Class IX, Ncert Cbse English (Communicative)
Interact in English Literature Reader
THE SEVEN AGES by William Shakespeare
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
(according to CBSE CCE questions structure)
A. Read the stanzas given below and answer the
questions:
All the world’s a
stage
And all the men and
women merely players;
They have their
exits and their entrances;
And one man in his
time plays many parts,
His acts being
seven ages.
(1) The poet says ‘All the men and women .are
merely players because:
a. they are good players
b. they are not serious
c. they play their roles in the drama of life
d. they play for a short period in life drama
(2) Life is like a stage because:
a. life is a drama
b. life is temporary
c. life is temporary ;like actor’s role on the
stage
d. men and women are actors and actresses
playing their roles.
(3) The meanings of ‘entrance’ and ‘exit’ on
the stage of life are:
a. death and birth
b. beginning of a drama ‘The Seven Stages’
c. man’s development and deterioration
d. birth and death.
B. Read the stanzas given below and answer the
questions.
At first the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse’s arms.
(4) The first stage in
the drama of life is –
a.
first act of life
b.
the infancy
c.
the new actor on the stage
d.
the beginning of the drama
(5) ‘muling’ and
‘puking’ means –
a.
crying and demanding
b.
crying and sleeping
c.
sleeping in the arms of a nurse
d.
crying and vomiting in the arms of a nurse.
(6) The main characteristic
of an infant is –
a.
cannot walk
b.
sleeps all the time
c.
depends on others
d.
cannot play.
C. Read the stanzas given below and answer the
questions.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his
satchel
And shining morning face, creeping
like snail
Unwillingly to the school.
(7) The stage
mentioned ion the first line is –
a.
the second stage
b.
the third stage
c.
the first stage
d.
the middle stage
(8) The words that
show the unwillingness of the boy while going to school are-
a.
whining and creeping
b.
whining
c.
whining, creeping and unwilling
d.
creeping and unwilling.
(9) The poetic devise
used in the second line is –
a.
metaphor
b.
simile
c.
alliteration
d.
personification
D. Read the stanzas given below and answer the
questions.
And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful
ballad
Made his mistress’ eyebrow.
(10) The stage in
man’s life referred in the lines is –
a.
the soldier
b.
the lover
c.
the justice
d.
the school boy
(11) The meaning of
‘woeful ballad’ is –
a.
sad and romantic poem
b.
a happy song
c.
a sad composition
d.
sad and romantic dance
(12) The poetic device used in the second line
is –
a.
oxymoron
b.
refrain
c.
metaphor
d.
simile
E. Read the stanzas given below and answer the
questions.
Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths, and bearded
like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick
in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation.
Even in the canon’s mouth.
(13) The soldier
appears in ________ stage of life
a.
second stage
b.
first stage
c.
fourth stage
d.
fifth stage.
(14) The main
character trait(s) of the soldier are –
a.
sensitive about his honour
b.
brave but not ambitious
c.
unwilling to take part in quarrels
d.
jealous and greedy
(15) His reputation is
compared to ‘bubble’ because –
a.
it is stable
b.
it is difficult to build up
c.
it depends on others’ praise
d.
it is very short lived
F. Read
the stanzas given below and answer the questions.
And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon
lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal
cut,
Full of wise saws and modern
instances;
And so he plays his part.
(16)
The person mentioned in the above lines is –
a. the lover
b. the soldier
c. the justice
d. the old man
(17) He is described as –
a. lean with leopard
like beard
b. fat with well
trimmed beard
c. fat bellied and
fierce looks
d. strong and fat
(18) He shows his wisdom by –
a. sharing his
experience
b. criticizing others
c. quoting wise
sayings and giving examples
d. being wise in legal
knowledge
G. Read the stanzas given below and answer the
questions.
The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side,
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound.
(19) The meaning of ‘slippered pantaloon’ is –
a. loose trousers
b. a funny old man
c. a useless old man
d. a well dressed
civilized person
(20) His _______ are shrunk.
a. legs and body
b. eyesight
c. voice and body
d. hands and feet.
(21) His manly voice is now –
a. quivering
b. quivering and soft
c. quivering and high
pitched
d. harsh and high
pitched.
H. Read the stanzas given below and answer the
questions.
Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion
Sans teeth, scans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
(22) The last scene
refers to –
a.
old and helpless stage
b.
old age
c.
death
d.
sickness.
(23) ‘second
childishness’ means –
a.
behavior like a child
b.
of a child
c.
reborn child
d.
childlike foolishness
(24) The last stage is
marked by –
a.
senility
b.
fear of death
c.
loneliness
d.
anxiety.
Answers: 1-c. 2-d. 3-d. 4-b. 5-d.
6-c. 7-a. 8-c. 9-b. 10-b. 11-a. 12-d. 13-c. 14-a. 15-d. 16-c. 17-b. 18-c. 19-b.
20-a. 21-c. 22-a. 23-a. 24-a.
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The Seven Ages (NCERT CBSE Class 9 English Literature Reader)
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