MULTIPLE CH0ICE QUESTIONS

SIMPLE MCQ
Choose the appropriate option: Which bird sings in the morning?
1. Who is the poetess of 'Our Casuarina Tree'? (a) Cuckoo (b) Kokila
(a) Sarojini Naidu (c) Parrot (d) Pigeon
(b) Toru Dutt 9. What does the poetess compare the creeper to?
(c) Kamala Das (a) A scarf (b) Apython
(d) Rabindranath Tagore (c) Aflower (d) Arope
2. What is the tree mentioned in the poem? 10. What is the effect of the creeper on the tree?*
(a) Mango tree b) Peepal tree (a) It beautifies the tree
(C) Casuarina tree (d) Banyan tree (b) It supports the tree
3. Which image opens the poem?** (C) It tries to overpower the tree
a) A serpent-like vine d) It protects the tree
(b) A blooming flower 11, What colour are the flowers on the creeper?
(c) Abird's nest a) crimson (b) Golden
(d) Aflowing river (C) White (d) Violet
4. What does the 'giant' represent ln the opening 12. What does 'winding' mean in the poem?*
lines?* (a) Wrapping around
(a) The tree's strength (b) Cutting through
(b) The poetess fear (C) Growing taller (d) Blooming
(9 Amythical creature
13. What is the 'rugged trunk' symbolic of?**
a) Strength and endurance
(d) An external threat
(b) Weakness and decay
5. What literary device is used in like a huge Python'?**
(©) Softness and fragility
(a) Simile (b) Metaphor (d) Simplicity and plainness
(c) Personification (d) Hyperbole 14. What does the 'Python' refer to?**
6. What coils around the tree?
(a) The strength of the tree
(a) Avine (b) Asnake (b) The vine coiled around the tree
(c) Acreeper d) A python (c) The tree's branches
7. What season does the poetess refer to in the first (d) The roots of the tree
27 lines of the poem? * 15. What is a 'creeper'?*
(a) Summer (b) Autumn (a) Atype of snake (b) A climbing plant
(c) Winter (d) Spring (c) A small animal (d) Abird's nest
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.c How does the poetess describe the Casuarina tree's 27. Howdoes the poetess vievw the tree? **
ability to endure the creeper? * (a) As a lifeless object
(a) It succumbs to the creeper (b) As a symbol of grandeur and memory
(b) It wears the creeper gallantly (c) As an obstacle
(c) It is indifferent to the creeper (d) As a frightening force
(d) It struggles against the creeper 28. What type of imagery is dominant in the opening
17. The Casuarina tree is compared to a giant. What lines of the poem?**
does this symbolise?* (a) Visual imagery
(a) Its size and strength(b) Its danger (b) Auditory imagery
(c) Its mystery (c) Olfactory imagery
(d) Its weakness (d) Tactile imagery
18, What gathers on the boughs of the tree during the 29. What does the 'Python' symbolise?*
day? (a) Nature's wrath
(a) Baboons (b) Flowers (b) Aprotective force
(c) Birds and bees (d) Kokilas (C) Strength and permanence
19. What happens in the garden at night? (d) The destructive power of time
(a) The flowers bloom 30. The Casuarina tree is a symbol of**
(b) The Kokila sings (a) The poetess' fears
(C) A continuous song fills the garden (b) Loss and separation
(d) The creeper withers (c) Strength, beauty, and memory
20. The song heard at night is described as
(d) Fragility
(a) Sweet and unending 31. What figure of speech is used in like a huge
(b) Sad and melancholic Python'?
(c) Loud and disruptive (a) Hyperbole (b) Simile
(d) Soft and fleeting (c) Alliteration (d) Metonymy
21. What does the poetess do at dawn? 32. The description of the 'creeper' exemplifies
(a) She opens her window and looks at the tree (a) metaphor (b) personification
(b) She writes poetry about the tree (c) simile (d) irony
(c) She listens to the song of the tree 33. Which literary device is used in the phrase "trunk
(d) She observes the creeper rugged and old'?
22. Who sits on the crest of the tree in winter?* (a) Personification (b) Alliteration
(a) A gray baboon (b) A kokila (c) Imagery (d) Hyperbole
(c) A small child (d) Asquirrel 34. How does the poetess personify the tree? **
23. How does the poetess describe the baboon's (a) By giving it emotions
posture?* (b) By describing its physical features
(a) Playful (b) Majestic (c) By comparing it to human characteristics
(c) Statue-like (d) Aggressive (d) By referring to its strength and endurance
24. What do the baboon's offspring do? 35. What birds are mentioned in the poem?
(a) Leap about and play (a) Peacocks (b) Sparrows
(b) Watch the sunrise (c) Kokilas (d) Crows
(c) Gather food 36. What is the role of the kokilas in the poem? *
(d) sleep on the branches (a) To herald the day
lines of the
25. What theme is introduced in the first 27 (b) To decorate the tree
poem? **
(c) To protect the garden
(a) Love for friends
(d) To mimic the baboons
(b) Nostalgia for childhood
37. What natural feature lies in the tree's shadow?*
(C) Beauty of nature (a) Ameadow (b) Atank
(d) Loss and longing (C) A river (d) A forest
26. What mood dominates the opening lines of the 38. What does the poetess compare the water-lilies to?*
poem?**
(b) Reverent (a) Stars (b) Snow
(a) Fearful
(c) Cheerful (d) Melancholic (c) Pearls (d) Clouds
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39. The phrase "so beautiful and vast" refers to
(a) The tree's shadow (c) strength and power
(b) The water tank (d) weakness and decay
(c) The Casuarina tree 51. The Casuarina tree is a symbol of-**
(a) human life and resilience
(d) The garden
40. The phrase "winding round and round" is an (b) danger and destruction
example of (c) isolation and weakness
(a) alliteration (d) change and transformation
(b) onomatopoeia 52. The scars on the trunk of the Casuarina tree
(c) repetition (d) hyperbole
41. Which literary device is evident in the phrase symbolise
"The (a) emotional wounds
rugged trunk, indented deep with scars"?
(a) Personification (b) Imagery (b) the hardships faced by the tree
(c) Allusion (d) Irony (C) the tree's surrender to nature
42. The expression "...flowers are hung/ In (d) the process of decay
crimson
clusters" uses which literary technique?* 53. The water-lilies in the shadow of the tree signify
(a) Simile (b) Metaphor (a) growth and beauty even in adversity
(c) Imagery (d) Symbolism (b) stagnation and decay
43. What does the scarred trunk symbolise? (c) the destruction of the natural world
(a) The tree's strength despite challenges (d) dependence on the tree
(b) The tree's age and beauty 54. The tank beneath the tree reflects-
(c) The tree's vulnerability to the creeper (a) the nurturing aspect of nature
(d) The tree's inability to grow (b) the destructive power of trees
44. The poetess use of 'giant' for the tree reflects- (c) the burden of the tree's size
(a) its threat to the surroundings
(d) the loneliness of the surroundings
(b) its grand and majestic stature 55. One key theme in the poem is-**
(c) its weakness to the creeper (a) the destructive nature of humans
(d) its mythological origins (b) the harmony between nature and life
45. The phrase "The giant wears the scarf" enmploys--**
(a) simile (c) the isolation of the Casuarina tree
(b) personification (d) the dangers posed by creepers
(c) hyperbole (d) oxymoron
46. What mood is created by the "one 56. The poetess celebrates-*
seems to have no close"?
sweet song that (a) the struggle between the tree and the creeper
(a) Sadness (b) Serenity
(c) Mystery (d) Melancholy (b) the symbiotic relationship in nature
47. The description of the tree at dawn (c) the destructive forces of nature
creates a feeling
of (d) the decline of the Casuarina
tree
(a) awe and admiration 57. Which theme is hinted at in the line
"Sung darkling
(b)tension and unease from our tree, while men repose'?*
(c) indifference (a) The tree's connection to human
emotions
(d) nostalgia (b) The mystery of life
48. The 'statue-like' image of the baboon adds to (c) The dominance of nature over
the humans
mood of (d) The fleeting nature of life
(a) playfulness (b) solemnity 58. What does the word 'rugged' in
'rugged trunk'
(c) chaos (d) suspense suggest?
49. The poetess imagery of snow-enmassed lilies in the (a) The tree is weak
water creates a sense of-**

