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TNPSC GROUP 4 GENERAL ENGLISH STUDY

MATERIAL
Part B
Important lines from Poems

1. Art is long and time is fleeting


These line are taken from the poem “ A psalm of Life”
2. And I like a second comes waiting
These line are taken from the poem “Snake”
3. ‘O’ Tongue of fire
These line are taken from the poem “English words”
4. Or help to half a crown
These line are taken from the poem “The man he killed”
5. Stop! Be silent for to-day
These line are taken from the poem “The cry of the children”
6. Exult! O shores & ring O bells
These line are taken from the poem “ O Captain! My Captain!”
7. We plan your fields with skulls and bones
These line are taken from the poem “The Earth”
8. But he’s locked in concrete cell
These line are taken from the poem “A Tiger in the zoo”
9. It is the star to every wandering bark
These line are taken from the poem “Sonnet No.116”
10.And in the hush we joined to make
We heard, we heard the brook
These line are taken from the poem “Going for Water”
Questions:

1. We ran as if to meet the


moon. Who is the author
of this line?
a) Thomas Hardy b) Robert Frost c) V.K.Gokak d) D.H.Lawrence
2. Harmonic Cacophony to
oblivious ears This line takes
place from ?
a) Shilpi b) Going for water c) Migrant Bird d) Shilpi
3. I breed my brood
This line relates with which of the below poem?
a) Psalm of Life b) Going for water c) Migrant Bird d) Shilpi

Appreciation questions from Poem

Poetic Line: But he’s locked in concrete cell

The author mentioned “He” in the above poetic line. Whom did he pointed
out here?

Answer: Tiger

Likewise, the appreciation question will be asked from poetic lines and also
which will be challenging to answer it.

Example:

1. The Author mentioned Albatross as sign of


a) Health b) Happiness c) Long Live d) Good Luck

Answer: Good Luck

2. Optimistic, Self Acceptance and Being Contented are the theme of


which Poem?
a) Snake b) English words c) Be the Best d) Women’s right
Answer: Be the Best

3. If you can’t be a muskie, then just be a bass. What does bass means
here?
a) Stream b) Bushes c) Lake d) Fish

Answer: Fish

Questions on Biography

Questions:

1. Who was the inspiration for Subash Chandra Bose?


a) Janaki Nath b) Prabhavathi c) Swami Vivekanandha d) Gandhiji

Answer: Swami Vivekanadha

2. Who won the award of Ramson Magsaysay?


a) Sc Bose b) Kiran Bedi c) Dr. Salim Ali d) Gandhi

Answer: Kiran Bedi

3. Who is the Science teacher for APJ Abdul Kalam?


a) Ramanadha Sastri b) Aravindhan c) Siva Prakasan d) Siva
Subramania Iyer

Answer: Siva Subramania Iyer

4. Jhansi Rani was born in _ ?


a) Bithur b) Maratha c) Benaras d) Gwalior

Answer: Benaras

5. I can’t think of making money out


Of Something that God gave
me freee This was quoted by ?
a) George Washington Carver b)Abraham Lincoln c) APJ Abdul
kalam d) Kiran Bedi

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