Updated on 27/12/2021
1. Dust of Snow (Robert
Frost)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Dust
of Snow’?
Ans. Robert Frost
2. What did the crow do to the hemlock tree?
Ans. The crow shook the hemlock tree
3. Where do you think was the poet then?
Ans. under a hemlock tree
4. In what mood was the poet before falling of snow on
him?
Ans. he was very sad
5. Who shook down the hemlock tree?
Ans. a crow
6. What type of a plant is ‘a hemlock
tree’?
Ans. a plant with white flowers
7. What fell on the poet?
Ans. the dust of snow
8. How did the dust of snow affect
the poet?
Ans. it changed the poet’s mood
2. Fire and Ice (Robert
Frost)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
Ans. Robert Frost
2. What do the people think about the ending of
the world?
Ans. The world will end in fire or in ice
3. What is the poet’s opinion?
Ans. The world will end in fire
4. What does ‘desire’ mean?
Ans. man’s passions and violence
5. What is ice a symbol of?
Ans. Ice is a symbol of hatred
6. What is ‘fire’ a symbol of?
Ans. a symbol of lust and endless desires
7. According to the poet, what will end one day?
Ans. the world
3. A Tiger in the Zoo
(Leslie Norris)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of this poem?
Ans. Leslie Norris
2. What does the tiger have on his
body?
Ans. Stripes
3. Where is the tiger?
Ans. In a zoo
4. How does ‘he’ walk?
Ans. He walks with pride
5. What emotions does ‘he’ show?
Ans. He shows anger
6. How should the tiger walk through
the grass?
Ans. He should slide through the grass
7. Who passes near the water hole?
Ans. A plump deer
8. Where should the tiger hide to
himself?
Ans. Near the water hole
9. How would he terrorise the
villagers?
Ans. By showing his fangs and claws
10. Where should the tiger be snarling?
Ans. Around houses
11. In what king of a cell is he locked?
Ans. In a concrete cell
12. How do the eyes of the tiger look?
Ans. Brilliant
13. What sound does the tiger hear at night?
Ans. The sound of the patrolling cars
14. At what does he look at night?
Ans. The shining stars
15. What are ‘brilliant’ in the poem?
Ans. The tiger’s eyes and the stars
4. How to Tell Wild
Animals (Carolyn Wells)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of ‘How to Tell Wild
Animals’?
Ans. Carolyn Wells
2. Where do we see the Asian Lions?
Ans. In eastern countries
3. What is the colour of the Asian Lions?
Ans. The Brownish yellow
4. How will you know that it is Asian Lion?
Ans. It will roar at you when you are dying with fear
5. Who is the noble wild beast?
Ans. The Bengal Tiger
6. Which animal has black stripes on his body?
Ans. The Bengal Tiger
7. Which animal has black spots on his body?
Ans. Leopard
8. Which animal can we meet in our yard?
Ans. Bear
9. What does the bear do on meeting a person?
Ans. The bear hugs the person very hard
10. Which animal sheds tears while eating its
victim?
Ans. Crocodile
11 About what may we have a doubt?
Ans. About the strength of a bear
12. How do the hyenas come?
Ans. With merry smiles
13. How can you differentiate a crocodile from a
hyena?
Ans. A crocodile always weeps, hyena always smiles
14. Which animal changes its colour?
Ans. Chameleon
15. How does a Chameleon look?
Ans. Like a lizard
16. What two things does a chameleon not have?
Ans. Ears and wings
17. Where is the chameleon generally found?
Ans. On the trees
18. Why can’t we see the chameleon on the trees?
Ans. Because it changes its body colour
5. The Ball Poem (John
Berryman)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of ‘The Ball Poem’?
Ans. John Berryman
2. What does the poet see?
Ans. He saw the ball going into the water
3. Who loses his ball?
Ans. The boy
4. What is worthless for the boy?
Ans. Another ball
5. What kind of a world it is?
Ans. A world of materialism
6. What does the poet say about this world is
made of?
