On killing a tree MCQ/MCQ on on killing a tree /MCQ on the poem on killing a tree /Questions on the poem on killing a tree class xii
On killing a tree MCQ/MCQ on on killing a tree /MCQ on the poem on killing a tree /Questions on the poem on killing a tree class xii
On killing a tree MCQ/MCQ on on killing a tree /MCQ on the poem on killing a tree
1) " It takes much time to kill a tree," -The statement indicates-
a) a sense of impatience
b) a sense of irony
c) a sense of defeat
d) a sense of joy
Ans-b) a sense of irony .
2) The tree has sprouted -
a) rapidly
b) slowly
c) haltingly
d) at a fast pace
Ans-b) slowly .
3) The poem "On Killing a Tree" is written in-
a) Blank Verse
b) Free Verse
c) Rhymed Couplet
d) Iambic pentametre
Ans-b) Free Verse .
4) "Slowly consuming the earth?. -Here the word 'consuming' implies that-
a) the tree is a living being
b) the tree is inanimate
c) the tree is neither a living nor a non-living thing
d) the tree consumes everything on the earth
Ans-d) the tree consumes everything on the earth .
5) The word 'crust' means-
a) the interior of the earth
b) the gaping whole
c) the top layer of the earth
d) the environment of the earth
Ans-c) the top layer of the earth .
6) The expression 'leprous hide' suggests-
a) the skin of an animal
b) the skin of a leper
c) a hiding place
d) a tree bark which is probably rough and has marks
Ans-d) a tree bark which is probably rough and has marks .
7) The word 'sprouting' means-
a) running out
b) putting out
c) growing
d) swallowing
Ans-c) growing .
8) Out of the 'leprous hide' comes out -
a) new roots
b) new branches
c) new leaves
d) new fruits
Ans-c) new leaves .
9) Hacking and chopping will-
a) nourish the tree
b) kill the tree
c) not kill the tree
d) help the tree to grow fast
Ans-b) kill the tree .
10) Killing a tree is described as -
a) a healthy exercise
b) a deliberate act
c) an innocent act
d) a woodcutter's act
Ans-b) a deliberate act .
11) The bark of a tree bleeds because of -
a) natural calamities
b) strangling
c) stabbing
d) hacking and chopping
Ans-d) hacking and chopping .
12) The bleeding bark of the tree will-
a) not cure
b) heal itself
c) cause death
d) lead to leprosy
Ans-d) lead to leprosy .
13) Curled green twigs will rise-
a) from the boughs
b) from close to the ground
c) from the leprous hide
d) inside the earth cave
Ans-b) from close to the ground .
14) "Miniature boughs" -The word 'boughs' means-
a) leaves
b) roots
c) branches
d) stems
Ans-c) branches .
15) "Miniature boughs" -The word 'miniature' means-
a) very small
b) big
c) medium
d) genuine
Ans-a) very small .
16) The most sensible part of the tree is-
a) leaves
b) bark
c) root
d) branches
Ans-c) root .
17) The strength of a tree is exposed when it is-
a) roped
b) uprooted
c) choked
d) hardened
Ans-b) uprooted .
18) The part of the tree to be scorched and choked is-
a) the stems
b) the leaves
c) the root
d) the twigs
Ans-a) the stems .
19) The word 'twisting' means-
a) disfiguring
b) cutting into pieces
c) drying
d) trembling
Ans-a) disfiguring .
20) The word 'scorching' means-
a) withering
b) twisting
c) burning
d) wetting
Ans-c) burning .
21) The 'earth cave' is created when-
a) the stem is cut
b) the tree is set on fire
c) the tree is hacked
d) the root is entirely pulled out
Ans- d) the root is entirely pulled out .
22) The tone on which the poem ends is-
a) of joy
b) of irony
c) of tragedy
d) of achievement
Ans-b) of irony .
23) The poem reveals human being as-
a) sympathetic
b) loving
c) deceiving
d) cruel
Ans-d) cruel .
24) The poem focuses the poet's concern for-
a) afforestation
b) deforestation
c) man's greed
d) ecological imbalance
Ans- b) deforestation .
25) The tree draws its sustenance from the -
a) earth's core
b) water body
c) manure
d) earth's crust
Ans- d) earth's crust .
26) The tree grows by absorbing years of -
a) sunlight
b) air
c) water
d) all of these
Ans-d) all of these .
27) The root of the tree is -
a) green and dry
b) green and wet
c) white and dry
d) white and wet
Ans- d) white and wet .
28) The term anchoring earth suggests-
a) the roots have firmly fixed the tree into the earth
b) the earth is the nourishment of the tree
c) the top layer of the earth helps the tree to grow
d) the tree stops soil erosion
Ans-a) the roots have firmly fixed the tree into the earth .
29) "But this alone won't do it." -Here 'it' refers to-
a) growing a tree
b) stabbing a tree
c) killing a tree
d) nursing a tree
Ans-c) killing a tree .
30) What will expand to its former size if left unchecked?
a) sapling
b) seed
c) miniature boughs
d) green twigs
Ans-c) miniature boughs .
31) The bark of the tree is described 'leprous' because-
a) it is soft and smooth
b) it is wounded by the knife
c) it is rough and has marks
d) it is glossy and skinning
Ans-c) it is rough and has marks .
32) The root needs to be pulled out of the -
a) firm soil
b) anchoring earth
c) underground
d) firm earth
Ans-c) underground .
33) The 'curled green twigs' rise from-
a) the earth's cave
b) the uprooted tree
c) close to the ground
d) the rough bark
Ans- c) close to the ground .
34) Green twigs that rise from close to the ground are-
a) straight
b) curled
c) crooked
d) crinkled
Ans- b) curled
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