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(b) The tree is old and worn
(a) coolness and calmness (c) The tree is smooth and young
(b) chaos and movement (d) The tree is fragile
(c) heat and vibrancy 59. "0)ndented deep with scars"
(d) loneliness conveys-***
(a) beauty and elegance
50. The 'creeper' is symbolic of (b) damage and pain
(a) struggle and endurance (c) experience and endurance
(b) dependency and entanglement (d) decay and loss
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so. What does 'gallantly' imply about the tree?* 71. Under what was the earth resting?
(a) Its weakness to the
creeper (a) The Sun (b) The North Star
(d) The Moon
b) Its graceful acceptance of challenges (c) The Galaxy
vision?**
(c) Its struggle against destruction 72. What rose before the poetess'
(d) Its pride in its size (a) The sublime form of the nature
61. ""ar tree" refers to-* (b) The sublime form of the Casuarina tree
a, Ayoung and vibrant
tree (c) The sublime form of the creeper
(b) An old and majestic tree (d) The sublime form of the statue-like Baboon
(c) A decaying tree 73. Who are in blessed sleep now?
(d) A mythical tree (a) The poetess' childhood companions
62. Why does the poetess refer to the Casuarina tree (b) The poetess' childhood memories
as 'our tree'?** (c) The statue-like Baboon and its offspring
(a)To show personal connection and belonging (d) The huge Python
tree will
(b) To assert ownership over the tree 74. What does the poetess hope the Casuarina
(c) To emphasise the tree's importance in nature obtain?**
(d) To highlight the tree's uniqueness (a) Death (b) Mortality
(d) A place in hell
63. The tree's association with memories and daily life (c) Immortality
Borrowdale?*
suggests that** 75. What kind of trees are there in
(a) The tree is an important cultural symbol (a) Frightening (b) Deathless
(b) The poetess sees the tree as merely an object (c) Mortal (d) Shrub-like
Borrowdale
76. What kind of branches do the trees in
(c) The tree has no deeper meaning to the poet have?
(d) The poet views the tree as a symbol of destruction (a) Snow enmassed (b) Clustered
(c) Dirge-like (d) Awful
64. What kind of murmur does the poetess hear? 77. What lingered beneath the branches of the trees in
(a) Abnormal (b) Melody-like Borrowdale?**
(c) Dirge-like (d) Cacophony-like (a) Fear, Hope, Death, and Time
65. Who are the poet's 'sweet companions'?** (b) Death, Hopelessness, Time, and Fear
(a) The poetess siblings-Aru and Abju (c) Fear, Hope, Birth, and Time
(b) The poetess siblings-Rashu and Abju (d) Death, Hopelessness, Time, and Birth
(C) The poetess classmates-Ramu and Aru 78. What is described as trembling?
(d) The poetess teachers-Aru and Abju (a) Leaves (b) Death
66. What does the poetess compare the murmur to? (c) Time (d) Hope
(a) Sound of river water 79. What is described as a skeleton?**
(b) Sound of the flowing Ganges (a) Hope (b) Time
(c) Sound of sea waves breaking on a shingle-beach (c) Death (d) Despair
80. What is described as the shadow?*
(d) Sound of raindrops (a) Birth (b) Time
67. What kind of speech does the tree have? (c) Hell (d) Fear
(a) Eldritch (b) Fumbling 81. What is the poetess' verse described as?**
(c) Stammering (d) Eerie (a) Weak (b) Gentle
68. What rested in his cave?* (c) Remorseful (d) Beautiful and vast
(a) The soul of the deceased companions 82. What is the central theme of the poem?**
(b)The water-wraith (a) Nature's indifference
(c) The soul of the Casuarina tree (b) Nostalgia and immortality
(d) The water-waves (c) Science and progress
69. What kissed the shore? (d) Adventure and exploration
(b) The water-lilies
(a) The crab 83. What does the tree's lament symbolise?*
(d) The river water
(c) The waves (a) Happiness and joy
70. What kind of shore does the poetess mention in the (b) Death and birth
poem?** (c) Fear and courage
(a) Classic (b) Ancient
(d) Antique
(d) Sorrowand longing
(c) Old
)
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84. What brings
(a) Sorrow tears to the poetess eyest 95. Which one of the following emotions issnot
(c) Memories (b) Happiness in the poem? descritbed
85. Where (d) Death (a) Disgust (b) Fear
does the poetess believe the tree's lament (c) Sadness (d) Hope
may reach? **
(a) To the unknown 96. Which one of the following emotions is descrih
(b) To the moon land in the poem?*
(a) Anger (b) Jealousy
(c) To the deathless trees in (c) Sadness
(d) To the dreamless Borrowdale (d) Hatred
97. What can be inferred from the line-"O Tree, asi
86. Where does the state
poetess hear the wail? my happy prime/ Isaw thee, in my own loved native
(a) In the unknown lands clime"? **
(b) In her native clime (a) The poetess' loved ones have left their
homeland
(c) In her dreams and are now living in France
(d) In distant lands (b) The poetess is away from her homeland and sho
87. What does the poetess associate misses her homeland
with her happy (c) The tree has died in the poetess'
prime'? * homeland
(a) The music
(b) The Casuarina tree (d) The poetess enjoys staying
away
homeland and doesn't want to return from her
(c) The sunrise 98. Which famous poet's lines does
(d) The snow enmassed water-lilies
in the last stanza of the poem?
the poetess quote
88. What emotion is seen in the poetess
tree? * memory of the (a) William Wordsworth
(a) Fear (b) William Shakespeare
(b) Sorrow (c) Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(c) Nostalgia (d) Anger (d) R.K. Narayan
89. What kind of vision is being
poem? ** mentioned in the 99. Which one of the following
lines is taken from
(a) Light vision William Wordsworth's poem?**
(a) "Mayst thou be numbered
(b) Inner vision done/With deathless trees- when my days are
like those in
(c) Dream-like vision Borrowdale"
(d) Physical vision (b) "When first my casement is wide open
90. Which one of the folowing At dawn, my eyes delighted on its rest" thrown
places is not mentioned
in the poem? (c) "In distant lands, by many a sheltered bay,/
(a) America (b) Italy slumbered in his cave the water-wraith" When
(c) Borrowdale (d) France (d) "Fear, trembling Hope, and Death,
91. How does the poetess And Time the skeleton/
describe the waves? the shadow"
(a) As calm (b) As serene 100. What figure of speech is
used in the
(c) As enigmatic (d) As gentle gently kissed the classic shore"?* line, "the waves
92. What does the term (a) Alliteration
"own loved native clime" refer (b) Metaphor
to?** (c) Personification
(a) The European water bays (d) Simile
101. What does the poetess mean by
the line, "when my
(b) The poetess' homeland days are done"?**
(c) The Yew Trees' homeland (a) The poetess refers to the days of her
childhood
(d) The poetess' home in France
93. Which one of the following terms best describes (b) The poetess refers to the days when
the no more on this earth she will be
tone of the poem?**
(c) The poetess refers to the
(a) comedic (b) satirical return to her homeland
days when she will
(C) melancholic (d) joyful (d) The poetess refers to the days
94. What does the poetess fear for the Casuarina tree?* done with her work when she will be
(a) That it will be cut down 102. Why does the poetess want to
honour of the Casuarina tree?** "consecrate a lay" in
(b) That it will be destroyed by forest fire
(c) That kokilas will make their nest on the branches (a) This is because the poetess believes
make the Casuarina tree that this will
of the tree immortal.
(b) This is because the poetess believes that
(d) That the tree will be forgotten give fame to her.
this wil
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(c) This is
because the poetess believes that this will 109, Which one of the following statements about
make her immortal. Casuarina tree is correct? *
because the poetess believes that this will (a) The poetess compares
the Casuarina tree with
(d) This is mortal. the water-wraith
make the Casuarina tree Casuarina tree
What doesthe term "dreamless swoon" represent? * (b) The poetess personifies the baboon
103. compares the statue-like
(a) Chaos and
confusion (C) The poetess
and birth with the Statue of Liberty
(b) Death
Casuarina tree with a
(d) The poetess compares the
(c) Astate of confusion huge python
(d) A state of peace and calmness
snA What kind of tears does the poetess talk about? 110. Which one of the following statements appropriately
describes the Casuarina tree? *
(b) Lukewarm of her
(a) Boiling
(a) The Casuarina tree reminds the poetess
(c) Hot (d) Cold advancing death
105, What does the term 'unknown land' signify? ** of her
(b) The Casuarina tree reminds the poetess
(a) Land of snow future

