Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Poetry / Literary)

Question:

Read the following literary passage. Answer Questions:-

No Man is an Island

No man is an island,
Entire of itself,
Every man is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
if a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manor of the friend's
Or of thine own were:
Any man's death diminishes me,
Because I am involved in mankind,
and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls;
It tolls for thee.

'No man is an Island' signifies that-

Options:

No man stands in isolation

All of humanity is connected

No man exists as a landmass

No island is inhabited by men

Correct Answer:

No man stands in isolation

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - No man stands in isolation