This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > English > Poems > Dust Of Snow > Class 10 English Poem Chapter 1 Dust Of Snow – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Poem Chapter 1 Dust Of Snow Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What does the poem highlight about life? A) Life is full of sadness. B) Small events can bring great changes. C) Nature is always harsh. D) Life is predictable and easy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small events can bring great changes. 2. What do you understand by 'rued'? A) Held in regret. B) Happy ending. C) Moving slowly. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Held in regret. 3. What is the main theme of the poem? A) Love and loss. B) Nature and its beauty. C) Life and death. D) Friendship and betrayal. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature and its beauty. 4. What does the poet mean when he says 'It saved some part of the day'? A) The poet has saved his time as he sleeps for the entire day. B) The poet has saved his job because he would not be late for his office. C) The post has saved some part of his day as he would enjoy the rest of the day with his family. D) The post has saved some part of the day as he did not waste the time in repenting and regretting. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The post has saved some part of the day as he did not waste the time in repenting and regretting. 5. How does the speaker feel at the beginning of the poem? A) The speaker feels angry and frustrated. B) The speaker feels joyful and carefree. C) The speaker feels sad and nostalgic. D) The speaker feels indifferent and detached. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker feels sad and nostalgic. 6. The post office employees stole Lencho's money. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 7. What does the theme of "Dust of Snow" represent? A) Cool weather. B) Healing power of nature. C) Particles of snow. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Healing power of nature. 8. How does the poet use contrast in 'Dust of Snow'? A) The poet uses contrast between the dreary winter setting and the transformative effect of the snow to highlight the theme of finding beauty in unexpected moments. B) The poet uses contrast between the joy of spring and the sadness of autumn. C) The poem focuses solely on the beauty of the snow without any contrasting elements. D) The poet contrasts the warmth of summer with the coldness of winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poet uses contrast between the dreary winter setting and the transformative effect of the snow to highlight the theme of finding beauty in unexpected moments. 9. Why did Lencho compare the hailstones with a plague of locusts? A) Because the plague is more dangerous than rain. B) Because the plague causes illness to humans. C) Because the plague occurs with the hailstones. D) Because the plague too causes destruction of crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because the plague too causes destruction of crops. 10. Why is snow referred as dust? A) It is good. B) It is small. C) It is pollutant. D) It causes cough. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It is small. 11. What was the mood of the poet in the beginning of poem A) Sad mood. B) Confused mood. C) Happy mood. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sad mood. 12. Identify the option that DOES NOT use the word 'rue' correctly. A) The film was a disaster and he rued his decision to act in it. B) I am sure she rued the day she listened to a fortune-teller. C) It wasn't long before I rued my disobedience and my deceit. D) Others finally rue the one who is dishonest and heartless. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Others finally rue the one who is dishonest and heartless. 13. How much money did Lencho ask for? Whom did he ask from? A) 100 pesos, Merchant. B) 100 pesos, God. C) 100 euros, good. D) 100 dollars, Postman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 100 pesos, God. 14. The crow and hemlock tree symbolizes A) Celebration. B) Death. C) Sorrow. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sorrow. 15. What fell on thew poet? A) Dust of snow. B) Dust of tree. C) Dust of crow. D) Dust of rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dust of snow. 16. Choose the option showing the reason NOT corresponding with " ..... a crow / Shook down on me / The dust of snow" A) The crow's landing on the branch of the tree. B) The shivering of the crow, due to the cold. C) The readjustment of position of the crow on the branch. D) The cawing of the crow hidden in the foliage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cawing of the crow hidden in the foliage. 17. Who shook down the hemlock tree? A) Parrot. B) Cuckoo. C) Crow. D) Around. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crow. 18. What message do you think the poet is trying to convey? A) The poet focuses on the inevitability of failure. B) The poet emphasizes resilience and hope amidst adversity. C) The poet suggests that despair is the only option. D) The poet advocates for giving up in difficult times. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poet emphasizes resilience and hope amidst adversity. 19. The poet seems to be talking about a snow-covered mountain top. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 20. What does the phrase "dust of snow" refer to? A) Falling Leaves. B) Dust particles in the air. C) The amount of aura the tree received because the leaves were falling. D) Snowflakes falling from the tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Snowflakes falling from the tree. 21. Name the poetic device used in the line "And saved some part" A) Alliteration. B) Metafar. C) Oxymoron. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Alliteration. 22. Which Tree is mentioned in the poem A) Hemlock tree. B) Coconut tree. C) Pine tree. D) Oak tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hemlock tree. 23. What is the poet's reaction to the "dust of snow" in the poem "Dust of Snow" ? A) Anger. B) Joy. C) Indifference. D) Sadness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Joy. 24. Which bird does the trick here? A) Crow. B) Peacock. C) Sparrow. D) Pigeon. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crow. 25. The Hemlock Trees are very poisonous. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 26. What would be a better option to end the earth? A) Fire. B) Ice. C) Both are equally competent. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both are equally competent. 27. The poet says, Of a day I had rued, what is the meaning of rued? A) Ruined. B) Conquered. C) Ruled. D) Held in regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Held in regret. 28. What is the name of the poet? A) Robert burns. B) Robert Frost. C) W.B.Yeats. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Frost. 