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her
(b) France and Italy (C) The Casuarina tree reminds the poetess of
(c) Land of the departed souls childhood companions
(d) India (d) The Casuarina tree reminds the poetess of the
106. What does the line, "Tree, beloved of those/ Who classic shore of France
now in blessed sleep" mean?* 111. What does the poet desire? **
(a)The poetess' colleagues, who are dead now, also (a) The poetess desires the Casuarina tree to become
loved the Casuarina tree. immortal like the deathless trees of Borrowdale
(b)The poetess' companions and siblings, who are (b) The poetess desires the Casuarina tree to
dead now, also loved the Casuarina tree. become mortal like the deathless trees of Borrowdale
(C) The poetess' parents, who are dead now, also
loved the Casuarina tree. (c) The poetess desires the Casuarina tree to become
(d) The poetess' offspring, who are dead now, also deathless like the mortal trees of Europe
loved the Casuarina tree. (d) The poetess desires the Casuarina tree to
107. Why do the hot tears blind the poetess' eyes? become deathless like the deathless trees of France
(a) The memories of her childhood, the Casuarina or Italy
tree, and her childhood companions appear in the 112. Why does the poetess write this poem?*
poetess' mind, bringing strong emotions and tears to (a) To immortalise the Yew trees like William
her eyes Wordsworth
(b)The memories of her native land, the Yew trees, (b) To recallthe activities of the birds and animals
and her offspring appear in the poetess' mind, surrounding the Casuarina tree
bringing strong emotions and tears to the poetess' (c) To recall the flowers hung in crimson clusters
eyes. from the boughs of Casuarina tree
disease
(°) The poetess is suffering from a serious (d) To immortalise the Casuarina tree that forever
thought of her own death
and will die soon. The remained an image of her childhood and her loved
brings tears to the poetess' eyes.
ones
her family.
(0) The poetess is away from France and poetess' 113, What blinds the poetess' eyes?
This bringsstrong emotions and tears to the
eyes.
(a) Hot tears (b) Harsh light
(c) Glaucoma (d) Hot bubbles
03. What does the line, "It is the tree's lament, an eerle
speech" signify? ** 114, "Unto thy honor"Who Is 'thy' referred to in the
mourning line? **
(a) It signifies that the Casuarina tree is
the loss of the poetess' parents (a) The Python
mourning
(b) It signifies that the Casuarina tree is (b) The Casuarina tree
the loss of the baboons and the kokilas
(c) The poetess herself
(C)it signifies that the Casuarina tree is mourning the (d) Yew tree
loSs of the puny offspring of the statue-like baboon 115. In which year was the poem 'Our Casuarina Tree'
first published?
(J It signifies that the Casuarina tree is mourning (a) 1584 (b) 1995
poetess
tne loss of the happy moments of the
childhood (c) 1882 (d) 1981
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11b. In which book was the poem first published?** (a) Personification (b) Simile
(a) Ancient Poems and Legends of Hindustan (c) Hyperbole (d) Imagery
(b) Ancient Ballads and Legends of Hindustan 125. What figure of speech is used in the line "w
(C) Ancient Sonnets and Legends of Hindustan slumbered In his cave the water-wraith"?*
(d) Ancient Sonnets and Legends of India (a) Personification (b)Simile
117. Which one of the following statements about Toru (c) Metaphor (d) Hyperbole
Dutt Is correct?* 126. What does the phrase, "eye of falth" signify?
(a) Toru Dutt is the first Indian poetess to write in (a) Understanding nature using inner feelings
English and French (b)Seeing the beautiful things around to admi
(b) Toru Dutt was the first Indian poetess to write in them
English and Hindi (c)Seeing the deceased loved one in a dream
(C) Toru Dutt was the first Indian poetess to write (d) Seeing not just with eyes but with belief an
about India memory
(d) Toru Dutt was the first lndian poetess to write in 127. Howis nature portrayed in the poem?*
Bengali, English, and Sanskrit (a) As a silent witness to human emotions and
118. What does the phrase blessed sleep' stand for in events
the line "Who now In blessed sleep, for aye, (b)As violent and difficult to understand
repose"? (c) As a silent witness to the violence happening
(a) Birth (b) God's blessing around
(c) Aliveness (d) Death (d) As an active commentator
119. Compared to what, does the poetess consider her 128. What do 'fear' and trembling Hope' represent?*
verse weak?**
(a) Certainty and longing
(a) The beauty of India (b) Uncertainty and joy
(b) The beauty of her siblings
(c) The beauty of the Casuarina tree
(C) Uncertainty and desire
(d) Desire and sorrow
(d) The beauty of William Wordsworth's poem 129, The speaker in 'Our Casuarina Tree' expresses a
120. What does the phrase, "In memory, till the hot tears feeling of:
blind mine eyes!" highlight?* (WBCHSE (XII) MODEL Q.J
(a) The poetess' joyfulness
(a) Contentment and joy.
(b) The poetess' overwhelming grief (b) Longing and nostalgia.
(c) The poetess' fear of forgetting the tree (c) Fear and anger.
(d) The poetess' hopelessness (d) Excitement and anticipation.
121. What literary device is used in "Fear, trembling 130, The Casuarina tree in the poem is a symbol of:
Hope, and Death, the skeleton"? * [WBCHSE (XII) MODEL Q.]
(a) Metaphor (a) Strength and resilience.
(b) Hyperbole (b) Beauty and serenity.
(c) Simile (d) Personification
122. What do fear, hope, death, and time signify in the (C) Change and impermanence.
phrase "Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the (d) Loneliness and isolation.
skeleton,/ And Time the shadow"?* 131. What sound does the tree make, according
to the
a) Universal human emotions poem? [WBCHSE (XII) MODEL Q]
(b) The dangers of natural disaster (a) A dirge-like murmur
(c) The core elements of nature (b) Asweet song
(d) Universal brotherhood (c) The rustling of leaves
123. What does the poetess want to highlight in the last (d) The baboon's cry
line of the poem, "May Love defend thee from 132. Which phrase best describes the Casuarina tree in
Oblivion's curse"?** the poem? [WBCHSE (XII) MODEL Q.]
a)The poetess values her emotions over materialistic (a) "A giant wears the scarf"
things. (b) "A creeper climbs"
(b) No human being can get rid of oblivion's curse (C) "Agray baboon sits'"
(d) "Water-lilies spring"
133. What is the main theme explored in Our
(C) Love is more powerful than death and time Tree? Casuarina
(d) Nothing can defend the Casuarina tree from [WBCHSE (XI) MODEL QJ
(a) The power of nature.
Oblivion's curse
124. What figure of speech is used in the line- "What (b) The importance of tradition.
is the dirge-like murmur that I hear/ Like the sea (c) The experience of cultural displacement.
breaking on a shingle-beach?"* (d) The passage of time and childhood memories.
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FILL IN THE BLANKS

watches the sunrise.
Choose appropriate option to fill in the blanks: 15. The
1. Like a huge the creeper winds around (a) bird (b) bee
the Casuarina tree. (c) poetess (d) bab0on
(a) Adder (b) Python 16. His puny leap and play.
(c) Viper (d) Cobra (a) brother (b) offspring
2. Its giant trunk bears old (c) sister (d) friend
(a) marks (b) signs 17. The offspring of the baboon is
(c) scratches (d) scars (a) large (b) medium
3. The Casuarina tree's summit is near the (c) giant (d) puny
(a) moon (b) stars 18. The poetess recalls the tree from her
(c) sun (d) planets (a) mind (b) memory
4. The creeper has a deadly (c) writings (d) photos
(a) kiss (b) bite 19. The herald the day.
(c) embrace (d) touch (a) crows (b) parrots
5. The Casuarina tree wears the creeper like a (c) pigeons (d) kokilas
around its rugged trunk. 20. The cows are
(a) scarf (b) veil (a) grazing (b) sleepy
(c) kerchief (d) feather boa
(c) ploughing (d) mooing
6. The flowers on the boughs are in colour.
(b) blue 21. A shadow is cast on the broad tank by the.
(a) yellow tree.
(c) pink (d) crimson (a) roar ((b) soar
7. The tree gathers birds and during the day. (c) boar (d) hoar
a) ants (b) bees
22. The water-lilies spring like enmassed.
(c) wasps (d) hornets (b) flakes
(a) ice
8. At night the garden overflows with .ofthe
(c) snOw (d) cloud
Casuarina tree. spring like snow enmassed.
23. The
(a) music (b) flowers
(a) lotus (b) water-lilies
(c) leaves (d) song (d) rose
(c) jasmine
9. While the Casuarina tree sings, the men
24. The Casuarina tree is dear to the poetess'
(a) work (b) repose
(a) mind (b) memory
(c) eat (d) sing
.togreet the dawn. (c) soul (d) writings
10. The poetess opens her 25. The of the tree fill the air with song.
(a) window (b) door
(a) darkling (b) leaves
(c) balcony (d) eyes
(c) roots (d) branches
11. Baboon sits on the Casuarina tree mostly in 26. Beneath the tree, memories of childhood
(b) spring arise.
(a) summer
(d) autumn (a) drama (b) songs
(c) winter (d) dances
in colour. (c) plays
12. The baboon is
27. The Casuarina tree is
(a) black (b) gray
(d) silver (a) magical (b) magnificent
(c) white
of the Casuarina (c) mesmerizing (d) metaphysical
13. The baboon sits on the
28. Its vast size gives it an air of
tree.
(b) branch (a) weakness (b) impermanence
(a) crest
(d) ground (c) brutality (d) strength
(c) bough
14. The baboon sits like a 29. The birds nest in the
(a) monkey (b) statue (a) Banyan tree (b) Mango tree
(c) man (d) child (c) Casuarina tree (d) Peepal tree
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30. The flowers
grow on the (b) Bay of Bengal or Pacific Ocean
(a) Peepal tree (b) Casuarina tree
(C) Mango tree (c) Alaska (d) Indian Ocean
31. The poetess hears (d) Banyan tree 46. Beneath the the earth lay trancéd ina
(a) dawn whispers in the dreamless swoon.
(b) dusk (a) sun (b)sky
(c) night (d) evening (d) moon
32. The presence of the (c) water
Casuarina tree evokes 47, A sublime form of the tree rose in the poeto
(a) enmity (b) friendship
(c) permanence (d) oblivion
33. The Casuarina tree will (a) brain (b) inner vision
poetess.
always be to the (c) mind (d) heart
48. The poetess remembers seeing the tree in
(a) friend (b) dear (a) her own loved native country
(C) sister (d) brother
34. The Casuarina tree wears the (b) distant land
creeper (c) the classic shore of France and Italy
(a) weakly (b) gallantly
(c) cruelly (d) her dreams
(d) brutally 49. "And every time the
35. The poetesS remembers her days. rose,- before/ Mine
(a) adolescence inner vision rose a form sublime".
(b) adulthood
(c) childhood (a) sun (b) music
(d) infancy
36. 'Our Casuarina Tree' is a poem about (c) song (d) moon
(a) memory 50. The poetess has heard the tree's lament far away
(b) metaphysicality
(c) friendship in distant lands by many sheltered
(d) nostalgia
37. The poetess and her sweet companions have (a) bay (b) ocean
beneath the Casuarina tree. (c) river (d) vlley
(a) danced (b) cried 51. Every time the music of the waves rose, the
poetess'
(c) sang (d) played inner vision sawa form of the Casuarina
38. Blent with the images of the poetess' tree.
the tree shall arise in the poetess'
companion, (a) majestic (b) fearful
(a) memory (b) dream (c) sublime (d) magnificient
(c) sleep 52. The water-wraith in his cave.
(d) eyes
39. blind the poetess' eyes. (a) read (b)slumbered
(a) Sands (b) Wind (c) danced d) giggled
(c) Hot tears (d) Sunlight 53. The poetess refers to the Casuarina tree as a
40 The poetess hears a bridge
murmur. between the present and memories.
(a) shrill (b) loud (a) present (b) future
(c)soft (d) dirge-like (c) bad (d) past
41. The Casurina Tree's lament like 54. The poetess describes the earth as being tranced in
(a) a cry (b) an eerie speech swoon beneath the moon.
(c) a loud laughter (d) a feeble voice (a) breathless (b)sleepless
42. The tree's lament shall reach to the (c) dreamless O) helpless
55. The poetess' sweet companions are
(a) unknown land now in.
(b) branches of the tree (a) mental trance (b) severe anxiety
(c) universe (d) sky (c) blessed sleep (d) half asleep
43. The unknown land is well-known to the 56. They were to the poeess.
(a) eye of faith (b) ear of music (a) dearer than life
(c) pale cheeks (d) postmaster (b) very close
44. The poetess has heard the tree's in (c) older (d) enemy
distant lands. 57. The poetess would consecrate a lay in honour of
the
(a) laughter (b)murmur
(c) wail (d) music (a) Citizens of her native land
45. The waves gently kissed the classic shore of (b) Dead parents
(c) Dead companions
(a) France or Italy (d) Casurina tree
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58. "Mayst thou

