WBBSE Class 9 A Hunting Snake Extra Questions and Answers

Content structure

  • A. Multiple choice questions & answers (MCQs)
  • B. Fill in the blanks
  • C. True or False
  • D. Short questions & answers
  • E. Long questions & answers
  • F. Grammar

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A. Multiple choice questions and answers (MCQs)

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1. The poem begins in which season?
(a) Summer
(b) Autumn
(c) Winter
(d) Spring

Ans: (b) Autumn

2. What creature appeared on the path?
(a) A lizard
(b) A snake
(c) A rabbit
(d) A bird

Ans: (b) A snake

3. The snake was described as ______.
(a) Green and tiny
(b) Great and black
(c) Small and brown
(d) Long and golden

Ans: (b) Great and black

4. The snake’s tongue was ______.
(a) Flickering
(b) Silent
(c) Heavy
(d) Bright

Ans: (a) Flickering

5. Where did the snake move through?
(a) Water
(b) Sand
(c) Parting grass
(d) Stones

Ans: (c) Parting grass

6. What covered the snake’s scales?
(a) Moonlight
(b) Raindrops
(c) Sunlight
(d) Dust

Ans: (c) Sunlight

7. The snake’s scales were compared to ______.
(a) Diamond
(b) Silver
(c) Gold
(d) Glass

Ans: (a) Diamond

8. The sight of the snake made the people ______.
(a) Laugh
(b) Lose breath
(c) Run away
(d) Scream loudly

Ans: (b) Lose breath

9. The snake was hunting for ______.
(a) Water
(b) Food
(c) Shelter
(d) Sunshine

Ans: (b) Food

10. The snake was described as ______.
(a) Cold, dark and splendid
(b) Small and weak
(c) Bright and playful
(d) Shiny and golden

Ans: (a) Cold, dark and splendid

11. The poem shows the beauty of ______.
(a) Mountains
(b) Animals
(c) Nature
(d) Rain

Ans: (c) Nature

12. The snake is described with both ______ and fear.
(a) Love
(b) Respect
(c) Wonder
(d) Comfort

Ans: (c) Wonder

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B. Fill in the blanks

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1. The poem begins in the late ______ season. (autumn)
2. The sky is described as the ______ sky. (gentlest)
3. The poet says they walked and froze half-through a ______. (pace)
4. The snake’s ______ was down. (head)
5. The snake moved through the parting ______. (grass)
6. The sun glazed his ______. (curves)
7. They did not know what ______ he followed. (track)
8. The little food ______ from his intent. (fled)
9. The snake was called cold, dark, and ______. (splendid)
10. The snake went into the ______. (grass)
11. The sun made his scales shine like ______. (diamond)
12. The snake’s tongue was ______ quickly. (flickering)
13. The observers’ eyes moved with the snake as he ______. (went)
14. The snake disappeared into the grass that hid his ______. (prey)
15. The poem shows a sudden meeting with ______ in nature. (beauty and danger)

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C. True or false

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1. The sky is described as dark and stormy. (False)
S/S: The sky is described as “the autumn’s gentlest sky,” showing calmness.

2. The poet and others were walking slowly. (False)
S/S: They “froze half-through a pace,” meaning they stopped suddenly, not walked slowly.

3. The snake’s tongue did not move. (False)
S/S: The poem says the tongue was “flickering,” meaning it was moving.

4. The snake’s scales looked like silver. (False)
S/S: His scales are compared to “diamond,” not silver.

5. The snake was hunting for food. (True)
S/S: The poem mentions “what small food fled living from his fierce intent.”

6. The snake is described as cold, dark, and splendid. (True)
S/S: The poem explicitly says, “Cold, dark and splendid he was gone.”

7. The snake was captured by the observers. (False)
S/S: The snake disappears into the grass; it was not captured.

8. The snake’s presence created fear and respect in the observers. (True)
S/S: They lost their breath and watched it carefully, showing awe and fear.

9. The snake moved quietly without anyone noticing. (False)
S/S: Everyone lost their breath watching it pass, so they noticed.

10. The poem highlights the beauty and danger of nature. (True)
S/S: The snake’s splendid appearance and fierce intent show nature’s beauty and danger.

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D. Short questions and answers

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1. In which season does the poem begin?
Ans: The poem begins in autumn.

