6. WHEN YOU ARE OLD
One
Mark Questions
1.
The speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ addresses
a)
a young lady b) an old lady c) a little girl
Ans:
b) an old lady
2.
When according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ will the lady be ‘gray and
full of sleep’?
a)
When she is old and sitting nodding by the fire
b)
When she is young and listening to him
c)
When she is teen and going to college
Ans:
a) When she is old and sitting nodding by the fire
3.
Who according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ will be ‘nodding by the
fire’?
a)
His lady love
b)
His wife
c)
His cousin
Ans:
a) His lady love
4.
What does the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ want his beloved to do sitting by
the fire?
a)
To read from encyclopedia
b)
To read from her book of memories
c)
To read from the digest
Ans:
b) To read from her book of memories
5.
What does the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ suggest to his beloved to dream of?
a)
The soft look her eyes once had and deep shadows they now have
b)
The hard look her eyes once had and deep shadows they now have
c)
The narrow looks her face
Ans:
a) The soft look her eyes once had and deep shadows they now have
6.
According to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’, what did many admire the lady
for?
a)
Her old face and worries
b)
Her beauty and elegance
c)
Her property and money
Ans:
b) Her beauty and elegance
7.
In the poem ‘When You Are Old’ many loved the lady’s
a)
huge wealth b) physical
beauty c) pilgrim soul
Ans:
b) physical beauty
8.
Who according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ loved the beloved’s pilgrim
soul?
a)
A young lady b) An old lady c) A old woman
Ans:
a) A young lady
9.
Whose pilgrim soul did the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ love?
a)
The pilgrim soul of a young lady
b)
The pilgrim soul of an old lady
c)
The pilgrim soul of an old woman
Ans:
a) The pilgrim soul of a young lady
10.
What did the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ love besides the pilgrim soul?
a)
Loved the pilgrim soul, as well as the changes that appeared in her face as she
grew young
b)
Loved the pilgrim soul, as well as the changes that appeared in her face as she
grew older
c)Loved
the pilgrim soul, as well as the changes that appeared in her face as she grew
youth
Ans:
b) Loved the pilgrim soul, as well as the changes that appeared in her face as
she grew older
11.
Who according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ fled and hid his face?
a)
Hate b) Greed c) Love
Ans:
c) Love
12.
Where according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ did love pace upon?
a)
The river b) The mountains c) The train
Ans:
b) The mountains
13.
What according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ did love hide amid a crowd
of stars?
a)
His legs b) His face c) His hands
Ans:
b) His face
14.
Where according to the speaker in ‘When You Are Old’ did love hide his face?
a)
Amid a crowd of stars
b)
Amid a crowd of people
c)
Amid a crowd of leaders
Ans:
a) Amid a crowd of stars
