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BANIK EDUCATION CENTRE, 1/42 RAJENDRA PROSAD COLONY,TOLLYGUNGE,KOLKATA-700033 // CONTACT : 9330359741, , PREPATORY MCQ SERIES FOR CLASS 12, TOPIC : ASLEEP IN THE VALLEY, , CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION :1) The soldier’s feet are –, a) among the flowers, c) in the stream, , b) on the pillow, d) in grass., , 2) “Asleep in the Valley” was originally written in –, a) Italian, , b) Spanish, , c) Bengali, , d) French., , 3) The soldier looks –, a) strong, , b) pale, , c) bright, , d) black., , 4) The soldier lies –, a) with open eyes, c) calmly, , b) with open mouth, d) patiently., , Page | 1, Contact : TANMOY SIR ( 9330359741 ), , Website : https://banikeducationcentre.wixsite.com/tanmoysirclasses
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5) The humming insects do not disturb the soldier because –, a) he is peaceful, , b) he is nature lover, , c) he is dead, , d) he is violent., , 6) The smile of the dead soldier is compared to that of –, a) an angry man, , b) an infant, , c) an angel, , d) an innocent girl., , 7) The soldier’s pillow is made of –, a) cloth, , b) fern, , c) ice, , d) cotton., , 8) The dead soldier was –, a) not very young, , b) middle aged, , c) very young, , d) an aged person., , 9) “…they fill the hollow full of light.”- Here ‘they” refer to –, a) the stream’s water, c) the sun’s rays, , b) the reflection of light, d) the clouds., , 10) One hand of the soldier was on his –, a) belly, , b) face, , c) waist, , d) breast., , 11) The poem reflects –, a) the glory of war, , b) the beauty of war, , c) the pity of war, , d) the bravery of the soldier., , Page | 2, Contact : TANMOY SIR ( 9330359741 ), , Website : https://banikeducationcentre.wixsite.com/tanmoysirclasses
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12) The stream flows through –, a) a meadow, , b) hills, , c) a plateau, , d) a small valley., , 13) The poem is a/an –, a) sonnet, , b) ballad, , c) lyric, , d) ode., , 14) The sun’s rays flow from –, a) the valley, , b) the sky, , c) the heaven, , d) the mountain top., , 15) The soldier is lying –, a) with his lips apart, , b) with closed mouth, , c) with tearful eyes, , d) with a pillow under his head., , 16) The soldier may catch cold because –, a) his bed is sun-soaked, , b) he is dead, , c) it is winter, , d) he lies beside the river, , 17) The setting of the war in “Asleep in the Valley” takes us back to –, a) World War I, , b) World War II, , c) The Cold War, , d) 1870’s Europe., , 18) The soldier’s bed is soaked by –, a) the rain water, , b) sunrays, , c) the water of the river, , d) the fountain water., , Page | 3, Contact : TANMOY SIR ( 9330359741 ), , Website : https://banikeducationcentre.wixsite.com/tanmoysirclasses
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19) The setting of the poem is –, a) a desert, , b) a bosky pit, , c) a mountain top, , d) a green pasture in the plain., , 20) The poet requests Nature to –, a) disturb the soldier sleeping, , b) make the soldier catch cold, , c) lull the soldier to sleep, , d) keep the soldier warm., , 21) According to the poet, the bed of the soldier is –, a) warm, green and sun-soaked, , b) warm, , c) warm and drenched, , d) damp and clean., , 22) ‘Asleep in the Valley’ —, a) glorifies war, , b) denounces war, , c) beautifies the soldier, , d) beautifies war., , 23) The original title of the poem ‘Asleep in the Valley’ is —, a) Le Dormeur du Val, , b) La Ophellia, , c) The Listeners, , d) War., , 24) “And leaves long strands of silver on the bright grass”. — This line, means —, a) grasses are made of silver, b) the stream catching silver-rags of itself on the grass, c) sun rays are falling on the stream but not on grass, d) the little valley is bubbling over with light., 25) The stream that flows through the valley leaves long strands of silver, on the—, a) bright grass, , b) heavy undergrowth, , c) mountain top, , d) sweet grass., , Page | 4, Contact : TANMOY SIR ( 9330359741 ), , Website : https://banikeducationcentre.wixsite.com/tanmoysirclasses
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26) The strands look bright like —, a) gold, , b) diamond, , c) silver, , d) copper., , 27) “They fill the hollow full of light.” — Here the ‘hollow’ refers to —, a) an empty space,, b) a small valley, , b) sunken condition,, d) none of these., , 28) The poet wrote the poem when France was involved in war with —, a) Russia, , b) Germany, , c) Spain, , d) Portugal., , 29) The word ‘green’ in the poem signifies —, a) monotony, , b) youthfulness and life, , c) tiredness, , d) boring., , 30) The stream in the valley flows —, a) fast, , b) slowly, , c) in a winding, , d) none of these., , x-THE END-x, , Page | 5, Contact : TANMOY SIR ( 9330359741 ), , Website : https://banikeducationcentre.wixsite.com/tanmoysirclasses
