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RAIN ON THE ROOF

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the figure of speech used in the given line - "Now in memory comes my mother"

a)

PERSONIFICATION

b)

ALLITERATION

c)

ASSONANCE

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

2.

Who are the darling dreamers in the poem, "Rain on the Roof"?

a)

Poet's siblings

b)

Poet's parents

c)

Poet's friends

d)

Raindrops

3.

In the poem, "Rain on the Roof", what does the poet attach the darkness with?

a)

Joyful mood

b)

Sadness

c)

Pleasant

d)

Soothing

4.

What weaves the air thread into woofs?

a)

Droplets of rain

b)

A breezy day

c)

An echo in the heart

d)

A thousand recollections

5.

Why has darkness been termed as melancholy in the poem, 'Rain on the Roof'?

a)

The overcast sky reminds him of his mother

b)

The spell of rain makes him nostalgic

c)

He loves the sound of the rain and remembers his mother

d)

All of these

6.

What is the favourite activity of the poet during the rainy season?

a)

A) listening to music

b)

B) eating snacks

c)

C) roaming on the roof

d)

D) lie on the bed and listen to the pitter-patter sound of the rain

7.

What is bliss in the poem for the poet?

a)

A) his memories

b)

B) his mother

c)

C) listening to the sound of rainfall

d)

D) All

8.

What does 'refrain' refer to in the poem?

a)

a repeated song

b)

the repeated sound of the rain that sounds like a song

c)

to stay away

d)

the rain

9.

Who is the poet of the poem. "Rain on the Roof"?

a)

Katherine Mansfield

b)

Coates Kinney

c)

James Kirkup

d)

Robert Frost

10.
What does this poem talk about?
a)
about rain
b)
rain falling
c)
rainfall and disturbance
d)
healing powers of the rain
11.

Which memories of the poet are revived with the pitter patter sound of rainfall?

a)

college days

b)

young age

c)

office days

d)

childhood memories

12.
What haunts the poet in the poem?
a)
his friends
b)
sounds of rainfall
c)
his mother's memory
d)
none
13.

Where is the poet's mother?

a)

with poet

b)

in another house

c)

is dead

d)

in another town

14.

The sound of raindrops is very loud as

a)

the raindrops fall swiftly

b)

raindrops are heavy

c)

raindrops are light

d)

raindrops are falling on shingles

15.

Starry spheres mean

a)

sky full of stars

b)

place where stars are born

c)

a constellation

d)

sky without stars

16.

Poetic device used in PATTER OF THE RAIN is

a)

onomatopoeia

b)

metaphor

c)

alliteration

d)

repetition

17.

Poetic device used in "When the humid shadows hover"

a)

ALLITERATION

b)

SIMILIE

c)

METAPHOR

d)

ASSONANCE

18.

Poetic device used in Every tinkle on the shingles is

a)

REPETITION

b)

RHYME

c)

ONOMATOPOEIA

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

19.

"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood" means

a)

the speaker stood at a dead end road

b)

the speaker stood at a fork in the road

c)

the speaker stood by three roads

d)

the speaker stood by a path leading into the woods

20.

The diverging road metaphorically represents

a)

conflicts in life

b)

life itself

c)

death

d)

choices we make in life

21.

How was one road different from the other?

a)

One was greener

b)

One was more inviting

c)

One seem less used

d)

All of the above

22.

In the line, "Oh, I kept the first for another day!" "the first" refers to

a)

the narrators choice

b)

the road

c)

fate

d)

death

23.

According to the speaker, the other road has "the better claim" because it

a)

was more fair

b)

had never been used

c)

seemed mysterious

d)

seemed safe

24.
According to the speaker, what "has made all the difference" (line 20)?
a)
He or she took the first of the two roads.
b)
He or she took the road less traveled by.
c)
He or she took the road that bent in the undergrowth.
25.
Based on the information in the poem, why might the second road have "wanted wear" and been "grassy?"
a)
because the second road was close to a stream that ran through the woods
b)
because the second road got a lot of sunlight
c)
because few people had taken the second road
26.
What is the theme of this poem?
a)
giving up hope
b)
making a choice
c)
enjoying the present moment
27.

Who broke the doors of the window?

a)

children

b)

a boy

c)

a naughty boy

d)

wind

28.

What is winnowing called?

a)

cleaning process

b)

sorting process

c)

Barsana

d)

None

29.

Why do people winnow the grain?

a)

to clean the dust

b)

to remove straws

c)

to take out chauff

d)

All

30.

Who are affected by the wind?

a)

weak

b)

strong

c)

people

d)

things

31.

Find a synonym for loyal from the poem.

a)

firm

b)

strong

c)

steadfast

d)

none

32.

According to the poet, who will be our friend if we are strong?

a)

Wind

b)

Snow

c)

Fire

d)

None of the above

33.

In the line – “You tore the pages of the books”, who is ‘you’ referring to?

a)

The Poet

b)

The wind

c)

The books

d)

the pages of books

34.

Who are negatively affected by the wind?

a)

weaklings

b)

Strong people

c)

Both A and B

d)

None of the above

35.

Which word has been repeated in the poem

a)

Steadfast

b)

Crushes

c)

Strong

d)

Crumbling