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Question
State whether the following statement is True or False:
Both Demetrius and Lysander fight for Hermia.
Options
True
False
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Solution
Both Demetrius and Lysander fight for Hermia - False.
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“Oh, excuse me please” was my reply.
He said, “please excuse me too; wasn't even watching for you.”
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We went on out way and we said good-bye.
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The incidents narrated in the extract are arranged in a jumbled manner here, Rearrange them in a proper order as they occur in the extract:
(i) The poet and the stranger went on their way saying good-bye.
(ii) Seeking excuse politely from the stranger, she went her way.
(iii) The poet ran into a stranger on the road.
(iv) The poet yelled at her daughter.
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Make a list of rhyming pairs from the second stanza and note down the rhyme scheme of the same stanza.
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Frame two poetic lines on the following situation using a rhyming pattern with the help of clues given:
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While introducing great personalities, — a
------------------------------------ — a
But while speaking about our friends, — b
------------------------------------ — b
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