be numbered when my days are done/ 65. "O Tree, as in my happy prime/ Isaw thee, in my
With deathless trees-like those in Own loved
(b) Borrowdale (a) native clime (b) distant land
(a)California
(d) Kashmir (c) national border
(c) Canada
(d) foreign land
of the trees in Borrowdale
59. Under the
66. The poet considers her poem weak compared to the
lingered pale fear, hope, death, and time. of the Casuarina tree.
(a) roots (b) leaves (a) large size (b) rugged trunk
(c) branches (d) trunk (C) deep scars (d) beauty
67. Among the lingering figures under the tree in
60. "May defend thee from Oblivion's curse." trembling Hope, Death, and
Borrowdale are Fear,
(a) care (b) rain the shadow.
(c) farmer (d) love (a) waves (b) heaven
(c) earth (d) time
61. "What is that dirge-like murmur that Ihear/Like the 68. "Therefore | fain would consecrate a
sea breaking on a
Unto thy honour".
(a) shingle-beach (b) sand shore (a) Hyme (b) Lullaby
(c) beach d) classic shore (c) Lay (d) Jazz
wail far away 69. The poetess wishes for the Casuarina tree to be
62. The poetess has heard the. remembered with the trees of
in distant lands.
Borrowdale.
(a) native people's (b) Casuarina tree's (a) deathless (b) frightening
(c) companions' d) Earth's (c) gigarntic (d) tiny
63. The water-wraith slumbered in his 70. The poetess wants to consecrate a lay in
of the Casuarina Tree.
(a) den (b) nest (b) honor
(a) condolence
(c) home (d) cave (c) sympathy (d) support
64. The waves gently the classic shore. 71. The poetess wishes to save the tree from
(b) slapped (a) insects (b) being cut down
(a) touched
(c) oblivion's curse (d) storm
(c) kissed (d) hugged

COLUMN MATCHING

(a) A.-(0), B.-(ü), C.-(iv), D.-(ii)

Choose the most suitable options to match the
(b) A.-(ii), B.-(i), C.-(iv), D.-(iü)
columns:
(c) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(i), D.-(i)
Left Right (d) A.-(ii), B.-(iv), C.-(i), D.-(i)
A. Giant trunk (i) Twines like a python Left Right
B. Creeper (ii) Bears old scars
(iii) Fills the air A. Baboon (i) Enmassed like snow
C. Shadow
(iv) Falls across the land B. Kokila (i)Leaps and plays
D. Song C. Water-lilies (ii) Sits like a statue
(a) A.-(iü), B.-(0), C.-(iv), D.-(ii) D. Offspring (iv) Heralds the day
(b) A.-(i), B.-(iiü), C.-(ii), D.-(iv) (a) A,-(i), B.-(0), C.-(iv), D.-(i)
(c) A.-(ii), B.-(i), C.-(), D.-(iv) (b) A.-(0), B.-(i), C.-(i), D,-(iv)
(d) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(ü), D.-(i) (c) A.-(iv), B.-(iüi), C.-(i), D.-(i)
2 Left Right (d) A.-(iii), B.-(iv), C.-(i), D.-(ii)
A. Birds (i) Crimson hue Left Right
B. Rugged trunk (i) Fills the air A. The colour of the () Heard in the breeze
C. Birdsong (iii) Stands unshaken
baboon
D. Flowers (iv) Build nests
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Left Right
Right Left
B. CowNS
(ii) Memories of the past A. Memories () Fall on the land
C. Song of the tree (ii) Beneath the tree's
(ii) Gray B. Cows
D. The Casuarina tree (iv) Wend sleepily shade
(a) A.-0), B.-(iv), C.-(iü), D.-(i) C. Shadow (üi) Childhood play
(b) A.-(ii), B.-(iv), C.-(i), D. Water-lilies (iv) Wend sleepily on
D.-(i)
(c) A.-(iü), B.-(0), C.-(ii), D.-(iv) pasture

(d) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(ii), D.-(i) (a) A.-(ü), B.-(0), C.-(iv), D.-(iü)
5. (b) A.-(i), B.-(iv), C.-(i), D.-(ii)
Left Right (c) A.-(iv), B.-(), C.-(i), D.--(iüi)
A. Whispers of the treel (0) Bears old scars (d) A.-i), B.-(ii), C.-(iv), D.-()
B. Giant trunk (i) Heard at night
C. Birds (ii) Falls on the land 10. Left Right
D. Shadow of the tree (iv) Nest on the tree
A. Whispers of the tree () Watches sunrise
(a) A.-(iv), B.-(ü), C.-(ii), D.-(i) B. Baboon (ii)) Heard at dawn
(b) A.-(üi), B.-(iv), C.-(i), D.-(ii) C. Creeper (iiü) Winds like a python
(c) A.-(ü), B.-(0), C.-(iv), D.-(ii) D. Kokila (iv) Heard at night
(d) A.-(0), B.-(i), C.-(iv), D.-(i) (a) A.-(i), B.-(i), C.-(), D.-(0)
6 Left Right (b) A.-(i), B.-(0),C.-(iv), D.-(ii)
(c) A.-(i), B.-(i), C.-(iv), D.-(ii)
A. Python-like creeper (0) Twines around
the trunk
(d) A.-(iv), B.-(), C.-(ii), D.-(ii)
B. Rugged trunk (t) Red and vibrant 11. Left Right
C. Flowers of the (ii) Symbol of strength
creeper A. Hot tears (i) Sweet and loved
D. Casuarina tree (iv) Bears old scars B. Casuarina Tree (i) Blind the poet's eyes
C. Image of Casuarina (i) Dear to the poet's
(a) A.-(i), B.-(iv), C.-(ü), D.-(ii) tree blent with Soul
(b) A.-(iv), B.-(i), C.-(ii), D.-(i) companion's image
(c) A.-(i), B.-(i), C.-(0), D.-(iv) D. Companions (iv) Arise in poet's
(d) A.-(iü), B.-(ii), C.-(iv), D.-(i) memory
Left Right (a) A,-(i), B.-(i), C.-(iv), D.-(ii)
A. Tree's scars (0) Bears old scars (b) A.-(i), B.-(ii), C.-(iv), D.-(0)
B. Casement (iü) Red and vibrant (c) A.-(ii), B.-(i), C.-(i), D.-(iv)
C. Flowers of Creeper (ii) Opened at dawn (d) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(ii), D.-(i)
D. Casuarina tree (iv) Stands unshaken 12. Left
(a) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(ii), D.-() Right
A. Murmur (i) Well-known to the
(b) A.-(i), B.-(ii), C.-(i), D.-(iv)
(c) A.-(ii), B.-(i), C.-(iv), D.-(ii) eye of faith
B. Tree's lament (ii) Slumbered in his cave
(d) A.-(ii), B.-(iv), C.-(ii), D.-(i1) C. Unknown land (iii) Like an eerie speech
D. The water-wraith
8 Left Right (iv) Dirge-like
A. Shadow of the tree (i) Watches the sunrise (a) A.-(iv), B.-(iiü), C.-(0), D.-(ii)
B. Casuarina tree

C. Creeper
D. Baboon
(i) Twines around the
trunk
(ii) Stands unshaken
(iv) Falls across the land
13.
(b) A.-(ii), B.-((), C.-(iv), D.-(ii)
(c) A.-(iv), B.-(i), C.-(ü), D.-(ii)
(d) A.-(i), B.-(iv), C.-), D,-(ii)
Left
Right
D
(a) A.-(iv), B.-(i), C-(i), D.-(0) A. "Who now in blessed (i) Rose before the
(b) A.-i), B.-(ii), C.-(üi), D.-(iv) sleep" poet's inner vision
(c) A.-(ii), B.-(), C.-(iv), D.-i) B. "when my days are |(i) Trees in Borrowdale
(d) A.-(i), B.-(iv), C.-(), D.-(ii) done"
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Left Right 16. Left Right

13.
C. "deathless trees" (iii) Refers to the C. "Tree, beloved of (iii) Refers to the poet's
childhood companion those" wish to write a poem
of the poet who to immortalise the
are dead now Casuarina tree

