I keep Six Honest Serving Men

1.Who is the poet of the poem’I Keep Six Honest Serving Men’?

• Robert Kipling

• Rudyard Kipling

• Robert Frost

2.Which character trait does the little girl in the poem demonstrate?

• Lazy

• Curious

• talkative

3.How many serving men does the writer employ?

• ten million

• two million

• six

4.How did the serving men help the writer ?

• to seek information and gain knowledge.

• by assisting him with cooking breakfast, lunch and tea.

• to explore places around the world.

5.Where does the writer send the serving men?

• over land and sea

• east and west

• Both a&b are correct

6.Why does the poet give his ‘serving men’ rest from nine till five?

• he is busy during these office hours.

• he is sleeping.

• he needs a break during these office hours.

7.Who are the ‘serving men’?

• They are his office assistants.

• They are his house help.

• They are question words that enable him to gain knowledge and seek information.

8. Complete the following sentence.

The little girl puts the ‘serving men’ to work ———

• In the morning.

• at night.

• from the time she opens her eyes.

9.The poet’s curiosity has taken a back seat because

• he has become lazy.

• he is an adult.

• he is busy working.

10.Identify the poetic device used in the following line:

’She keeps ten million serving men

Who get no rest at all.’

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

• Repetition