OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who is the writer of the poem, “Koel” ?
(a) Mani Singh
(b) Laxi Prasad
(C) Leo Tolstoy
(d) Puran Singh
2.The Koel is called the black _____
(a) cuckoo
(b) squirrel
(c) crow
(d) duck
3. Which poem has been written by Puran Singh ?
(a) Martha
(b) Gillu
(c) Koel
(d) The Empty Heart
4. The koel sings in the
(a) apple-leaves
(b) banana-leaves
(c) mango-leaves
(d) guava-leaves
5. The song of cuckoo brings a memories.
(a) hundred
(b) thousand
(c) crore
(d) lakh
6. The song of sa thousand memories.
(a) sparrow
(b) Md. Rafi
(c) parrot
(d) cuckoo
7. The poet becomes to hear the voice of the cuckoo.
(a) restless
(b) happy
(c) excited
(d) sad
8. “Thy wings” means ____
(a) my wings
(b) your wings
(c) her wings
(d) my legs
9. What do “thy” and “art” stand for ?
(a) thigh, painting
(b) your, painting
(C) your, are
(d) legs, are
10. How does the koel feel ?
(a) satisfied
(b) happy
(c) peaceful
(d) restless
11. Which flower is on fire which winds and waters catch ?
(a) roses
(b) marigold
(c) hibiscus
(d) lily
12. The shades of which tree burns when the koel sings ?
(a) litchi
(b) mango
(c) love
(d) guava
13. The little bird has been called rain of _____ as it kindles fire in the surroundings.
(a) love
(b) cold
(c) need
(d) sparks
14. What happens with the shades of mangoes?
(a) dances
(b) sings
(c) burns
(d) sits
15. “O little Bird!” The ‘B’ in ‘Bird’ capital due to the use of which literary device ?
(a) simile
(b) sonification
(c) metaphor
(d) irony
16. The poet describes the effect of Koel’s
(a) voice
(b) colour
(c) song
(d) sight
17.The koel has lost her ______ . That’s why she is restless.
(a) child
(b) daughter
(c) egg
(d) beloved
18. The sight of ______ fires the koel more .
(a) guava-blossoms
(b) litchi-blossoms
(C) mango-blossoms
(d) dead child
19. The greener ______ burns the heart of the koel brighter.
(a) garden
(b) fruit
(c) paint
(d) flower
20. What does the flaming soul of the koel ask about?
(a) mango
(b) beloved
(c) guava
(d) leaves
21. The koel is ______. (This is the reason its spark shedding notes are kindling fire.)
(a) foodless
(b) restless
(c) thirsty
(d) peaceful
22. The spark shedding notes of Koel kindle ______
(a) reader
(b) mango
(c) fire
(d) love
23. The koel is fresh, yet ______
(a) charred
(b) tired
(c) in cage
(d) fatigued
24. The roses are on fire which ______ and waters catch!
(a) bamboo tree
(b) wood
(c) grass
(d) wind
25. The roses are on fire which wind and _____ catch!
(a) air
(b) sky
(c) waters
(d) cloud
26. The _____ of mango burns when the koel sings.
(a) shades
(b) fruits
(c) love
(d) leaves
27. Koel! what fell? What singed thy wings? (fill in an appropriate word)
(a) mango
(b) lightning
(c) leaves
(d) seeds
28. What is “Koel”?
(a) poem
(b) story
(c) drama
(d) novel
29. The greener the garden, the brighter burns my _____ .(Fill in the correct word)
(a) lungs
(b) stomach
(c) arms
(d) heart
30. The koel is seeking answer from the still _____ .
(a) tree
(b) fruits
(c) leaves
(d) river
31. The Koel is full of dissatisfaction because its _____ is not with her.
(a) lover
(b) sister
(c) mother
(d) father
32. What is the quality of the strains (melody) of the Koel ?
(a) low pitched
(b) low amplitude
(c) very noisy
(d) high pitched
33. The fire of _____ charred the cuckoo’s wings.
(a) hate
(b) love
(c) animosity
(d) knowledge
34. The poet calls the Koel
(a) black cuckoo
(b) lack bird
(c) O Little Bird
(d) Cuckoo
35. The high pitched strains of the Koel wakes in the poet’s soul a thousand ……..
(a) dreams
(b) desires
(c) memories
(d) longings
