Sea Fever John Masefield for class - X

Sea Fever    John Masefield for class - X 

1. The poet must go down to the –

a)      roads 

b)      seas 

c)       oceans

d)      rivers

2. The ship that the poet wants to travel on should be –

a)      high 

b)      short  

c)       long  

d)      tall  

3. The poet needs a star to –

a)      guide him  

b)      give him light

c)       look at 

d)      none of these

4. By ‘Wheel’s kick’ the poet wants to mean –

a)      the wheel doesn’t work  

b)      he kicks the wheel

c)       beginning of the voyage

d)      end of the voyage

5. The white sail is shaking because –

a)      it’s weak 

b)      it’s strong

c)       it’s breezy

d)      it’s windy

6. The colour of the dawn that breaks is –

a)      white 

b)      yellow 

c)       grey 

d)      ash

7. The call of the running tide is –

a)      can be easily denied

b)      cannot be denied

c)       is not at all attractive

d)      is most discouraging

8. The poet cannot –

a)      reject the call

b)      decline the call

c)       deny the call  

d)      accept the call

9. The day when the poet sets out on his voyage should-

a)      windy 

b)      breezy 

c)       stormy

d)      cloudy

10. When the poet sets out on his voyage –

a)      sea-hawks should be crying

b)      sea-gulls should be crying  

c)       sea-whales should be crying  

d)      sea-wind should be crying

11.The poet longs for a –

a)      quiet life

b)      stable life

c)       gypsy life 

d)      lazy life

12. In the poem ‘Sea Fever’, wind has been compared to a –

a)      knife 

b)      blade

c)       razor

d)      spade

13. A ‘yarn’ is a tale of  -

a)      kings 

b)      fairies

c)       an adventure

d)      laughter

14. The poet wants a tale to be told by –

a)      a gypsy

b)      a captain 

c)       his friend

d)      a sailor

15. The poet wants to sleep –

a)      before the journey

b)      at the end of the journey

c)       during the journey 

d)      none of these

16. The poet wishes to be guided by –

a)      a friend

b)      the captain

c)       fellow-sailor 

d)      a star

17. While going down to the sea, the poet wants to see –

a)      water particles flying by

b)      various kinds of sea-birds

c)       strong wind

d)      scattered water particles and foam and froth

18. “…the long trick’s over” – here ‘trick’ refers to-

a)      swimming

b)      rowing  

c)       journey

d)      game

19. The poet wants to go to the seas for –

a)      the first time

b)      the second time

c)       again and again

d)      the last time  

20. The poet wants to go to the sea which is –

a)      Lovely

b)      lonely

c)       wavy

d)      calm

21. The poet asks for a sail the colour of which would be –

a)      blue

b)      grey

c)       black

d)      white

22. While going down to the sea, the poet wants to hear the crying of –

a)      swallow

b)      sea-gulls

c)       eagles

d)      seals

23. To the poet the call of the sea is –

a)      wild and clear

b)      wild and indistinct

c)       clear and may be denied

d)      wild and may be denied

24. The poet wants to feel the –

a)      water’s kick

b)      anchor’s kick

c)       wheel’s kick

d)       whale’kick

25. The poet wants a windy day with –

a)      black clouds in the sky

b)      bright sky

c)       white clouds

d)      blue sky

26. The poet wants to hear from a fellow sailor-

a)      a merry story

b)      a ghost story

c)       stories from Arabian Nights

d)      stories from Treasure Island

27. After the long voyage the poet wants to enjoy –

a)      quite sleep

b)      a rich drink

c)       in a night club

d)      under the starry sky

28. The poet wants to see the grey mist on the sea’s –

a)      face

b)      hands

c)       head

d)      eyes

29. The poet must go down to the seas for the call of the –

a)      white cloud

b)      sea wind

c)       running tide

d)      the sea-gull

30. The poet asks for a –

a)      sunny day

b)      windy day

c)       cloudy day

d)      stormy day

31. The wind on the sea is life a whetted –

a)      sword

b)      axe

c)       knife

d)      spear

32. The call of the running tide is-

a)      wild and clear

b)      loud

c)       soft and clear

d)      direct

33. The poet could not deny the call of the –

a)      tide

b)      sea-gulls

c)       ship

d)      sky

34. The poet begins with ‘I’. here ‘I’ refers to –

a)      the poet

b)      the nomad

c)       the sailor

d)      the boatman

35. The poet asks for –

a)      a merry yarn

b)      a boat

c)       a friend

d)      a guide

36. The poet longs for a/an –

a)      a boat

b)      tall ship

c)       canoe

d)      yatch

37. The bird mentioned in the poem is –

a)      crow

b)      windy

c)       shale

d)      sea-gull

38. For his voyage, the poet asks for—

a)      a tall ship and a star

b)      a small boat and some friends

c)       a speed boat and a tree

d)      a big boat and a sea-gull

39. On the eve of the sea-voyage, the poet feels—

a)      frightened

b)      excited

c)       nervous

d)      normal

40. “…and a grey dawn breaking”—here dawn is grey because it is—

a)      cloudy

b)      misty

c)       sunny

d)      bright

41. A gypsy leads a—

a)      stable life

b)      wandering life

c)       calculated life

d)      aimless life

42. The poet wants his fellow-rover to be—

a)      tricky

b)      cheerful

c)       quiet

d)      sweet

43. The word ‘yarn’ means –

a)      vagabond

b)      weather

c)       poem

d)      tale

44. The sea will be full of –

a)      sparrows

b)      cuckoos

c)       sea-gulls

d)      crows

45. ‘wheel’s kick’ indicates –

a)      a smooth movement

b)      a sudden movement

c)       a continuous movement

d)      the stopping at the ship

46. The poet mentions the ways of two creatures. They are –

a)      the tiger and the lion

b)      the sea-gull ad the whale

c)       the fish and the oyster

d)      the dolphin and the shark

47. When the voyage is over the poet wants –

a)      to gossip with his friend

b)      to sit idle thinking about nothing

c)       to sleep quietly and dream a sweet dream

d)      to have old scores settled with his friend

·         State whether the following statement are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:

a)      The poet needs the moon as a guide. –False

Supporting statement : …a star to steer her by

b)      The call of the running tide is wild and clear. –True.

