Class 10 English: Fire and Ice Worksheet (with Answers)
A free, print-ready worksheet on Fire and Ice for CBSE Class 10 English, with a matching answer key. Use the sample below, or build your own with the exact mix of questions you need — no login, no ads.
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- 1. Fire and Ice was written by:
- (a) Leslie Norris
- (b) Adrienne Rich
- (c) Robert Frost
- (d) John Berryman
- 2. In the poem, fire symbolises:
- (a) hatred
- (b) peace
- (c) fear
- (d) desire
- 3. In the poem, ice symbolises:
- (a) hatred
- (b) desire
- (c) joy
- (d) hope
- 4. The poem discusses how the ___ might end.
- (a) day
- (b) world
- (c) war
- (d) season
- 5. What do fire and ice symbolise?
- 6. Which does the poet lean towards, and why?
- 7. Explain the symbolism of fire and ice and the message of the poem.
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- 1. (c) Robert Frost — It is by Robert Frost.
- 2. (d) desire — Fire stands for desire and passion.
- 3. (a) hatred — Ice stands for hatred and coldness.
- 4. (b) world — It is about how the world might end.
- 5. Fire symbolises desire; ice symbolises hatred.
- 6. Fire, because he has known desire.
- 7. In 'Fire and Ice', Robert Frost takes two ideas about how the world might end and turns them into symbols of human emotions. Fire stands for desire, greed and passion — feelings that burn intensely and, like a blaze, can consume and destroy. Ice stands for hatred, coldness and indifference — emotions that are cold and rigid but, like ice, are just as capable of ruin. The poet, having experienced desire, first inclines towards fire as the destroyer, but he adds that hatred, represented by ice, would also be powerful enough to end the world. Through these contrasting symbols, the message becomes clear: both the heat of desire and the chill of hatred are dangerous, and uncontrolled human emotions can bring about destruction. The poem is thus a warning to keep our feelings in check.
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- Yes. Every worksheet has a separate answer key with the correct answers, short explanations and marks, so it is ready for marking.
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- Which board and class is this for?
- This worksheet is aligned to CBSE Class 10 English, chapter “Fire and Ice”.