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How did the bird arrive at the other branch of the tree?
A
never arrived at other branch
B
flew away and then arrived at the branch
C
with a chirping sound
D
silently
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How did the bird arrive at the other branch of the tree?
never arrived at other branch
flew away and then arrived at the branch
with a chirping sound
silently
Where did the bird vanish after feeding her young ones?
to her nest
behind the yellow leaves
to the other branch
to the top of the tree
Why did the Goldfinch bird came towards the tree?
to rest
None of the above
to feed her younger ones
to make a nest
What happened to the leaves of the Laburnum tree?
fallen down
new leaves growing
they were green
turned yellow
The Laburnum top is silent, quite still in the afternoon yellow September sunlight, A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen. What has happened to the tree?
The leaves of the tree have turned purple and are falling down
The leaves of the tree have turned yellow and its seeds falling down
The tree is being worshipped
The tree has been cut down
How did the poet describe the top of the Laburnum tree in the poem ' The Laburnum Top '?
Silent and Motionless
None of the above
Still and Silent
Moving and Angry like
Then sleek as a lizard, and alert, and abrupt, She enters the thickness, and a machine starts up Of chitterings and a tremor of wings, and trilling The whole tree trembles and thrills. Who is ' she ' in the second line? Where does she enter?
' She ' is a lizard who enters the thickness of the Laburnum tree
' She ' is the mother goldfinch who enters the thickness of the Laburnum tree
She is the baby goldfinch who enters the thickness of the Laburnum tree
' She ' is a squirrel who enters the thickness of the Laburnum tree
What happened to the bird in the end of the poem?
she went to other tree
she went to bring some food for her younger ones
she flew away
she stayed at the tree
What happened after she fed her young ones?
she stayed there
she took some rest in the nest
she flew away
she flew to the other side of the branch
What is the dominant colour used in the poem?
Yellow
Green
Red
Blue
The Laburnum top is silent, quite still in the afternoon yellow September sunlight, A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen. Find a word from the extract which is the antonym of ' noisy '
Hush
Silent
Quiet
Quite
What is described by the word ' sleek ' in the poem?
Branch
Top of the tree
Lizard
Bird
How did the bird move to the other side of the branch?
Like a lizard
Slowly
Smoothly
by flying
How was the tree in the end when the bird flew away?
It was still alive
Nothing changed in the looks
it was death-like again
None of the above
The Laburnum top is silent, quite still in the afternoon yellow September sunlight, A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen. What does ' Laburnum top ' mean here?
It means the top part of any tree
It means the top part of the Laburnum tree
It means the top part of a fictional tree
It does not mean anything
Then with eerie delicate whistle-chirrup whisperings She launches away, towards the infinite And the Laburnum subsides to empty. What does ' launches ' mean in the extract?
It means sleeping
It means flying
It means diving
It means fluttering
Then with eerie delicate whistle-chirrup whisperings She launches away, towards the infinite And the Laburnum subsides to empty. What effect does the last line create?
It creates the contrast between the liveliness of the tree and its silence
It creates the contrast between the change of seasons
It creates an opportunity to plant more Laburnum trees
It creates the scene for the arrival of new bird species on the tree
When did the death-like tree become alive?
in the month of March
by the arrival monsoon season
by the arrival of the Goldfinch bird
by the arrival of sparrows
Then sleek as a lizard, and alert, and abrupt, She enters the thickness, and a machine starts up Of chitterings and a tremor of wings, and trilling The whole tree trembles and thrills. What does ' machine ' refer to in the extract?
If refers to the machine used to drill a hole in the tree
It refers to the machine used to cut the tree
It refers to the nest of the goldfinch where its young ones are staying
It refers to the nest of the squirrel
What Transferred Epithet was used in the poem ' The Laburnum Top '?
her barred face identity mask
engine of her family
Sleek as a lizard
September sunlight