.“- The underlined part is-
(a) an Adjective Clause
(b) a Noun Clause
(c) an Adverb Clause
(d) a Co-ordinating Clause
37. “The falcon can not hear the falconer.”- The correct passive form of voice is
(a) The falconer can not heard the falcon.
(b) The falconer can not be heard by the falcon.
(c) The falconer is not be heard by the falcon.
(d) None of these.
38. Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world. Which one of the following options is the correct passive form of this?
(a) People loose mere anarchy upon the world.
(b) The world looses upon mere anarchy.
(c) Someone is loosed upon the world mere anarchy.
(d) Mere anarchy is being loosed upon the world.
39. “The ceremony of innocence is drowned.” -The active voice form of this line is-
(a) People drowned the ceremony of innocence.
(b) Something has drowned the ceremony of innocence.
(c) The ceremony of innocence drowns.
(d) The civilization drowns the ceremony of innocence.
40. “A vast image out of Spiritus Mundi troubles my sight.” -The passive voice of this line is
(a) My sight has been troubled by a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi.
(b) My sight is being troubled by a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi.
(c) My sight is troubled by a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi.
(d) My sight is troubled out of Spiritus Mundi by my sight.
41. “The darkness drops again” Here the word ‘drops’ is an example of-
(a) an auxiliary verb
(b) a transitive verb
(c) a non-finite verb
(d) an intransitive verb
42. “The twenty centuries of stony sleep were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle.” The active voice of this line is-
(a) A rocking cradle had vexed to nightmare the twenty centuries of stony sleep.
(b) A rocking cradle vexed the twenty centuries of stony sleep to nightmare.
(c) A rocking cradle is being vexed the twenty centuries of stony sleep to nightmare.
(d) None of these.
43. “The best lack all convictions.”- The passive voice of this line is-
(a) All convictions were lacked by the best.
(b) All convictions have been lacked by the best.
(c) All convictions are lacked by the best.
(d) All convictions will be lacked by the best.
44. “A shape with a lion body and the head of a man is moving its slow thighs.”- The passive voice of this line is-
(a) Its slow thighs are being moved by a shape with a lion body and the head of a man.
(b) Its slow thighs have been moved by a shape with a lion body and the head of a man.
(c) Its slow thighs is being moved by a shape with a lion body and the head of a man.
(d) None of these
45. “Hardly are those words out when a vast image out of Spiritus Mundi troubles my sight.” The underlined part of is-
(a) a sub-clause
(b) an adverb clause
(c) a part of a long sentence
(d) all of these
46. “Turning and turning in the widening gyre, the falcon can not hear the falconer.”
The underlined part of this line is-
(a) a sub-clause
(b) an independent clause
(c) an adjective phrase
(d) a co-ordinating clause
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