Question

Read the following poem carefully.
A GREEN CORNFIELD
The earth was green, the sky was blue;
I saw and heard one sunny morn
A skylark hang between the two,
A singing speck above the corn.
A stage below in gay accord,
White butterflies danced on wing,
And still the singing skylark soared,
And silent sank and sotired to sing.
The cornfield stretched a tender green
To right and left beside my walks;
I knew he had a nest unseen
Somewhere among the million stalks.
And as I paused to hear his song
While swift the sunny moments slid,
Perhaps his mate sat listening long,
And listened longer than I did.

Read the following summary. Complete it by writing, the missing words against the correct blank number in your answer sheet.
The poet's intense (a) ………….. for nature is (b) ……….. in the poem. She looked (c) ……..
from a cornfield and saw a (d) ……….. soaring in the sky and (e) ……….. The butterflies (f) ……… about in the cornfield. The poet knew that the skylark's (g) ………….. was hidden (h)…….. the stalks. She (i) ………… that its (j) ……….. too was listening intently to the song.

Answer 1

The poet's intense (a) love/liking for nature is (b) visible in the poem. She looked (c) up from a cornfield and saw a (d) skylark soaring in the sky and (e) singing. The butterflies (f) were dancing about in the cornfield. The poet knew that the skylark's (g) nest was hidden (h) among the stalks. She (i) believed that its (j) mate too was listening intently to the song.

Answer 2

(a) love

(b) highlighted

(c) up

(d) skylark

(e) singing

(f) danced

(g) nest

(h) among

(i) felt

(j) mate

The poet’s intense (a) love for nature is (b) highlighted in the poem. She looked (c) up from a cornfield and saw a (d) skylark soaring in the sky and (e) singing. The butterflies (f) danced about in the cornfield. The poet knew that the skylark’s (g) nest was hidden (h) among the stalks. She (i) felt that its (j) mate too was listening intently to the song.