D. Asublime form (iv) Refers to a time D. "O Tree, as in my (iv) The Poet wants to say
of the Casuarina when the poet will that the Casuarinatreel
happy prime/ Isaw
be no more thee, in my own was loved by her
tree
loved native clime" childhood companions
(a) A.-(i), B.-(i), C.-(iv), D.-() who are dead now
(b) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(ii), D,-(0) (a) A.-(0), B.-(iv), C.-(ii), D.-(i)
(c) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(ii), D.-(i) (b) A.-(iv), B.-(i), C,-(ii), D.-(iü)
(d) A.-(i), B.-(iv), C.-(), D,-(0) (c) A.-(i), B.-(ü),C.-(0), D.-(iv)
(d) A.-(ii), B.-(ii), C.-(iv), D.-(i)
14. Left Right
A. Weak (0) Trembling 17. Left Right
B. Hope (ii) The skeleton A. "Ah, | have heard (0) Refers to a peaceful
C. Death (ii) The shadow that wail far, far away" state of nature
D. Time (iv) Poet's verse B. "When earth lay (iü) The poet compares
trancèd in a dream the tree's lament
(a) A.-(iv), B.-(i), C.-(i), D.-() less swoon" to crashing waves
(b) A.-(ii), B.-(iv), C.-(), D.-(iü) C. "In memory, till (iii) Refers to the poet's
(c) A.-(iv), B.-(i), C.-(iü), D.-(i) the hot tears blind Connection to the
(d) A.-(i), B.-(ii), C.-(iv), D.-() mine eyes!" tree across distances
D. "Like the sea (iv) The poet becomes
15. Left Right breaking on a emotional recalling her
A. "Mayst thou be (0) "the classic shore shingle-beach?" childhood and loved
ones
numbered" of France or Italy"
B. "deathless trees" (ii) Refers to the poet's (a) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(ü), D.-(0)
wish to include the (b) A.-(0), B.-(i), C.-(i), D.-(iv)
Casuarina tree among (c) A.-(i), B.-(0), C.-(iv), D.-(ii)
the immortal trees
(d) A.-(), B.-(iv), C.-(ii), D.-(i)
C. "The waves gently (ii)similar to the sound
kissed" of sea breaking on a 18. Left Right
shingle beach. A. "With deathless (i) Refers to the poet's
D. "dirge-like murmur" (iv) Refers to the trees in trees/ Like those in idealised image of
Borrowdale Borrowdale" the Casuarina tree
immortalised by B. "In memory, till the (ii) The poet compares the
William Wordsworth hot tears blind mine Casuarina tree with
in his poem eyes!" the immortal trees in
Borrowdale
(a) A.-(), B.-(iv), C.-(0), D.-(i) C. "Blent with your (ii) Memories of childhood
(b) A.-(ü), B.-(iv), C.-0), D.,-() images, it shall and her companions
(C) A.-(iv), B.-(i), C.-(ü), D.-(ii) arise" make the poet
(d) A.-(), B.-(ii), C.-(iv), D.-(i) emotional
D. "Mine inner vision (iv) Refers to the
16. Left Right rose a form sublime Refers to the memories
A. "Dearer than life to (i) Refers to the poet's of the poet's
me, alas! were they" memory of the tree companions tied to
during her childhood the tree
in her own country (a) A.-(iv), B.-(ii), C.-(0), D.-(0)
B. "Therefore I fain (ii) Refers to the poet's
(b) A.-(i), B.-(ii), C.-(iv), D.-0
would consecrate a childhood companions| (c) A.-(ii), B.-(i), C.-(iv), D.-(ii)
lay/Unto thy honour" (d) A.-(i), B.-(iv), C.-(0), D.-(ii)
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19. Left Left Right
Right 20.
A. "Oh, fain A. "though weak the () Lingered pale "Fear.
rehearse" (0) Refers to the flowing
nature of time verse" trembling Hope, and
B. "And Time the shadow:i) Refers to Death, the skeleton.
the poet's And Time the shadow
desire to celebrate B. Love will save the (i) The poet wants to
the tree's beauty in Casuarina tree say that her poem is
her poem repeatedly not good enough to
C. "May Love defend (ii) Refers to the describe the Casuarina
thee from Oblivion's immortal trees tree's beauty
curse " C. Under the awful (iii) The poet wants to
D. "With deathless trees (iv) The poet hopes that branches of the immortalise the tree
/ like those in the tree will be trees in Borrowdale through her poem
Borrowdale" remembered forever D. "Therefore I fain (iv) From the curse
Would consecrate a of being forgotten
(a) A.-(i), B.-0), C.-(iv), D.-ii) lay Unto thy honour"
(b) A.-(ii), B.-(ii), C.-(), D.-(i) (a) A.-0), B.-(ii), C.-(i), D.-(iv)
(c) A.-(iv), B.-(0), C.-(ü), D.-(i) (b) A,-(i), B.-(0),C.-(iv), D.-(i)
(d) A.-i), B.-(i),C-(iv), D.-(ii) (c) A.-(i), B.-(iv), C.-(), D.-ü)
(d) A.-(iv), B.-(0), C.-(iü), D.-(ii)

ASSERTION-REASON
Choose the appropriate option:
1. Assertion: The Casuarina tree stands tall and resil 3. Assertion: The tree's flowers bloom in summer.
ient in the face of time and elements. Reason: The flowers are described as red, resem
Reason: The tree's giant trunk bears old scars, but bling coral in their vibrancy.
remains unshaken and strong. (a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation for
and the Reason is the correct explanation for the
the Assertion.
Assertion.
(b) Both the Assertion and the Reason (b) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct
are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation for the
but the Reason is not the correct
explanation for the Assertion.
Assertion.
(c) The Assertion is correct but the Reason (c) The Assertion is correct but the Reason is
is incorrect.
incorrect.
(d) The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is (d) The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is
Correct. correct.
2. Assertion: The creeper twines around the tree's 4. Assertion: The Casuarina tree has a
trunk like a python. cance in the poem. symbolic signitl
Reason: The poem describes the creeper's parasitic Reason: The tree acted as a friend to the
nature. poet.
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct are correct
and the Reason is the correct explanation
and the Reason is the correct explanation for the Assertion. for the
Assertion. (b) Both the Assertion and the
(b)Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct Reason are correct
but the Reason is not the correct explanation for the explanation for
the
Assertion.
Assertion.
(c) The Assertion is correct but the
(c) The Assertion is correct but the Reason is incorrect.
Reason
incorrect.
(d) The Assertion is incorrect but the
(d) The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is Reason
Correct.
Correct.
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Assertlon: : The poetess recalls her rchildhood memo- (c) The poetess describes the casuarina tree as a
5,
lee beneath the Casuarina tree. symbol of frailty.
Reason: The poetess vividly remembers the past (d) The poetess describes the casuarina tree as a
whle describing the tree's shelter and presence. symbol of the past.
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct 10. Assertion: ?
nd the Reason is the correct explanation for the Reason: The tree has stood the test of time, seeing
Assertion.
the changes in its environment and surroundings.
Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct (a) The poetess describes the tree as a witness to
hut the Reason is not the correct explanation for the time's passage.
Assertion.
(b) The poetess describes the tree as a symbol of
past.
( The Assertion is correct but the Reason is (c) The poetess describes the tree as having witnessed
incorrect.
personal loss of the poet.
(A) The Assertion is incorrect but the Reason is (d) The poetess describes the tree as a divine entity.
correct.
6. Assertion: ? 11. Assertion: The poetess views the casuarinatree as
Reason: The reference to the tree as 'a mournful a symbol of strength.
tree' suggests a sense of sadness and nostalgia. Reason: ?
(a) The poetess thinks the tree to be her friend! (a) The tree's ability to be friends with the poet
shows its strength and endurance.
(h) The poetess reflects on the tree with a sense of
melancholy. (b) The tree's ability to wear the creeper around its
(c) The poetess reflects on the tree with a sense of trunk shows its strength and endurance.
(c) The tree's ability to cast a huge shadow shows its
kinship. strength and endurance.
(d) The poetess reflects on the tree with a historical (d) The tree's ability to survive storms and stand tall
root. over the years highlights its strength and endurance.
7. Assertion: ?
Reason: The poetess describes the tree in a nostal 12. Assertion: The poetess feels the tree has a personal
gic manner, reflecting on its importance in her life. connection to her.
(a) The poetess seems emotionally attached to the Reason: ?
casuarina tree. (a)The poetess refers to the tree in a manner that
(b) The poetess seems to loathe the tree. reflects her friendship with it
(b) The poetess refers to the tree in a manner that
(c) The poetess thinks the tree to be a part of her reflects her love for it.
past life,
(c) The poetess refers to the tree in amanner that
(d) The poetess thinks the tree to be her friend! reflects its emotional significance to her.
8. Assertion: ? (d) The poetess refers to the tree in a manner that
Reason: The poetess begins by describing the tree reflects her past life memories.
vividly, highlighting its importance in the imagery of 13. Assertion: The Casuarina tree stands as a silent
the poem. observer of life around it.
Reason:?
(a) The tree is mentioned briefly in the poem. (a) The tree is described as having seen countless
(b) The flowers are the central symbol in the poem. changes over the years.
(b) The tree is described as having seen no change
(c) The creeper the central symbol in the poem. Over the years.
(c) The tree is described as having been present in
the the past life of the poet.
(0) The casuarina tree is a central symbol in (d) The tree is described as having seen the poet's
poem.
childhood.
9. Assertion: ? 14. Assertion: The poetess describes the casuarina tree
eason: The tree is able to withstand strong winds as towering and imposing.
dnd still stands firm, symbolising endurance. Reason: ?

(a) The poetess describes the casuarina tree as a (a) The poem emphasises the diminutive stature of
the tree.
symbol of weakness.
a (b) The poem enmphasises the deep root system of
9J Tne poetess describes the casuarina tree as the tree.
symbol of resilience.
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(C) The poem emphasises the
tree huge branhes of the 20 Assertion: The Casuarina tree is very close to
poet's heart.
(d) The poem emohasises the size Reason: ?
the tree and strength ot
15. Assertion: The tree is comared to a (a) The Casuarina tree reminds the poet ot
in the poem. human beng childhood and the good time she spent with
deceased siblings
Reason? 6) The Casuarina tree reminds the poet o
a) The poetess attrbutes qualies such as dwarfsm beauty of India.
to the tree
fc) The Casuarina tree reminds the poet of
(b) The poetess attbutes emotions suchshappiness baboons and the kokilas
and joy to the tree, humanising it. () The Casuarina tree reminds the poet of
c The poetess attributes quaties suchs strength adulthood.
and enourance to the tree
21. Assertion: ?
(d) The poetess attributes emotions such s sadness Reason: The poetess thinks that her poem is n
and strength to the tree, humanising it good enough to describe the Casuarina tree's beau
16. Assertion: The poetess eyes are filed with tears. (a) The poetess calls the trees in BorTOWdale we
Reason: ?
(a) The poetess recals her hildhood memories
associated with the Casuarina tree and her beloved (b) The poetess alls her verse as weak
childhood companions (c) The poetess alls the branches of the Casuarira
tree as weak.
b) The poetess recalls her memories in taly.
(c) The poetess is sufering from a deedy disease (d) The poetess alls the verse of other poets
weak.
() The poetess reals her memories of the trees in
Borrowdale 22. Assertion: ?
17. Assertion: The poetess hears a dirge-ike murmur. Reason: The Casuarina trees lament resembles the
Reason:? sound of sea waves breaking on a shingle-beach
(a) tis the sound of the kokilas singing. (a) The poetess calls the Casuarina tree's lament
(b) t is the sound of the ghosts of her beloved 'dirge like murmur'.
companions (b) The poetess calls the Casuarina tree's lamert a
(c) t is the tree's lament 'silent sob'.
(d) t is the sound of the gentle waves. (c) The poetess compares the Casuarina treei
18. Assertion: The poetess describes the lament with 'sweet songs that seem to have no cose
as well-known.
unknown land
Reason:? (d) The poetess compares the Casuarina tre
(a) The poetess believes that nothing on this earth lament with the lament of the trees in Borrowcae
is unknown to the human beings.
(b) The poetess believes that the unknown land can 23. Assertion: ?
be perceived through the eye of faith. Reason: The poetess' child hood companions
(c) The poetess believes that the unknown land is dead now.
her native land.
(a) The poetess bursts out in laughter recalling he
childhood companions.
(d) The poetess believes that the unknown land can (b) The poetess feels disgusted recalling her childh
be perceived through intelligence. companions.
19. Assertion: The poetess wishes to write a poem in (c) The poetess does not want to recall her pas
honour of the Casuarina tree.
Reason: ?
(d) The poetess recalls her childhood
(a) The poem would bring worldwide fame to the with sorrow. comps
poet.
24. Assertion: ?
(b) The poetess' beloved companions told her to
Write a poem in honour of the Casuarina tree. Reason: The trees of Borrowdale are immortalizes
in the poem of Wiliam
(c) The poetess saw a dream and decided to write Wordsworth.
(a) The poetess refers to the tree's branches
a poem in honour of the Casuarina tree. awful.
(d) The tree holds her childhood memories and was
loved by her beloved childhood companions who are (b)The poetess mentions that fear. hope, death, 3
time linger from the awful branches of the tree
dead now. Borrowdale.
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to the trees of Borrowdale as

