MCQ from On Killing a Tree by Gieve Patel

We have discussed here the MCQ with answers from On Killing a Tree by Gieve Patel. Previous years questions are analysed with answers and some important questions are also discussed for final examination. If anyone wants to read the poem in detail, you are also welcome in our detailed MCQ questions with answers part.

CONTENT:

• PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
• IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR HS EXAMINATION
• DEAILED MCQ WITH ANSWERS

ON KILLING A TREE BY GIEVE PATEL MCQ

PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

A. In Miniature boughs’, the word ‘boughs’ means

1. shoots
2. roots
3. rain
4. frost [HS 2015]

B. The bark of the tree is described as ‘leprous hide because-

1. it is soft and smooth
2. it is wounded by the knife
3. it is rough and has marks
4. it is glossy and shining [HS 2016]

C. The root needs to be pulled out of the

1. firm soil
2. underground
3. anchoring earth
4. firm earth [2017]

D. The ‘curled green twigs will rise from-

1. close to the ground
2. the earth’s cave
3. the uprooted tree
4. the rough bark [HS 2018]

E. Green twigs that rise from close to the ground are

1. straight
2. curled
3. crinkled
4. crooked [HS 2019]

 F. The poet seems to suggest that in order to kill a tree

1. plucking out all the leaves will do the job
2. some pain will do the job
3. cutting the branches will do the job
4. total destruction of the roots will do the job [HS 2020]

ANSWERS OF PREVIOUS YEARS QUESTIONS

A. 1. shoots	C. 3. anchoring earth	E. 2. curled
B. 3.it is rough and has marks	D. 1.close to the ground	F. 4. total destruction of the roots will do the job

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MCQ from On Killing a Tree by Gieve Patel

A. The curled green twigs appear

1. close to the ground
2. on the hacked branches
3. at the top of a tree
4. on the woods after chopping

B. Green twigs are curled because they are

1. fresh
2. young
3. new
4. weak

C. The expression “bleeding bark” suggests that the bark is

1. oozing juice
2. secreting sap
3. bloodstained
4. looking bloody

D. “Rising out of it, feeding/Upon its crust, ‘crust’ refers to here

1. inner layer of the earth
2. top layer of the earth
3. rough bark of a tree
4. watery soil

E. The source of the tree is

1. white
2. green
3. red
4. pale

IMPORTANT MCQ FROM ON KILLING A TREE

F. The task of killing a tree is described as-

1. ceremonial
2. methodical
3. controversial
4. logical

G. The bark of the tree bleeds when it is

1. hacked and chopped
2. jabbed
3. browned and hardened
4. roped and tied

H. The ‘miniature boughs’ will regain its former size if it is left

1. unhurt
2. unperturbed
3. unnoticed
4. unchecked

I. To kill a tree is-

1. a right thing
2. a little difficult
3. not easy
4. none of these

J. ‘On Killing a Tree’ is written in

1. blank verse
2. heroic verse
3. free verse
4. nonsense verse

K. The poet of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’ is

1. Wilfred Owen
2. Arthur Rimbaud
3. Gieve Patel
4. John Keats

L. A tree grows by-

1. delving deep into the earth
2. shedding leaves
3. eroding soil
4. slowly consuming the earth

M. The tree’s main source of strength is its

1. twig
2. root
3. bark
4. stem

N. A twig is a

1. sapling
2. big branch
3. tender shoot of a tree
4. stem of the young tree

A. 1. close to the ground	F. 1.ceremonial	K. 3. Gieve Patel
B. 3. new	G. 1.hacked and chopped	L. 4. slowly consuming the earth
C. 2. secreting sap	H. 4. unchecked	M. 2. root
D. 2. top layer of the earth	I. 3. not easy	N. 3.tender shoot of a tree
B. 3. new	J. 3. free verse

MCQ FROM ON KILLING A TREE

A. After hacking and chopping, a tree-

1. generally dies
2. becomes dry
3. bleeds in the bark
4. loses leaves and branches

B. Earth-cave’ is created when the tree

1. uprooted
2. planted
3. chopped
4. tied

C. The ‘miniature bough’ will regain its former size if it is left-

1. unhurt
2. unperturbed
3. unnoticed
4. unchecked

D. The uprooted root exposes-

1. the strength of the tree
2. the miniature boughs
3. the bleeding bark
4. the earth’s crust

E. The….. is the most sensitive part of the tree –

1. bleeding bark
2. white and wet root
3. miniature boughs
4. blooming flowers

F. In spite of simply hacking and chopping-

1. the bleeding bark will heal
2. miniature boughs will sprout
3. green twigs will rise
4. flowers will bloom

G. From close to the ground rises-

1. the bleeding bark
2. curled green leaves
3. miniature boughs
4. branches

OTHER DETAILED MCQ

H. The tree has grown absorbing-

1. sunlight, air and water
2. earth’s crust
3. much time
4. air and water

I. The tree while growing had fed upon-

1. the earth
2. the earth’s crust
3. the earth’s exterior
4. the earth’s interior

J. The tree has grown-

1. from the earth
2. over the earth
3. by consuming the earth
4. into the earth

K. Time consumed to kill a tree is-

1. little
2. much
3. hours
4. minutes

L. The leaves of a tree sprout from the-

1. branches
2. earth’s crust
3. twigs
4. leprous hide

M. A tree cannot be killed by-

1. uprooting it
2. a simple jab of knife
3. striking with an axe
4. any simple tool

N. The uprooted root of a tree is scorched by

1. the sun
2. the fire
3. the air
4. water

OTHER DETAILED MCQ

O. White and wet’ -The expression is used to describe-

1. the bark of a tree
2. the branch of
3. the hide of a tree
4. the root of a tree

P. To pull out the root from the earth it needs to be

1. hacked and chopped
2. jabbed with knife
3. scorched and choked
4. roped and tied

Q. Miniature boughs if unchecked will

1. no longer grow
2. expand to former size
3. rise towards the sky
4. go underground

R. The tree is killed finally-

1. with the jab of a knife
2. with the destruction of the root
3. by hacking and chopping
4. by cutting it down

S. In the expression leprous hide’, the ‘hide’ means-

1. to conceal something
2. to keep secret
3. the bark of a tree
4. a disease

A. 3. bleeds in the bark	H. 1. sunlight, air and water	O. 4. the root of a tree
B. 1. uprooted	I. 2. the earth’s crust	P. 4. roped and tied
C. 4. unchecked	J. 3. by consuming the earth	Q. 2. expand to former size
D. 1. the strength of the tree	K. 2. much	R. 2. with the destruction of the root
E. 2. white and wet root	L. 4. leprous hide	S. 3. the bark of a tree
F. 1. the bleeding bark will heal	M. 2. a simple jab of knife
G. 2. curled green leaves	N. 1. the sun