Class 9 ENGLISH Rain On The Roof Taiyaba Firdosh

(Model Questions)
Q1. Select the name of the poet of the poem” Rain on the roof”?

a. Robert Frost
b. Subramanian Bharti
c. Coates kinney
d. W.B Yeats

Ans. (c ) Coates Kinney

Q2. What does the poet listen?

a. The sweet music of insect

b. Sweet music of piano
c. The sweet music of raindrops
d. All the options are incorrect

Ans. (c ) The sweet music of raindrops

Q3. Where does the poet’s mother live?

a. In another town
b. In a village
c. With the poet
d. She has died

Ans. She has died.

Q4. Where is the rain making a noise?

a. In the room
b. On the roof
c. In the garden
d. In the lanes

Ans. (b ) on the roof

Q5. What tinkles on the shingles?

a. Raindrops
b. Hailstones
c. Brass-bells
d. Silver bangles

Ans. (a) raindrops

Q6. What is the bliss for the poet?

 a. Bathing in the rain
b. Getting a lot of money
c. Going to office in rain
d. Lying on the bed in a joyful mood

Ans. Lying on the bed in a joyful mood.

Q7. What are the humid shadows doing in the spheres?

a. Steeping
b. Resting
c. Floating in the air
d. Doing nothing

Ans. Floating in the air

Q8. What haunts the poet in the poem?

a. His friends
b. Sounds of rainfall
c. His mother’s memory
d. None

Ans. (c ) his mother’s memory

Q9. What is the memory that comes to the poet’s mind repeatedly?

a. His mother
b. His friends
c. His siblings
d. None

Ans. (a) his mother

Q10. What is the favourite activity of the poet during the rainy season?

a. Listening to the music

b. Eating snacks
c. Roaming on the roof
d. Lie on the bed and listen to the pitter –patter sound of the rain

Ans. (d) lie on the bed and listen to the pitter- patter sound of the rain.

Q11. Which memories of the poet are revived with the pitter patter sound of rain fall?

a. College days
b. Young days
c. Office days
d. Childhood memories
Ans. (d) childhood memories

Q12. What revives the sweet memories in the poet’s mind?

a. Busy schedule
b. Daily routine
c. Rain drops falling on the roof
d. None

Ans. (c ) rain drops falling on the roof

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