This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > English > Poem Rain On The Roof > Class 9 English Poem Chapter 3 Rain On The Roof – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Poem Chapter 3 Rain On The Roof Quiz 3 (56 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. 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. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 2. What is playing on the wooden tiles roof A) The patter of the rain. B) Stars. C) Dreams. D) Rainy tears. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The patter of the rain. 3. How does the poet illustrate the passage of time through natural elements in the poem? A) The poet uses seasonal changes to reflect the speaker's growth and experiences. B) The poet describes time as a constant, unchanging force in nature. C) The poet illustrates time through technological advancements. D) The poet focuses solely on human experiences without reference to nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poet uses seasonal changes to reflect the speaker's growth and experiences. 4. Who are the darling dreamers? A) Poet's mother. B) Poet's brother. C) Poet himself. D) Poet's neighbour's. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Poet himself. 5. And the melancholy darkness A) TRANSFERRED EPITHET. B) Metafar. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) ONOMATOPOEIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) PERSONIFICATION. 6. 'Every tinkle on the shingles' which poetic device is used? A) REPETITION. B) RHYME. C) ONOMATOPOEIA. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ONOMATOPOEIA. 7. "as I list to this refrain", here 'this refrain' refers to the A) Song of rain. B) Song of poet's mother. C) Repetition, the poetic device. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Song of rain. 8. Poet mother is alive A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 9. 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. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He or she took the road less traveled by. 10. Memory of his friends come frequently A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 11. To which country did he (the poet) belong? A) England. B) France. C) India. D) America. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) America. 12. When it rains, the poet likes to A) Like to see the rainy sky. B) Eat hot samosas. C) Enjoy the sound of rain. D) Keep lying on his bed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Enjoy the sound of rain. 13. What are the old memories about? A) His brother. B) Her mother. C) His father. D) His neighbour's. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her mother. 14. 'And lie listening to the patter' which poetic device is used? A) Similie. B) ALLITERATION. C) REPETITION. D) ONOMATOPOEIA. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ONOMATOPOEIA. 15. In what ways does the poem reflect on nature and its impact on human emotions? A) Nature is depicted as a static backdrop with no emotional connection. B) The poem focuses solely on human relationships without mentioning nature. C) The poem reflects on nature by illustrating its ability to evoke and mirror human emotions. D) The poem argues that human emotions are entirely independent of nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The poem reflects on nature by illustrating its ability to evoke and mirror human emotions. 16. What tinkles on the shingles? A) Silver bangles. B) Hailstones. C) Bells. D) Raindrops. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Raindrops. 17. What are the humid shadows doing in the sphere? A) Doing nothing. B) Floating in the air. C) Sleeping. D) Resting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Floating in the air. 18. How does the poet use sound devices to enhance the poem's mood? A) The poet uses sound devices to create a musical quality that enhances the poem's mood. B) The poet avoids using sound devices to maintain a serious tone. C) The poet uses sound devices to confuse the reader's understanding. D) The poet relies solely on visual imagery without any sound devices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poet uses sound devices to create a musical quality that enhances the poem's mood. 19. Pitter patter falls the rain is onomatopoeia A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 20. What haunts the poet? A) His friends. B) Sounds of thunder and rainfall. C) His mother's memory. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) His mother's memory. 21. Why do people winnow the grain?i. to clean the dust ii. to remove straws iii. to take out chaff iv. to take out husk A) Only i, ii, and iii. B) Only ii, iii, and iv. C) Only i, ii, and iv. D) I, ii, iii, and iv. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) I, ii, iii, and iv. 22. Who are affected by the wind? A) People. B) Strong. C) Weak. D) Things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Weak. 23. The rhyme scheme is abcbdefe A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Some / apples / at the / stopped / to buy / they / market /.( Jumble words ) A) Apples at the market to buy some stopped. B) They stopped at the market to buy some apples. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They stopped at the market to buy some apples. 25. In what way does the poem address the theme of solitude? A) The poem presents solitude as a communal experience. B) The poem portrays solitude as a source of inspiration and reflection. C) The poem suggests that solitude is always negative and isolating. D) The poem ignores the concept of solitude entirely. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poem portrays solitude as a source of inspiration and reflection. 26. Which of these is NOT a sound word? A) Tinkle. B) Patter. C) None of these. D) Both A and b. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) None of these. 27. What is the significance of the rain in the poem? A) The rain represents despair and hopelessness. B) The rain symbolizes stagnation and decay. C) The rain signifies renewal and emotional release. D) The rain indicates a lack of emotional depth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The rain signifies renewal and emotional release. 