Class 9 English Poem Chapter 8 On Killing A Tree Quiz 5 (21 MCQs)

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1. Who wrote the poem "On Killing a tree" ?
2. What is the simple message of the poem?
3. What is the meaning of 'snapped out' in the poem?
4. What does the poet mean by 'leprous hide'?
5. Once the roots are uprooted, it will get exposed to the sun and the air. As a result, the roots start dying due to the heat. The roots become brown and the soft surface becomes hard and dry. After some time, it loses its shape and starts twisting. Finally, the tree will die.
6. What does the poet symbolize a tree too?
7. Who wrote this peom
8. What must be pulled out in order to kill the tree?
9. How can a tree be killed?
10. What does the poet explain in the first stanza?
11. Explain the metaphor used in the line 'It is only a matter of time.'
12. To kill a tree completely, its roots need to be taken out of the deep soil where it is hiding inside the Earth. The root is the strength of the tree. It gives support to the tree and its most vulnerable as well as the sensitive part. It needs to be snapped out entirely from deep inside the Earth.
13. What does the tree symbolize in the poem 'On Killing A Tree'?
14. What is needed to kill a tree?
15. What are the subtopics covered in the poem 'On Killing A Tree'?
16. What does this poem speak about?
17. What does Leprous hide mean?
18. What will again expand to a full sized tree?
19. Name the poet of 'On killing a tree'.
20. Which literary device is used in 'anchoring earth' and 'leprous hide'?
21. Which statement about the. Tree is true?