This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 7 > English > The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom > Class 7 English Chapter 4 The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 7 English Chapter 4 The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Mourning took place when the: A) Dog died. B) Dog barked. C) Dog fainted. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dog died. 2. What might the transformation of the pine tree symbolize? A) The cycle of life. B) The value of resourcefulness. C) The power of memory. D) The destruction of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The power of memory. 3. What did the old couple do when they became rich? A) They invited their greedy neighbours to a feast. B) They lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They lived comfortably and were generous towards their poor neighbours. 4. What is the word in the story for 'bare and dry'? A) Beautiful. B) Withered. C) Bad. D) Lively. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Withered. 5. What does the dog's loyalty symbolize in the story? A) The importance of obedience. B) The superiority of animals over humans. C) The value of unconditional love. D) The need for pets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The value of unconditional love. 6. The old couple had a ..... as pet. A) Kitten. B) Cow. C) Dog. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dog. 7. What did the dog tell the old man to do by appearing in his dream? A) Make a mortar and mill from the Pine tree over it's grave. B) Make a swing from the Pine tree. C) Make a bench from the Pine tree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Make a mortar and mill from the Pine tree over it's grave. 8. The Greedy neighbors hoped that the dog would find for them A) Jewels. B) Diamonds. C) Money. D) Treasure. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Treasure. 9. The old farmer and his wife lived the dog A) Because it helped them in their day to day work. B) As if it was their own baby. C) As they were kind to all living beings. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As if it was their own baby. 10. The mill was turned A) Into pieces. B) Upside down. C) Into ashes. D) To hit it hard. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Into ashes. 11. How did the covetous old couple react to the good old man's request for the ashes of the mill? A) They happily gave away the ashes. B) They scolded him as if the good old man was a thief. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They scolded him as if the good old man was a thief. 12. What did the diamio reward the old couple with? A) Silk robes, sponge-cake, fans, etc. B) Gold plates, silverware. C) A palace with a huge garden of cherry trees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Silk robes, sponge-cake, fans, etc. 13. Suddenly the whole mass turned into a heap of ..... A) Gold. B) Tree. C) Iron. D) Diamond. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gold. 14. The greedy neighbor A) Got the reward. B) Was invited to the castle. C) Was beaten to death. D) Ran away out of fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was beaten to death. 15. What did the old couple do with the treasure they got? A) Bought a new house. B) Bought a piece of land and gave feast to Friends and neighbors. C) Gave it to diamio. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bought a piece of land and gave feast to Friends and neighbors. 16. When the pastry was ready A) It turns into gold coins. B) It got burn to ashes. C) The neighbors called him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It turns into gold coins. 17. The old man came under the pine tree ..... A) To mourn the death of his dog. B) To hide his gold. C) To mourn the death of his child. D) To take rest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To mourn the death of his dog. 18. Daimio was pleased when the old man sprinkled ash over the cherry tree because A) He could eat the cherry. B) The withered tree blossomed. C) Of the colour and fragrance. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The withered tree blossomed. 19. Which news filled the village? A) Tree turned into a man when a pinch of ashes was sprinkled on it. B) Blooming of the cherry tree on sprinkling a pinch of ashes on it. C) Drying up of the cherry tree on sprinkling a pinch of ashes on it. D) Tree turned into a small plant when a pinch of ashes was sprinkled on it. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blooming of the cherry tree on sprinkling a pinch of ashes on it. 20. The old woman made a cushion of- A) Red crape. B) Yellow crape. C) Blue crape. D) Black crape. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Blue crape. 21. What was the sun called? A) Love Tama. B) Tent. C) Tota Pota. D) Good good. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tent. 22. Synonyms of jealous A) Envious. B) Sprinkle. C) Pinch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Envious. 23. The old couple treated Muko like ..... A) A Child. B) A Neighbor. C) A Friend. D) A cat. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A Child. 24. The old farmer is a ..... man. A) Angry. B) Cruel. C) Sad. D) Kind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kind. 25. How might the story comment on the nature of wealth? A) Wealth is the most important thing. B) Wealth is evil. C) True wealth comes from kindness. D) Wealth is random. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) True wealth comes from kindness. 26. How does the story reflect the concept of cosmic justice? A) It doesn't-events are random. B) Good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds punished. C) Justice is served by human laws. D) The concept of justice is questioned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Good deeds are rewarded and bad deeds punished. 27. What is the genre of the story? A) Chinese poem. B) English sonet. C) Ode. D) Japanese folktale. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Japanese folktale. 28. What is the meaning of ' Daimios' A) Poor people. B) Labours. C) Wealthy landowners. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wealthy landowners. 29. The greedy neighbour ..... A) Got the reward. B) Was invited to the castle. C) Was beaten to death. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was beaten to death. 30. What is the meaning of carcass? A) A car cover. B) Fish. C) Dried grass. D) Dead body. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Dead body. 31. What is the story "The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom" about? A) An honest and hardworking couple. B) An honest person and his dog. C) A clever-thief and his dog. D) A quarrelsome couple and their greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An honest and hardworking couple. 