(c) The
poetess refers
28. Assertion: The poetess hopes that the Casuarina
deathless' tree's lament will reach the unknown land.
(d) The poetess refers to the trees of Borrowdale as Reason: The waves gently kissed the classic shore of
'mortal'. France or Italy.
25. Assertion: ? (a) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.
Beason: The poetess uses personification to de (b) Both the assertion and the reason are correct but
scribe calmness.
the reason is not the correct explanation of the
(a) A
statue-like baboon sits on the branches of the assertion.
Casuarina tree.
(C) The reason is correct but the assertion is
(b) The waves gently kissed the classic shore of incorrect.
France or Italy. (d) The reason is incorrect but the assertion is
(c) The snow-enmassed water lilies bloom. correct.

(d)The poetess' eyes are filled with hot tears. 29. Assertion: The poetess remembers seeing the Ca
suarina tree in her happy prime.
16. Assertion: A sublime form of the Casuarina tree Reason: The Casuarina tree is associated with the
rose before the poetess inner vision.
poetess' childhood memories.
Reason: The Casuarina tree is dear to the poetess (a) Both the Assertion and the reason are correct.
because of its magnificence.
(a) The assertion is correct but the reason is (b) The assertion is correct but the reason is
incorrect. incorrect.
(b) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is (C) Both the assertion and the reason are correct and
Correct. the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.
(c) Both reason and assertion are incorrect.
(d) Both the assertion and the reason are correct but
(d) Both reason and assertion are correct. the reason is not the correct explanation of the
27. Assertion: The poetess believes that the Casuarina assertion.
tree will suffer the Oblivion's curse. 30. Assertion: The poetess lay tranced in a dreamless
Reason: The poetess believes that love alone can SWOon.
not defend the Casuarina tree from being forgotten. Reason: The sea waves slumbered in his cave.
(a) The reason is correct but the assertion is (a) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect!
incorrect. (b) Both the assertion and the reason are correct!
(b) The reason is incorrect but the assertion is (d) The assertion is correct but the reason is
Correct. incorrect.

(c) Both assertion and reason are correct. (d) The assertion is incorrect but the reason is
Correct.
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect.

REARRANGEMENT

2. (1) The tree's sturdy trunk has witnessed countless

the appropriate option that indicates the
Choose moments.
Orrect order of events:
1. 0) In the evening, its branches sway and bend with (ii) The fragrance of its flowers fills the air with a
sense of nostalgia.
the breeze. (ii) Its roots delve deep into the earth, grounding it
sentinel of
") Tne tree stands tall in the garden, a firmly.
time. (iv) Every part of the tree seems to carry a story of
) is leaves, though slender, shimmer in the old days.
sunlight. (a) (i), (iv), (i), (ii) (b) (ii), (ii), (i), (iv)
() Beneath its shade, many generations nave (c) (0), (iv), (i), () (d) (iv), (i), (), (i)
played and rested. 3. (I) The sight of the tree is both beautiful and
(a) (ii), (iv), (i), (ii) (b) (), (ii), (ü), (iv) calming.
(c) (), (ii), (), (iv) | (d) (ii), (i), (iv), (ii) (ii) Its leaves seem to whisper secrets of the past.

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(i) People gather beneath
it, seeking solace and () As the day fades, it casts long shadows over
comfort. ground. the
(v) The Casuarina tree. with Casuarina tree has long been a
its (iv) The
towers over the landscape. graceful form, landscape.
part of
(a) (i), (i), (0), (iv) (a) (iv), (i), (), () (b) (iv), (0, (ii), (6)
(c) (ii), (i), (iv), (ii) (b) (iv), (i), (ii), (ö1)
(d) (), (0, (iv), (ii) (c) (ii), (i), (iv), (i) (d) (), (ii), (iv), (ü)
) Its presence brings a sense of peace to all 10, () The Casuarina tree stands quietly in
who the miidst
gaze upon it. of nature.
() The Casuarina tree stands at the edge of the (I0) With every breeze, it seems to Come alive ac
yard, tall and proud.
() Over time, its leaves have become soft and whispering secrets.
(i0) Beneath its branches, memories are made. and
fragrant. time slows down.
(Iv) As dusk fals, it appears even more majestic,
(iv) The tree's branches, swaying gracefully, give a
silhouetted against the sky. sense of calm.
(a) (ii), (i), (iv), (i) (b) (), (ü1), (0), (iv) (a) (), (iv), (i),(i)
(c) (i), (0), (iv), (üi) (a) (0), (ii), (iv), (ü)
(b) (0), (ii), (), (iv)
5. (0) The branches of the tree stretch out like (c) (i), (ö), (iv), (0) (d) (v), (), (i), ()
11, (0) The tree's presence is calming, offering a
welcoming arms.
of serenity to all.
sense
(i) Its shadow casts a cool respite for all who seek
shelter. (ii) Its roots reach deep into the earth, anchoringit
(i) Over the years, the Casuarina has stood firm firmly.
against the wind. (ii) The Casuarina tree has witnessed generations
of
(iv) Birds often rest in its boughs, adding life to the growth and change.
silent tree. (iv) Its branches are delicate yet strong,
weathering
(a) (i), (iv), (ii), () (b) (0), (ii), (ü), (iv) many storms.
(c) (iv), (ü), (), (ii) | (d) (ii), (0), (ii), (i) (a) (ii), (ii), (0), (iv) (b) (ii), (iv), (i), (0)
6. (i) Under the tree, people find themselves (c) (ii), (iv), (i), (i)
lost in
12.
(d) (iv), (ii), (ii), (0)
(i) Like the sea breaking on a
contemplation. shingle-beach?
(i) The Casuarina tree's leaves rustle softly (i) Blent with your images, shall
breeze.
in the arise
(iii) Unknown, yet well-known to the eye of
(li) Its beauty never fades, even as (iv) It is the tree's lament, an eerie faith!
the
(iv) It serves as a reminder of nature's years pass. (a) (iv), (i), (ii), (i)
speech,
resilience. b (0), (ii), (iv), (i)
(a) (ii), (0), (iv), (ü) (b) (0), (ii), (i), (iv) (c) (i), (0), (iv), (ii)
(c) (ii), (iv), (i), () 13.
() (0), (i), (i), (v)
7. (1) The Casuarina tree (d) (i), (iv), (i), (ü) (i) That haply to the unknown land may
reach.
stands as a symbol of (ü) In distant lands, by many a sheltered
enduring strength. bay,
(i) The leaves are fine and (iii) And the waves gently kissed the classic
needle-like, adding to its shore
(iv) lsaw thee, in my own loved native clime.
elegance.
(ii) It weathers storms and changes, (a) (), (ii), (ii), (iv) (b) (0), (ii), (iv), (i)
yet remains (c) (ii), (ii), (), (iv)
unchanged.
14.
d) (ii), (i), (i), (iv)
(0) When earth lay trancèd in a
(iv) Underneath, one can often find birds,
and other creatures.
insects. (ii) Dearer than life to me, alas, dreamless swoon:
(0) Therefore | fain would were they!
(a) (i), (üü), (ü), (iv) (b)(ii), (iv), (0), (ii) consecrate a lay
(iv) Thy form, OTree, as in my
(c) (i), (ii), (), (iv) (d) (), (ü), (ii), (iv) (a) (i), (ii), (i), (iv) happy prime
8. () The tree's branches sway, gently moving with (b)(i), (), (iv), (ii)
the wind. (c) (), (iv), (ii), (i) (d) (i), (), (i), (iv)
(ii) The sound of its leaves like a gentle melody. 15. () Under whose awful
(ii) When slumbered in branches lingered pale
(ili) This tree, ancient and wise, has witnessed many his cave
the water-wraltn
(i) Mine inner vision rose a
(iv) That would thy beauty form sublime,
seasons.
(iv) In the stillness, it offers peace to the on-looker. fain, oh, fain rehearse
(a) (ü), (ii), (i), (iv)
(a) (i), (ii), (iv), (i) |(b) (), (iv), (i), (i) (c) (0). (), (i), (iv) (b) (ii), (iv), (0), (i)
(c) (ii), (0), (i), (iv) (d) (0), (i), (i), (iv) 16. (0) "Fear, trembling Hope, (d) (0), (iv), (iü), (i)
9. (0) Its sturdy trunk supports the weight of its and Death, the skeleto
() And every time the music
sprawling branches. (i) Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved rose,-before
(iü) This tree is a place of quiet reflection and of those
connection.
(iv) And Time the shadow;" and though weak the
verse
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(a) (), (ii), (ü), (iv) (6) (), (i), (0), (iv) (ii) Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those
(c) (), (ii), (iv). (i) () (), (ii), (i), (iv) (lv) Dearer than life to me, alas, were they!
(a) (), (), (ii), (iv) (b) (), (iv), (ii), (ii)
.. with deathless trees-like those in Borrowdale,
(ii) Mine inner vision rose a form sublime, (c) (0), (0), (ii), (iv) (d) (), (i), (i), (iv)
(I) May Love defend thee from Oblivion's curse. 20. (0) Isaw thee, in my own loved native clime.
(v) Ah, Ihave heard that wail far, far away (i) With deathless trees-like those in Borrowdale,
(a) (i), (0), (ii), (iv) (b) (), (i0), (iv), (ii) (ii) May Love defend thee from Oblivion's curse.
(c) (ii), (iv), (ii), (i) (d) (iv), (i), (), (õi) (iv) That would thy beauty fain, oh, fain rehearse,
(i) Of France or Italy, beneath the moon, (a) (iv), (ii), (ü), (6) (b) (iv), (ii), (ii), (0)
18. (d) (i), (ii), (ii), (iv)
(ii) Unto thy honor, Tree, beloved of those (c) (i), (ii), (iv), (ii)
(ii) Who now in blessed sleep for aye repose, 21. (0) What is that dirge-like murmur that I hear
(iv) Mayst thou be numbered when my days are
done
(a) (0), (i), (iv), (i) (b) (i), (i), (iiü), (iv)
800 (i) And every time the music rose,-before
(ii) Ah, Ihave heard that wail far, far away
(iv) Mayst thou be numbered when my days are
done
(c) (i), (ii), (), (iv) 1(d) (i), (iv), (ii), ()
(a) (iv), (ii), (i), (i) (b) (), (ii), (ii), (iv)
19. (i) And the waves gently kissed the classic shore (d) (i), (iv), (ii), (ii)
(iü) In memory, till the hot tears blind mine eyes! (c) (i), (ii), (iv), (ii)

