MCQs For NCERT Class 10 English Chapter 1 Fire and Ice

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Fire and Ice Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

But if it had to perish twice.
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

Question. What does ‘it’ refer to here?
a. Fire
b. Ice
c. World
d. Poet

Question. What does the ‘ice’ symbolise?
a. Happiness
b. Freshness
c. Hatred
d. Passion

Question. The main idea of the above lines is that:
a. Love can destroy the world
b. Hatred can destroy the world
c. Human’s desire can destroy the world
d. Corruption in the world will destroy everything

Question. What is the rhyme scheme of this stanza?
a. ababa
b. abbaa
c. abacb
d. aabbc

Question. The world will perish:
a. once
b. thrice
c. twice
d. never

Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. Name the poetic device used in the line, “Some say the world will end in fire”.
a. Metaphor
b. Imagery
c. Alliteration
d. Oxymoron

Question. The poet brings about a contrast between ‘ice’ and:
a. love
b. heat
c. cold
d. hatred

Question. Why do some people say that the world will end in ice?
a. Because love among people is increasing fast.
b. Because hatred among people is increasing fast.
c. Because lust among people is increasing fast.
d. None of the above

Question. The human capability of what has the potential for inner destruction? (Fire and Ice)
a. Insensitivity
b. Hatred
c. Both a. & b.
d. Neither a. nor b.

Question. Name the poetic device used in the line, “To say that for destruction ice is also great”.
a. Metaphor
b. Imagery
c. Alliteration
d. Oxymoron

Question. The ‘hatred’ has the same adverse impact on us as:
a. love
b. jealous
c. desire
d. None of these

Question. According to the poet, what would be as competent as fire in ending the world?
a. Hatred
b. Cold
c. Heat
d. Ice

Question. What is the rhyme scheme in the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
a. ababc
b. abcab
c. ababa
d. abbbc

Question. What is ‘Ice’ a symbol of?
a. Lust
b. Love
c. Desire
d. Hatred

Question. What does the poet compare fire with?
a. Hatred
b. Desire
c. Hot
d. Both a. and c.

Reference to Context

1. But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.

(a) What does ‘it’ refer to in the first line?
(i) world
(ii) fire
(iii) desire
(iv) heat

(b) The main idea given here is that ________.
(i) hatred is not good
(ii) hatred is good
(iii) hatred can destroy
(iv) hatred can create

(c) Who has written the above lines?
(i) Walt Whitman
(ii) Robert Frost
(iii) William Wordsworth
(iv) Leslie Norris

(d) Name the poetic device used in the line “To say that for destruction ice is also great.”
(i) Metaphor
(ii) Imagery
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) Oxymoron

(e) What would be a better option to end the earth?
(i) ice
(ii) fire
(iii) both (i) and (ii) are equally competent
(iv) None of the above

Question. Some say the world will end in fire Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.
(a) What is the underlying idea of the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
(b) Why does the poet say, ‘I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favour fire’?
Ans. (a) The poet compares fire with ‘desire’ and ice with ‘hatred’. These emotions grow with time. If one does not keep a check on them from growing, the world will perish. Therefore one must learn to control emotions and love our fellow beings.
(b) The poet is aware of the fire of passions and desires in love. He knows that uncontrolled passions and fury will lead to the destruction of the world.