28. What emotions does the speaker experience while listening to the rain? A) Anxiety and fear. B) Calmness and nostalgia. C) Frustration and anger. D) Excitement and joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Calmness and nostalgia. 29. 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. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because few people had taken the second road. 30. Now in memory comes my mother, A) PERSONIFICATION. B) ALLITERATION. C) ASSONANCE. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ALLITERATION. 31. How does the poem's structure contribute to its overall effect? A) The poem's structure has no effect on its meaning. B) The poem's structure enhances its emotional impact and guides the reader's interpretation. C) The structure distracts from the poem's themes. D) The poem's structure is irrelevant to the reader's experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The poem's structure enhances its emotional impact and guides the reader's interpretation. 32. Summarize the emotional response of the speaker to the rain. A) The speaker feels excited and energized by the rain. B) The speaker feels angry and frustrated by the rain. C) The speaker feels nostalgic and tranquil in response to the rain. D) The speaker feels indifferent and detached from the rain. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker feels nostalgic and tranquil in response to the rain. 33. According to the speaker, the other road has "the better claim" because it A) Had never been used. B) Was more fair. C) Seemed mysterious. D) Seemed safe. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was more fair. 34. What does the expression "starry spheres mean" ? A) Sky. B) Stars. C) The Universe. D) The earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sky. 35. Wath is the meaning of list A) Heart. B) Rain. C) Wooden box. D) Listen. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Listen. 36. What feelings does the rain evoke in the speaker? A) Indifference and boredom. B) Nostalgia and calmness. C) Joy and excitement. D) Fear and anxiety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nostalgia and calmness. 37. Rain on the roof is a ..... A) Ballad. B) Sonnet. C) Lyrical. D) Epic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lyrical. 38. What do the thousand recollections do? A) Makes the poet happy. B) Makes the poet sad. C) Recollections weave their air threads into woofs. D) Comforts the poet in his bed,. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recollections weave their air threads into woofs. 39. Where is the poet's mother? A) In another house. B) With poet. C) Is dead. D) In another town. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Is dead. 40. Of the rain upon the roof. A) PERSONIFICATION. B) Similie. C) ALLITERATION. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) ALLITERATION. 41. List means here to write required things A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 42. What imagery is used to convey nostalgia in the poem? A) Imagery of childhood memories and familiar landscapes. B) Imagery of futuristic technology and innovation. C) Imagery of abstract concepts and emotions. D) Imagery of urban landscapes and city life. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Imagery of childhood memories and familiar landscapes. 43. Look at the word "patter" There is one poetic device used here. Which one it is? A) Onomatopoeia. B) Transferred epithet. C) Alliteration. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Onomatopoeia. 44. Select the correct meaning of the word "refrain" A) Roof tiles. B) Short, light ringing sounds. C) The sound of rain. D) Memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sound of rain. 45. What does the poet ask the wind to do?i. To blow fiercely and destroy everythingii. To blow calmlyiii. To tease the weaklingiv. Not to be harsh A) Only i, and ii. B) Only ii, and iii. C) Only ii, and iv. D) I, ii, iii, and iv. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Only ii, and iv. 46. What all are the things wind had done in the first stanza? A) Brought rain. B) Broke the windows. C) Torn the pages. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of them. 47. Who weeps in the form of rainy tears? A) Darkness. B) People. C) Poet. D) Clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Darkness. 48. Over all the starry spheres A) Similie. B) Metafar. C) ONOMATOPOEIA. D) ALLITERATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALLITERATION. 49. What a bliss to press the pillow A) ASSONANCE. B) PERSONIFICATION. C) Metafar. D) ALLITERATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALLITERATION. 50. What does 'list' mean? in the poem A) Listen. B) A to do list. C) Write down. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Listen. 51. Th words 'tinkle' and 'patter' are examples of A) Alliteration. B) Personification. C) Similie. D) Onomatopoeia. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Onomatopoeia. 52. What is the ryhme scheme of the poem A) ABCBDEFE. B) ABCCBCD. C) Phase. D) Acadabb. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ABCBDEFE. 53. Which word has been repeated in the poem A) Crushes. B) Steadfast. C) Strong. D) Crumbling. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Crumbling. 54. Who comes in the poet dream A) Fathers. B) Mother. C) Rainy season. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mother. 55. What does the poet attach the darkness with? A) Joyful Mood. B) Pleasant. C) Sadness. D) Soothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sadness. 56. Humid shadows, refer to ..... A) Rain. B) Sea. C) Dark moist clouds. D) Sky. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Dark moist clouds. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 English Poem Chapter 3 Rain On The Roof Quiz 1Class 9 English Poem Chapter 3 Rain On The Roof Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books