TRUE/FALSE
Type-1: Choose the true statement among the 5. (a) The tree's presence is linked to the speaker's
memories of her mother.
following: (b) The tree's branches are described as being
1. (a) The poem begins by describing the Casuarina
tree. fragile.
(b) The poet describes the Casuarina tree in a (c) The 3 stanzas of the poem describe the tree's
negative light. physical appearance in great detail.
(c) The speaker does not refer to the tree as a
'giant.' (d) The Casuarina tree is compared to a giant,
(d) The poem begins with a description of the imposing figure.
tree's physical beauty. 6. (a) The poetess hates the Casuarina tree.
2. (a) The tree is described as a symbol of happiness (b) The Mango tree is dear to the poetess' soul.
and joy.
(b) The tree is located in the speaker's garden. (c) The Casuarina tree is a small, bush-like tree.

(c) The speaker is mourning the loss of the tree. (d) The poetess and her companions have played
beneath the Casuarina tree.
(d) The speaker does not express any personal
connection to the tree. 7. (a) Agust of wind blinds the poetess' eyes
3. (a) The tree's branches remain fixed in the wind. (b) Hot tears blind the poetess' eyes.
(c) The images of her companions and the moon
(b) The Casuarina tree is described as having no come to the poetess' memory.
leaves. (d) The poetess could not recall how the tree
(c) The poem mentions the tree's beautyprimarily looked.
in terms of its flowers.
8. (a) The poetess can hear the tree's wail far away
(0) The poem expresses themes of nature and in distant land.
memory.
4. (a) The Casuarina tree is described as a symbol of
(b) The poetess can not hear the tree's wail in her
homeland.
nature's purity.
(b) The tree is situated near the speaker's school. (c) The poetess can not hear the tree's wail far
away in distant land.
(c) The speaker mentions the tree as a source of
(d) The poetess can hear the tree's wail only in her
comfort and inspiration.
homeland.
(d) The tree is mentioned to have deep roots
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" Type-2 Choose the false statement among the (C) Beneath the moon, the
earth lay tranced in ;
following: dreamless swoon.
1. (a) The speaker refers to the (d) Every time the music rOse, a sublime
tree as a 'giant
(b) The poem discusses the beauty of the tree's the Casuarina tree rose in the
form o
poetess' inner
flowers in detail, version.
(C) The speaker describes the tree as a symbol of 8. (a) The poetess quotes lines trom Wiliä
strength and resilience. Wordsworth's poem in the last stanza.
(d) The tree is described as having branches that (b) The poetess wants the Casuarina trep t
move in the wind. deathless like the Yew trees of Borrowdale
k (a) The poem starts by describing the Casuarina (c) Fear, hope, death, and tide lingered pale und
tree in a negative light. the awful branches of the deathless trees in
(b) The speaker refers to the tree's trunk as being Borrowdale.
tall and straight. (d) The Trees of Borrowdale are deathless because
(C) The speaker is deeply nostalgic about the tree William Wordsworth hasmade them immortal
and its significance. by writing about them.
(d) The tree's shade is mentioned as providing Type-3 : Choose the option that marks the correct
shelter from the sun.
order of true (T) and false (F) statements:
3. (a) The speaker's feelings towards the tree seem 1, (0) The tree's height is mentioned as being
to reflect asense of loss and longing.
diminutive.
(b) The speaker refers to the tree as a 'giant (ii) The speaker expresses gratitude for the tree's
(c) The speaker expresses feelings of sorrow presence.
about the tree's fate. (iii) The speaker sees the tree as a symbol of
(d) The speaker's memories of the tree are permanence.
described as being nostalgic. (iv) The speaker mentions that the tree once had
4. (a) The first 3 stanzas of the poem contain birds living in it.
references to nature and its calming influence. (a) (i) T(i) F(ii) F (iv) T
(b) The tree provides shelter and shade. (b) (i) F(i) F(ii) T(iv) T
(c) The tree is depicted as a symbol of natural (c) (0) F(i) T (ii) T (iv) F
beauty. (d) (i) T (i) T (ii) F(iv) F
(d) The tree is described as being located in 2. (i) The tree is described as providing a sense of
the peace to the speaker.
speaker's school.
5. (a) The tree is compared to a sentinelor guardian. (ii) The tree is described as a significant part of the
speaker's childhood.
(b) The tree is associated with any particular place (i) The poem makes a reference to the tree's Scent
(iv) The speaker implies that the tree is no
in the speaker's life. longer
alive.
(c) The speaker mentions that the tree is a
reminder of past memories. (a) (i) T(i) F (ii) F(iv) T
(b) (i) T (i) T (i) F (iv) F

D:
(d) The speaker refers to the tree as a symbol of
weakness. (c) (i) F (i) F (ii) T (iv) T
6. (a) The tree's lament reaches the unknown land. (d) (i) F (i) T (ii) T (iv) F
3. (0) The speaker is skeptical of the tree's
(iü) The tree's branches importance
(b) The poetess is recalling her childhood memories are said to sway gently
in the poem. the breeze.
(c) The tree's lament is like an eerie speech. () The tree is described as being fragile and
delicate.
(d) The poetess is writing the poem in her (iv) The poem compares the tree to a person,
childhood. showing a deep emotional connection.
7. (a) The waves gently kissed the classic shore of (a) (i) F (i) T (ii) F (iv) T
France or Italy. (b) (i) T (i) F(i) T(iv) F
(b) The waves gently kissed the classic shore of the (c) () T (i) T (i) F (iv) F
Indian cean.
(d) (i) F(ii) F(i) T (iv) T
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childhood days in the

The poetess loves the
4 () its magnificence.
Casuarina tree because of b. (0) The poetess recollects her
poem.
of marriage
m The memories of her companions and the tree () The poetess recollects her memories
fll the poetess' eye with hot tears. in the poem.
country.
The poetess compares the dirge-like murmur (W0) The poetess is now away from her
as she saw it
with the sound of heavy rainfall. (Iv) The poetess remembers the tree
Iv) The irge-like murmur that the poet hears is the during her happy time in her country.
tree's lament. (a) (i) T ii) F (ii) T (iv) T
(a) (i)T (i) F(ii) T (iv) F (b) (i) F() F(ii) T (iv) F
(b) () T (i) T (iii) F (iv) F (c) (i) F (ü) T (ii) T (iv) F
(c) ()T(ü) T (ii) T (iv) F (d) (i) T (i) F (i) T (iv) F
(d) (i) F (i) T (ii) F (iv) T 7. () The poetess' companions were dearer than life
5 0 The poetess wants to write a poem in honour to her.
the Casuarina
of the Casuarina tree. ( ) The poetess wants to immortalise
tree like those in Borrowdale.
(i) The poetess wants to paint a picture in honour
of the Casuarina tree. (tii) The poetess considers her verse weak.
the
(ii) The Casuarina tree was dear to the poetess' (iv) The poetess believes that love will defend
tree from oblivion's curse.
companions.
(iv) The poetess' companions are dead now. (a) (i) F (i) F (iü) T (iv) F
(a) (i) T (iü) T (ii) F (iv) F (b) () T (i) F (i) T (v) F
(b)(i) T (i) F (ii) F (iv) F (c) (i) T (i) F (ii) F (iv) F
(c) (i) T (i) F (i) T (iv) T (d) (i) T (i) T (ii) T (iv) T
(d) (i) F(i) T (ii)T (iv) F

