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Laburnum Top- 2 - Free MCQ Practice Test with solutions, Class 11 English


MCQ Practice Test & Solutions: Test: Laburnum Top- 2 (10 Questions)

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  • - Format: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ)
  • - Duration: 10 minutes
  • - Number of Questions: 10

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Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 1
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What happened to the leaves of the Laburnum tree?

Detailed Solution: Question 1

The phrase means that the bird's barred or covered face becomes her identity mask for recognition. Reference to Context 1. A few leaves yellowing, all its seeds fallen Till the goldfinch comes, with a twitching chirrup A suddenness, a startlement, at a branch end.

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 2
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When did the death-like tree become alive?

Detailed Solution: Question 2

The life-less tree becomes alive by the arrival of the Goldfinch bird. She came to feed her younger ones who are on the thickness of the branch. The death-like tree becomes alive and it trembles and shakes. After feeding them, she flies to the other side of the branch.

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Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 3
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Where are the young ones of the Goldfinch bird?

Detailed Solution: Question 3

The lizard is a quick moving animal. It is also very alert and its movements are sudden. In the given line, the arrival of the goldfinch on the Laburnum tree is described. The poet describes its movements as alert and sudden just like that of a lizard. This is done to avoid getting the attention of the predators.

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 4
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How did the bird move to the other side of the branch?

Detailed Solution: Question 4

The movement of the goldfinch is compared to that of a lizard. The basis of the comparison is the sleek, alert and sudden movements of a lizard. The goldfinch makes similar kind of movements when it arrives on the Laburnum tree to avoid being noticed by any predator.

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 5
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What happened after she fed her young ones?

Detailed Solution: Question 5

After having fed her young ones and having made the tree active and full of life, the goldfinch flies away towards the infinite vast sky.

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 6
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Where did the bird vanish after feeding her young ones?

Detailed Solution: Question 6

The flowers of the Laburnum tree and its leaves (in autumn) both are yellow in colour. Apart from this, the goldfinch’s feathers are also yellow in colour. The poem highlights the high security that the mother bird (goldfinch) ensures for her babies and the colour yellow helps in camouflaging the babies. Hence they escape being noticed by any predator.

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 7
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How was the tree in the end when the bird flew away?

Detailed Solution: Question 7

The tree which was earlier silent has become active, noisy and full of life, as the goldfinch has come to feed her young ones. when the bird fly away than the tree was again silent and they have no movement .

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 8
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What Transferred Epithet was used in the poem ‘The Laburnum Top’?

Detailed Solution: Question 8

Transferred epithet: “Her barred face identity mask”. (The flowers of the Laburnum plant are barred).

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 9
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What is the dominant colour used in the poem?

Detailed Solution: Question 9

The poet has used the word 'yellow' for leaves and sunlight. Yellow symbolizes silence, death, and beauty. He describes the whole scene of the tree with this colour.

Test: Laburnum Top- 2 - Question 10
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What is described as ‘engine’ in the poem?

Detailed Solution: Question 10

In the poem 'The Laburnum Top' by Ted Hughes, the goldfinch bird is described as the ‘engine’ of her family. The bird brings life and energy to the otherwise silent and still laburnum tree. When the goldfinch arrives, the tree becomes active and lively as she feeds her young ones, just like an engine activates a machine. Therefore, the goldfinch bird is referred to as the ‘engine’ in the poem.

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