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SEA FEVER by John Masefield MCQ,SAQ & LAQ Type

SEA FEVER By JOHN EDWARD MASEFIELD
Compiled by PK Bawali,
MA English, MA Education (1ST CLASS), B.ED. (Distinction),
Qualified for Professorship vide UGC NET & WB SET, Leadership Course (Chennai),
Ex Warrant Officer, IAF,
Ex Assistant Teacher, Bazarsahu High School, Behrampore.

প্রিয় ছাত্র-ছাত্রী
মাধ্যমিক ইংরাজি পরীক্ষায় ভালো ফল করার জন্য তোমাদের আর একটি গুরুত্বপূর্ণ ইংরেজি কবিতা “Sea Fever” থেকে গুরুত্বপূর্ণ বেশ কিছু বহু বিকল্পভিত্তিক প্রশ্ন Multiple Choice type Questions (MCQ) এবং অতি সংক্ষিপ্ত প্রশ্ন Short Answer type Questions (SAQ) এই পেজে শেয়ার করা হল। মাধ্যমিক পরীক্ষায় ভাল ফল করতে এই প্রশ্নগুলি তৈরি করে নাও।
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SEA FEVER MCQ SAQ & LAQ Type
MCQ SET 1 Q(01-15=15) Choose the correct alternative AND complete the following sentences:

SEA FEVER MCQ SET – 1
SAQ No : 1-5

1. In the poem, the poet speaks of the excitement he feels on a –
   (i) visit to a sea side place
   (ii) visit to a sea shore
   (iii) visit to a sea
   (iv) sea-voyage
   ANS: (iv) sea-voyage
   
2. The poet wants to go to the sea –
   (i) only once
   (ii) again
   (iii) never
   (iv) seldom
   ANS: (ii) again
   
3. The sea is described as –
   (i) deep
   (ii) raging
   (iii) calm
   (iv) lonely
   ANS: (iv) lonely
   
4. The poet wants the ship to be guided by the –
   (i) sun
   (ii) star
   (iii) moon
   (iv) wind
   ANS: (ii) star
   
5. The ship must be –
   (i) huge
   (ii) big
   (iii) small
   (iv) tall
   ANS: (iv) tall

SEA FEVER MCQ SAQ No : 6-10

6. The star mentioned in the poem shows the –
   (i) path
   (ii) sea
   (ili) direction
   (iv) land
   ANS: (ili) direction
   
7. The poet asks for a sail the colour of which would be –
   (i) blue
   (ii) grey
   (ii) black
   (iv) white.
   ANS: (iv) white
   
8. While going down to the sea, the poet wants to hear the crying of –
   (i) seagulls
   (ii) cuckoos
   (iii) eagles
   (iv) swallows
   ANS: (i) seagulls

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9. The wind on the sea is like a whetted –
   (i) sword
   (ii) axe
   (iii) knife
   (iv) spear.
   ANS: (iii) knife
   
10. The poet wants the sails which are –
    (i) still
    (ii) flying
    (iii) torn
    (iv) shaking
    ANS: (iv) shaking

Question No : 11-15

11. The sea’s face is covered by –
    (i) grey cloud
    (ii) grey dawn
    (iii) grey mist
    (iv) grey sky
    ANS: (iii) grey mist
    
12. The poet wants to go to the sea at the breaking of –
    (i) dusk
    (ii) morn
    (iii) moon
    (iv) dawn
    ANS: (iv) dawn
    
13. The poet longs to see the –
    (i) pink dusk
    (ii) golden dawn
    (iii) grey dusk
    (iv) grey dawn
    ANS: (iv) grey dawn
    
14. The poet is enchanted by the call of the –
    (i) running tide
    (ii) howling wind
    (iii) vast sky
    (iv) rushing clouds
    ANS: (i) running tide
    
15. The call of the running tide is –
    (i) wild and clear
    (ii) calm and clear
    (iii) wild and gusty
    (iv) rousing and moaning
    ANS: (i) wild and clear

SEA FEVER by John Masefield SAQ & LAQ Type

MCQ SET – 2
Q (16-30)

16. The poet cannot deny the call of the –
    (i) bird
    (ii) tide
    (iii) sea
    (iv) waves.
    ANS: (ii) tide
    
17. The clouds are rushing across the sky as it is a
    (i) rainy day
    (ii) windy day
    (iii) stormy day
    (iv) misty day
    ANS: (ii) windy day
    
18. The poet asks for flying clouds which are –
    (i) black
    (iii) white
    (ii) grey
    (iv) smoky
    ANS: (iii) white
    
19. The poet wants to listen to the cry of the –
    (i) albatross
    (ii) dolphins
    (iii) whale
    (iv) sea-gulls.
    ANS: (iv) sea-gulls.
    
