Important Questions for Class 12 English Keeping Quiet
Question 1:
Read the given extract and answer the questions:
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.
Now I’ll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go
(1) Explain the figure of speech used in the first line.
(a) Imagery
(b) Personification
(c) Metaphor
(d) Simile
(2) What can the ‘Earth’ teach us?
(a) To stay inactive
(b) Not to have a moment of silence.
(c) To have stillness on the surface with an amazing life beneath.
(d) To appear dull always
(3) What does the poet ask everyone to do?
(a) To have a feeling of loneliness
(b) To keep dealing with their own lives
(c) Introspection and retrospection in the moment of silence.
(d) To be less considerate towards others.
(4) The synonym for ‘justify’ is __________.
(a) proves
(b) teach
(c) seems
(d) appear
(5) ‘later proves to be alive’, which option DOES NOT share similar spirit as the above phrase:
(a) all human activities should lead to a fruitful outcome.
(b) all human activities should lead to constructive outcome.
(c) all human activities should lead to destruction.
(d) all human activities should lead to productivity.
(6) ‘and you keep quiet and I will go’, with the closing message the poet feels that people would leave ______.
(a) the path of non-violence.
(b) their pursuit of mindless rush
(c) peace and harmony
(d) universal brotherhood
Important Questions for Class 12 English Keeping Quiet
Short-Types Questions [40-50 words]
Question 1:
How can Earth play the role of a teacher according to Pablo Neruda?
Question 2:
‘What I want should not be confused’.
What clarification does Pablo Neruda give to his readers?