Supporting statement : for the call of the running tide /is a wild and clear call

c)       The poet is going out to the sea for the first time. --  False.

Supporting statement: I must go down to the seas again

d)      The poet needs a violent storm to steer his ship. – False

Supporting statement : a star to steer by by …

e)      The sea wind is compared to a blunt knife. – False .

Supporting statement: Where the wind’s like a whetted knife.

·         State whether the following statement are True or False. Provide sentences/phrases/words in support of your answer:

a.      The sea that the poet wants to go down to ,is a crowded sea.

b.      The ship should have a great height.

c.       It is difficult for the poet to discard the call.

d.      The day on which the poet wants to set out should be breezy.

e.       The sea’s face can be seen clearly.

f.        The poet has already been to the seas.

g.      The wind has been compared to a weapon.

h.      It is difficult to deny the wild and clear call.

i.         The poet doesn’t want to have any rest.

j.        The poet is interested in living at a particular place.

k.       The fellow-rover should recite a poem to the poet.

l.         The poet wants a joyful sailor to accompany him.

SAQ

1.       Along with windy day what does the poet want during his sea voyage?

Ans. During his sea voyage the poet along with a windy day wants to enjoy white clouds flying, scattered water particles, foam and froth and the cry of the sea-gulls.

2.       What does the poet desire to hear from a fellow rover when the journey is over or?

Or

What does the poet desire at the end of his exciting voyage?

Ans. After his journey the poet prefers to hear a cheerful story from an accompanying sailor.

3.       What kind of weather does the poet want before starting his voyage?

Ans. The poet wants a lonely sea and a favourable wind before starting his voyage. At dawn when the sea’s face is covered with mist, he will start his voyage.

4.       Which things does the poet need for sailing?

      Ans. The poet needs three things for a smooth sailing. He asks for a tall ship and a star as a guide. Besides, he needs a windy day with white clouds.

Some additional questions

a.      What is the signigicance of the title ‘Sea Fever’?

b.      What attitude of the poet is revealed in the poem ‘Sea Fever’?

c.       Which birds have been mentioned in the poem?

d.      Why cannot the poet deny the call of the voyage?

e.       What does the poet want to have when the voyage is over?

f.        Why does the poet choose the life of the gypsies?

g.      With what has wind ben compared to?

h.      Why does the poet want to steer the ship?

i.         Why does the poet want wind to be like a whetted knife?

j.        What kind of tale does the poet want to be told?

Some special voice change

        i.            Promises should be kept.

Ø   One should keep one’s promises.

      ii.            Help your friend in distress.

Ø    Let your friend in distress be helped.

    iii.            They left the wounded man behind.

Ø  The wounded man was left behind.

     iv.            Everybody says that he will get a good job.

Ø   That a good job will be got by him is said./ It is said that a good job will be got by him.

       v.            What cannot be cured must be endured.

Ø    We must endure what we cannot cure.

     vi.            The shed was burnt to ashes.

Ø   Fire burnt the shed to ashes.

    vii.            I must give all to this God, the savior of the country.

Ø   All must be given to this God, the savior of the country.

 viii.            Everyone knows that his father was murdered.

Ø   It was known that someone murdered his father.

     ix.            Trespassers will be prosecuted.

Ø   The owner will prosecute trespassers./ Trespassers will prosecute.

       x.            I am obliged to do this.

Ø  Someone obliges me to do this.

     xi.            Who teaches you grammar?

Ø   By whom are you taught grammar?

    xii.            He has much money to spend.

Ø   Much money to spend has been got by him.

  xiii.            I wish to enjoy the song.

Ø   Let the song be enjoyed by me. /to enjoy the song is wished by me.

  xiv.            He said that he had killed the tiger.

Ø  That the tiger had been killed was said by him.

   xv.            The advice which a doctor gives is often based on diagnostic reports.

Ø  The advice which is given by a doctor is often based on diagnostic reports.

  xvi.            I suppose you know it.

Ø  It is supposed by me that it is known to you./ that it is known to you is supposed.

xvii.            Correct your faults.

Ø  Let your faults be corrected.

xviii.            Obey your teachers.

Ø  Your teachers must be obeyed./ you are ordered to obey your teachers.

         Factory gutted by massive fire 

                                               by a Staff Reporter

Kolkata, May 21 : A devastating fire broke out in a chemical factory and its store room in East Kolkata at around 8 p.m. today. After working hard for about an hour and eight fire engines succeeded bringing the fire under control. Both the factory and the adjacent store rooms have been gutted. It was a holiday. So no labourers were present inside the factory when the flames erupted. As a result, no loss of life was reported in the fire. The cause of the fire is still in mystery. The fire brigade spokesperson said that initially three fire tenders were sent to the site. But they were not enough to douse the inferno. So, five more were dispatched later. The factory owner, however, blamed the fire brigade department for using delay tactics and not operating properly.