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Chapter 01: The Ant and the Cricket

1. Whose fables is the poem “The Ant and The Cricket” adapted from?

  • Rudyard Kipling
  • Paulo Coelho
  • Dan Brown
  • Aesop
Answer
Aesop

2. Which word is closest to the meaning ‘scarcity of food’?

  • Sarvation
  • Hunger
  • Misery
  • Famine
Answer
Famine

3. Did he wish to repay the ant?

  • Yes
  • No
  • Maybe
  • Not mentioned in the poem
Answer
Yes

4. Who said “I am your servant and friend”?

  • ant
  • cricket
  • both
  • no one
Answer
ant

5. The poet has described the cricket as-

  • Silly
  • Young
  • Accustomed to sing
  • All of the above
Answer
All of the above

6. What would he die of, if the ant didn’t help him?

  • Starvation and famine
  • Starvation and sorrow
  • Starvation and poverty
  • Starvation and weakness
Answer
Starvation and sorrow

7. What did he want from the ant?

  • Mouthful of grain
  • Shelter from rain
  • New clothes
  • Only A and B
Answer
Only A and B

8. What did the ant advise him to do all winter?

  • Sing
  • Dance
  • Sleep
  • Rest
Answer
Dance

9. What was the policy of the ants?

  • Never borrow, never lend
  • Always give and take
  • Share and grow
  • None of the above
Answer
Never borrow, never lend

10. When did the cricket begin to complain?

  • Summers and spring
  • When he was drenched in rain
  • When he found his cupboard was empty
  • All of the above
Answer
When he found his cupboard was empty