MCQs of Class 12 English Poem 3 Keeping Quiet by Pablo Neruda have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 12 can prepare the MCQs of Poem 3 Keeping Quiet from NCERT Flamingo book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the MCQs of Keeping Quiet.These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.
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Flamingo book Poem 3 Keeping Quiet
Q1- What does the title of the poem suggest? A) Inactivity
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Q2- What does the poem speak about? A) the necessity to be happy
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Q3- What does counting upto 12 signify and how will it help? A) hours of the day
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Q4- What is poet’s pen name? A) Neruda
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Q5- What does the style of the poem symbolise, that the poet used to write with? A) desires
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Q6- What is the original language of the poem ? A) English
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Q7- What is the essence or message of the poem ? A) introspection and retrospection to be more peaceful and be in harmony
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Q8- What does the poet feel is needed to be at peace? A) meeting with people
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Q9- According to the poet what creates barriers? A) interactions
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Q10- Why does the poet ask people not to speak? A) because it creates noise
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Q11- What is the rhyming scheme used in the poem? A) enclosed rhyme
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Q12- How is keeping quiet related to life and can change attitude? A) it helps to think and search soul
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Q13- How will keeping quiet protect our environment? A) by creating peace and brotherhood feelings
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Q14- What is destroying the environment? A) unthoughtful actions
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Q15- What does number 12 represent? A) hours of the day and months of a year
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Q16- What does the poem Keeping Quiet teach us? A) how to maintain silence
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Q17- Not move our arms’ what does this expression refer to? A) sit quietly
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Q18- Why is silence treated as a big issue? A) it helps to search our soul
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Q19- What should not be confused with total inactivity or death? A) no movement
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Q20- What can be a cure or an antidote to violent actions? A) speaking practice
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Q21- What is the sadness in the poem that the poet speaks about ? A) violence because of unthoughtfulness of the people
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Q22- What does the earth symbolise? A) perseverence and new beginning from seemingly stillness
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Q23- What is always alive even when everything seems to be dead or still? A) mountains
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Q24- Why does the poet request people to keep quiet? A) to maintain silence
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Q25- What does the poet want people to do for one second? A) to sing
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Q26- How can the moments of no activity help people? A) they will be healthy
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Q27- What will happen if there are no engines and no crowd? A) noise will be lessened
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Q28- Why is the moment of silence called Exotic? A) because of the beautiful scenery around
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Q29- What would everyone feel at that exotic moment? A) happy
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Q30- How long is the poet expecting everyone to stay still? A) for 10 minutes
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Q31- Why is the poet asking everyone not to speak any language? A) to avoid noise
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Q32- What is the poet expecting from fishermen? A) to find more fish
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Q33- While gathering salt, what will happen to the man if he keep silent for a moment? A) he will stop dropping it
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Q34- What does hurt hand refer to ? A) Growing needs of the man
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Q35- How will silence benefit the man and nature? A) both will be friends
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Q36- Which images in the poem show that the poet condemns or hate violence? A) fishemen not harming whales
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Q37- What symbol from nature the poet uses to prove that keeping quiet is not total inactivity? A) Sun
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Q38- What are the different kinds of wars mentioned in the poem? A) War against humanity
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Q39- What can human beings learn from nature? A) beauty
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Q40- How does the poet perceive life? A) as stillness
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ANSWER KEY
1 |
D |
11 |
D |
21 |
A |
31 |
D |
2 |
B |
12 |
D |
22 |
A |
32 |
C |
3 |
D |
13 |
A |
23 |
D |
33 |
D |
4 |
D |
14 |
D |
24 |
D |
34 |
D |
5 |
D |
15 |
A |
25 |
D |
35 |
D |
6 |
D |
16 |
D |
26 |
D |
36 |
D |
7 |
A |
17 |
D |
27 |
D |
37 |
D |
8 |
D |
18 |
D |
28 |
D |
38 |
D |
9 |
D |
19 |
D |
29 |
D |
39 |
D |
10 |
D |
20 |
D |
30 |
D |
40 |
D |
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