Lesson 2 : Fable
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
(A) Who is the author of the poem “Fable”?
i) William Wordsworth ii) Robert Frost
iii) Ralph Waldo Emerson
iv) Emily Dickinson
Ans: (iii) Ralph Waldo Emerson
(B) What is the central theme of the poem “Fable”?
i) Importance of strength
ii) Power of nature
iii) Value of all beings, big or small
iv) Friendship and loyalty
Ans: (iii) Value of all beings, big or small
(C) The quarrel was between the mountain and the
(i) rabbit
(ii) rat
(iii) cat
(iv) squirrel
Ans: (iv) squirrel
(D) Bun has no doubt that the mountain is
(i) small
(ii) big
(iii) noble
(iv) kind
Ans: (ii) big
(E) Unlike a mountain, a squirrel can crack a
(i) nut
(ii) joke
(iii) stone
(iv) lock
Ans: (i) nut
Short Answer Questions (SAQ)
(a) Who had a quarrel with the squirrel?
Ans: The Mountain had a quarrel with the squirrel.
(b) What is not a disgrace to the squirrel?
Ans: Occupying his place is not a disgrace to the squirrel.
(c) What is it that the squirrel doesn’t deny?
Ans: The squirrel doesn’t deny that the mountain makes a pretty squirrel track.
Long Answer Questions (LAQ)
State whether the following statements are True or False. Provide sentences/ phrases/words in support of your answer:
(a) The mountain called the squirrel “Little Bun”.
Supporting statement:
Ans: False
Supporting statement: And the former called the latter ‘Little Prig!
(b) The squirrel is sprier than the mountain.
Supporting statement:
Ans: True
Supporting statement: You are not so small as I, And not half so spry.
(c) The mountain can carry forests on its back.
Supporting statement:
Ans: True
Supporting statement: If I cannot carry forests on my back, Neither can you crack a nut!