NCERT Solutions for Class 10 English Literature Reader Chapter 8 Mirror

Why does the Mirror state that the pink coloured, opposite wall is a part of its heart?

When the mirror is being described as being 'unmisted by love or dislike' we understand that the mirror is 

• not misted 

• not prejudiced 

• has four angles 

• is silver in colour 

The other word for 'contemplation' is.....

• contempt 

• meditation 

• mediation 

• thoughtful 

When the mirror says 'it has no preconceptions' it means that: 

• it reflects back an image objectivity 

• it modifies an image as it reflects it 

• it beautifies an image as it reflects it 

• it gives a biased view of a person/object 

The mirror has been called a 'four-cornered god' because 

• it is square shaped 

• like God it watches you unbiased and fair from all four angles 

• it reflects back all that it sees 

• it never stops reflecting 

The 'speckles' refer to:

• a pink object 

• the opposite wall which has spots on it

• a person with pink pimples 

• pink spots in general 

The phrase 'agitation of the hand' suggests that the person is:

• very ill

• very upset

• very angry 

• very happy 

By saying 'Now I am a lake' the narrator wants to show that

• the poem is not only about external beauty but also the inside of a person 

• the lake can also reflect surfaces 

• the depth of the lake is important 

• the lake doesn't show as exact an image as a mirror 

What is the poetic device used when the mirror says 'I swallow'?

How does the mirror usually pass its time?