MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Poem 1 Dust of Snow with Answers

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The mass of snowflakes looked like dust of snow because__________.

(A) it was very light & fine
(B) it was powdery
(C) it was sticking onto the leaves
(D) None of the above

Answer

6. (A) it was very light & fine

The poet says, “Of a day I had rued”. What is the meaning of “rued”?

(a) ruined
(b) held in regret
(c) ruled
(d) conquered

Answer

(b) held in regret

The poet was in a

(i) pleasant mood
(ii) playful mood
(iii) rough mood
(iv) sad mood

Answer

(ii) playful mood

The poets’ spirits were uplifted because____________.

(A) snow had fallen on him
(B) he was standing below hemlock tree
(C) a crow had come to give him company
(D) he realised that the whole day had not gone waste.

Answer

2. (D) he realized that the whole day had not gone waste.

What are the two negative creatures that Frost used as carriers of positivity?

(i) snow, dust
(ii) hemlock tree, snow
(iii) snow, crow
(iv) hemlock tree, crow

Answer

(ii) hemlock tree, snow

What did crow shake on the poet?

(i) dust of tree
(ii) dust of garden
(iii) dust of snow
(iv) dust of land

Answer

(iii) dust of snow

What did the poet think of the day before the dust of snow fell on him?

(i) He was energetic
(ii) He was rude
(iii) He was lucky
(iv) His day was ruined.

Answer

(iv) His day was ruined.

What does “Dust of Snow” represent?

(i) healing power of nature
(ii) particles of snow
(iii) cool weather
(iv) none of the above

Answer

(i) healing power of nature

What gladdens the poet’s heart?

(A) Sitting below the tree
(B) Falling of fine dust of snow
(C) Arrival of the crow
(D) All of the above

Answer

7.(B) Falling of fine dust of snow

What has the poet saved ?

(i) some part of the day
(ii) some money
(iii) some poetry
(iv) some part of a book

Answer

(i) some part of the day

What inspiration did nature give to the poet?

(A) To consider crows as a symbol of joy
(B) To sit under a tree when in despair
(C) To go out for a walk
(D) To behave in a positive manner

Answer

10. (D) To behave in a positive manner

What is the change of mood of the poet from the beginning to the end of the poem?

(A) From happy to sad
(B) From angry to disappointed
(C) From desperate to satisfied
(D) From sad to happy

Answer

7. (D) From sad to happy

What is the name of the poet?

(i) Sylvia Plath
(ii) W.B Yeats
(iii) Robert Frost
(iv) Robert Burns

Answer

(iii) Robert Frost

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

(a) baba cdcd
(b) abab cdcd
(c) abab cddc
(d) abba cdcd

Answer

(b) abab cdcd

What uplifted his mood?

A) falling of snow on his shoulder
B) the crow
C) hemlock tree
D) all of the above

Answer

A) falling of snow on his shoulder

What was the impact of the sudden movement of the crow?

(A) The tree shook completely
(B) The branches fell of the tree
(C) The other birds flew away
(D) The mass of snowflakes started falling down the tree

Answer

5. (D) The mass of snowflakes started falling down the tree

What were the poet’s happy moments?

(A) The fall of snow dust on him
(B) The presence of a crow
(C) The presence of hemlock tree
(D) All of the above

Answer

3. (A) The fall of snow dust on him

What were the welcome signs for the poet?

(A) A crow sitting on the tree
(B) The falling of the flakes & dust of snow
(C) The site of the hemlock tree
(D) The blowing of winds

Answer

1.(B) The falling of the flakes & dust of snow

Where was the crow?

(a) Peepal Tree
(b) Hemlock Tree
(c) Deodar Cedar
(d) Banyan Tree

Answer

(b) Hemlock Tree

Who is the poet of the poem “Dust of Snow”?

(a) Leslie Norris
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Carolyn Wells
(d) Robin Klein

Answer

(b) Robert Frost

Whose part of the day has been saved?

(i) Crow’s part of the day
(ii) Tree’s part of the day
(iii) Poet’s part of the day
(iv) None of the Above

Answer

(iii) Poet’s part of the day

Why do you think the day had not gone well for the poet in the poem Dust of Snow?

(A) He had not earned a single penny
(B) He had not met his friends
(C) It had been a very dull & disappointing day
(D) All of the above

Answer

10. (C) It had been a very dull & disappointing day

Why does the poet call it “dust of snow”?

A) snow particles were too tiny
B) they came over him like dust
C) they felt like dust
D) they looked like dust

Answer

A) snow particles were too tiny

Why has the poet used the crow as a symbol of ill omen in the poem (Dust of Snow)?

(A) It is black in colour
(B) It constantly makes a scary sound
(C) It is fearsome, scary & survives on eating bad things
(D) It is not a good sight to see

Answer

6. (C) It is fearsome, scary & survives on eating bad things

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