The Empty Heart
The Empty Heart
ENGLISH POETRY
1. Who has written the poem. “The Empty Heart?
【A】 Durga Pd. Panda
【B】 Periasamy Thooran
【C】 Puran Singh
【D】 Vidyapati
Answer
【B】 Periasamy Thooran
2. In the poem ‘The Empty Heart to whom did the man bid good bye ?
【A】 His Mother
【B】 His Mother, Wife and Children
【C】 His Children
【D】 His Wife
Answer
【B】 His Mother, Wife and Children
3. Who has written the poem, “The Empty Heart”?
【A】 Vidyapati
【B】 Puran Singh
【C】 Periasamy Thooran
【D】 Amrita Pritam
Answer
【C】 Periasamy Thooran
4. His prayer was granted …
【A】 Eight fold
【B】 Seven fold
【C】 Six fold
【D】 Five fold
Answer
【B】 Seven fold
5. How many pots of gold were given to the man in the poem ‘The Empty Heart’?
【A】 Seven
【B】 Six
【C】 Five
【D】 Eight
Answer
【A】 Seven
6. According to the poem “The Empty Heart’, which of the following statements is true ?
【A】 The man was given six pots
【B】 Periyasamy Thooran was a Bengali writer
【C】 The man was not satisfied because he was greedy
【D】 The poem “The Empty Heart’ has been translated by S. Swaminathan
Answer
【C】 The man was not satisfied because he was greedy
7. Greed is ………. but life is not.
【A】 Worthy
【B】 Bad
【C】 Good
【D】 Endless
Answer
【D】 Endless
8. There was a ……..sowhich had tl power to grant wishes.
【A】 Snake
【B】 Pigeon
【C】 Tree
【D】 Temple
Answer
【C】 Tree
9. Periasami Thooran was born in
【A】 1808
【B】 1908
【C】 1918
【D】 1928
Answer
【B】 1908
10. Periasami Thooran, the poet died in
【A】 1908
【B】 1938
【C】 1967
【D】 1987
Answer
【D】 1987
11. Each coin he could clutch by hook or …….
【A】 Shook
【B】 Look
【C】 Crook
【D】 Took
Answer
【C】 Crook
12. This poem tells about the problems caused by
【A】 Sickness
【B】 Poverty
【C】 Overeating
【D】 Greed
Answer
【D】 Greed
13. The tree gave the man seven …… full of gold coins.
【A】 Pots/Pitchers
【B】 Pans
【C】 Bags
【D】 Sacks
Answer
【A】 Pots/Pitchers
14. Periasamy Thooran was a …..Writer.
【A】 Bengali
【B】 Marathi
【C】 Panjabi
【D】 Tamil
Answer
【D】 Tamil
15. The poem, “The Empty Heart is translated from
【A】 English
【B】 Tamil
【C】 Bengali
【D】 Oriya
Answer
【B】 Tamil
16. For as a gift to him was ….. eighth, a half-full pot.
【A】 Granted
【B】 Gifted
【C】 Offered
【D】 Given
Answer
【D】 Given
17. Because he did not eat, drink or sleep properly, his health
【A】 Became sound
【B】 Got down
【C】 Broke down
【D】 None of these
Answer
【C】 Broke down
18. The seven full …… he clean forgot.
【A】 Pots
【B】 Pitchers
【C】 Pictures
【D】 Vessels
Answer
【D】 Vessels
19. To fill this…… Was his thought.
【A】 Steadily
【B】 Quick
【C】 Sharply
【D】 Shortly
Answer
【B】 Quick
20. The demon now made him mad.
【A】 Fire
【B】 Gold
【C】 Silver pot
【D】 Desire
Answer
【D】 Desire
21. The man was rich, but.
【A】 Content
【B】 Not content
【C】 Innocent
【D】 Dishonest
Answer
【B】 Not content
22. ‘The Empty Heart’ talks about the problems caused by
【A】 Gold
【B】 Pot
【C】 Gold coins
【D】 Greed
Answer
【D】 Greed
23. Morning, noon and ……. he went on working.
【A】 Day
【B】 Afternoon
【C】 Night
【D】 Midnight
Answer
【C】 Night
24. The man’s prayer was granted
【A】 Quick
【B】 Late
【C】 Gold coins
【D】 Sevenfold
Answer
【D】 Sevenfold
25. What were in Pitchers?
【A】 Gold Coins
【B】 Silver Coins
【C】 Copper Coins
【D】 None of these
Answer
【A】 Gold Coins
26. The man tried all tricks to gather
【A】 Silver
【B】 Diamonds
【C】 Jewellery
【D】 Gold
Answer
【D】 Gold
27. Periasamy Thooran first made his name as a writer of
【A】 Essay
【B】 Short stories and poems
【C】 Poem
【D】 Satire
Answer
【B】 Short stories and poems
28. What did he dem id from the tree ?
【A】 A Pot of Gold
【B】 Pot of Silver
【C】 Pot of Bronze
【D】 Pot of Copper
Answer
【A】 A Pot of Gold
29. What is Kalpaka ?
【A】 A tree
【B】 A big tree
【C】 A golden tree
【D】 Wish-yielding tree
Answer
【D】 Wish-yielding tree
30. Why was the man not content,although he was rich ?
【A】 Due to thirst of gold
【B】 Due to thirst of wealth
【C】 【A】 and 【B】 both
【D】 None of these
Answer
【C】 【A】 and 【B】 both
31. The poem “The Empty Heart tells about the problems caused by …..
【A】 Anger
【B】 Content
【C】 Greed
【D】 Poverty
Answer
【C】 Greed
32. What made him mad?
【A】His Greedy tendency
【B】 His tendency of getting more & more
【C】 Sudden shock
【D】 None of these
Answer
【B】 His tendency of getting more & more
33. What was the problem of the man?
【A】 He was very dissatisfied
【B】 He was very much in threat
【C】 He had a crisis of money
【D】 None of these
Answer
【A】 He was very dissatisfied
34. What happened to his prayer ?
【A】 Prayers were not granted
【B】 Prayers were granted
【C】 Prayers were neither granted norrefused
【D】 None of these
Answer
【B】 Prayers were granted
35. Why was the tree called unkind ?
【A】 Because it raised the thirst of the man for wealth
【B】 Because it gave the man a half-full pot
【C】 Because it gave the man agift more than demanded
【D】 None of these
Answer
【A】 Because it raised the thirst of the man for wealth
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