Important Fable MCQ question and answer. ”Fable” by Ralph Waldo Emerson according to the pattern of Madhyamic English syllabus (WBBSE), class – x
Fable MCQ question and answer
1. The poem, ‘Fable’ was composed by
- (a) John Masefield
- (b) John Keats
- (c) Ralph Waldo Emerson
- (d) Robert Southey Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ans.- (c) Ralph Waldo Emerson
2. The poem, ‘Fable’ is a kind of
- (a) love poem
- (b) natural poem
- (c) moral poem
- (d) moral poem
Ans.- (c) moral poem
3. The poem, ‘Fable’ describes
- (a) living things only
- (b) both living and nonliving things
- (c) only the mountain
- (d) only the squirrel both living and nonliving things.
Ans.- (b) both living and nonliving things
4. Fable is a type of
- (a) ghost story
- (b) nature story
- (c) moral story
- (d) folk tale
Ans.- (c) moral story
5. The poet in ‘Fable’ is
- (a) an Indian poet
- (b) an English poet
- (c) an American poet a Martian poet
- (d) an American poet
Ans.- (d) an American poet
6.__had a quarrel with the squirrel.
- (a) The kangaroo
- (b) The elephant
- (c) The owl
- (d) The mountain
Ans.- (d) The mountain
7. The mountain and__ had a quarrel.
- (a) the elephant
- (b) the squirrel
- (c) the hill
- (d) the river
Ans.- (b) the squirrel
8. ‘Bun’ in the poem ‘Fable’ refers to
- (a) the name of the former
- (b) the name of the mountain
- (c) the name of the poet’s friend
- (d) the name of the squirrel
Ans.- (d) the name of the squirrel
9. According to the squirrel, all sorts of things and weather must be taken to make up
- (a) a month
- (b) air
- (c) an ear
- (d) a year
Ans.- (d)a year
10. The word ‘disgrace’ in the poem, ‘Fable’ means
- (a) display
- (b) insult
- (c) disc-play
- (d) free grace
Ans.- (b) insult
11. The term ‘all sorts of things in the poem ‘Fable’ includes
- (a) both living and nonliving things
- (b) all living things
- (c) all nonliving things
- (d) all playthings
Ans.- (a) both living and nonliving things
12. The term, ‘my place’ in the poem, “Fable’ refers to
- (a) the mountain’s place
- (b) the squirrel’s place
- (c) earth’s placed
- (d) the poet’s place
Ans.- (b) the squirrel’s place
13. The squirrel is __that he is small
- (a) frustrated
- (b) dissatisfied
- (c) happy
- (d) unhappy
Ans.- (c) happy
14. The mountain is __of its vast size
- (a) proud
- (b) unhappy
- (c) frustrated
- (d) dissatisfied
Ans.- (a) proud
15. The word ‘deny’ in the poem, ‘Fable’ means
- (a) act negatively
- (b) undo
- (c) decline
- (d) fail to get admitted
Ans.- (c) decline
16. The word ‘pretty’ in the poem, “Fable’ means
- (a) beauty
- (b) naturally beautiful
- (c) artificially beautiful
- (d) colourful
Ans.- (b) naturally beautiful
17. The word ‘crack’ in the poem, “Fable’ means
- (a) stash away
- (b) squirrel away
- (c) chew
- (d) break into pieces
Ans.- (d) break into pieces
18. ____carries forests on its back.
- (a) The squirrel
- (b) The mountain
- (c) The tortoise
- (d) The white ant.
Ans.- (b) The mountain
19. The mountain represents
- (a) nonliving things of nature
- (b) living things of nature
- (c) forests of nature
- (d) rivers of nature
Ans.- (a) nonliving things of nature
20. word ‘prig’ in the poem, ‘Fable’ means
- (a) mean
- (b) special one
- (c) someone who is morally correct
- (d) squirrel
Ans.- (c) someone who is morally correct
21. The word ‘wisely’ in the poem, ‘Fable’ means
- (a) heartily
- (b) justly
- (c) foolishly
- (d) secretly
Ans.- (b) justly
22. Cracking a nut is easy for
- (a) the squirrel
- (b) the mountain
- (c) a firecracker
- (d) a cream cracker
Ans.- (a) the squirrel
23. The mountain called the___ ‘Little prig.
- (a) squirrel
- (b) cat
- (c) deer
- (d) the bear
Ans.- (a) squirrel
24. According to the squirrel, all sorts of things and __should be taken in together.
- (a) nature
- (b) earth
- (c) climate
- (d) weather
Ans.- (d) weather
25. __ was not ‘half so spry’
- (a) The sky
- (b) The air
- (c) The mountain
- (d) The squirrel
Ans.- (c) The mountain
26. According to the squirrel, all sorts of things and weather must be taken
- (a) to the sea
- (b) to the lonely space
- (c) together
- (d) to gather air
Ans.- (c) together
27. In the poem, ‘Fable’ the squirrel is not envious of
- (a) himself
- (b) the mountain
- (c) the weather
- (d) all sorts of things
Ans.- (b) the mountain
28. The squirrel makes ‘squirrel track’ on
- (a) the road
- (b) the mountain’s back
- (c) the treetop
- (d) the skyscraper’s roof
Ans.- (b) the mountain’s back
29. Allegorically speaking, the mountain represents
- (a) the poor
- (b) the neglected
- (c) the aristocratic high-class people
- (d) the king only
Ans.- (c) the aristocratic high-class people
30. Allegorically speaking, the squirrel represents
- (a) the high-class aristocrats
- (b) the active animals
- (c) high-spirited speakers
- (d) the poor and neglected people
Ans.- (d) the poor and neglected people
31. The mountain shows its___ when it called the squirrel ‘little prig.
- (a) likeness
- (b) favour
- (c) dissatisfaction
- (d) satisfaction
Ans.- (c) dissatisfaction
32. The thing that differs from one to another is
- (a) structure
- (b) colour
- (c) talents
- (d) height
Ans.- (c) talents
33. The tone of the poem, Fable is
- (a) sorrowful
- (b) fulfil
- (c) hopeful
- (d) thoughtful
Ans.- (d) thoughtful
34. The track made by the mountain is
- (a) very risky
- (b) beautiful
- (c) unknowns
- (d) pretty
Ans.- (d) pretty
35. All sorts of things and weather are needed to make up
- (a) month
- (b) day
- (c) season
- (d) year
Ans.- (d) year
36. The squirrel cannot carry forest on its
- (a) shoulder
- (b) head
- (c) back
- (d) body
Ans.- (c) back
37. The word ‘spry’ in the poem, ‘Fable’ means
- (a)full of life and energy
- (b)full of love
- (c)full of half-life
- (d)full of priggish nature
Ans.- (a) full of life and energy
38. The word ‘sphere’ in the poem, ‘Fable’ refers to
- (a) a marble
- (b) a disc
- (c) hare
- (d) global earth
Ans.- (d) global earth