The Trees Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding

The trees inside are moving out into the forest,
the forest that was empty all these days
where no bird could sit no insect hide
no sun bury its feet in shadow
the forest that was empty all these nights
will be full of trees by morning.

State whether the following statement is TRUE or FALSE:

The extract uses trees as a symbol for conservative people.

I sit inside, doors open to the veranda
writing long letters
in which I scarcely mention the departure
of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open…

The poet talks about the house as

"The glass has been broken" is significant because:

All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.

Based on the extract, choose the option that lists the most likely symbolic meaning of (1) – (4) respectively.

If you were to interpret the poem as a metaphor for human life, what would the trees represent?

The poem's shift from indoor to outdoor imagery represents:

I sit inside, doors open to the veranda
writing long letters
in which I scarcely mention the departure
of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open…

Choose the option that DOES NOT state the meaning of the underlined word. ‘I scarcely mention…’

I sit inside, doors open to the veranda
writing long letters
in which I scarcely mention the departure
of the forest from the house.
The night is fresh, the whole moon shines
in a sky still open…

The extract uses ‘open’ twice, suggesting different meanings. Pick the option that lists the correct meanings, respectively.

What is the central theme of the poem The Trees?

The metaphor of trees "struggling" to break free symbolizes:

All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.

The phrase, “newly discharged patients” suggests that the trees were

"The forest that was empty all these days" suggests:

Choose the correct option that mentions the correct poetic device against the correct example.

1.

2.

3.

4.

All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.

Choose the option listing the image that the poem metaphorically represents.

All night the roots work
to disengage themselves from the cracks
in the veranda floor.
The leaves strain toward the glass
small twigs stiff with exertion
long-cramped boughs shuffling under the roof
like newly discharged patients
half-dazed, moving
to the clinic doors.

Choose the image that represents the main object of the extract literally.