DIRECTIONS (Qs. 122-127) : Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.(CTET July 2024)
“What dost thou do here?’ the Bishop he said;
‘I prithee now tell to me’,
‘I am a bold harper’, quoth Robin Hood,
“And the best in the north countree’.
‘O welcome, O welcome!’ the Bishop he said,”
‘That music best pleaseth me.’
‘You shall have no music’, quoth Robin Hood,
‘Till the bride and the bridegroom I see’.
With that came in a wealthy knight,
Which was both grave and old,
And after him a finikin lass,
Did shine like glistening gold.
‘This is no fit match’, quoth bold Robin Hood,
‘That you do seem to make here;
‘For since we are come into the church,
The bride she shall choose her own dear’.
122. What was going to take place in the church?
(a) a Sunday sermon
(b) a baptism
(c) a funeral service
(d) a wedding
Answer: (d) a wedding
123. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
(a) He was old and dull looking.
(b) The bride was young and beautiful.
(c) She was not eagerly waiting for the ceremony.
(d) The bridegroom was rich and handsome.
Answer: (d) The bridegroom was rich and handsome.
124. ‘I prithee now …’
The expression means :
(a) I warn you
(b) request you.
(c) I order you.
(d) I prevent you.
Answer: (b) request you.
125. Robin Hood met the Bishop
(a) in the church
(b) at his residence
(c) in the market
(d) in the churchyard
Answer: (a) in the church
126. Which literary device has been used in the expression- “Did shine like glistening gold’?
(a) Metaphor
(b) Personification
(c) Hyperbole
(d) Simile
Answer: (d) Simile
127. Study the following statements:
(i) The Bishop asked Robin Hood the purpose of his visit.
(ii) Robin Hood pretended to be a musician.
(a) (ii) is right and (i) is wrong.
(b) Both (i) and (ii) are right.
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are wrong.
(d) (i) is right and (ii) is wrong.
Answer: (b) Both (i) and (ii) are right.
