Section: Il. poem:2.
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Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ questions)
1. Where did Ruskin Bond plants a cherry seed?
a)in the mustard bed
b)in a pot
c)in a plastic bag.
d)in the corner of the garden
2. Ruskin Bond was ______ but strong when he arrived from Kashmir.
a) rich. b)fat. c)tired. d)thin
3) The poet of Cherry tree' is _____
a)Ruskin Bond. b) Victor Hugo.
c)William Wordsworth. d) Aristotle
4) The poem, "Cherry Tree" is about the poet's ecstasy over_________________
a journey along the river by a Cherry Tree.
b) the market full of Cherries
c) a Cherry tree which he planted eight years ago.
d) a Cherry tree that he gifted to his friend
5) The poet had planted the Cherry seed _______years ago.
a) five. b)six. c)seven. d)eight
6) The thought that prompted the poet to plant the cherry seed was ._____
a)to collect Cherry fruit. b)to earn money
c) he wanted to have his own cherry tree
d) to compete with friend
7) What challenges did the cheery tree encounter?
or
What hardship did the cherry tree experience?
a) the goats, the grass-cutter's scythe and the monsoon blight
b)the goats, the school going children and the monsoon blight
c)the visitors ,the grass-cutter's scythe and the monsoon blight
d) the goats, the grass-cutter's scythe and the dry summer
8) It was a very small, five months child. (Name the figure of speech)
a)Climax. . b)Metaphor. c) Personification. d) Repetition
9) The poet felt richer because_________
a)he had a six feet cherry tree at his door
b)he had earned a lot of money in Kashmir
c)he had made many friends and contact in Kashmir.
d)he had achieved an award.
10) What valuable lesson did Ruskin Bond learn from the cherry tree?
(a) The value of clean city green city.
(b) The importance of luck and how to cherish it.
(c) The significance of patience and perseverance
(d) How to do marketing and earn fame .
11) The poet has mentioned different --------in the poem 'Cherry Tree'.
or alternatively
The poet describes different ____ in the poem 'cherry tree'
a) Plants. b) Seasons. c) Flowers d) none of these
12) Where did the poet go, leaving the cherry plant to the mercy of nature?
a) Himachal. b) Kashmir. c) Mumbai d )Andra Pradesh
13)How does the poet describe the cherry blossom?
a) five months child. b) very delicate c)green growing pain. d) very strong
14) When was Ruskin Bond born?
a) 1934. b) 1935. c)1936. d)1937
15) When did Ruskin Bond receive the Sahitya Akedemi award:
a) 1992. b) 1993. c) 1994. d)1995
16) The beneficiaries of the cherry tree are _______
a) bees,moon - moths, crickets and the poet.
b) goat, grass cutter, monsoon blight
c). poet and his family and friends
d). none of above
17) Why was the Cherry Tree so special to the poet ?
a) because poet had planted it himself
b) because poet intention was to earn money by this.
c) because poet desire was to gift these cherries to his friend
d) None of the given options
18) What does the Cherry Tree symbolize in the poem?
a) the transience of both beauty and life
b) the transience of both opportunity and regret
c) the transience of both gain and perish
d) the transience of both birth and death
19) 1."Spent a season in Kashmir" Name the Figure of speech
a). Alliteration b) Repetition. c) Inversion. d). Pun
2o) "It was very small, five months child, a
Lost in the tall grass running wild."Name the Figure of speech
a) Anthesis. b) Pun c) Inversion. d) Tautology
21). "Pink, fragile, quick to fall
At the merest breath, the sleepiest breeze.Name the Figure of speech
a) Personification. b) Tautology. c) Apostrophe. d) Pun
22) "And moon-moths and singing.
crickets and I-
Yes, I- praised Night and Stars and tree:"Name the Figure of speech
a)Personification. b) Tautology c) Apostrophe. d) Pun
23) The cherry tree has a___________ structure, a beginning, middle, and end so it is a poem
a) Narrative. b) Lyric. c) Dramatic. d) Prose
24) In the poem cherry tree, the poet himself, and _____ have been referred.
a) an elements of nature b). celestial bodies
c) planetarium d). above all
