Class 10th English Lesson 05 The Empty Heart (Poetry)

1. The poem “The Empty Heart’ tells about the problems caused (choose the correct option)

2. Who has written the poem, “The Empty Heart”?

3. What was the problem of the man?

4. What did he demand from the tree ?

5. What happened to his prayer ?

6. What were in Pitchers?

7. Greed is …………….. but life is not.

8. This poem tells about the problems caused by

9. There was a ……………… which had the power to grant wishes.

10. The tree gave the man seven ……………. full of gold coins. .

11. The man tried all tricks to gather

12. What made him mad ?

13. Periasamy Thooran was a …………..writer.

14. Why was the man not content, although he was rich ?

15. Why was the tree called unkind ?

16. What is Kalpaka ?

17. The man was rich, but …….

18. Morning, noon and ……………… he went.

19. His prayer was granted……..

20. For as a gift to him was …….

21. To fill this ……….was his thought.

22. The seven full ……………… he clean forgot.

23. Nothing is wrong with a half filled purse, “T’is is the void in the heart …………

24. The demon …………….. now made him mad.

25. Each coin he could clutch by hook or ……………….

26. The poem, ‘The Empty Heart’ is translated from

27. Periasami Thooran was born in

28. Periasami Thooran, the poet died in

29. Periasamy Thooran first made his name as a writer of

30. ‘The Empty Heart talks about the problems caused by

31. The man’s prayer was granted

32. How many pitchers did the man get as a gift?

33. Because he did not eat, drink or sleep properly, his health