ACME ACADEMY

WEEKLY EVALUATION TEST

Subject: English
Time Limit: 15 Mins
Max Marks: 45 Marks
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

  1. All questions are compulsory. Carefully read all instructions before starting.
  2. The question paper contains 45 questions.
  3. There is no negative marking for incorrect answers.
  4. Use of mobile phones, smartwatches, or calculators is strictly prohibited during the exam.
1. What does the poet ask everyone to do after counting to twelve?
[1 Mark]
(A) Start speaking loudly
(B) Keep still and silent
(C) Begin working faster
(D) Celebrate together
2. What kind of moment does the poet imagine when everyone becomes silent?
[1 Mark]
(A) A frightening moment
(B) A mysterious moment
(C) An exotic moment
(D) A violent moment
3. What do the words 'without rush, without engines' suggest?
[1 Mark]
(A) A noisy industrial world
(B) A peaceful pause from machines
(C) A faster life
(D) A mechanical society
4. What would fishermen avoid doing during the moment of silence?
[1 Mark]
(A) Sailing boats
(B) Harming whales
(C) Fishing normally
(D) Repairing nets
5. What would the salt gatherer notice during the moment of quietness?
[1 Mark]
(A) His clothes
(B) His boat
(C) His injured hands
(D) His tools
6. The poet clarifies that keeping quiet should not be confused with what?
[1 Mark]
(A) Silence
(B) Meditation
(C) Total inactivity
(D) Rest
7. What does the phrase 'I want no truck with death' mean?
[1 Mark]
(A) He supports death
(B) He refuses association with death
(C) He studies death
(D) He fears death
8. What does 'count to twelve' symbolize?
[1 Mark]
(A) A celebration
(B) A brief moment of reflection
(C) A war countdown
(D) A working hour
9. Which theme is central to the poem?
[1 Mark]
(A) Industrial growth
(B) Self-reflection and peace
(C) Political power
(D) Wealth
10. What human problem does the poet highlight?
[1 Mark]
(A) Overpopulation
(B) Lack of self-understanding
(C) Illiteracy
(D) Poverty
11. Which poetic device is used in 'wars with gas, wars with fire'?
[1 Mark]
(A) Metaphor
(B) Repetition
(C) Irony
(D) Hyperbole
12. Which device is used in 'Perhaps the Earth can teach us'?
[1 Mark]
(A) Personification
(B) Simile
(C) Alliteration
(D) Hyperbole
13. What does the poem suggest silence can bring?
[1 Mark]
(A) Confusion
(B) Peace and understanding
(C) Fear
(D) Failure
14. What message about war is conveyed in the poem?
[1 Mark]
(A) War is glorious
(B) War brings prosperity
(C) War is destructive and futile
(D) War is necessary
15. What overall message does the poem convey?
[1 Mark]
(A) Stop working forever
(B) Silence brings peace and awareness
(C) Nature is dangerous
(D) War is important
16. What does the poet ask everyone to do after counting to twelve?
[1 Mark]
(A) Start speaking loudly
(B) Keep still and silent
(C) Begin working faster
(D) Celebrate together
17. Why does the poet ask people not to speak in any language?
[1 Mark]
(A) To create confusion
(B) To encourage silence and unity
(C) To stop communication forever
(D) To avoid learning
18. What kind of moment does the poet imagine when everyone becomes silent?
[1 Mark]
(A) A frightening moment
(B) A mysterious moment
(C) An exotic moment
(D) A violent moment
19. What do the words 'without rush, without engines' suggest?
[1 Mark]
(A) A peaceful pause from machines
(B) A noisy industrial world
(C) A faster life
(D) A mechanical society
20. What would fishermen avoid doing during the silent moment?
[1 Mark]
(A) Sailing boats
(B) Repairing nets
(C) Harming whales
(D) Fishing normally
21. What would the salt gatherer notice during the quiet moment?
[1 Mark]
(A) His tools
(B) His injured hands
(C) His clothes
(D) His boat
22. What is the main idea behind the poet’s suggestion of stillness?
[1 Mark]
