Hi Everyone!! This article will share No Such Thing Questions & Answers.
Written by Tony Mitton, this poem is in the form of a conversation between ‘A’ and ‘B’. ‘A’ doesn’t believe in ghosts and spirits and thinks they are imaginary. However, ‘B’ seems to think they are real.
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No Such Thing Questions & Answers
Question 1: ‘A’ doesn’t believe that creatures like dragons exist. Make a list of all the creatures that ‘A’ mentions in the poem.
Answer: The list of all the creatures that ‘A’ mentions in the poem is:
- Dragon
- Giants
- Wizards
- Vampires
- Ghosts
- Monsters
- Sprites
- Gremlins
Question 2: A dragon is in your head (line 2) meant it is a part of one’s imagination. True or False?
Answer: True
Question 3: Choose the correct option:
The great big chap with the knife (line 8) is a
(a) dragon
(b) wizard
(c) giant
Answer: (c) giant
Question 4: Why does ‘B’ shake like a leaf (line 20)?
Answer: ‘B’ shakes like a leaf because he is scared of ghosts.
Question 5: Choose the correct option:
The terrible monsters on earth or out in space (line 21-22) are
(a) Evil human beings
(b) Man-made robots
(c) Creatures like the Martians
Answer: (c) Creatures like the Martians
Question 6: Match the columns:
| Column A | Column B |
| 1. Dragons | a. shapes in floating cape |
| 2. Gremlins | b. have knives in their hands |
| 3. Ghosts | c. green creatures in the shed |
| 4. Giants | d. add salt to tea |
| 5. Vampires | e. things with frightful faces |
| 6. Monsters | f. sharp-teethed creatures |
Question 7: Which of the following words best describe (i) ‘A’ and (ii) ‘B’?
Answer: ‘A’ – scientific, sensible, practical, confident
‘B’ – fearful, confused, worried, imaginative
Question 8: There are two voices in the poem. One does not believe that supernatural creatures exist and the other believes in their existence. What do you believe? Give your opinion and support it with reasons.
Answer: According to me, no supernatural creatures exist as it is only the part of the world of fictional stories. Though, to make the world of the stories alive for the listeners, we do take the help of these creatures by taking their different appearances and different manners in which these creatures sound but even then, they cannot be a part of our living world.
Question 9: The poem is in the form of a conversation. Why do you think the poet choose to write in this form? Do you think the form is appropriate in the context? Why do you think so?
Answer: The dialogue form is the best form for this poem because two completely different points of view are brought forth.
Question 10: What does the title of the poem – ‘No Such Thing’ tells us about the poet’s point of view?
Answer: The title tells us that the poet does not believe in supernatural creatures.
Question 11: Give one example of the following from the poem:
(a) Enjambment
Answer: I wonder what that green thing is
That’s snoozing in the shed?
(b) Assonance
Answer: ‘no such thing as a dragon’.
(c) Simile
Answer: With teeth as sharp as hooks
(d) Alliteration
Answer: ‘They’re quite beyond belief’.
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