Question

Read the following poem carefully and tick the correct answer:

MOONLIGHT

Deep in the night

When all is still

A moon beam climbs the window -sill

Over your bed

It softly flies

To see if sleep has closed your eyes

A pinch of gold

Some fairy sand

It clasped within that moonbeam’s hand

And if by chance

You’re not asleep

It comes tip-toe on gentle feet

To touch your eyes

with golden dreams

And take you to land of dreams



1. The poet speaks of the moonlight as if it were-

(a) a watchman (b) a thief

(c) a shadow (d) a fairy

2. “ A pinch of gold/some fairy sand”. The poet has used this expression to describe-

(a) the color of the moonlight (b) a child’s dream world

(c) the face of the moon (d) the face of an innocent child

3. A soothing effect of the moonlight is that-:

(a) it climbs the window –sill (b) it tip-toes on gentle feet

(c) it puts a child on sleep (d) it rubs a pinch of golden sand on eyes

4. The ‘you’ in the poem most probably is-

(a) the poet himself (b) a little child

(c) a mother (d) a golden fairy

5. Which of the following expression best describes the silent movement of the moonlight?

(a) deep in the night (b) all is still

(c) climbs the window-sill (d) comes tip-toe on gentle feet

6. What do you mean by ‘golden beams’?

(a) golden covered bands (b) gold sun-rays

(c) moonlight (d) golden hands

7. A word in the poem that means the same as ‘held tightly’ is _____________________.

8. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words from the passage:

During the night, rays of (i) ___________________ slowly come inside rooms through the (ii)

_________________ over your (iii) ______________.

9. The phrase“wind sighing’ show that the wind is

(a) unhappy (b) passing through the trees

(c) blowing in the dark (d) not blowing

10. Work can be beautiful if it

(a) is done in a selfless manner (b) take rest

(c) gives us money (d) gives us fame

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Answer 1

Answer:

a thief

child dream world

it climbs the window feet

a mother

all is till

moonlight

dream

a an will

unhappy

take rest

Answer 2

Answer:

1. (d) a fairy

2. (a) the colour of the moonlight

3. (b) it tip-toes on gentle feet

4. (b) a little child

5. (c) climbs the window-sill

6. (c) moonlight

7. The synonymous word for ‘held tightly’ is Clasped

8. i) Moon

ii) Window sill

iii) Bed

9. (b) passing through the trees

10. (a) is done in a selfless manner (or selflessly).

Explanation:

• The moon, focusing on the light reflected from the sun, illuminates our colossal sky around evening time. This divine body, which looks exceptionally huge from the Earth's surface, is moderately little contrasted with its size.
• The moonlight that comes from the moon is invigorating and cool. This light gives a calming impact.

• Individuals have venerated the moon as a god previously. Each particle that gets light from the moon sparkles brilliantly.
• The movement time of the moon around the Earth is something like a month. This is the explanation the moon generally seems, by all accounts, to be near us and with a similar surface.

• The above poem, written by an anonymous writer is about the moon and soothing moonlight, which can be summarised as follows-

• During the night, rays of moonlight slowly reach inside the rooms through the window over our bed.
• It appears golden in colour and comes to check if we are sleeping or awake. In case we are not asleep, it touches our eyes and takes us to the world of dreams.

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