7th Samacheer English – Your Space – Quiz
1. Who wrote the poem “Your Space”?
A) Edgar Albert Guest
B) David Bates
C) Walter de la Mare
D) Robert Frost
Ans: B) David Bates
2. What is the central advice of the poem?
A) Speak loudly
B) Speak gently
C) Remain silent
D) Speak only to friends
Ans: B) Speak gently
3. According to the poet, it is better to rule by:
A) Fear than love
B) Power than kindness
C) Love than fear
D) Wealth than affection
Ans: C) Love than fear
4. What do harsh words do to the good we might do?
A) Improve it
B) Mar it
C) Increase it
D) Reward it
Ans: B) Mar it
5. “Love doth whisper ______.”
A) loudly
B) low
C) harshly
D) angrily
Ans: B) low
6. What do the vows of love bind?
A) Angry minds
B) True hearts
C) Young children
D) Poor people
Ans: B) True hearts
7. What flows gently according to the poem?
A) Friendship's accents
B) River water
C) Tears
D) The wind
Ans: A) Friendship's accents
8. How is affection's voice described?
A) Harsh
B) Loud
C) Kind
D) Anxious
Ans: C) Kind
9. Why should we speak gently to a little child?
A) To gain its love
B) To frighten it
C) To make it silent
D) To test its courage
Ans: A) To gain its love
10. How should a little child be taught?
A) In accents loud and strong
B) In accents soft and mild
C) With harsh commands
D) Without speaking
Ans: B) In accents soft and mild
11. What may “not long remain” in the stanza about the little child?
A) Childhood
B) Friendship
C) Fear
D) Poverty
Ans: A) Childhood
12. Why should we speak gently to the young?
A) They have nothing to worry about
B) They will have enough to bear in life
C) They dislike kind words
D) They are always happy
Ans: B) They will have enough to bear in life
13. The poet says life is full of:
A) Anxious care
B) Endless pleasure
C) Wealth
D) Adventure
Ans: A) Anxious care
14. Whose “care-worn heart” should not be grieved?
A) The child's
B) The young person's
C) The aged person's
D) The rich person's
Ans: C) The aged person's
15. “The sands of life are nearly run” refers to:
A) A journey through a desert
B) The aged nearing the end of life
C) Children playing with sand
D) Time spent at the beach
Ans: B) The aged nearing the end of life
16. How should the aged be allowed to depart?
A) In fear
B) In anger
C) In peace
D) In haste
Ans: C) In peace
17. What should never be heard when speaking to the poor?
A) A friendly voice
B) A harsh tone
C) A gentle word
D) A kind greeting
Ans: B) A harsh tone
18. Why should we speak kindly to the poor?
A) They already have enough hardships to endure
B) They always demand praise
C) They have no problems
D) They are afraid to speak
Ans: A) They already have enough hardships to endure
19. According to the poet, the erring may have:
A) Toiled in vain
B) Become wealthy
C) Refused to work
D) Lived without problems
Ans: A) Toiled in vain
20. What might have made the erring people behave wrongly?
A) Kindness
B) Unkindness
C) Friendship
D) Success
Ans: B) Unkindness
21. What does the poet want us to do with those who have erred?
A) Punish them immediately
B) Ignore them
C) Win them back again
D) Speak harshly to them
Ans: C) Win them back again
22. What did the one who gave his life say when the elements were in fierce strife?
A) “Go away.”
B) “Peace, be still.”
C) “Speak loudly.”
D) “Do not fear.”
Ans: B) “Peace, be still.”
23. Gentle speech is compared to a little thing dropped into:
A) A river
B) The heart's deep well
C) The sea
D) A garden
Ans: B) The heart's deep well
24. What can gentle words bring?
A) Good and joy
B) Fear and sorrow
C) Anger and hatred
D) Wealth and fame
Ans: A) Good and joy
25. What does “endure” mean?
A) Celebrate
B) Suffer patiently
C) Speak softly
D) Forget quickly
Ans: B) Suffer patiently
26. What is the rhyme scheme of the stanzas in “Your Space”?
A) AABB
B) ABAB
C) ABBA
D) ABCB
Ans: B) ABAB
27. “Dropped in the heart's deep well” contains which figure of speech?
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Oxymoron
Ans: B) Metaphor
28. “Speak gently to the little child! Its love be sure to gain” – These lines are from:
Previous Year – TNPSC Group IV 2024
A) Team Work
B) Your Space
C) Special Hero
D) A Tragic Story
Ans: B) Your Space
29. “Speak gently to the erring – know, They may have toiled in vain.” What is the meaning of “toiled”?
Previous Year – TNPSC Group II/IIA 2022
A) Emphasised
B) Worried
C) Worked hard
D) Rough
Ans: C) Worked hard
30. “Speak gently – let not harsh words mar / The good we might do here!” The poet's appeal is not to speak ______ words.
Previous Year – TNPSC Group II/IIA 2022
A) Impolite
B) Polite
C) Clear
D) Gentle
Ans: A) Impolite
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