Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

I stand and look at them long and long. They do not sweat and whine about their condition.

1. The poet who has written these lines is ______.
   1. Robert Frost
   2. Carolyn Wells
   3. Walt Whitman
   4. Ogden Nash
2. Who are ‘they’ referred to here?
   1. Animals
   2. Tigers
   3. Ananda’s friends
   4. Wanda’s dresses
3. The poet looks at them long and long because he ______.
4. Which word in the extract means ‘complain’?

Answer 1

1. The poet who has written these lines is Walt Whitman.
2. Animals
3. because he can relate to the animals better, as they are calm and happy with themselves. Walt Whitman, a poet, claims he can relate to animals better because they are calm and peaceful. So he plans to turn away from his human friends and toward them.
4. Whine