Chapter-9: The Snake Trying 1. Where does the snake lie ? Along the road Along the wall Along the street Along the sand None 2. The Snake is trying to escape – the bamboo stick the preceding stick the pursuing stick the moving stick None 3. Who has written the poem ” The Snake Trying ” ? Phoebe Cary Robert Frost James Kirkup W. W. E. Ross None 4. The snake glides through ……… the water away the bushes away the sand away the whole away None 5. The snake is even harmless to – animal birds children beasts None 6. The poet wishes the snake to hide without – love hurt affection recognised None 7. Where does the snake vanish ? in the woods in the sand in the water in the reeds None 8. What are the snakes generally considerd? source of joy source of entertainment fear factor none None 9. What does the poet think of snakes? source of joy fear factor dangerous harmless animals untill disturbed None 10. Who is the poet of this poem? W.W.E.Ross W.W W.H W.E.L. None 11. What is the style of the poem? free verse with unequal lines sonnet five lines in every stanza none None 12. What appeal does the poet make to the readers in this poem? stay away from snakes kill snakes treat snakes in a kind manner None None 13. What is the theme of the poem? stop cruelty towards animals hate animals be away from animals animals are dangerous None 14. What is the literary device used in this poem? allegory alliteration personification None None 15. In what words does the poet express the beaauty of the snake? beautiful and graceful pretty smart handsome None 16. Where did the snake go and disappear? in the ripples of water among green reeds in the bushes in a hole none None 17. The snake was trying to escape from being bitten by a – Sword Axe Knife Stick None 18. What Is the nature of the green snake who is trying to escape? harmless furious harmful annoyed None 19. What is the meaning of ‘pursuing’ in the poem ‘The Snake Trying’? Following Modelling Moving forward Injuring None 20. Who chased the snake? mancorrect Mongoose crocodile eagle None 1 out of 2 Time's up
