Class 9 English Beehive MCQ A Legend of the Northland

Question :What happened to the old woman’s clothes ?
(a) They were burnt black as she went up through the chimney.
(b) They were lost in the wood.
(c) They were taken away by the thieves.
(d) They were torn by the wild animals.

Question :What curse did Saint Peter pronounce on the selfish woman?
(a) That she shall build her shelter as birds do.
(b) That she shall bore hard, dry wood for her scanty food.
(c) That she shall keep boring all day.
(d) All the above.

Question :What made Saint Peter angry?
(a) The woman’s greed.
(b) The woman’s selfishness.
(c) The woman’s pride.
(d) The woman’s kindness.

Question :The little woman baked a cake for Saint Peter. Then why did she not give it to him?
(a) She thought it was too big to give away.
(b) She thought it was too small for the holy man.
(c) She thought the holy man won’t like it.
(d) She thought the cake was not tasty.

Question :What did Saint Peter ask for from the little woman?
(a) A single cake.
(b) A dozen cakes.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) Something to eat.

Question :What was the little woman doing when Saint Peter went to her?
(a) She was eating cakes.
(b) She was giving away cakes to the poor.
(c) She was making and baking cakes.
(d) She was putting cakes on the shelf.

Question :How do the children wearing furry clothes look?
(a) They look like little pups.
(b) They look like foxes.
(c) They look like fawns.
(d) They look like bear’s cubs.

Question :Why can’t people sleep the winter nights through in Northland?
(a) Because the nights are too short there.
(b) Because the nights are too long there.
(c) Because it is all the time night there.
(d) Because there is no night there.

Question :Where is Northland situated?
(a) It is near Scotland.
(b) It is in Holland.
(c) It is an island of New Zealand.
(d) It is an island of Ireland.

Question :What was the selfish woman changed into?
(a) Into a fox.
(b) Into a crow.
(c) Into an eagle.
(d) Into a woodpecker.

Question :Where did the story of this poem occur?
(a) Switzerland
(b) Scotland
(c) Northland
(d) Netherland

Question :What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?
(a) 4-lined stanzas with abcd rhyming scheme
(b) 3 lined stanzas with aabc
(c) 5 lined stanzas with abbcc
(d) None

Question :Quote examples of Alliteration used in the poem.
(a) tell the tales to you
(b) faint with fasting
(c) cakes that seem too small
(d) all

Question :Which literary device has been used in this poem?
(a) irony
(b) alliteration
(b) personification
(c) all