Ans. The world is made of possessions
7. What does the poet say about money?
Ans. Money is external
8. Which days does the boy remember?
Ans. His young days
9. What is the boy learning?
Ans. The meaning of loss
10. Where has the boy lost his ball?
Ans. In the water
11. How are the boy’s eyes?
Ans. Desperate
6. Amanda (Robin Klein)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Amanda’?
Ans. Robin Klein
2. What had the speaker asked Amanda to do?
Ans. To do her homework
3. What does the speaker forbid Amanda to eat?
Ans. Chocolate
4. How does Amanda imagine herself?
Ans. A mermaid
5. What does Amanda love?
Ans. Freedom and silence
6. Where was Rapunzel?
Ans. In a tower
7. Who had imprisoned Rapunzel?
Ans. A witch
8. What king of life does Rapunzel lead?
Ans. A peaceful and rare life in a tower
7. Animals (Walt Whitman)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of ‘Animals’?
Ans. Walt Whitman
2. What does the poet wish to live with?
Ans. With animals
3. How do the animals seem to the poet?
Ans. Calm and self-contented
4. What does Whitman want to turn away from?
Ans. Human beings
5. What do animals possess?
Ans. Kindness and sympathy
6. Who kneels to another?
Ans. Man
7. Who is unhappy over the whole earth?
Ans. Man
8. Who is always complaining about their
condition?
Ans. Human beings
9. What mania do the human beings suffer from?
Ans. Possessing of things
10. According to Whitman who are greater?
Ans. Animals
8. The Trees (Adrienne
Rich)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poetess of ‘The Trees’?
Ans. Adrienne Rich
2. Which kind of trees are there in this poem?
Ans. Decorative
3. Where are trees found in the poem?
Ans. In the house
4. What does the poetess write?
Ans. Long letters
5. How are the small twigs of these plants?
Ans. Stiff
6. How are the boughs compared to?
Ans. A newly discharged patient
7. What is the poetess head full of?
Ans. Whispers
8. What try to free themselves from the cracks
of the veranda floor?
Ans. Roots
9. Fog (Carl Sandburg)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of ‘Fog’?
Ans. Carl Sandburg
2. How does the fog come?
Ans. Silently and slowly
3. Where does the fog look over?
Ans. Over the port and the city
4. What is the fog compared to?
Ans. Like a cat
5. How are the feet of the cat described?
Ans. Little
6. How does the cat sit?
Ans. The cat sits on its haunches
10. The Tale of Custard
the Dragon (Ogden Nash)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of ‘The Tale of Custard the
Dragon’?
Ans. Ogden Nash
2. Where did Belinda live?
Ans. In a little house
3. What was the colour of the Kitten?
Ans. Black
4. Who was Blink?
Ans. Belinda’s little grey mouse
5. Who was Mustard?
Ans. A yellow dog
6. What name was give to the dragon?
Ans. Custard
7. What was the colour of their wagon?
Ans. Red
8. How brave is Belinda?
Ans. As a barrel of bears
9. Who attacked Belinda’s house?
Ans. A pirate
10. Who chase the lions down the stairs?
Ans. Ink and blink
11. Who faced the pirate bravely?
Ans. Custard
12. What did Custard long for?
Ans. For a nice safe cage
11. For Anne Gregory
(William Butler Yeats)
Very Short Type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the poet of ‘For Anne Gregory’?
Ans. William Butler Yeats
2. What is the colour of the woman’s hair?
Ans. Yellow
3. What does the young man love the lady for?
Ans. For her yellow hair
4. How are the ramparts at Anne Gregory’s ear?
Ans. Honey coloured
5. What throws a man into despair?
Ans. The lady’s ramparts
6. What does the lady want her lover to love?
Ans. Herself
7. What colour may the lady give to her hair?
Ans. Black, brown and carrot
8. What will the lady do to her hair?
Ans. Dye
9. For what quality does God love human beings?
Ans. For internal