Sympathy 

Chapter 7



1. deeply/distressed/was /he

a) He was distressed deeply.

b) He was deeply distressed.
 
c) None of the above is correct.

Ans: b) He was deeply distressed.


2. I lay in sorrow, deep distressed

a) tired

b) unhappy

c) angry

Ans: b) unhappy


3. The poet was in deep sorrow. A proud man came and helped him by

a) offering him kind words

b) ignoring him

c) giving him gold

Ans: c) giving him gold


4. when the poet lay in want and grief, the one who helped him was

a) a poor man

b) a proud man

c) a rich man

Ans: a) a poor man


5. The poor man gave the poet

a) Sympathy

b) Gold

c) A cold look

Ans: a) Sympathy


6. When the poet's sorrow passed, he went to the proud man and 

a) ignored him

b) helped him

c) gave him back the gold

Ans: c) gave him back the gold


7. The poet refers to sympathy as 'heavenly' because sympathy

a) is a feeling found in proud people

b) is a blessing from God

c) is an ordinary human feeling

Ans: b) is a blessing from God


8. He gave me gold

a) money

b) sheets
 
c) pride

Ans: a) money

9. What is a antonyms word of 'sorrow' ?

a) unhappy

b) joy

c) beautiful

Ans: b) joy


10. What is a antonyms word of 'grief' ?

a)  joy

b) hot

c) unkindly
 
Ans: a)  joy


11. What is a antonyms word of 'cold' ?

a) hot

b) unhappy

c) unkindly

Ans: a) hot


12. He watched me night and __________ .

a) pain

b) charity

c) day

Ans: c) day


13. What is the meaning of 'I was sad and very unhappy'.

a) But not a kindly word.

b) I lay in sorrow, deep distressed.

c) I lay in want, and grief, and pain.

Ans: b) I lay in sorrow, deep distressed.


14. What is the meaning of 'I was in need and was sad and hurt'.

a) a poor man passed my way

b) the gold he gave to me

c) I lay in want, and grief, and pain

Ans: c) I lay in want, and grief, and pain


15. even/thanked/him/I

a) I even thanked him.

b) I thanked even him.

c) None of the above is correct.

Ans: a) I even thanked him.


16. What is a antonyms word of 'kindly' ?

a) apathy

b) joy

c) unkindly

Ans: c) unkindly


17. What is the meaning of 'Gold is valuable but sympathy and love are far more valuable'.

a) Oh, gold is great but greater far is heavenly sympathy.

b) I lay in want, and grief, and pain.

c) But not a kindly word.

Ans: a) Oh, gold is great but greater far is heavenly sympathy.


18. heard/ a proud man/of/his grief

a) his grief of a proud man heard.

b) a proud man heard of his grief

c) None of the above is correct

Ans: b) a proud man heard of his grief


19. looks/cold/were/his

a) his looks were cold.

b) looks were cold his.
 
c) None of the above is correct.

Ans: a) his looks were cold.


20. the gold/him/back/paid/to/he

a) he paid the gold back to him.

b) the gold paid he back to him.

c) Both of the above is correct.

Ans: a) he paid the gold back to him.