Read the given extracts and choose the correct option to answer the following questions:

• 1.

  Who is the poet of the given lines?

  प्रश्न: दी गई पंक्तियों के कवि कौन हैं?

  • (a) Leslie Norris
  • (b) Robert Frost
  • (c) Walt Whitman
  • (d) Carolyn Wells
  Correct Option: (b) Robert Frost
• 2.

  Where was the poet standing?

  प्रश्न: कवि कहाँ खड़ा था?

  • (a) Under a banyan tree
  • (b) Under a hemlock tree
  • (c) On the rooftop
  • (d) In a garden
  Correct Option: (b) Under a hemlock tree
• 3.

  What was shaken on the poet?

  प्रश्न: कवि के ऊपर क्या गिराया गया?

  • (a) Dust of sand
  • (b) Dust of leaves
  • (c) Dust of rain
  • (d) Dust of snow
  Correct Option: (d) Dust of snow
• 4.

  The hemlock tree is a type of:

  प्रश्न: हेमलॉक पेड़ एक प्रकार का है:

  • (a) Fruit tree
  • (b) Poisonous tree
  • (c) Medicinal tree
  • (d) Decorative tree
  Correct Option: (b) Poisonous tree

• 1.

  What had the falling snow done to the poet?

  प्रश्न: गिरती हुई बर्फ ने कवि के लिए क्या किया था?

  • (a) Changed his mood
  • (b) Made him sad
  • (c) Made him sleepy
  • (d) Confused him
  Correct Option: (a) Changed his mood
• 2.

  The poet’s mood changed from ____ to ____.

  प्रश्न: कवि की मनोदशा ____ से ____ में बदल गई।

  • (a) happiness to sorrow
  • (b) sorrow to happiness
  • (c) excitement to boredom
  • (d) calmness to anger
  Correct Option: (b) sorrow to happiness
• 3.

  What was saved for the poet?

  प्रश्न: कवि के लिए क्या बच गया था?

  • (a) Some money
  • (b) His house
  • (c) Some part of the day
  • (d) His book
  Correct Option: (c) Some part of the day
• 4.

  The word ‘rued’ means:

  प्रश्न: ‘rued’ शब्द का अर्थ है:

  • (a) Held in regret
  • (b) Enjoyed fully
  • (c) Understood
  • (d) Planned
  Correct Option: (a) Held in regret

• 1.

  The poet’s mood in the beginning was…

  प्रश्न: शुरुआत में कवि का मिजाज था…

  • (a) Cheerful
  • (b) Playful
  • (c) Depressive
  • (d) Angry
  Correct Option: (c) Depressive
• 2.

  The two negative creatures that Frost uses as carriers of positivism are:

  प्रश्न: वे दो नकारात्मक प्राणी कौन से हैं जिनका फ्रॉस्ट सकारात्मकता के वाहक के रूप में उपयोग करते हैं:

  • (a) Snow and dust
  • (b) Hemlock tree and snow
  • (c) Crow and snow
  • (d) Hemlock tree and crow
  Correct Option: (d) Hemlock tree and crow
• 3.

  ‘Dust of snow’ is an example of which literary device?

  प्रश्न: ‘डस्ट ऑफ स्नो’ किस काव्य उपकरण का उदाहरण है?

  • (a) Simile
  • (b) Personification
  • (c) Metaphor
  • (d) Alliteration
  Correct Option: (c) Metaphor
• 4.

  What was the effect of the snow on the poet?

  प्रश्न: बर्फ का कवि पर क्या प्रभाव पड़ा?

  • (a) It made him colder
  • (b) It changed his mood
  • (c) It made him angry
  • (d) It had no effect
  Correct Option: (b) It changed his mood

• 1.

  The main theme of the poem is:

  प्रश्न: कविता का मुख्य विषय है:

  • (a) The cruelty of nature
  • (b) The healing power of small, natural events
  • (c) The cleverness of crows
  • (d) The importance of big events
  Correct Option: (b) The healing power of small, natural events
• 2.

