Question

ON KILLING A TREE
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it .It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
. Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
So hack and chop
But this alone won't do it.
Not so much pain will do it.
The bleeding bark will heal
And from close to the ground
Will rise curled green twigs,
Miniature boughs
Which if unchecked will expand again
To former size No,
The root is to be pulled out
Out of the anchoring earth;
It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out-snapped out
Or pulled out entirely,
Out from the earth - cave,
And the strength of the tree exposed,
The source, white and wet,
The most sensitive, hidden
For years inside the earth.
Then the matter
Of scorching and choking
In sun and air,
Browning, hardening
Twisting, withering
And then it is done.
—Gieve Patel
Multiple choice questions
1. "To kill a tree" means
a) to cut its branches.
b) to uproot it.
c) to cut its limbs.
d) to cut its trunk
.
2.A tree grows
a)slowly. b)fast
c)not at all. d)in summer
3.Hacking and chopping
a) will kill the tree .
b) will not kill it for ever.
c) will do nothing to the tree.
d) will improve its bark.
4.Mark the wrong option:
The earth
a)feeds tree b)supports tree
c)helps tree. d)absorbs tree
5.Strength of the tree is exposed when
a)it is hacked
b)its trunk is cut
c)you see its boughs
d)its root comes out
6.The antonym of consuming is
a)producing. b)consumption
c)resuming. d)finishing
7.In the last line 'it ‘stands for
a)the act of uprooting the tree b)the act of killing the tree
c)the withering of the tree d)the growing of a tree

Answer 1

Answer:

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