2. How is the sky described in the poem?
Ans: The sky is described as the autumn’s gentlest sky.

3. What creature appeared on their path?
Ans: A great black snake appeared on their path.

4. How did the snake move?
Ans: The snake moved by reeling through the grass.

5. What was the position of the snake’s head?
Ans: The snake’s head was down near the grass.

6. What was special about the snake’s tongue?
Ans: The snake’s tongue was flickering.

7. Through what did the snake move?
Ans: The snake moved through the parting grass.

8. How did the sun affect the snake’s scales?
Ans: The sun made the snake’s scales shine like diamonds.

9. How were the snake’s scales described?
Ans: The snake’s scales were compared to diamonds.

10. How did the observers react to seeing the snake?
Ans: The observers were amazed and stood still.

11. What was the snake looking for?
Ans: The snake was looking for small animals to eat.

12. What did the small animals do when the snake came?
Ans: The small animals quickly fled from the snake.

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E. Long questions and answers

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1. Describe the setting of the poem and how it affects the mood.
Ans: The poem is set in late autumn under a gentle sky. The peaceful setting contrasts with the sudden snake, creating surprise and tension.

2. How does the poet describe the snake’s movement?
Ans: The snake moves by “reeling” through the grass. Its head is down and its tongue flickers, showing alertness and graceful movement.

3. What is the significance of the snake’s scales in the poem?
Ans: The scales shine like diamonds in the sunlight. This makes the dangerous snake appear beautiful and splendid, filling the observers with awe.

4. How do the observers react when they see the snake?
Ans: The observers stop in surprise and lose their breath. They closely follow the snake’s movements with awe, curiosity, and slight fear.

5. What is the snake searching for, and how does it behave?
Ans: The snake is searching for small animals to eat. It moves carefully and with fierce intent, while the frightened animals flee from it.

6. How does the poet show the danger and beauty of the snake together?
Ans: The poet calls the snake “cold, dark, and splendid.” Its hunting shows danger, while its shining scales and graceful movement show beauty.

7. Why is the snake described as “cold, dark, and splendid”?
Ans: “Cold” and “dark” suggest danger and mystery, while “splendid” shows its beauty. Together, these words show the snake’s powerful attraction.

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F. Grammar

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1. We walked and froze half-through a pace. (Change into past perfect tense)
Ans: We had walked and had frozen half-through a pace.

2. Under the autumn’s gentlest sky. (Use the comparative degree:)
Ans: Under a sky gentler than autumn’s.

3. Tongue flickering on the trail. (Replace with synonym: flickering)
Ans: Tongue flashing on the trail.

4. He quested through the parting grass. (Make negative:)
Ans: He did not quest through the parting grass.

5. We lost breath to see him pass. (Change into a question:)
Ans: Did we lose breath to see him pass?

6. Cold, dark and splendid he was gone. (Use antonym of ‘cold’:)
Ans: Warm, dark and splendid he was gone.

7. We took a deeper breath of day. (Change into present continuous tense:)
Ans: We are taking a deeper breath of day.

8. We looked at each other. (Change into future tense:)
Ans: We shall look at each other.

9. He was gone into the grass. (Change into exclamatory:)
Ans: How quickly he was gone into the grass!

10. We said, “We lost breath to see him pass.” (Change into indirect speech:)
Ans: We said that we had lost breath to see him pass.

11. We looked at each other and went on. (Make complex sentence:)
Ans: We looked at each other before we went on.

12. We walked and froze half-through a pace. (Make simple sentence:)
Ans: Walking, we froze half-through a pace.

13. We scarcely thought; still as we stood, our eyes went with him. (Make compound sentence:)
Ans: We scarcely thought, and still we stood, and our eyes went with him.

14. We lost breath to see him pass. (Change into passive voice:)
Ans: Breath was lost by us to see him pass.

15. We took a deeper breath of day. (Change into negative without changing meaning:)
Ans: We did not fail to take a deeper breath of day.

16. He followed a track. (Frame a question with ‘What’:)
Ans: What track did he follow?

17. He was gone into the grass. (Frame a question with ‘Where’:)
Ans: Where was he gone?

18. He quested through the parting grass. (Change into present perfect tense:)
Ans: He has quested through the parting grass.

19. He was cold, dark and splendid. (Make it exclamatory:)
Ans: How cold, dark and splendid he was!

20. We said, “We took a deeper breath of day.” (Change into indirect narration:)
Ans: We said that we had taken a deeper breath of day.

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