A Legend of The Northland MCQs Mock Test of 9th Class Beehive

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Question 1. Quote examples of Alliteration used in the poem.

(a) tell the tales to you

(b) faint with fasting

(c) cakes that seem too small

(d) all

2.

Q2- What message does this poem convey?

A) be greedy

B) don’t help the poor

C) don’t be greedy and help the poor and hungry people

D) All

3.

Q3- What made St. Peter angry with the woman?

A) her cakes

B) she made a thin cake for him

C) her greedy actions

D) All

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Question 4. Which literary device has been used in this poem?

(a) irony

(b) alliteration

(c) personification

(d) all

5.

Q5- Which bird did the St.’s curse change the woman into ?

A) a sparrow

B) a crow

C) a parrot

D) a woodpecker

6.

Question 6. What made St. Peter angry with the woman?

(a) her cakes

(b) she made a thin cake for him

(c) her greedy actions

(d) All

7.

Q7- Which literary device has been used in this poem?

A) irony

B) alliteration

c) personification

d) all

8.

Q8- Why did the poet use alliteration in the poem?

A) to add pun to it

B) to give a rhyming scheme

C) to make it lyrical

D) none

9.

Q9- Quote examples of Alliteration used in the poem.

A) tell the tales to you

B) faint with fasting

C) cakes that seem too small

D) all

10.

Q10- Why the words like away,boring and rolled have been repeated ?

A) to make it lyrical

B) to enhance their impact

C) to add rhythm

D) all

11.

Q11- What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?

A) 4-lined stanzas with abcd rhyming scheme

B) 3 lined stanzas with aabc

C) 5 lined stanzas with abbcc

D) None

12.

Q12- When do people go for sledging?

A) in summers

B) During vacations

C) when snow falls

D) All

13.

Q13- Where did the story of this poem occur?

A) Switzerland

B) Scotland

C) Northland

D) Netherland

14.

Question 14. What happened to the old woman’s clothes ?.

(a) They were burnt black as she went up through the chimney.

(b) They were lost in the wood.

(c) They were taken away by the thieves.

(d) They were torn by the wild animals

15.

Question 15. What curse did Saint Peter pronounce on the selfish woman?

(a) That she shall build her shelter as birds do.

(b) That she shall bore hard, dry wood for her scanty food.

(c) That she shall keep boring all day.

(d) All the above.

16.

Question 16. What made Saint Peter angry?

(a) The woman’s greed.

(b) The woman’s selfishness.

(c) The woman’s pride.

(d) The woman’s kindness.

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Question 17. The little woman baked a cake for Saint Peter. Then why did she not give it to him?

(a) She thought it was too big to give away.

(b) She thought it was too small for the holy man.

(c) She thought the holy man won’t like it.

(d) She thought the cake was not tasty.

18.

Question 18. What did Saint Peter ask for from the little woman?

(a) A single cake.

(b) A dozen cakes.

(c) A loaf of bread.

(d) Something to eat.

19.

Question 19. What was the little woman doing when Saint Peter went to her?

(a) She was eating cakes.

(b) She was giving away cakes to the poor.

(c) She was making and baking cakes.

(d) She was putting cakes on the shelf.

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Question 20. How do the children wearing furry clothes look?

(a) They look like little pups.

(b) They look like foxes.

(c) They look like fawns.

(d) They look like bear’s cubs.

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Question 21. Why can’t people sleep the winter nights through in Northland?

(a) Because the nights are too short there.

(b) Because the nights are too long there.

(c) Because it is all the time night there.

(d) Because there is no night there.

22.

Question 22. Where is Northland situated?

(a) It is near Scotland.

(b) It is in Holland.

(c) It is an island of New Zealand.

(d) It is an island of Ireland.

23.

Question 23. What was the selfish woman changed into?

(a) Into a fox.

(b) Into a crow.

(c) Into an eagle.

(d) Into a woodpecker.

24.

Question 24. Where did the story of this poem occur?

(a) Switzerland

(b) Scotland

(c) Northland

(d) Netherland

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Question 25. What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?

(a) 4-lined stanzas with abcd rhyming scheme

(b) 3 lined stanzas with aabcx

(c) 5 lined stanzas with abbcc

(d) None

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