Target Exam

CUET

Subject

English

Chapter

Comprehension - (Poetry / Literary)

Question:

Read the following poem and answer the question that follows :

In Those Days

In those days - they were long ago-
The snow was cold, the night was black.
I licked from my cracked lips
A snowflake, as I looked back

Through branches, the last uneasy snow.
Your shadow, there in the light, was still.
In a little the light went out.
I went on, stumbling_till at last the hill

Hid the house. And, yawning,
In bed in my room, alone,
I would look out: over the quilted
Rooftops, the clear stars shone.

How poor and miserable we were,
How seldom together!
And yet after so long one thinks:
In those days everything was better. 

Which of the following is not true of 'those days'?

Options:

The night was dark

The snow was cold

The poet liked a snow flake from his lips

The rain was unprecedented

Correct Answer:

The rain was unprecedented

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (4) - The rain was unprecedented

The night was dark
This is true. The poem clearly says “the night was black,” which means the night was very dark.

The snow was cold
This is true. In the first stanza, the poet says “The snow was cold,” so this matches the poem exactly.

The poet liked a snowflake from his lips
This is true. The poet says, “I licked from my cracked lips a snowflake.” So this happened in those days.

The rain was unprecedented
This is NOT true. There is no mention of rain anywhere in the poem. The poem describes snow and winter, not rain.

Therefore, the statement that is not true of “those days” is The rain was unprecedented.