| Question (1): |
What does the west wind do to the yellow and red Autumn leaves? |
| 1. |
Makes them fly |
| 2. |
Carries them to rain |
| 3. |
Snatches them from trees |
| 4. |
Makes them pestilence stricken |
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| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (2): |
The West wind is a preserver because it |
| 1. |
keeps the leaves safe |
| 2. |
deposits seeds in the soil |
| 3. |
brings rain |
| 4. |
uproots plants |
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| Ans: 2 |
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| Question (3): |
The locks of the approaching storm! The figure of speech used here is |
| 1. |
Metaphor |
| 2. |
Simile |
| 3. |
Personification |
| 4. |
Refrain |
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| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (4): |
The poet says that as a young man he too was like the West wind, because he also was |
| 1. |
wild, swift and proud |
| 2. |
tame, swift and happy |
| 3. |
soft, red and alert |
| 4. |
quiet, quick and dangerous |
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| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (5): |
Why is the West wind a trumpet of prophesy? |
| 1. |
It brings rain |
| 2. |
It blows over all regions |
| 3. |
It brings the promise of spring |
| 4. |
It brings warmth |
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| Ans: 3 |
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| Question (6): |
What are 'the thorns of life'? |
| 1. |
The difficulties |
| 2. |
The injuries |
| 3. |
The evil people |
| 4. |
The world |
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| Ans: 1 |
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| Question (7): |
O wind, If winter comes, can spring be far behind? The mood of the poet is |
| 1. |
pessimism |
| 2. |
optimism |
| 3. |
realism |
| 4. |
determination |
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| Ans: 2 |
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