Class XI B, English, UT - 2
M. M. : 20. The laburnum top is silent, quite still
In the afternoon yellow September sunlight,
A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen.
Till the goldfinch comes, with a twitching chirrup A suddenness, a startlement, at a branch end .
Choose the correct option to answer each question :
i) What season of the year could it be ?
a) Winter. b) Summer. c) Autumn. d) Spring.
ii) What time of the day is it ?
a)Dawn. b) Dusk. c) Afternoon. d) Evening.
iii) What change is made by the coming of the gold finch ?
a) Stillness changes into startlement.
b) Startlement changes into stillness.
c) Suddenness changes into silence.
d) Silence changes into stillness.
iv) Where does the goldfinch land ?
a) On the laburnum top.
b) On the yellowing leaves.
c) On the fallen seeds.
d) At a branch end.
Answers
Answer:
BMI is the abbreviation for Body Mass Index which is also known as Quetelet Index.
It is the ratio of our weight (kg) to the square of our height (m).
As the definition states, it is very easy to be calculated.
Formula of BMI is :
\frac{Weight (kg)}{Height ^{2}(m) }
Height
2
(m)
Weight(kg)
That is, we can calculate BMI by dividing our weight in kilograms with the square of our height in metres.
Example :
Consider an adult of height 1.6 m & weight 54 kg.
BMI is the abbreviation for Body Mass Index which is also known as Quetelet Index.
It is the ratio of our weight (kg) to the square of our height (m).
As the definition states, it is very easy to be calculated.
Formula of BMI is :
\frac{Weight (kg)}{Height ^{2}(m) }
Height
2
(m)
Weight(kg)
That is, we can calculate BMI by dividing our weight in kilograms with the square of our height in metres.
Example :
Consider an adult of height 1.6 m & weight 54 kg.
The Laburnum Top Summary
The poem starts with a description of the Laburnum tree whose top was still and silent. Its leaves had turned yellow and seeds had fallen down. It was a daytime in the month of September when the tree was standing still and death-like.
The life-less tree becomes alive by the arrival of the Goldfinch bird. She came to feed her younger ones who are on the thickness of the branch. The tree is her shelter. She arrives at the end of the branch with the chirping sound. She further moves to the other side of the branch with rapid and precautionary movement like a lizard. As soon as she arrives, her younger ones start chirping like a machine and vibrating and flapping their wings. The death-like tree becomes alive and it trembles and shakes.
After feeding them, she flies to the other side of the branch. Her dark coloured face with the yellow body was barely visible as she vanished behind the yellow leaves. She flew away in the sky, leaving the tree death-like again.