  The poet’s state of mind at the end of the poem was:

  प्रश्न: कविता के अंत में कवि की मनःस्थिति थी:

  • (a) Hopeful and thankful
  • (b) Sad and angry
  • (c) Confused and puzzled
  • (d) Annoyed
  Correct Option: (a) Hopeful and thankful
• 3.

  What was ‘saved’ by the incident?

  प्रश्न: घटना से क्या ‘बचाया’ गया?

  • (a) The crow
  • (b) The tree
  • (c) A part of the day
  • (d) The snow
  Correct Option: (c) A part of the day
• 4.

  The poet is trying to suggest that:

  प्रश्न: कवि यह सुझाव देने का प्रयास कर रहा है कि:

  • (a) Life is always sorrowful
  • (b) One should always be happy
  • (c) Small things can bring big changes
  • (d) Crows are good pets
  Correct Option: (c) Small things can bring big changes

• 1.

  What does ‘dust of snow’ represent?

  प्रश्न: ‘बर्फ की धूल’ क्या दर्शाती है?

  • (a) A heavy snowfall
  • (b) A joyful moment from nature
  • (c) A dangerous avalanche
  • (d) The coming of winter
  Correct Option: (b) A joyful moment from nature
• 2.

  Who is ‘me’ in these lines?

  प्रश्न: इन पंक्तियों में ‘me’ (मुझ पर) कौन है?

  • (a) The crow
  • (b) The hemlock tree
  • (c) A passerby
  • (d) The poet
  Correct Option: (d) The poet
• 3.

  The rhyme scheme of the first stanza is:

  प्रश्न: पहले छंद की तुकबंदी योजना है:

  • (a) abab
  • (b) aabb
  • (c) abba
  • (d) abca
  Correct Option: (a) abab
• 4.

  The incident described is:

  प्रश्न: वर्णित घटना है:

  • (a) A complex scientific event
  • (b) A grand historical moment
  • (c) A simple, everyday natural event
  • (d) A tragic accident
  Correct Option: (c) A simple, everyday natural event

• 1.

  What had the poet thought of that day?

  प्रश्न: कवि ने उस दिन के बारे में क्या सोचा था?

  • (a) It was the best day
  • (b) It was a completely wasted day
  • (c) It was a normal day
  • (d) It was an exciting day
  Correct Option: (b) It was a completely wasted day
• 2.

  How was ‘some part of the day’ saved?

  प्रश्न: ‘दिन का कुछ हिस्सा’ कैसे बच गया?

  • (a) By a friend’s call
  • (b) By sleeping
  • (c) By a positive change in mood
  • (d) By starting work
  Correct Option: (c) By a positive change in mood
• 3.

  This stanza shows that the poet is now feeling:

  प्रश्न: यह छंद दिखाता है कि कवि अब महसूस कर रहा है:

  • (a) Grateful and positive
  • (b) Angry and bitter
  • (c) Confused and lost
  • (d) Tired and sleepy
  Correct Option: (a) Grateful and positive
• 4.

  What was the cause for the change of mood?

  प्रश्न: मिजाज में बदलाव का क्या कारण था?

  • (a) A gift from a friend
  • (b) Dust of snow falling on him
  • (c) A good memory
  • (d) A change in the weather
  Correct Option: (b) Dust of snow falling on him

• 1.

  The poetic device in “hemlock tree” involves:

  प्रश्न: “हेमलॉक ट्री” में काव्य उपकरण शामिल है:

  • (a) Metaphor
  • (b) Symbolism
  • (c) Simile
  • (d) Personification
  Correct Option: (b) Symbolism
• 2.

  The scene takes place during which season?

  प्रश्न: यह दृश्य किस मौसम के दौरान होता है?

  • (a) Summer
  • (b) Monsoon
  • (c) Autumn
  • (d) Winter
  Correct Option: (d) Winter

• 1.

  Whose heart has been given a change of mood?

  प्रश्न: किसके हृदय में मनोदशा का परिवर्तन हुआ है?

