FIRE AND ICE

A. READ THE FOLLOWING EXTRACTS CAREFULLY AND CHOOSE THE

CORRECT OPTION.
Some say the world will end in fire
Some say in ice.
From what i’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
Q1. What is the poet’s opinion of the world in these lines?
a. The poet thinks that the world is a paradise.
b. The poet thinks that the world can be a better place.
c. The poet thinks that the world will end in fire.
d. The poet thinks that the world will not end.
Answer: c. The poet thinks that the world will end in fire.
Q2. How are ice and fire similar to each other though they have
contradictory traits?
a. They both evokes the same sensation on human skin.
b. They both can help humans to build a better tomorrow.
c. They both can destroy everything in the world.
d. Both fire and ice are a gift to humans from God.
Answer: c. They both can destroy everything in the world.
B. Q3. Assertion (A) : the poet favors who support fire.
Reason (R) : he know that from his own experience
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
(e) Both A and R are false.
Answer: (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Q4. Assertion (A) : the poet thinks the world will end in ice
Reason (R) : he believed in religion
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true but R is false.
(d) A is false but R is true.
(e) Both A and R are false.
Answer: (c) A is true but R is false.