Rationalised 2023-24 Grammar and Literary Devices Quiz
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What is the main theme of the text provided?

  • Flood management strategies
  • Language and grammar learning (correct)
  • Drought prevention methods
  • Water harvesting techniques
  • How did the author help students identify metaphors in the text?

  • By providing definitions of metaphors
  • By explaining the history of metaphors
  • By providing clues to solve math problems
  • By giving examples of metaphors from the text (correct)
  • In the letter, where is Sarah going to school?

  • Kanpur
  • Bangalore
  • 'Little Feet' near their new home (correct)
  • Circuit Road
  • What event prompted the author to write the letter?

    <p>Moving to a new house</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of the listening activity mentioned in the text?

    <p>To practice authentic listening comprehension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the author encourage students to do before reading in the text?

    <p>Share ideas about what will happen in the story</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of asking students to make their own sentences with non-defining relative clauses?

    <p>To encourage creativity and application of grammar concepts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of the text, what is the significance of breaking the reading text into manageable chunks?

    <p>To promote understanding through discussion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main message of the poem 'Dust of Snow' by Robert Frost?

    <p>The transformative power of small, unexpected moments</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the poet describe the impact of the dust of snow on his mood?

    <p>It brought a change and saved a part of a ruined day</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What literary device is primarily used in the line 'The way a crow / Shook down on me'?

    <p>Metaphor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does Robert Frost suggest that small moments can have larger significance in the quote 'Always, always a larger significance...A little thing touches a larger thing'?

    <p>By illustrating the impact of seemingly insignificant events</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of a metaphor?

    <p>To compare two unrelated things</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following best describes the use of negative words in writing?

    <p>To emphasize a point or idea strongly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the context of water conservation, which metaphor could be used to describe a water tap that is constantly leaking water?

    <p>The tap was a waterfall</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How does the use of metaphors in writing contribute to the reader's understanding?

    <p>By simplifying complex ideas</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following phrases could be metaphorically used to describe a heavy rainstorm?

    <p>The rain was a thunderous symphony</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which quality or feature is being compared in the metaphor 'An ox of a man'?

    <p>Strength and resilience</p> Signup and view all the answers

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