29. Which word from the poem is synonymous with 'gloomy' or 'sad'? A) REDNESS. B) Shocked. C) Saved. D) Mood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REDNESS. 30. Where the crow must had been perching? A) Banyan tree. B) Hemlock tree. C) Pine tree. D) Snow clad mountain. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hemlock tree. 31. What was lencho compared with? A) Fox. B) Ant. C) Bull. D) Ox. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ox. 32. Name the tree described in the poetry. A) Hemlock. B) Hemclick. C) Hemloop. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hemlock. 33. What kind of tree is mentioned in the poem? A) Oak tree. B) Maple tree. C) Pine tree. D) Hemlock tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hemlock tree. 34. What is the significance of the crow in the poem? A) The crow symbolizes mystery and transformation in the poem. B) The crow is a symbol of love and companionship in the poem. C) The crow represents hope and renewal in the poem. D) The crow signifies despair and loss in the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The crow symbolizes mystery and transformation in the poem. 35. What are the elements of poem A) Crow. B) Hemlock. C) Robert. D) Both-Crow and Hemlock. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both-Crow and Hemlock. 36. Has given my heart is also Synecdoche A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 37. What does the crow symbolize in the poem? A) Bad luck and negativity. B) Happiness and joy. C) Simplicity and unexpected help. D) Aggressiveness and fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Simplicity and unexpected help. 38. How does the tone of the poem contribute to its overall mood? A) The mood is determined solely by the imagery used. B) The tone of the poem significantly shapes its overall mood. C) The tone only affects the poem's structure. D) The poem's mood is independent of its tone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The tone of the poem significantly shapes its overall mood. 39. Which statement about Lencho's faith is true? A) Lencho believed in God and in humans. B) Lencho believed in God but not the postmaster. C) Lencho believed in God but not the humans. D) Lencho believed in God and in himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lencho believed in God but not the humans. 40. The ongoing season is ..... A) Autumn. B) Winter. C) Rainy. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Winter. 41. Name the poet of 'The Dust of Snow' A) William Wordsworth. B) Robert Frost. C) Robert Browning. D) John Keats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Frost. 42. The crow and the hemlock tree symbolize- A) Courage. B) Death. C) Happiness. D) Sorrow. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sorrow. 43. According to you, what could 'fire' be a symbol of? A) Love. B) Destruction. C) Desire. D) Epidemic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Desire. 44. What does "Dust of Snow" represent? A) Hot weather. B) Cool weather. C) Healing power of nature. D) Particles of snow. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Healing power of nature. 45. Where was Lencho's house situated? A) Bottom of the hill. B) Top of a plateau. C) In a city. D) Top of a hill. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Top of a hill. 46. What emotion did the poet feel after the snow fell on him? A) Happiness. B) Sadness. C) Anger. D) Fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Happiness. 47. What is shaken down on the poet? A) Ice. B) Snow. C) Water. D) Dirt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Snow. 48. How does the imagery in the poem contribute to its overall meaning? A) The imagery simplifies the themes presented in the poem. B) The imagery distracts from the poem's message. C) The imagery enhances emotional depth and thematic understanding. D) Imagery has no impact on the poem's meaning. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The imagery enhances emotional depth and thematic understanding. 49. What color is the crow in the poem 'Dust of Snow'? A) Raven black. B) Sunshine yellow. C) Midnight blue. D) Snow white. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Raven black. 50. How did the crow change poet's mood? A) By shaking down the dust of snow on him. B) By flying into silently. C) By sitting silently. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By shaking down the dust of snow on him. 51. How does the poet's mood get changed? A) When he started running. B) When he saw a crow. C) When dust of snow fall on him. D) When started laughing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) When dust of snow fall on him. 52. What is the change of mood of the poet from the beginning to the end of the poem? A) From happy to sad. B) From desperate to satisfied. C) From sad to happy. D) From angry to disappointed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) From sad to happy. 53. Why do you think Dust of Snow) is a highly symbolic poem? A) It highlights that crows are a symbol of ill omen. B) It highlights very simple moments that turn into significant ones. C) It compels you to think whether simple things can turn into great deeds. D) Option B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Option B and C. 54. Assertion (A):The poet's mood changed.Reason (R):The crow was sitting on the hemlock tree.Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below: A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true but (R) is false. D) (A) is false but (R) is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). 55. Who composed the above lines? A) A drience Rich. B) Robert Frost. C) Robin Klein. D) Walt Whitman. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Robert Frost. 56. Why did Lencho need money? A) To save his family from hunger. B) To repay loans incurred by the field. C) To save his land. D) To buy a shop. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To save his family from hunger. 57. Assertion (A):The poet mentioned a poisonous tree.Reason (R):He wanted to indicate a sad scene.Select the most appropriate answer from the options given below: A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). B) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). C) (A) is true but (R) is false. D) (A) is false but (R) is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). 58. Was the crow already sitting on the tree when the poet happen to pass by the tree? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 59. Which tree does the crow shake? A) Oak. B) Mango. C) Hemlock. D) Mapple. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Hemlock. 60. What has the crow done? A) I) it has thrown dust on the poet. B) Iv) it has dropped a fruit on the poet. C) Iii) it has shaken off some snow on the poet. D) Ii) it has shaken the tree. 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