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2nd Year English Chapter 7 TestUNIT 07: BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH (POEM)

26 marks · 40 minutes · 19 questions. Covers: UNIT 07: BECAUSE I COULD NOT STOP FOR DEATH (POEM) .

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2nd Year English Chapter 7 Test

2nd Year · English · Punjab (PTB)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 26Time: 40 minutes

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

  1. He passed .......... as we stood still:

    1. by

    2. us

    3. down

    4. over

  2. We slow drive.

    1. We slowly driven.

    2. We slowly drove.

    3. We slowly drive.

    4. We slow drove.

  3. Because I could not stop of Death.

    1. Because I could not stopped for Death.

    2. Because I could not stop for Death.

    3. Because I cannot stop for Death.

    4. Because I could not stop to Death.

  4. And yet it feels shorter ........... the Day:

    1. than

    2. from

    3. to

    4. then

  5. Because I could not stop for Death:

    1. Life

    2. Morality

    3. Mortality

    4. Sleep

  6. He kindly stop for me.

    1. He kindly stopped for me.

    2. He kindly stops with me.

    3. He kindly stoping by me.

    4. He kindly stop at me.

  7. I first surmised the Horses' Heads were pointing .......... Eternity:

    1. for

    2. toward

    3. into

    4. at

  8. He knew no haste, taking his time .......... the journey:

    1. during

    2. into

    3. down

    4. since

  9. He know not haste.

    1. He knew not haste.

    2. He knows no haste.

    3. He knewn no haste.

    4. He knew no haste.

  10. And I had put .......... my labor and my leisure too:

    1. off

    2. out

    3. away

    4. down

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 6 of 8 · 6 × 2 = 12)

  1. What does this poem (Because I could Not Stop for Death) tell us about the poet’s attitude toward Death?

  2. Which places do they pass on their journey, and what might each represent?

  3. How is the setting sun described, and what could it signify in the poem (Because I could Not Stop for Death)?

  4. How does the poem (Because I could Not Stop for Death) convey the idea of time passing differently after death?

  5. How is the school described, and what could it symbolise about life?

  6. Who kindly stops for the speaker in the poem (Because I could Not Stop for Death)?

  7. How does the speaker describe the pace of the journey with Death?

  8. How does the speaker describe her clothing, and what effect does it create?

Q3. Long questions (Attempt all · 1 × 4 = 4)

  1. Write a critical appreciation of Emily Dickinson's poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death".