CASE-STUDY BASED MCQ

4. Case: "The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are

Choose the correct option and explain:
hung/ In crimson clusters all the boughs among"
1. Case: "Like a huge Python, winding round and What does "the scarf' in this line refer to?
round
The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars." (a) The leaves of the tree
ldentify the object described in the following lines. (b) The creeper winding around the tree
(a) A banyan tree (c) The trunk of the tree
(b) The Casuarina tree (d) The crimson flowers growing on the branches
(c) Asnake
(d) Acreeper 5. Case: "And in the shadow, on the broad tank cast
2. Case: 'Like a huge Python, winding round and By that hoar tree, so beautiful and vast."
round'
line? Which aspect of nature is highlighted in the lines?
What does the imagery, 'python' signify in this
(a) The destructive nature of the tree. (a) The harmony between water and trees
(b) The massive size and winding creeper around (b)The fear of water
the tree. (c) The isolation of the tree
(C) The dangers lurking near the tree. (d) The beauty of the sky
(d) The agility of the tree branches. 6. Case: "Dear is the Casuarina to my soul."
3. Case: "A creeper climbs, in whose embraces bound
No other tree could live."
How does the tree in the poem is described?
What does the 'creeper' symbolise in the poem? (a) A mere part of the landscape
a) Destructive love (b) Asymbolic representation of personal memories
(b) The passage of time
(c) Eternal friendship (c) An evil force in nature
(d) Death and decay (d) A habitat for birds
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7. Case: "LIke a huge Python,
round winding round and (c) High tide and low tide
(d) The rise in the water level of the sea
The rugged trunk, indented deep with scars." 14. Case: "I saw thee, In my own loved
What does the phrase "indented deep with native clime
scars" What does the line signify?
suggest about the Casuarina tree? (a) The line signifies the poetess' desire to
(a) Its physical suffering her harsh feelings towards her native country a corvey
(b) Its resilience over time the Casuarina tree.
(c) Its lack of beauty (b) The line signifies the poetess' desire to foro
(d) Its ancient origin her native land.
8. Case: "A gray baboon sits statue-like alone watching (c) The line signifies the poetess' deep emotional
the sunrise; while on lower boughs His Puny off connection to both the Casuarina tree and be.
spring leap about and play; And far and near native country.
kokilas hail the day;" (d) The line signifies the poetess' wish to recall the
Who are the "baboon' and "kokila' mentioned in memories of the Casuarina tree as she saw it in
the opening stanza of the poem? France and Italy.
(a) The poetess' childhood friends 15. Case: "Therefore I fain would consecrate a lay
(b) Animals often seen near the tree What does the poetess mean by the term
(C) Imaginary creatures 'consecrate a lay'?
(a) The poetess wants to plant another tree in
(d) Symbols of divine intervention
9. Case: "The giant wears the scarf, and flowers are memory of the Casuarina tree.
(b) The poetess wants to write a poem in honour
hung of the Casuarina tree.
In crimson clusters all the boughs among."
Which literary device is evident in the phrase? (c) The poetess wants to lay a tomb in memory of
(a) Simile her dead childhood companions.
(b) Personification (d) The poetess wants to dedicate a hymn in
memory of her dead childhood companions and
(c) Metaphor the Casuarina tree.
(d) Alliteration 16. Case: "Dearer than life to mne, alas! were they!"
10. Case: "A grey baboon sits statue-like alone" Why does the poet use the word 'alas' in this line?
What does the description of the baboon convey? a) The poetess uses the word 'alas' to express the
(a) The isolation and stillness of nature magnificence of the poem in which she is writing
(b) The fearsome aspect of the wildlife about her childhood companions.
(c) The playful behavior of animals near the (b) The poetess uses the word 'alas' to express the
tree
joy of remembering her childhood memories
(d) The aggressive nature of the baboon (C) The poetess uses the word 'alas' to express her
11. Case: "Blent with your images, it shall arise/ In grief over the death of the Casuarina tree.
memory" (d) The poetess uses the word 'alas' to express her
What happens to the poetess when she recalls her sadness over the death of her loved childhood
childhood memories? companions.
(a) She faints 17. Case: "Mayst thou be numbered when my days are
(b) She trembles in fear done"
(c) Tears come to her eyes With whom does the poet want the casuarina tree
to be numbered?
(d) She laughs (a) The poetess wants the Casuarina
12. Case: "For your sakes, shall the tree be ever dear!" tree to oe
numbered with the deathless trees of Borrowdale.
What does 'your refer to in this line?
(a) Poetess' native country (b) The poetess wants the Casuarina

DO0
(b) The Casuarina tree tree to e
numbered with the deathless Banyan trees of
(c) The trees in Borrowdale Ing
(d) Poetess' childhood companions. (C) The poetess wants the Casuarina
tree to
13. Case: "And the waves gently kissed the classic numbered with the deathless Yew trees of Germay
shore/ Of France or Italy".
What does the line signify? (d) The poetess wants the Casuarina tree to
(a) The sea waves breaking on a sea shore. numbered with the fearless trees of France or ltd
(b) The sea waves causing astorm.
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Case:
"And| though weakkthe verse/ that would thy (a) The curse of being born again as a tree
18. beauty faln"
What does the poet want to convey? (b) The curse of abandoning one's native land
(a) The poetess wants to convey that no colour is
vibrant enough to draw the beautiful image of the (C) the curse of living a long life
Casuarina tree. (d) The curse of being forgotten
(b) The poetess wants to convey that her poem is 20. Case: "Fear, trembling Hope, and Death, the
not enough to describe the beauty of the Casuarina skeleton, and Time the shadow"
Why is Time referred to as the shadow?
(a) Time is referred to as the shadow to establish
tree.

()The poetess wants to convey that no painter can the relationship between the sun and time.
canture the beauty of the Casuarina tree. Time is referred to as the shadow because
()The poetess wants to convey that she is too (b)
shadow moves with change in time.
weak to write a verse in honor of her beloved
(C) Time is referred to as the shadow to highlight
companions.
18. Case: "May Love defend thee from Oblivion's the fact that time is always flowing and no time lasts
long.
cUrse?"
(d) Time is referred to as the shadow to highlight
What does the poet mean by the term "Oblivion
the importance of light in creating shadow.
curse"

DIAGRAM BASED MCA

Choose the appropriate option: (a) The poetess reflecting on her lost childhood.

(b)The tree standing as a witness to her memories.

Tree's
physical
features
Emotiona
at achment l (c) The tree's beauty in the poetess' imagination.

(d)The surroundings filled with nature's melodies.

Natural
Imagery
Which section of the venn diagram represents the Childhood Tree
Overlap of3 circles?
(a) The creeper lightly wound around the tree.
(b) The bird calls echoing around the tree. 3.
Memory of
(9 The poetess' deep emotionalconnection to the loved ones
tree.
(0) The Casuarina tree as a symbol of memories &
nature's beauty. Which section of the venn diagram represents the
overlap of 3 circles?
(a) The poetess' connection to the tree.
Tree (b) The siblings playing near the tree.
Loss (c) The nostalgic bond which the poet feels for the
tree.
(d) The presence of nature and loss in her
memories.
Nostalgia
4, Which of the folowing diagram shows the move
Which section of the venn diagramrepresents the
ments of creeper as it is exactly described inthe
poem :
Intersection of the 3 circles?
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(a) (b)
8.

Trees
in
() (d) Borrowdale

5. Which of the following diagram shows the right

casement as per the poem :

Fear
Time
(a) (b)

Hope

(c) (d)
(a) Skull
(b) Heaven
6 Water-Wraith Waves
(c) Hell

-
Earth
(d) Death

9
Gently kissed Hope Death Time
slumbered in
his cave the classic
shore
The The
(a) Lay tranced in a dreamless swOon
skeleton shadow
(b) Revolved around the sun
(c) Revolved arOund the moon
(d) Lay fatigued in its den (a) Singing

Poetess' childhood
Companions

10,
(b) Trembling
(c) Dancing
(d) Shaking

Eerie
DO
7. speech
Played beneath Dearer than life
the Casuarina Tree to the poetess

(a) Hated by the poetess

Dirge-like Reaches
(b) Betrayed the poetess unknown
murmur
(c) Lives happily in France lands
(d) Now in blessed sleep
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by
(a) Poetess' Verse (a) Sublime form of the Casuarina tree is seen
(b) Tree's Lament poet in her dreams
seen by
(c) Deathless Trees (b) Sublime form of the Casuarina tree as
(d) Tree's branches poet in her happy childhood days
(c) Sublime form of her parents
Remembers seeing the (d) Sublime form of the Casuarina tree as seen by
her beloved companion
Casuarina tree during her
childhood in her native country
wants to
Recalls her Bears poetess'
consecrate
childhood in Poet childhood

11.
a lay, onto the memories
the poem tree's honour
Stands
/serves
i The strong
as link
between Casuarina despite
(a) Dies at an early age. the
past & tree
(b) Wants to dedicate a lullaby in honour of the present,
passage
tree of time/
(c) Hears the Casuarina tree's wail in distant land 13.
shall be
defended
(d) Remembers her parent's and starts crying
by love from
oblivious
Curse
A sublime form
appeared

sublime form (a) Represents poetess' emotional bond with loved

ones and native land
? Music of the Casuarina, (b) Reprents fear, anger, death and hope
tree
12, (c) Reprents the western cities of Europe
The sublime form (d) Represents poetess' anger for the deathless
appeared before poetess' trees
inner vision

TEXTUAL GRAMMAR

2. Join the following sentence into a compound

SYNTHESIS OF SENTENCES sentence: The tree has rough, grey bark. Its
branches spread wide.
A. Choose the appropriate answer for each question:
1. Join the following sentences into a simple sentence: (a) The tree has rough, grey bark, because its
branches spread wide.
The Casuarina tree stands tall. It is in the garden.
(a) The Casuarina tree standing tall in the garden. (b)The tree has rough, grey bark, and its branches
spread wide.
(b) The Casuarina tree being standing tall in the
garden.
(c)The tree have rough, grey bark, and its branches
spread wide.
(c) The Casuarina tree stands tallin the garden.
(d) The Casuarina tree has stood tall in the garden. (d)The tree has rough, grey bark, and its branches
spread widely.