20. The sea described in the poem is –
    (i) turbulent
    (ii) calm
    (iii) rough
    (iv) quiet
    ANS: (i) turbulent
    
21. The poet wants the life of a –
    (i) gypsy
    (ii) wayfarer
    (iii) traveller
    (iv) tramp
    ANS: (i) gypsy
    
22. The gypsy life is described as –
    (i) nomadic
    (ii) settled
    (iii) sheltered
    (iv) vagrant
    ANS: (iv) vagrant
    
23. The poet wants to follow the way shown by a –
    (i) dolphin
    (ii) shark
    (iii) whale
    (iv) fish
    ANS: (iii) whale
    
24. The poet compares the wind to a –
    (i) sharp nail
    (ii) sharp axe
    (iii) sharp knife
    (iv) sharp sword
    ANS: (iii) sharp knife
    
25. The poet longs to hear a tale which is –
    (i) sad
    (ii) merry
    (iii) serious
    (iv) dramatic
    Ans: (ii) merry

SEA FEVER MCQ SAQ Question No : 26-30

26. The poet wants to listen to a tale told by a –
    (i) boatman
    (ii) sailor
    (iii) driver
    (iv) a fellow-rover
    ANS: (iv) a fellow-rover
    
27. The fellow-rover is –
    (i) angry
    (ii) sad
    (iii) laughing
    (iv) gloomy
    ANS: (iii) laughing

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28. Here ‘merry yarn’ means –
    i) a happy tale
    (i) a happy tale
    (ii) a tragic tale
    (iii) a comic tale
    (iv) an adventurous tale
    ANS: (i) a happy tale
    
29. At the end of the journey the poet wants to have a –
    (i) quiet sleep
    (ii) long rest
    (iii) sweet dream
    (iv) quiet sleep and a sweet dream
    ANS: (iv) quiet sleep and a sweet dream
    
30. The poet asks for flying clouds which are –
    (i) black
    (ii) white
    (iii) grey
    (iv) smoky
    ANS: (iii) white

SEA FEVER by John Masefield SAQ & LAQ Type

Short Answer (SAQ): (1×20=20) SEA FEVER
Answer the following questions in brief :

1. During what time of the day does the poet wish to go down to the seas?
   ANS: The poet wishes to go down to the seas at the break of dawn.
   
2. What kind of day does the poet prefer for sailing?
   ANS: The poet prefers a windy day with the white clouds flying for sailing.
   
3. What does the poet prefer to hear from a fellow rover?
   ANS: The poet prefers to hear cheerful stories from fellow rover.
   
4. Where does the poet wish to go and why?
   ANS: The poet wishes to go to the lonely sea with open sky above to feel the excitement of the sea voyage.
   
5. How has the poet described the call of the sea?
   ANS: The poet has described the call of the sea as irresistible. It is a wild call that cannot be ignored. The call has the ability to hypnotize.
   
6. What does the poet want to take for the voyage ?
   ANS: The poet wants to take a tall ship and a star for the voyage.
   
7. What does the poet mean by ‘a tall ship’ ?
   ANS: The tall ship’ refers to a strongly built, big ship capable of withstanding stormy weather in the sea.
   
8. What will steer the ship and how ?
   ANS: The star will steer the ship by showing the proper direction in the vast and unknown seas. It will act as the ship’s guide.

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Question No : 09-17

9. Whose song does the poet want to hear?
   ANS: The poet wants to listen to the song of the strong wind blowing roughly.
   
10. What does the poet want to see on the sea’s face ?
    ANS: With the breaking of the dawn, the poet wants to see a grey mist rising from the sea.
    
11. How is the sea personified in the poem ‘Sea Fever?
    ANS: The sea has been personified by referring it as lonely and by referring the water surface as the sea’s face.
    
12. How is the call of the running tide ?
    ANS: The call of the running tide is wild and clear.
    
13. Whose call cannot be denied?
    ANS: The call of the sea or the running tide cannot be denied.
    
14. What would the strong winds do?
    ANS: The strong winds would make the white clouds fly in the sky and drive the sail forward throughout the day.
    
15. What does ‘blown spume’ signify ?
    ANS: ‘Blown spume’ signifies the rising waves breaking into foam.

Question No : 16-20

16. What does the poet want to listen to?
    ANS: The poet wants to listen to the song of the wind and the cry of the sea-gulls.
    
17. How does the poet describe the waves ?
    ANS: On a windy day, the waves are rolling and breaking down spraying foams.
    
18. Why does the poet desire for the life of a gypsy?
    ANS: The poet yearns for an adventurous and free life. Hence he desires for the wandering life of a gypsy.
    
19. Whose way will the poet follow ?
    ANS: The poet will follow the way shown by the whale and the sea-gull.
    
20. To what is the sea journey compared to ?
    ANS: The sea journey has been compared to a human’s life with all ups and downs.