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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