1. Who is the poet of the poem “The Laburnum Top”?
- Walt Whitman
- Shirley Toulson
- Ted Hughes
- William Wordsworth
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
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
4. Which month of the year has been mentioned in the poem “The Laburnum Top”-
- November
- September
- October
- August
5. Which season has been mentioned in the poem “The Laburnum Top”?
- The Spring Season
- The Autumn Season
- The Summer Season
- The Winter Season
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
7. After the bird flies away, the laburnum tree becomes-
- empty
- calm
- empty and silent again
- a center of excitement
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
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
10. Who is the poet of the poem “Laburnum Top”?
- Ted Hughes
- Shirley Toulson
- Walt Whitman
- Markus Natten
11. It is the engine of her family: here it refers to-
- Mango tree
- Laburnum tree
- Sal tree
- Eucalyptus tree
12. The goldfinch is compared to a lizard because of its-
- appearance
- outward movements
- alertness
- ugliness
13. How does the poet seem to feel the emptiness once the goldfinch flies away?
- Sad
- Relieved
- Sorrowful
- Happy
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
15. What makes the earth pure and beautiful ?
- The sky
- The shower
- The sea
- All of these
16. What is described by the word ‘sleek’ in the poem?
- Lizard
- Bird
- Branch
- Top of the tree
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
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
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
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