Sympathy
Chapter 7
1. deeply/distressed/was /he
(a) He was distressed deeply.
(b) He was deeply distressed.
(c) None of the above is correct.
Ans: (b) He was deeply distressed.
2. I lay in sorrow, deep distressed
(a) tired
(b) unhappy
(c) angry
Ans: (b) unhappy
3. The poet was in deep sorrow. A proud man came and helped him by
(a) offering him kind words
(b) ignoring him
(c) giving him gold
Ans: (c) giving him gold
4. when the poet lay in want and grief, the one who helped him was
(a) a poor man
(b) a proud man
(c) a rich man
Ans: (a) a poor man
5. The poor man gave the poet
(a) Sympathy
(b) Gold
(c) A cold look
Ans: (a) Sympathy
6. When the poet’s sorrow passed, he went to the proud man and
(a) ignored him
(b) helped him
(c) gave him back the gold
Ans: (c) gave him back the gold
7. The poet refers to sympathy as ‘heavenly’ because sympathy
(a) is a feeling found in proud people
(b) is a blessing from God
(c) is an ordinary human feeling
Ans: (b) is a blessing from God
8. He gave me gold
(a) money
(b) sheets
(c) pride
Ans: (a) money
9. What is a antonyms word of ‘sorrow’ ?
(a) unhappy
(b) joy
(c) beautiful
Ans: (b) joy
10. What is a antonyms word of ‘grief’ ?
(a) joy
(b) hot
(c) unkindly
Ans: (a) joy
11. What is a antonyms word of ‘cold’ ?
(a) hot
(b) unhappy
(c) unkindly
Ans: (a) hot
12. He watched me night and __________ .
(a) pain
(b) charity
(c) day
Ans: (c) day
13. What is the meaning of ‘I was sad and very unhappy’.
(a) But not a kindly word.
(b) I lay in sorrow, deep distressed.
(c) I lay in want, and grief, and pain.
Ans: (b) I lay in sorrow, deep distressed.
14. What is the meaning of ‘I was in need and was sad and hurt’.
(a) a poor man passed my way
(b) the gold he gave to me
(c) I lay in want, and grief, and pain
Ans: (c) I lay in want, and grief, and pain
15. even/thanked/him/I
(a) I even thanked him.
(b) I thanked even him.
(c) None of the above is correct.
Ans: (a) I even thanked him.
16. What is a antonyms word of ‘kindly’ ?
(a) apathy
(b) joy
(c) unkindly
Ans: (c) unkindly
17. What is the meaning of ‘Gold is valuable but sympathy and love are far more valuable’.
(a) Oh, gold is great but greater far is heavenly sympathy.
(b) I lay in want, and grief, and pain.
(c) But not a kindly word.
Ans: (a) Oh, gold is great but greater far is heavenly sympathy.
18. heard/ a proud man/of/his grief
(a) his grief of a proud man heard.
(b) a proud man heard of his grief
(c) None of the above is correct
Ans: (b) a proud man heard of his grief
19. looks/cold/were/his
(a) his looks were cold.
(b) looks were cold his.
(c) None of the above is correct.
Ans: (a) his looks were cold.
20. the gold/him/back/paid/to/he
(a) he paid the gold back to him.
(b) the gold paid he back to him.
(c) Both of the above is correct.
Ans: (a) he paid the gold back to him.