9th Class English Comprehension Question Bank

done Comprehensions Based on Stanza Total Questions - 10

• question_answer1)

  Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow.

  Had he and I but met

  By some old ancient inn,

  We should have sat us down to wet

  Right many a nipperkin!

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  These lines have been taken from the poem:

  A)
   Once Upon A Time              done clear
  B)
   The Man He Killed done clear
  C)
   Writing in Early Spring          done clear
  D)
   The Noble Nature done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer2)

  Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow.

  Had he and I but met

  By some old ancient inn,

  We should have sat us down to wet

  Right many a nipperkin!

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  What does the poet mean by 'he and I"?

  A)
   Soldiers       done clear
  B)
   Enemies done clear
  C)
   Friends                         done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer3)

  Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow.

  Had he and I but met

  By some old ancient inn,

  We should have sat us down to wet

  Right many a nipperkin!

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  Where did they actually meet?

  A)
   In an inn                       done clear
  B)
   In the battlefield done clear
  C)
   On the playground         done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer4)

  Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow.

  Had he and I but met

  By some old ancient inn,

  We should have sat us down to wet

  Right many a nipperkin!

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  The two soldiers would have enjoyed many a drink with each other if the had met:

  A)
   at the war front.             done clear
  B)
   in a valley. done clear
  C)
   near an inn.     done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer5)

  Read the passages given below and answer the questions that follow.

  Had he and I but met

  By some old ancient inn,

  We should have sat us down to wet

  Right many a nipperkin!

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  Who wrote these lines?

  A)
   Thomas Hardy       done clear
  B)
   Gabriel Okara done clear
  C)
   William Wordsworth       done clear
  D)
   Ben Jonson done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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• question_answer6)

  Yes, quaint and curious war is!

  You shoot a fellow down

  You'd treat if met where any bar is,

  Or help to half-a-crown.

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  Why does the poet call war 'quaint and curious'?

   
  A)
  Because soldiers become beast-like done clear
  B)
  Because man kills his fellow beings without any reason done clear
  C)
  Because it is destructive done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
  E)
  None of these done clear
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• question_answer7)

  Yes, quaint and curious war is!

  You shoot a fellow down

  You'd treat if met where any bar is,

  Or help to half-a-crown.

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  The phrase 'quaint and curious' means:

   
  A)
  Cruel                            done clear
  B)
  Horrible done clear
  C)
  Strange       done clear
  D)
  All of these done clear
  E)
  None of the above done clear
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• question_answer8)

  Yes, quaint and curious war is!

  You shoot a fellow down

  You'd treat if met where any bar is,

  Or help to half-a-crown.

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  The poet condemns wars because these make people:

  A)
   in human and cruel.                   done clear
  B)
   mean and selfish. done clear
  C)
   cordial and friendly. done clear
  D)
   All of these done clear
  E)
   None of the above done clear
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• question_answer9)

  Yes, quaint and curious war is!

  You shoot a fellow down

  You'd treat if met where any bar is,

  Or help to half-a-crown.

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  If the soldiers had met near a bar, they would have treated each other:

  A)
   very cruelly.                  done clear
  B)
   very nicely. done clear
  C)
   with a drink.                  done clear
  D)
   in a friendly manner. done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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  Yes, quaint and curious war is!

  You shoot a fellow down

  You'd treat if met where any bar is,

  Or help to half-a-crown.

  Choose the correct alternative for each question.

  The soldier would have gladly helped the other solider for:

  A)
   A crown                        done clear
  B)
   Half a crown done clear
  C)
   A shilling           done clear
  D)
   Half a shilling done clear
  E)
   None of these done clear
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