This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 English Poem Chapter 9 The Snake Trying – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Poem Chapter 9 The Snake Trying Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Where was the poet born? A) Pembroke, Ontario. B) Ontario. C) Peterborough, Ontario. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Peterborough, Ontario. 2. What are the snakes generally considered? A) Source of joy. B) Source of entertainment. C) Fear factor. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear factor. 3. He lay until observed and chased away, and nowhe vanishes in the ripplesamong the green slim reeds.What is the meaning of vanishes? A) Escapes. B) Long grass. C) Waves. D) Disappears. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Disappears. 4. The snake has a ..... body A) I. thin, huge. B) Ii. thick, small. C) Iii. thin, long. D) Iv. thick, huge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Iii. thin, long. 5. What was the poet's Nationality? A) American. B) Australian. C) Canadian. D) Indian. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Canadian. 6. 'he vanishes in the ripples'The word 'ripples' means ..... A) I. small thorny bushes. B) Ii. series of waves on the surface of the water. C) Iii. many plants on the surface of the water. D) Iv. cluster of small plants. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ii. series of waves on the surface of the water. 7. The adjectives used by the poet to describe the snake are ..... and ..... A) Beautiful and thin. B) Thin, slim. C) Attractive, slender. D) Beautiful, graceful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Beautiful, graceful. 8. He vanishes in the ripples among the green slim reeds. What is the meaning of 'vanishes' A) Escapes. B) Disappears. C) Waves. D) Long grass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Disappears. 9. Define transferred epithet A) It is when an adjective usually used to describe one thing is transferred to another. B) Giving an object or animal human characteristics to create interesting imagery.". C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is when an adjective usually used to describe one thing is transferred to another. 10. What are the snakes generally considerd? A) Source of joy. B) Source of entertainment. C) Fear factor. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear factor. 11. There is ..... rhyme scheme in the poem. A) No. B) A. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 12. Name the thing that snake trying to save itself. A) From mongoose. B) From other animals. C) From a man with a stick. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From a man with a stick. 13. The poetic device in 'pursuing stick' is ..... A) Metafar. B) Oxymoron. C) Allusion. D) Transferred epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transferred epithet. 14. Small and green he is harmless even to children.Identify the poetic devices used. A) Visual Imagery. B) Alliteration. C) Both of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both of the above. 15. 'Into the reeds to hide''reeds' mean ..... A) I. plants that grow in water. B) Ii. plants that grow in the dessert. C) Iii. plants that grow in the valleys. D) Iv. plants that grow in the mountains. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I. plants that grow in water. 16. Who chased the snake? A) Man. B) Mongoose. C) Crocodile. D) Eagle. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Man. 17. When did the poet die? A) August 27 1966. B) August 26 1966. C) August 16 1966. D) August 15 1966. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) August 26 1966. 18. Identify the colour of the snake. A) Green. B) Blue. C) Red. D) Yellow. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Green. 19. O let him go over the water.The poet is addressing these lines to ..... A) The snake. B) Humanity. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Humanity. 20. The literary device in 'He is harmless ' is ..... ' A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Metafar. D) Allusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Alliteration. 21. "He lay until observed" this is example of A) Personification. B) Imagery. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Transferred epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Personification. 22. Who is the writer of the poet The Snake Trying A) James Kirkup. B) Edward Lear. C) W.W.E.Ross. D) Phoebe Cary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) W.W.E.Ross. 23. The movement of the snake is described as boring A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 24. What was Gerrad Christian name A) Vincent Charles. B) Vincent Chalers. C) Vincent Parker. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vincent Charles. 25. What was the poet's age when he died? A) 77. B) 78. C) 79. D) 72. 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