  • (a) The crow’s
  • (b) The tree’s
  • (c) The poet’s
  • (d) A reader’s
  Correct Option: (c) The poet’s
• 2.

  The rhyme scheme of the second stanza is:

  प्रश्न: दूसरे छंद की तुकबंदी योजना है:

  • (a) aabb
  • (b) abab
  • (c) cdcd
  • (d) abba
  Correct Option: (c) cdcd

• 1.

  What is the poet’s state of mind at the beginning?

  प्रश्न: शुरुआत में कवि की मनःस्थिति क्या है?

  • (a) Joyful
  • (b) Melancholic
  • (c) Hopeful
  • (d) Angry
  Correct Option: (b) Melancholic
• 2.

  How did the crow shake the tree?

  प्रश्न: कौवे ने पेड़ को कैसे हिलाया?

  • (a) It is not mentioned in the poem
  • (b) By flapping its wings
  • (c) By pushing it
  • (d) By flying off it
  Correct Option: (a) It is not mentioned in the poem
• 3.

  The poet and crow were both:

  प्रश्न: कवि और कौआ दोनों थे:

  • (a) In a happy mood
  • (b) In motion
  • (c) On the hemlock tree
  • (d) Depressed
  Correct Option: (c) On the hemlock tree (one was on it, one under)
• 4.

  Which poetic device is used in the line “Shook down on me”?

  प्रश्न: “Shook down on me” पंक्ति में किस काव्य उपकरण का उपयोग किया गया है?

  • (a) Simile
  • (b) Metaphor
  • (c) Assonance (o sound)
  • (d) Oxymoron
  Correct Option: (c) Assonance (o sound)

• 1.

  What was the consequence of the “dust of snow”?

  प्रश्न: “बर्फ की धूल” का परिणाम क्या था?

  • (a) The poet caught a cold
  • (b) The poet’s clothes got dirty
  • (c) The poet’s sorrow disappeared
  • (d) The crow flew away
  Correct Option: (c) The poet’s sorrow disappeared
• 2.

  The literary device in “saved some part” is:

  प्रश्न: “saved some part” में साहित्यिक उपकरण है:

  • (a) Alliteration
  • (b) Simile
  • (c) Metaphor
  • (d) Personification
  Correct Option: (a) Alliteration
• 3.

  What kind of day was the poet having before the incident?

  प्रश्न: घटना से पहले कवि का दिन कैसा गुजर रहा था?

  • (a) Productive
  • (b) Joyful
  • (c) Full of regret
  • (d) Busy
  Correct Option: (c) Full of regret
• 4.

  The poem shows a connection between:

  प्रश्न: कविता किसके बीच एक संबंध दर्शाती है:

  • (a) The poet and the city
  • (b) The crow and its nest
  • (c) Human beings and nature
  • (d) The tree and its roots
  Correct Option: (c) Human beings and nature

• 1.

  How does the poem defy superstitions?

  प्रश्न: कविता अंधविश्वासों को कैसे चुनौती देती है?

  • (a) By praising crows
  • (b) By proving negative symbols can bring joy
  • (c) By discussing science
  • (d) By ignoring superstitions completely
  Correct Option: (b) By proving negative symbols can bring joy
• 2.

  What quality of the crow is shown?

  प्रश्न: कौवे का कौन सा गुण दिखाया गया है?

  • (a) It is a simple agent of nature
  • (b) It is an intelligent bird
  • (c) It is a malicious creature
  • (d) It is a friendly bird
  Correct Option: (a) It is a simple agent of nature
• 3.

  What was given “a change of mood”?

  प्रश्न: किसे “मनोदशा में बदलाव” दिया गया?

  • (a) The crow’s mind
  • (b) The poet’s heart
  • (c) The winter’s day
  • (d) The hemlock tree’s branches
  Correct Option: (b) The poet’s heart
• 4.

  The poem is an example of…

  प्रश्न: कविता एक उदाहरण है…

  • (a) A long narrative poem
  • (b) A short lyrical poem
  • (c) A dramatic monologue
  • (d) A sonnet
  Correct Option: (b) A short lyrical poem