(A) To promote laziness
(B) To encourage reflection and peace
(C) To stop work permanently
(D) To avoid responsibility
23. Keeping quiet should not be confused with what?
[1 Mark]
(A) Silence
(B) Meditation
(C) Total inactivity
(D) Rest
24. What does the poet say life is about?
[1 Mark]
(A) Competition
(B) Wealth
(C) Meaningful living
(D) War
25. What does 'I want no truck with death' mean?
[1 Mark]
(A) He supports death
(B) He refuses to associate with death
(C) He studies death
(D) He fears death
26. What does 'count to twelve' symbolize?
[1 Mark]
(A) A brief pause for reflection
(B) A celebration
(C) A war countdown
(D) A working hour
27. Why does the poet say 'let’s not speak in any language'?
[1 Mark]
(A) To promote ignorance
(B) To deepen understanding beyond words
(C) To stop communication forever
(D) To avoid work
28. What feeling would people experience in the silence?
[1 Mark]
(A) Anger
(B) Sudden strangeness
(C) Fear
(D) Excitement
29. Which theme is central to the poem?
[1 Mark]
(A) Industrial progress
(B) Self-reflection and peace
(C) Political power
(D) Wealth
30. What does the poem suggest about modern life?
[1 Mark]
(A) It is peaceful
(B) It is rushed and mechanical
(C) It is traditional
(D) It is slow
31. What human problem does the poet highlight?
[1 Mark]
(A) Overpopulation
(B) Lack of self-understanding
(C) Illiteracy
(D) Poverty
32. What does the poet say silence might interrupt?
[1 Mark]
(A) Human happiness
(B) The sadness of misunderstanding ourselves
(C) Economic growth
(D) Nature
33. What would people who prepare wars do in the silent moment?
[1 Mark]
(A) Continue fighting
(B) Walk peacefully with others
(C) Build weapons
(D) Plan attacks
34. What phrase describes destructive wars?
[1 Mark]
(A) Wars with gas, wars with fire
(B) Cold wars
(C) Friendly wars
(D) Short wars
35. What literary device is used in 'wars with gas, wars with fire'?
[1 Mark]
(A) Metaphor
(B) Repetition
(C) Simile
(D) Hyperbole
36. What literary device is used in 'Perhaps the Earth can teach us'?
[1 Mark]
(A) Simile
(B) Personification
(C) Irony
(D) Alliteration
37. What does the poet learn from the Earth?
[1 Mark]
(A) Nature is silent
(B) Life can appear dead and revive later
(C) Nature is dangerous
(D) Earth is old
38. What does the poet want people to realize through silence?
[1 Mark]
(A) The importance of work
(B) The importance of introspection
(C) The importance of war
(D) The importance of machines
39. What does 'sudden strangeness' refer to?
[1 Mark]
(A) A strange event
(B) A rare shared silence
(C) A natural disaster
(D) A celebration
40. What would the quiet moment bring to the world?
[1 Mark]
(A) Conflict
(B) Harmony
(C) Fear
(D) Confusion
41. Why does the poet refer to fishermen and whales?
[1 Mark]
(A) To describe fishing
(B) To show harmony with nature
(C) To show wealth
(D) To describe oceans
42. What does the poet criticize indirectly?
[1 Mark]
(A) Modern busy lifestyle
(B) Education
(C) Nature
(D) Weather
43. What might silence help humans understand?
[1 Mark]
(A) Themselves and others
(B) Only nature
(C) Only machines
(D) Only language
44. What is the poet’s attitude toward war?
[1 Mark]
(A) He supports it
(B) He criticizes it
(C) He ignores it
(D) He celebrates it
45. What overall message does the poem convey?
[1 Mark]
(A) Humans must stop working forever
(B) Silence can bring peace and awareness
(C) Nature is dangerous
(D) War is necessary

Official Answer Key (For Teachers)

Q1
B
Q2
C
Q3
B
Q4
B
Q5
C
Q6
C
Q7
B
Q8
B
Q9
B
Q10
B
Q11
B
Q12
A
Q13
B
Q14
C
Q15
B
Q16
B
Q17
B
Q18
C
Q19
A
Q20
C
Q21
B
Q22
B
Q23
C
Q24
C
Q25
B
Q26
A
Q27
B
Q28
B
Q29
B
Q30
B
Q31
B
Q32
B
Q33
B
Q34
A
Q35
B
Q36
B
Q37
B
Q38
B
Q39
B
Q40
B
Q41
B
Q42
A
Q43
A
Q44
B
Q45
B
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