Question

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 1x4=4



The Poetry of earth is never dead:

When all the birds are faint with the hot sun,

And hide in cooling trees, a voice will run

From hedge to hedge about the new-mown mead;

That is the Grasshopper’s—he takes the lead

In summer luxury,—he has never done

With his delights; for when tired out with fun

He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.



Q1) What is meant by the phrase ‘the poetry of the earth’?

a) The beauty of the summer

b) The music of the rainy season

c) The never ending musical notes of birds and insects

d) The poet’s description of the earth



Q2) Where do birds take shelter in summer?

a) Inside house

b) Under the cool shade of trees

c) Inside big holes

d) In cages



Q3) Which insect is the prime singer in summer?

a) Moth

b) Ant

c) Beetle

d) Grasshopper



Q4) What does the grasshopper do when he feels tired out?

a)Takes rest in holes. b)Stops singing for ever

c)Sleeps in the bird’s nest d)Takes rest under some wild plants.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Q1) part (c)

Q2) part(b)

Q3) part (d)

Q4) part(c)

Explanation:

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