WorksheetsON KILLING A TREE
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 3mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
The strength of the tree is exposed' what do these words convey?
a)
roots of the tree taken out of the earth
b)
roots are withered
c)
tree is withered
d)
All
2.
What does this poem speak?
a)
merciless,thoughtless and callous behavior of humans towards trees
b)
save plants
c)
human behavior
d)
None
3.
How do the trees die?
a)
when they don't get water
b)
when they don't get manure
c)
when their roots are uprooted
d)
when we cut it with knife or jab
4.
What is the rhyming scheme of this poem?
a)
aabc
b)
abcd
c)
no rhyming scheme.free verse
d)
None
5.
What does the poet equate killing trees with?
a)
killing animals
b)
killing insects
c)
killing human beings
d)
None
6.
Who is the poet of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’?
a)
Edward Lear
b)
Gieve Patel
c)
W.W.E. Ross
d)
William Wordsworth
7.
What does leperous hide mean here?
a)
Discoloured bark
b)
Grown up branches
c)
Powerful tree
d)
Weak root
8.
Sam is a woodcutter.He blows his axe and cuts a branch from a mango tree.Which words do narrate the tree's condition exactly?
a)
Broken twigs
b)
Uprooted tree
c)
Grown-up branches
d)
Bleeding bark
9.
What do you mean by 'sprouting leaves'?
a)
Discoloured leaves
b)
Grown up leaves
c)
Growing up leaves
d)
Attractive leaves
10.
Where does the strength of the tree lie?
a)
in leaves
b)
in fruits
c)
in its roots
d)
All
11.
The strength of the tree is exposed' what do these words convey?
a)
roots of the tree taken out of the earth
b)
roots are withered
c)
tree is withered
d)
All
12.
What is the message of this poem?
a)
cut trees
b)
spoil trees
c)
don't cut trees and save them
d)
None
13.
What happens to a tree’s bleeding bark?
a)
it heals soon
b)
it heals in a big time
c)
it never heals
d)
a tree’s bark never bleed
14.
Can we kill a tree with a simple jab of the knife?
a)
yes
b)
no
c)
maybe
d)
not known
15.
What can alone kill a tree?
a)
hacking
b)
chopping
c)
hacking and chopping
d)
none of the above
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