THE SNAKE TRYING
By– W.W.E. Ross
 QUICK REVIEW OF THE POEM
1. What is our opinion about most of the snakes?
  (A) fearsome symbols of death                                        (B) faithful friends
 (C) loyal to the human being                                                      (D) not harmful to us
 Ans. (A) fearsome symbols of death
2. In the poet’s views, the snakes are
(A) harmful to us                                                                       (B) not harmful to us
(C) enemy to us                                                                         (D) all of the above
Ans. (B) not harmful to us
3. What is the snake trying to escape?
 (A) stone                                                                                     (B) bullet
 (C) mud                                                                                       (D) stick
 Ans. (D) stick
4. The snake has a _____.
 (A) thin long body                                                                     (B) thick small body
 (C) huge body                                                                             (D) all of the above
 Ans. (A) thin long body
5. How does the poet describe the shapes of the snake’s body?
(A) graceful                                                                                   (B) beautiful
(C) ugly                                                                                            (D) both (A) and (B)
 Ans. (D) both (A) and (B)
6. What does the snake glide through?
(A) mud                                                                                           (B)ice
(C) water                                                                                         (D) all of the above
  Ans. (C) water
7.Of what colour snake is the poet talking about?
(A) red                                                                                                           (B) white
 (C) green,                                                                                                    (D) black
 Ans. (C ) green
8. Who is the Snake harmful too?
(A) men,                                                                                                        (B) Women
 (C) children                                                                                                   (D) none of the above
  Ans. (D) none of the above
9. What Is the nature of the green snake who is trying to escape?
 (A) harmless                                                 (B) furious
(C) harmful                                                                                                    (D) annoyed
 Ans. (A) harmless
10. Where did the snake lie until observed?
 (A) in a tree                                                                                                   (B) on the water
 (C) on the sand                                                                                            (D) in the mud
 Ans. (C) on the sand
11. Where does the snake vanish?
 (A) in the water                                                                                         (B) in the reedsÂ
 (C) in a house                                                                                             (D) none of the above
 Ans. (B) in the reeds
12. Who chased the snake?
 (A) man                                                                                                           (B) Mongoose
 (C) crocodile                                                                                                  (D) eagle
Ans. (A) man
13. What does the poet wish for the snake?
 (A) killed                                                                                                         (B) escape unhurt
 (C) caught                                                                                                      (D) all of the above
  Ans. (B) escape unhurt
14. Who is the poet of the poem ‘The Snake Trying’?
 (A) Edward Lear                                                                                           (B) W.W.E. Ross
  (C) Gieve Patel                                                                                             (D) William Wordsworth
Ans. (B) W.W.E. Ross
Want to Read More Check Below:-
The Snake Trying- Introduction
The Snake Trying- Summary in Hindi
The Snake Trying- Important Extra Questions- Very Short Answer Type
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