Chapter-2: The Laburnum Top 1. Who is the poet of the poem “The Laburnum Top”? Walt Whitman Shirley Toulson Ted Hughes William Wordsworth None 2. What is the bird’s movement compared to- To the movement of a snake To the movement of a lizard To the movement of a cat To the movement of a tortoise None 3. “Barred face’ in the poem “The Laburnum Top means- Covered face Face having strips on it Covered by the leaves Covered by the branches None 4. Which month of the year has been mentioned in the poem “The Laburnum Top”- November September October August None 5. Which season has been mentioned in the poem “The Laburnum Top”? The Summer Season The Spring Season The Autumn Season The Winter Season None 6. The movement of the goldfinch compared to- The movement of a snake The movement of a lizard The movement of a cat The movement of a lion None 7. After the bird flies away, the laburnum tree becomes- empty and silent again empty calm a center of excitement None 8. Laburnum means- a tree with hanging branches and yellow flowers a tree with long branches and red flowers a tree with a heavy trunk and rose flowers None of these None 9. The goldfinch is a- small singing bird with yellow feathers large singing bird with golden feathers small bird with heavy red feathers large singing and beautiful birds None 10. Who is the poet of the poem “Laburnum Top”? Ted Hughes Shirley Toulson Walt Whitman Markus Natten None 11. It is the engine of her family: here it refers to- Mango tree Laburnum tree Sal tree Eucalyptus tree None 12. The goldfinch is compared to a lizard because of its- appearance outward movements alertness ugliness None 13. How does the poet seem to feel the emptiness once the goldfinch flies away? Sad Relieved Sorrowful Happy None 14. The goldfinch chirruping changes into ‘Whisperings’because- it likes changes it seems to be tired it has done its job it wants to fly away None 15. What makes the earth pure and beautiful ? The sky The shower The sea All of these None 16. What is described by the word ‘sleek’ in the poem? Lizard Bird Branch Top of the tree None 17. What does the phrase “her barred face identity mask” mean? because she was brown in colour due to her dark coloured yellow body bird’s face became her identity and symbol of recognition None of the above None 18. What instance of Alliteration has been used in the poem ‘The Laburnum Top’ out of the following options? engine of her family her barred face Sleek as a lizard September sunlight None 19. What happened to the bird in the end of the poem? she flew away she stayed at the tree she went to other tree she went to bring some food for her younger ones None 20. Why was Goldfinch’s body barely visible? due to her dark coloured yellow body because she was small because of the height of the tree because she was brown in colour None 1 out of 2 Time's up
