Page 1 : BANIK EDUCATION, CENTRE, 1/42 RAJENDRA PROSAD COLONY,TOLLYGUNGE,DHAKA KALI BARI,KOL-700033//CONTACT: 9330359741, , PREPATORY MCQ TEST SERIES FOR CLASS 12, TOPIC : THE POETRY OF THE EARTH, , 1. In the poem “The poetry of Earth”, summer is represented by –, a) Weed, , b) Cricket, , c) Strove, , d) Grasshopper., , 2. The name of the poet of the poem “The poetry of Earth” is –, a) Gieve Patel, , b) John Keats, , c) William Shakespeare, , d) Arthur Rimbaud., , 3. In the poem “The poetry of Earth”, winter is represented by –, a) Weed, , b) Cricket, , c) Strove, , d) Grasshopper., , 4. According to the poet, the dominant creature that represents summer is –, a) Grasshopper, , b) Birds, , c) Cricket, , d) Man, , 5. “The Poetry of Earth ” is a –, a) sonnet, , b) a poem written in free verse, , c) ode, , d) lyrical ballad., , 6. The Grasshopper is happy in –, a) Spring, , b) Autumn, , c) Winter, , d) Summer., Page | 1, CONTACT : TANMOY SIR (9330359741), FEEDBACK :
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Page 2 : 7. The meaning of ‘drowsiness’ is –, a) depression, , b) working, , c) tiredness, , d) half-asleep., , 8. The word ‘cooling’ means –, a) comforting, , b) soothing, , c) brightening, , d) pleasing., , 9. The tone of the poem is –, a) romantic, , b) nostalgic, , c) happy, , d) tragic., , 10. “He takes the lead.” – Who is ‘he’? –, a) cricket, , b) nature, , c) bird, , d) grasshopper., , 11. The grasshoppersa) move and play, , b) move and sing, , c) run and hunt, , d) move and dance., , 12. The cricket’s song seems to increase –, a) sorrow, , b) warmth, , c) joy, , d) rapture., , 13. “The Poetry of Earth” is a –, a) dramatic poem, , b) descriptive poem, , c) narrative poem, , d) philosophical poem., , 14. “The Poetry of Earth” is never dead because –, a) nature’s music can be heard through all seasons, b) the grasshopper sings through summer, c) the cricket sings through winter., d) None, Page | 2, CONTACT : TANMOY SIR (9330359741), FEEDBACK :
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Page 4 : 23. The two seasons mentioned in this poem are –, a) autumn and summer, , b) summer and winter, , c) spring and summer, , d) spring and monsoon., , 24. With what does the cricket warm the frost? –, a) wings, , b) movement, , c) warmth, , d) music., , 25. The cricket’s song is heard from –, a) the cooling place, , b) the hedge, , c) behind the fireplace, , d) the meadow., , 26. The poet contrasts summer with frost and then introduces warmth into frost. Why, does he do so? –, a) the poet does this in order to prove that the music of earth is a constant., b) the poet does this in order to prove that winter is not cruel., c) the poet does this in order to prove that the difference in seasons., d) the poet does this in order to prove that the cricket has a better voice., 27. The grasshopper is tired –, a) out of cold, , b) out of much fun, , c) out of excessive heat, , d) of both heat and cold., , 28. The cricket’s song reminds the song of –, a) the cuckoo, , b) The Nightingale, , c) the grasshopper, , d) the parrot., , 29. “From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead” – the meaning of the word, ‘hedge’ is –, a) park, , b) playground, , c) bush, , d) garden., Page | 4, CONTACT : TANMOY SIR (9330359741), FEEDBACK :
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Page 5 : 30. The ‘grassy hills’ symbolise –, a) autumn, , b) winter, , c) spring, , d) summer., , 31. A winter evening is –, a) hazy, , b) gloomy, , c) silent, , d) delightful., , 32. According to Keats, the music of Earth ceases –, a) in summer, , b) in autumn, , c) in winter, , d) at no point., , 33. The birds are faint with –, a) winter, , b) hot sun, , c) heavy rainfall, , d) snowfall., , 34. Summer is luxurious to –, a) the insects, , b) the birds, , c) the cricket, , d) the grasshopper., , 35. The grasshopper’s voice is heard in –, a) summer, , b) winter, , c) spring, , d) autumn., , 36. In drowsiness, one –, a) hears nothing, , b) excessively conscious, , c) hears song, , d) is half-lost., , 37. The meaning of the word ‘wrought’ is –, a) suspected, , b) walked, , c) created, , d) laughed, Page | 5, CONTACT : TANMOY SIR (9330359741), FEEDBACK :
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Page 6 : 38. Grasshopper fly in England in –, a) spring, , b) winter, , c) summer, , d) autumn., , 39. Silence has been wrought by –, a) summer, , b) frost, , c) winter, , d) spring., , 40. The word ‘stove’ means –, a) the oven, , b) fireplace, , c) the gas oven, , d) chimney., , xx-THE END-xx, , Page | 6, CONTACT : TANMOY SIR (9330359741), FEEDBACK :
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