Poem - Wind Class 9 Worksheet English Chapter 1

Multiple Choice Questions

Q1: The poem Wind was originally written in which language?
(a) Kannada
(b) Malayalam
(c) Telugu
(d) Tamil
Ans: (d)
The poem had been originally written in Tamil by poet Subramania Bharati and later translated by A.K.Ramanujan.

Q2: The wind has been compared to
(a) god
(b) flood
(c) earthquake
(d) fire
Ans: (a)

Q3: What does the poet want the wind to do?
(a) All of these
(b) Don’t scatter the papers
(c) Don’t throw down the books
(d) Don’t break the shutters of windows
Ans: (a)

Q4:Who breaks the shutters of the window? (Wind)
(a) Wind
(b) Children
(c) A naughty boy
(d) A boy
Ans: (a)

Q5: What is the message of the poem Wind?
(a) Make strong windows
(b) Stop the wind
(c) All of these
(d) Be firm and strong
Ans: (d)

Q6: Which figure of speech has been used in the following line from the poem Wind?
'Wind comes softly'
(a) Irony
(b) Simile
(c) Oxymoron
(d) Personification

Ans: (d)
The phenomenon of wind has been given a human attribute.

Q7: Whom does the poet make a request to and address?
(a) Wind
(b) The people
(c) His children
(d) All of these
Ans: (a)

Q8: What does the word winnows in the poem mean?
(a) None of these
(b) Sorts grains
(c) Blows strongly
(d) Cleams grains
Ans: (c)

Q9: Name the poet of the poem "Wind".
(a) J.K Krishna Murti
(b) Subramania Bharati
(c) Mahadevi Verma
(d) Ruskin Bond
Ans: (b)
The poem "Wind" has been composed by Subramania Bharati.

Q10: Who is negatively affected by the wind?
(a) None of these
(b) Strong people
(c) Both weaklings and strong people
(d) Weaklings
Ans: (d)

Short Answer Questions

Q1: Why does the poet ask wind to blow softly?
Ans: The poet asks wind to blow softly because he knows that a strong wind will causes a lot of damage to structures that are not very strong. It will break the shutters of windows, throw the books from the shelves, and tear their pages and bring rain.

Q2: What is winnowing? What, according to the poet, does the wind god winnow?
Ans: Winnowing refers to blowing away or removing the chaff from grain before it can be used as food. It thus implies segregating people or things by judging their quality. The poet says that the wind god separates the weak from the strong like the chaff from grain.

Q3: What harm does wind do when it blows hard?
Ans: When a strong wind blows, it destroys everything. It breaks the shutters of the windows, scatters the papers, throws the books off the shelves, and tears the pages of the books.

Q4: What does ‘crumbling’ suggests in the poem ‘Wind’?
Ans: The word ‘crumbling’ in the poem ‘Wind’ suggests fragile or frail. He feels that wind separates the frail
or
derelict houses, doors, rafters, wood, and weak bodies, lives, and hearts from those that are strong and crushes them all.

Q5: What should we do to make friends with the winds?
Ans: The wind makes fun of weak things. Thus, wind teaches us to be strong and determined, as a time friend should. We should make ourselves physically and mentally strong to overcome the troubles and turmoil we may face in life.

Long Answer Questions

Q1: What advice does the poet offer the people? Write your answer in the context of the poem, ‘Wind’.
Ans: According to the poet, the wind is very powerful. It can break the shutters of the windows, scatter the papers, throw the books down from the shelves and tear their pages. When it blows violently, it brings the clouds. It mocks at the weak and destroys their homes. But the poet is not dismayed. He realises thinks that when the people build strong houses, they can challenge the wind. The poet suggests that we should face the challenges and hardships with courage, grit and firm determination. The wind is a symbol of problems and obstacles which are to be dealt without fear.

Q2: What challenges are posed by wind in the life of the poet and the common man?
Ans: According to the poet, wind disrupts our everyday life. Wind, and accompanying rain, are forces of nature that are perceived as the tempest forces which create impediments in a man’s life. Just as our problems which can arise from nowhere, wind can hit us at any time of our life It mocks the weak and the frail. For frail people, literally and metaphorically, wind creates barriers. Winds do not let a frail body or a frail mind survive but on the other hand If you are strong, you have the power and the will to survive and fight back, wind can never be a threat to your being.

Reference to Context

Q1: 
There, look what you did-you threw them all down
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.
You are very clever at poking fun at weaklings

(a) Whom are these lines addressed to? What is the figure of speech?
Ans: These lines are addressed to the wind; personification

(b) What kind of destruction does wind cause when it blows hard?
Ans: When wind blows hard, it destroys everything. It breaks the shutters, scatters the papers, throws the books, and tears the pages of the books.

(c) What word is repeated and why?
Ans: You is repeated as the poet accuses the wind of wreaking chaos

(d) What does the wind symbolise?
Ans: Wind symbolises the challenges and hardships we face in life.

Q2:
Wind, come softly.
Don’t break the shutters of the windows.
Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.

(a) Who is the poet addressing in the above lines?
Ans: The poet is addressing the wind in the above lines.

(b) How does the poet want the wind to blow?
Ans: The poet wants the wind to blow gently without causing destruction

(c) What has the wind done to the books?
Ans: Wind has thrown the books down from the shelves/tom their pages.

(d) Name the poetic device used in the above lines.
Ans: 
Apostrophe: Wind, come softly.
Anaphora: Don’t break the shutters of the windows.
Don’t scatter the papers.
Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.

Q3:
There, look what you did – you threw them all down.
You tore the pages of the books.
You brought rain again.

(a) What is the poet’s tone in the above lines?
Ans: The poet remonstrates with the wind. He accuses the wind of making a mess.

(b) What has the wind done?
Ans: Wind has thrown down his books from the shelves and has tom them.

(c) What has wind brought with it?
Ans: Wind has brought rain with it.

(d) Name a poetic device used in the lines above.
Ans: Personification: The poet addresses the wind like a mischief maker.