Unseen Comprehension Passages

Unseen Comprehension Passages  Set I – [05]

Read the Poem and answer the questions that follow:

I Knew a man by sight

By Henry David Thoreau

I knew a man by sight,
A blameless wight,
Who, for a year or more,
Had daily passed y door,
Yet converse none had had with him.

I met him in a lane,
Him and his care,
About three miles from home,
Where I had chanced to roam,
And volumes stared at him and he at me.

In a more distant place
I glimpsed his face,
And bowed instinctively;
Starting he bowed to me,
Bowed simultaneously, and passed along.

Next, in a foreign land
I grasped his hand,
And has a social chat,
About this thing and that,
As I had known him well a thousand years.

Late in a wilderness
I shared his mess,
For he had hardships seen,
And I a wanderer been;
He was my bosom friend, and I was his.

And as, methinks, shall all,
Both great and small,
That ever lived on earth,
Early or late their birth,
Stranger and foe, one day each other know.

1. What is this poem talking about?

1. Judging a book by its cover
2. Being a good person
3. Helping people
4. Making friends

2. The two men were ________ before they started talking.

1. Friends
2. Strangers
3. Acquaintances
4. Colleagues

3. What does ‘I shared his mess’ mean?

1. They had the same mess
2. They were both messy
3. They both had a lot in common
4. They liked to share their things

4. How did they greet each other the second time?

1. With a bow
2. With a hug
3. With a handshake
4. With a look

5. What does ‘bosom friend’ mean?

1. A noble friend
2. A good friend
3. A decent friend
4. A very close friend