MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS

FLAMINGO –KEEPING QUIET (POETRY)

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 The poet asks to count till- a)- twelve R
a) twelve
b) ten
c ) twenty
d) thirty
2 The poet suggests to speak- b)-in no language R
a) in many languages
b) in no language
c) through body language
d) in gestures
3 Whales are harmed by- c)fishermen R
a) sailors
b) salt gatherers
c) fishermen
d) survivors
4 What symbol from nature does the poet invoke to say that there can d) Earth R
be life under stillness?-
a) tree
b) seed
c) sea
d) Earth
5 Keeping Quiet has been composed by- c)Pablo Neruda R
a) Kamala Das
b) John Keats
c)Pablo Neruda
d) Robert frost
6 What will “counting upto twelve and keeping still” help us to achieve?
a) happiness and joy
b) peace and unity b) peace and unity U
c) kindness and empathy
d) integrity and discipline
7 “Not move our arms”- implies that we should stop- c) using weapons U
a) exercising
b) working hard
 c) using weapons
d) interacting
8 ‘Exotic moment’ refers to a moment of- c) strangeness U
a) ecstasy
b) being exquisite
c) strangeness
d) excitement
9 “What I want should not be confused with total inactivity”- the poet d) think and act U
here advocates-
a) no work
b) being dead
c) keeping quiet
d) think and act
10 The main theme of the poem ‘keeping quiet’ is to – a) establish the necessity of quiet introspection U
a) establish the necessity of quiet introspection
b) denounce violence and wars
c) spread awareness towards environment
d) inculcate value of quietude and silence
11 What would NOT be the result of keeping quiet?- b)- violence, wars and destruction A
a) peace and harmony
b) violence, wars and destruction
c) environmental awareness
d) mutual respect
12 Identify the worst effect of wars according to the poet- d)- victory with no survivors A
a) loss of property
b) total inactivity
c) pollution
d) victory with no survivors

13 According to the poem, Earth is an example /symbol of apparent b) underground seeds grow into fruitful trees A
stillness with potential life. Which one of the following may be quoted
as similar example?-
a) warriors indulge in green wars
b) underground seeds grow into fruitful trees
 c) fishermen harm ocean life
d) salt gathers hurt their hands

FILL UPS/SENTENCE COMPLETION TYPE QUESTIONS

FLAMINGO - KEEPING QUIET(POETRY)

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 The poet suggests counting upto____________ twelve R
2 The poet doesn’t suggest speaking in _______________ language any R
3 Whales are harmed by the ______________ fishermen R
4 The symbol from nature that the poet evokes to say that there can be Earth R
life under apparent stillness is ________________
5 ‘Keeping Quiet’ has been composed by _____________ Pablo Naruda R
6 Counting upto twelve and keeping still will help us achieve ________ peace and unity U
7 The poet has used pun in the word __________ to suggest that we arms U
must stop using weapons.
8 ‘Sudden Stillness’ refers to the_____________ moment , according to exotic U
the poet.
9 The poet’s suggestion of quiet introspection should not be confused total inactivity U
with ____________________
10 The main theme of the poem is to establish the necessity of _______ quiet introspection U
11 ‘Keeping Quiet’ would result in _____________________. peace and harmony A
12 The worst effect of war as mentioned in the poem is victory but with no survivors A
________________
13 Earth symbolises apparent stillness with potential life. Another germination of seed after latent stillness A
example of this concept can be ________________
14 ‘Speaking in no language and not moving our arms so much’ would mutual understanding A
help the humanity to create a feeling of ________________
15 “looking at his hurt hands’ refers to the necessity of quiet _________ introspection A
 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT TYPE QUESTIONS

FLAMINGO - KEEPING QUIET(POETRY)

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 “ Now we will count to twelve
And we will all keep still”….

a. Name the poem and the poet. a. Keeping Quiet, Pablo Neruda R
b. Why does the poet suggest to count to twelve? b. To enable quiet introspection and stop the U
rush
c. What does he mean by “Keep still”? c. To pause for a while \ stop the rush U
d. What would you prefer to do when you are extremely tired or d. Take a pause/ nature walk/ be with friends/ A
hectic due to work? watch favourite movie
2 For once on the face of the earth
Let’s not speak in any language
Let’s stop for one second
And not move our arms so much.

a. In which language does the poet suggest to speak? a. No language R

b. What does the poet mean by ‘stop for a second’? b. We should take a pause/ rest/ time to think U
c. What is the pun in the word ‘arms’? Explain. c. ‘arms’ refers to both hands and weapons U
d. How will “speaking in no language and not moving our arms which we should use with control A
so much” help humanity? d. Will lead to more peace, understanding and
harmony
3 “ Fishermen in the cold sea
Would not harm whales
And the men gathering salt
Would look at his hurt hands”
a)the salt gatherers R
a) Who would get time to look at their hurt hands? b) alliteration U
b) Which poetic device has the poet used in “his hurt hands”? c) they would not do any harm to nature if they U
c) What does the poet mean by saying “fishermen would not think before they act A
harm whales?” d) avoid wasting water/follow the 3 Rs/ spread
d) Suggest any one measure that you could take as a student to awareness etc
save environment.
4 “ Perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
 and of threatening ourselves with death”
R
a) According to the poet, what will help us to interrupt our a) Huge silence U
sadness? b) Sadness of never understanding ourselves U
b) What is the sadness that the poet refers to? and fear of death A
c) How can we understand ourselves? c) By practising silence
d) Mention any one place where silence helps people to function d) School-learning/ hospital-healing/place of
smoothly. worship-meditation/driving-safety

5 “Perhaps the Earth can teach us as when everything seems dead and
later proves to be alive……”
a) Which symbol of nature does the poet refer to here? a) Earth R
b) Name the poem and the poet. b) Keeping Quiet/ Pablo Neruda R
c) Explain: “seems dead and later proves to be alive”. c) Earth seems apparently dead but has U
d) According to the poet, Earth symbolizes apparent stillness potential hidden life A
with potential life. Give any one similar example. d) Underground seeds grow into fruitful trees/
after every winter comes spring/ after night
comes day