The Trees Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding

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

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

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.

The line "all night the roots work to disengage themselves from the cracks" most closely parallels:

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 uses the indefinite article for ‘sky’ instead of the definite one. This is so because the poet is referring to

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.

Select the appropriate option to complete the sentence, according to the extract.

The idea of a forest that has been ‘empty all these days’ is _____.

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?

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 correctly depicts the imagery in the last two lines of the extract.

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 option that lists the examples of exertion.

1. Neha had been up all night keeping accounts and now she’s resting.
2. Swati was running for five miles non-stop last evening.
3. Hemant is watching his favorite show and having snacks.
4. Sachin helped a senior citizen board a flight in the morning.

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 extract talks about trees breaking out of confined spaces. This is a reference to women

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

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 significance of the title The Trees?