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Read the following extract carefully and answer the question that follows:

Some say the world will end with fire

Some say in ice.

From what I’ve tasted of desire

I hold with those who favour fire.

1. What do people think about the ending of the world ?

(i) Some people think that the world will end in war. Others say that it will end in hunger.

(ii) Some people think that the world will end in love. Others say that it will end in apathy.

(iii) Some people think that the world will end in fire. Others say that it will end in ice.

(iv) Some people think that the world will end in heat. Others say that it will end in hatred.

2. What is poet's opinion about the ending of the world?

(i) According to the poet, the world will end in fire.

(ii) According to the poet, the world will end in hate.

(iii) According to the poet, the world will end in ice.

(iv) According to the poet, the world will end in misery.

3. What does 'desire' mean here?

(i) Here, 'desire' means man's passion and hunger.

(ii) Here, 'desire' means man's passions and violence.

(iii) Here, 'desire' means man's love and emotions.

(iv) Here, 'desire' means man's hatred and violence.

4. Name the poem and the poet.

(i) The poem is 'Fire and Snow' and the poet is Robert Frost.

(ii) The poem is 'Fire and ice' and the poet is Robert Williams.

(iii) The poem is 'Fire and Snow' and the poet is Virginia Woolf.

(iv) The poem is 'Fire and ice' and the poet is Robert Frost.

5. Give a synonym of 'Desire'.

(i) Wish

(ii) Disgust

(iii) Horror

(iv) Loathing

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1. (iii) Some people think that the world will end in fire. Others say that it will end in ice.

2. (i) According to the poet, the world will end in fire.

3. (ii) Here, 'desire' means man's passions and violence.

4. (iv) The poem is 'Fire and ice' and the poet is Robert Frost.

5. (i) Wish

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