32. What did the covetous old man's sprinkling of ashes result in? A) It did not result in blossoming cherry trees instead it blew with wind and caused the daimio to sneeze and choke. B) It caused the cherry trees to bloom and spread the beautiful fragrance around. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It did not result in blossoming cherry trees instead it blew with wind and caused the daimio to sneeze and choke. 33. What happened to the wicked neighbour when they tried to imitate the act? A) He was made the King. B) He was beaten to death. C) He was also rewarded. D) He was imprisoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He was beaten to death. 34. What did the kind old man do after the dog appeared in his dream? A) Followed the dog's advice. B) Ignored the dream. C) Went to the village to celebrate. D) Told his wife about it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Followed the dog's advice. 35. Who said?Cut down the Pine tree over my grave and make from it a morter for your rice pastry and a mill for your bean sauce. A) Pen. B) Dollar. C) Face. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Face. 36. How does the story reflect on the concept of karma? A) It argues against the existence of karma. B) It shows karma as an immediate force. C) It portrays karma as a long-term consequence. D) It doesn't address karma at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It shows karma as an immediate force. 37. What food did old couple gave him A) Gave him chocolate. B) Gave him biscuit. C) Gave him fish. D) Gave Him Biriyani. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Gave him fish. 38. Soapy wished to dine luxuriously in A) The modest restaurant. B) In the glittering cafe. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the glittering cafe. 39. The dog's spirit haunted him, The word means: A) Advised. B) Killed. C) Troubled. D) Followed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Troubled. 40. The night the spirit of the dog appeared to him in a dream and said A) Cut down the bamboo tree over my grave and make from it a mortar for your rice pastry and a mill for your bean sauce. B) Cut down the tree over my grave and make from it a mortar for your rice pastry and a mill for your bean sauce. C) Cut down the pine tree over my grave and make from it a mortar for your rice pastry and a mill for your bean sauce. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cut down the pine tree over my grave and make from it a mortar for your rice pastry and a mill for your bean sauce. 41. Complete the line-"Cut down the pine tree ..... a mill for your bean sauce. A) Muko. B) Limca. C) Coke. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Muko. 42. What did the wicked old man do to the dog? A) He adopted it as his own. B) He rewarded it with treats. C) He praised its cleverness. D) He killed it in anger. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He killed it in anger. 43. The neighbours killed the dog out of ..... A) Excitement. B) Frustration. C) Generosity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Frustration. 44. Daimio was delighted to see A) The ashes. B) The cherry tree. C) The cheery tree blossomed. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The cheery tree blossomed. 45. The dog took the old man to a place and began ..... it. A) Barking at. B) Scratching. C) Jumping on. D) Staring at. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Scratching. 46. What lesson does the story teach about nature? A) Nature is always predictable. B) Respect for nature brings rewards. C) Nature is cruel and unforgiving. D) Humans should control nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Respect for nature brings rewards. 47. What deeper theme does the treatment of the dog by the two couples represent? A) The value of kindness vs cruelty. B) The importance of wealth. C) The unpredictability of life. D) The power of karma. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The value of kindness vs cruelty. 48. When daimio's passed through everyone had to ..... A) Shout slogan. B) Say him goodbye. C) Kneel down. D) Wave him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Kneel down. 49. The story is primarily about: A) The importance of hard work. B) The rewards of kindness and the consequences of greed. C) The power of magic. D) The beauty of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The rewards of kindness and the consequences of greed. 50. Who is the author of the story "Ashes That Made Trees Bloom" ? A) T.S. Elliot. B) William Wordswoth. C) William Elliot Griffis. D) William Keats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Elliot Griffis. 51. Which word in the poem rhymes with 'seek'? A) Sleek. B) Peek. C) Leak. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Peek. 52. The miracle of the ashes was tried on ..... A) The pine tree. B) The apple tree. C) The withered tree. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The withered tree. 53. Who has written the poem The Shed? A) Frank Flynn. B) Frank Fred. C) Frank Ford. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Frank Flynn. 54. The rice farmer was A) Kind. B) Cruel. C) Wicked. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kind. 55. Meaning of the word O Tento Sama A) Moon. B) Scare Crow. C) Sun. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sun. 56. The Daimio in the story was a: A) Local lord. B) Traveling monk. C) Powerful king. D) Wealthy Merchan. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Local lord. 57. Where did the old couple live? A) London in Britain. B) Russia. C) New York in USA. D) Daimios in Japan. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Daimios in Japan. 58. What was the ultimate fate of the wicked old man at the end of the story? A) He moved to another village. B) He faced consequences for his actions. C) He learned a lesson and changed his ways. D) He became rich and powerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He faced consequences for his actions. 59. Instead of the treasure, they found: A) A box. B) A bag. C) A dead kitten. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A dead kitten. 60. The dog's spirit appeared to the kind old man in a dream and asked him to: A) Find a new pet. B) Take revenge on the neighbors. C) Build a shrine for him. D) Plant a pine tree on his grave. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Plant a pine tree on his grave. Next →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 7 QuizzesClass 7 English Chapter 4 The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom Quiz 2Class 7 English Chapter 4 The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom Quiz 3 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books