Teaching CTET (Paper 1 & Paper 2) Mock Test Series 2025 English Verbal Ability Reading Comprehension
Comprehension Passage
Read the given poem and answer the following questions -
In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer, quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.
I have to go to bed and see
The birds still hopping on the tree,
Or hear the grown-up people's feet
Still going past me in the street.
And does it not seem hard to you,
When all the sky is clear and blue,
And I should like so much to play,
To have to go to bed by day?
The phrase 'dress by yellow candle-light' in the poem indicates that:
1
The speaker enjoys romantic settings.
2
The speaker is preparing for the day by candlelight due to the lack of sunlight.
3
The speaker is part of a historical reenactment.
4
The speaker is conserving electricity.