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NCERT Chapters for Class 12 English Flamingo Poem
Q. What is the original language of the poem ?
(i) English
(ii) French
(iii) Pali
(iv) Spanish
Answer: (iv) Spanish
Q.How many times does the poet urge each of us to count?
1.Fourteen
2.Eleven
3.Fifteen
4.Twelve
Answer: Twelve
Q- What is poet’s pen name?
A) Neruda
B) Pable
C) Pablo
D) Pablo Neruda
Answer: Pablo Neruda
Q- What is the essence or message of the poem ?
A) introspection and retrospection to be more peaceful and be in harmony
B) to prosper
C) to be happier
D) to reach out more people
Answer: A) introspection and retrospection to be more peaceful and be in harmony
Q. What does the poet want on earth when no language is spoken?
Answer: A moment of silence
Q. Who will be safe in the sea?
1.Whales
2.Orcas
3.Sharks
4.Dolphins
Answer: Whales
Q. What does the poet suggest that those who wage war should do?
Answer: Shed their clothes stained with the blood of humanity , put on new clothes and walk with their brothers, building brotherhood.
Q. What should the advice of the poet not be confused with?
Answer: Total inactivity
Q. What does counting upto 12 signify and how will it help?
(i) hours of the day
(ii) months of a year
(iii) it will help to create peace and harmony
(iv) all
Answer: (iv) all
Q. What emotion does the silence help people overcome?
Sadness
Sorrow
Grief
Despair
Answer:Sadness
Q. What does the poet feel the earth can guide us in?
Answer: Keeping quiet
Q. What kind of trees are born from seeds lying dead here and there?
Answer: Huge fruit bearing trees
Q.What does the style of the poem symbolise, that the poet used to write with?
(i) desires
(ii) happiness
(iii) hope
(iv) desire and hope
Answer: (iv) desire and hope
Q.Man needs to learn a lesson from
(i) moon
(ii) stars
(iii) earth
(iv) sun
Answer:Earth
Q.According to the poet wars that are fought have no
(i) soldiers
(ii) weapons
(iii) fighter planes
(iv) survivors
Answer:(iv) survivors
Q.Which images in the poem show that the poet condemns or hate violence?
(i) fishermen not harming whales
(ii) wars leaving behind no survivors to celebrate
(iii) poet’s refusal to deal with death
(iv) All these
Answer: (iv) All these
Q.Cold sea’ is a poetic device
(i) personification
(ii) Imagery
(iii) metaphor
(iv) alliteration
Answer: (ii) Imagery
Q.“Without rush, without engines” is a poetic device
(i) personification
(ii) Imagery
(iii) Repetition
(iv) alliteration
Answer: (iii) Repetition
Q.“His hurt hands” is a poetic device
(i) Antithesis
(ii) Imagery
(iii) Repetition
(iv) alliteration
Answer: (iii) Alliteration
Q. Read the following statements carefully:
Statement I: The poet clarifies his idea and says further that he does not want that people should stand idle.
Statement II: The poet says that everyone is working continuously, to achieve ones goals.
Statement III: People are threatened by death and the fear forces them to work endlessly so that they can achieve everything quickly.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:
1.I and III.
2.II and III only.
3.II only.
4.All Statements are Correct.
Answer: All Statements are Correct.
Q. What is the phrase “count to twelve” in the first stanza?
Literal
Metaphorical
Symbolic Imagery
Answer: Symbolic
Q. What does the phrase count to twelve signify?
Harmony
Oneness
Solidarity
Unity
Answer: Unity
Q. What would no fisherman harm during the moment of stillness?
Sharks
Orcas
Whales
Dolphins
Answer: Sharks
Q. Read the following statements carefully:
Statement I: According to the poet, when we will leave all our worldly affairs aside and remain silent, it will be an exotic moment as there will be no rush and no engines .
Statement II: In addition, the person who gathers rock at sea coast would stop doing his work and instead look at his hands which are hurt and wounded because of excessive work.
Statement III: During this stillness, all of us would wonder why we are doing anything and it will surely have some impact on us and our thinking.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:
I and III.
II and III only.
II only.
All Statements are Correct
Answer: I and III. (Salt not Rock :P)
Q. Read the following statements carefully:
Statement I: According to him all these people should stop for a moment and instead of hate, they may preach fraternity and love.
Statement II: According to Poet, keeping quiet is total inactivity.
Statement III: According to Poet, life is about living a life rather than fighting.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:
I and III.
II and III only.
II only
All Statements are Correct.
Answer: I and III.
Q. What type of mindsets do the poet consider the root cause of wars, murders, and destruction?
Answer: ‘Selfish, greedy and materialistic
Q. In the last stanza, the poet takes the example of earth to make us understand the importance of what?
Kindness
Perseverance
Patience
Courage
Answer: Perseverance
Q. What can teach us everything?
Earth
Heavens
Mankind
Planet
Answer:earth
Q. Read the following statements carefully:
Statement I: In the last stanza, the poet takes the example of earth to make us understand the importance of patience.
Statement II: According to the poet, Nature is slow and at one instance and it may look dead.
Statement III: However, with patience and perseverance, Nature proves to be alive.
Which of the above Statement(s) is/are correct:
Rate Question
I and III.
II and III only.
II only.
All Statements are Correct.
Answer: All statements are correct
What will happen if there are no engines and no crowd?
(i) noise will be lessened
(ii) no crowd on roads
(iii) no traffic rush
(iv) it will create a perfect, happy moment
Answer:(iv) it will create a perfect, happy moment
Q. What does the poet believe will allow man to introspect?
Answer: Suspension of activities
Q. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
“If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death(Compartment 2014 Modified)
(a) Whom does ‘we’ refer to in the above lines?
Answer: (a) ‘We’ refers to the human beings, who are always thinking about their own progress and advancement.
Q. See above Extract
(b) Why does the poet want us to ‘do nothing’ for once?
(b) The poet wants us to ‘do nothing’ for a while so that our minds can be at ease and we can introspect on and analyse our own actions.
Q. See above Extract
(c) What is the‘sadness’that the poet refers to in the poem?
(c) The poet refers to the “sadness” that arises as a result of people’s inability to understand themselves. They don’t have opportunity to ponder on their actions and the consequences of those actions.
(d) How can a huge silence do good to us?
(d) A long period of silence can be beneficial to us because it allows us to achieve peace. It aids us in analyzing ourselves and our actions, breaking up the sadness of facing death.
Q.Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.
Perhaps the Earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive
Now I’ll count upto twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.
(a) What does the Earth teach us?
(a) The Earth shows us how fresh life emerges from the ashes of the dead, and how life can exist in the midst of apparent silence.
Q. See above Extract
(b) Why does the poet count upto twelve?
(b) The poet wishes to bring peace to the world by counting up to twelve. In a moment of silence, he wants us to contemplate.