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On Killing A Tree By Gieve Patel |
On Killing A Tree Multiple Choice Questions
Marks: 1
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1. The poet of the Poem 'On Killing A Tree' is -
a) William wordsworth b) John Keats
c) Nissim Ezekiel d) Gieve Patel.
Ans: Gieve Patel
2. The form of verse used in the poem is -
a) iambic pentameter b) rhymed couplet
c) free verse d) blank verse.
Ans: free verse
3. The tone on which the poem ends is -
a) irony b) joy c) tragedy d) achievement.
Ans: irony
4. The tree grows up by -
a) consuming the earth b) consuming the food
c) consuming the money d) consuming the animal.
Ans: consuming the earth.
5. In the poem 'On Killing a Tree', 'leprous hide' is associated to -
a) bark of the tree b) leaves of the free c) shade of the tree d) branches of the tree.
Ans: bark of the tree.
6 The poem 'On Killing a Tree' is described as -
a) a deliberate act b) an innocent act c) a healthy exercise d) A woodcutters job.
Ans: a deliberate act.
On Killing A Tree Questions and Answers
7. In the poem, who will rise again from the ground -
a) green leaves b) green twigs c) green stem d) brown roots.
Ans: green twigs.
8."this alone won't do it." It refers to -
a) hack and much b) hack and chop c) hack and drag d) hack and pull
Ans: hack and chop.
9. In the poem, whose 'heal' is referred to -
a) the bleeding branch b) the bleeding leaves c) the bleeding bark d) the bleeding roots.
Ans: the bleeding bark.
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10. What must be pulled out from the ground -
a) the branches b) the leaves c) the bark d) the roots.
Ans: the roots.
11. From where the roots should be pulled out -
a) the anchoring ground b) the anchoring sand
c) the anchoring earth d) the anchoring rocks.
Ans: the anchoring earth.
12. Earth cave refers to -
a) a hollow around the earth
b) a hollow around the earth c) the hole c) burrow where animals live d) Man-made well.
Ans: a hollow around the earth.