tell a [EY choose the correct option from the alternatives provided : 1. Where does irony lie in the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’? (Ramakrishna Mission Boys’ Homo H.S (HS), Ranara) a. that the killing. is almost ceremonial b. that trees don’t dry ¢. that nature is resilient . that man is a killer 2. Gieve Patel composes ‘On Killing a Tree’ in [Barrackpore Govt High School] a. syncopated rhythm b. free verse ¢. the flavour of everyday’s speech d. all of these 3. The first step to finally uproot a tree is to [Ramakrishna Mission Vidyalaya.Narendrapur] a. snap it out b. tie a rope \ e pullitout d. dig the earth 4, The bleeding bark of the tree will [Sanskrit Collegiate School] a. come b. hail ¢. hack d. heal 5. A tree grows [Sri Ramkrishna Sikshalaya Howrah] a. rooted in the earth b. shedding leaves c. slowly consuming the earth d. eroding soil 6. The tree has grown slowly rising out of (Nava Nalanda] a. root b. earth . water di. crust 7. The word ‘crust’ means the [The Scottish Church Collegiate School) a. part of a tree b. brown part of bread c. top layer of earth d. hard layer of a tree’s body 8. “But this alone won't do it” —Here ‘it’ refers to [Micinapore Collegiate School) a. stabbing a tree b. killing a tree c. chopping a tree d. whipping a tree 9. “Miniature boughs” —The word ‘boughs’ means {[Sailendra Sirear Vidyalaya (Govt. Spons.} a. stems b. branches c. leaves d. roots 10. Killing a tree is described as Barasat M.G.M. High School) a. deliberate act b, healthy act c. woodcutter’s job d. unpleasant act 11, The strength of the tree gets exposed when it is [Haldia Govt. Spons. Vivekananda Vidyabnavan (H.S.)] a. stabbed b. chopped c. planted d. pulled out On Killing a Tree Mark~1 12. “..a simple jab of the knife .”—Here ‘jab’ means a. throw . thrust «. pull d. force 13. The tree grows slowly, feeding upon a. the soil ». the crust ©. water 4. earth 14, “And out of its leprous hide” —Here ‘hide’ means a, hard skin of an animal b. bark ©. leaves 4. fell 15. Leaves sprout out of the [Nirmal Hriday Ashram CC High Schoo) a. green twigs b. leprous hide ©. white root d. dry stem ‘The word ‘sprouting’ means a. shrinking b. growing up . shivering 4. springing 17. “But this alone won't do it”—The word ‘this’ refers to enkins School, Coochbehat} a. hacking and chopping b. tending and nourishing ©. burning d. watering 18, Whatwill rise from close to the ground? (Contai High Schoc a. new leaves b. green twigs «. new roots d. saplings 19. The green twigs are a. straight b. bent ©. curled . broken 20. The miniature boughs will expand again if a. watered daily b. unchecked . cared for d. pulled out of earth 21. The adjective ‘unchecked’ here means [WBCHSE a. undeveloped b. interior c. unsolved d. uncontrolled 22. The boughs will expand to a. former size ©. anew length 23. The observation about the growth of the tree is, IWBCHSE Sample Questi b, former pattern d. not expand at all a. the tree grows slowly b. the tree does not grow at all . the tree grows stea d. the tree grows rapidly 24. "The bark will heal.” a. emaciating b. bleeding, c. maturing d. increasing 25. The root is to be pulled out a. partly b. entirely c. gradually 4. gently. pulling out the root exposes Of the tree. areolour texture & seth s.fostn the of he tae t euee B. mtter ts The root is exposed part 1 white aici me white and wet wt . bbe | none 28, Themost sensitive pat ofthe tee Som b. stem ¢. branches ae 40. The step that comes after pulling out the rot 2. toseparate the leaves from bene eo B. to cut the trunk int lage € scorching and choking the tree & toplantanother tree 41. Tokill a tree, it needs to be exposed to a. fire bes «. fire and air a. sun and ai 32, Asimple jab of Won't kill a tree, a. knife b. sword . blade 4. cutter 33, To kill a tree successfully, itis to be ta. stabbed . chopped ¢, hacked again and again d. uprooted 44, The last line of the poem evokes a sense of ‘a. comedy b. tragedy ary d. farce 35. The phrase earth-cave indicates a. the hollow in which the tree grows b. the gaping hole in the earth when the roots are pulled out «. the cave in which the tree was planted d. the earth in which the tree is planted 36. Why is the source of the tree white ? a. it is washed and cleansed b. itis not exposed to the sun | _ «itis pale for fear of being uprooted £ d. all the above reasons 57. The root is wet because a. itis aquatic root b. itis steeped in stream water c. it remains in water d. it absorbs water and other nutrients 48. The pulling out of a tree creates a. acrater b. alake . a pool d. an earth-cave 49. The most sensitive part of a plant is the a, root that supports life b. trunk that holds the tree together ¢. leaves that cook its food 4. bark that heals up 40. After scorching and choking, the pr tree in sequence is @. withering — twisting hi b. browning — withering — rocess of killing a .ardening — browning twisting hardening saat BE «c. browning—hardening twisting — withering, & hardening withering —browning ‘visting 41. The curled green twigs would rise from a. ground b. branches «. close to the ground dl. bark ; 42. The growth of the tree has: resulted from absorption of sunlight, air, water for a. days b. weeks © months @. years 43, ‘And then it is done’ ~ This indicates a. the tree is browned b. the tree is hardened ¢. the root is exposed d. the killing of the tree is accomplished 44, The poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ exposes man’s a. cruelty towards nature b. indifference to nature ¢. endeavour to protect nature d. love for nature 45, The poem ends ina note of a. achievement b. tragedy © joy 4. irony 46. ‘On Killing a Tree’ is written in a. free verse b, blank verse ¢. iambic pentameter__d. rhymed couplet 47. The word ‘hack’ means a. to cut into small bits b. to cut something with a tool like hatchet ¢. to divide smoothly d._ to mince with a tool like knife 48. ‘On Killing a Tree’ was written by a. John Keats b. William Shakespeare ©. Gieve Patel d. Arthur Rimbaud 49. The figure of speech that ‘bleeding bark’ refers to is a. antithesis b. hyperbole . personification a. epigram 50. ‘Killing’ in ‘On Killing a Tree’ refers to a. deforestation b. murder c. destroying a tree 4. burning a forest 51. ‘Curled green twigs’ are smalll branches, . grown branches . lean, bent, soft and green, |. roots FPR Ro Se 9. campaign for afforestation ¢. destruction of environment and extinction of species , necessary 53. ‘Bleeding’ in “the bleeding bark will heal” refers to a. blood of the person who is cutting the tree b. blood of the tree . sap of the plant that oozes out when cut d. the fluid that the root absorbs 54, The tree grows by absorbing years of a. air b. water . sunlight d. all of these eee55. The word ‘entirely’ has its synonym in. a. partially b. fully . clearly d. obliquely 56. ‘On Killing a Tree’ follows the pattern of a a. sonnet b. lyric «. ode d. ballad 57. Which of the following statements is false? a. This poem is about the reckless cutting of trees b. This poem isa lyric « completely d. This poem promotes afforestation m This poem speaks of the process of uprooting a tree 58. 59. 60. ‘The process of killing a tree is a. easy b. hard ©. cruel 4. dreamy Where does the irony lie in the poem ? IWBCHSE Sample Queso a. That the killing is almost ceremonial b. That trees don't die ¢. That nature is resilient . That man isa killer “Itis to be roped and tied.” Here ‘it’ refers to a. the root b. branches ©. fruits d. stem)