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WorksheetsCradle Song By Sarojini Naidu
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The poem, 'Cradle Song' is a _____
Elegy
Lullaby
Ballad
Psalm
Fable
"Athwart" means ________
Flowing
Dreaming
Across
The name of the Infant
What is the significance of "fairy-neem"?
Neem tree has medicinal properties
Fairies live in neem trees
Neem trees are bright and colourful
Neem is sleep inducing
In what way is "poppy-bole" significant?
Such a visual imagery puts the infant to sleep.
It is a herbaceous plant used for making medicines and the opium extracted from it induces sleep.
Fairies can be found dancing around poppy-boles.
Because the bright and colourful flowers signify reserruction after death.
The poem is set in the __________
town
city
urban area
countryside
Why was Sarojini Naidu called "The Nightingale of India"?
Because of imagery and lyrical quality of her poetry
Because she could sing beautifully like the nightingale
Because she actively participated during India's freedom struggle
Because she wrote poems for children
Fill in the blanks:
Dear eyes, ______
In ______ light
The stars around you ______;
good morning, silver, shine
good-night, golden, glitter
good-night, golden, gleam
good-night, sparkling, twinkle
The poet talks about gifting a dream to the child. How has the dream been described?
A soft soothing dream
A little lovely dream
A fond sweet dream
A calm peaceful dream
Which of the following is not true in the context of the poem?
The mother asks her child to shut his eyes and imagine the fireflies glowing in the dark and flying around the sacred neem tree.
The mother creates visually abominable images from the Indian countryside to make sure the child has pleasant thoughts before falling asleep.
The mother says that she hopes the child has a sleep as pleasant as the kind of sleep induced by the poppy plant.
Look at the following pictures. Which visual image hasn't been talked about by the poet in this poem?
