The Laburnum Top MCQ Quiz - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers Page 2

11. 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?

1. It creates the contrast between the liveliness of the tree and its silence
2. It creates the contrast between the change of seasons
3. It creates an opportunity to plant more Laburnum trees
4. It creates the scene for the arrival of new bird species on the tree

12. 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?

1. It means sleeping
2. It means flying
3. It means diving
4. It means fluttering

13. 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?

1. It means the top part of any tree
2. It means the top part of the Laburnum tree
3. It means the top part of a fictional tree
4. It does not mean anything

14. How was the tree in the end when the bird flew away?

1. It was still alive
2. Nothing changed in the looks
3. it was death-like again
4. None of the above

15. How did the bird move to the other side of the branch?

1. Like a lizard
2. Slowly
3. Smoothly
4. by flying

16. What is described by the word ‘ sleek ’ in the poem?

1. Lizard
2. Bird
3. Branch
4. Top of the tree

17. 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 ’

1. Quiet
2. Quite
3. Hush
4. Silent

18. What is the dominant colour used in the poem?

1. Red
2. Blue
3. Yellow
4. Green

19. What happened after she fed her young ones?

1. she flew away
2. she flew to the other side of the branch
3. she stayed there
4. she took some rest in the nest

20. What happened to the bird in the end of the poem?

1. she flew away
2. she stayed at the tree
3. she went to other tree
4. she went to bring some food for her younger ones