Chapter-8: The Trees 1. Name the poet of the poem “The trees” Adrienne Rich Robert Frost Carolyn Wells Walt Whitman None 2. What type of plants are mentioned in the poem? decorative plants painted plants both (a) and (b) none of the above None 3. How are the small twigs of these plants? soft stiff green all of the above None 4. The trees in the poem are useful for: the birds the insects both (a) and (b) none of the above None 5. What tries to free themselves from the cracks of the veranda floor? roots leaves twigs boughs None 6. What kind of trees is the poetess talking about in the poem ‘The Trees’? Decorative Painted Artificial Both (a) and (b) None 7. What has been responsible for the cutting of trees on a large scale? Deforestation Human civilization Human progress Both (b) and (c) None 8. What does the poetess at night sitting in her room in the poem ‘The Trees’? The smell of leaves The smell of lichens The serene moonlight Both (a) and (b) None 9. What time is it when the poetess is sitting in her room? Early morning Night time Afternoon Late evening None 10. Where is the poetess sitting? In the forest In her room In the green house In the garden None 11. Why does the poetess of the poem ‘The Trees’ compare the boughs with a newly discharged patient? Because they look dull Because they are devoid of light Because they have to be treated None of the above None 12. Which things are interlinked as per the poem ‘The Trees’? trees forests animals and human beings All of the above None 13. Who cannot sit on the trees ? monkeys birds children fishes None 14. Which word here means ‘hide from view’ ? bury disengage shuffling boughs None 15. Who cannot hide in the trees ? birds animals insects children None 16. Who rushes to meet trees ? sun winds rain moon None 17. The moon is broken like a ..................... . crystal glass mirror toy None 18. Whose pieces flash now in the crown of the oak ? sun earth moon planets None 19. Its piece flash now in the .................... of the tallest oak. crown branches leaves fruits None 20. Who composed these lines ? Robert Frost Carolyn Wells Ogden Nash Adrienne Ric None 1 out of 2 Time's up
