Reading Comprehension (Unseen Poem) - 10 | English Language & Pedagogy for CTET & TET Exams - CTET & State TET PDF Download

Direction: Read the following poems carefully and answer the questions that follow. 
I am dotted silver threads dropped from heaven
By the gods. Nature then takes me, to adorn
Her fields and valleys.
I am beautiful pearls, plucked from the
Crown of Ishtar by the daughter of Dawn
To embellish the gardens.
When I cry the hills laugh;
When I humble myself the flowers rejoice;
When I bow, all things are elated.
The field and the cloud are lovers
And between them I am a messenger of mercy.
I quench the thirst of one;
I cure the ailment of the other.
The voice of thunder declares my arrival;
The rainbow announces my departure.
I am like earthly life, which begins at
The feet of the mad elements and ends
Under the upraised wings of death.
I emerge from the heart of the sea
Soar with the breeze. When I see a field in
Need, I descend and embrace the flowers and
The trees in a million little ways. Khalil Gibran

Q1: What is ‘I’ in the poem?
(a) The poet
(b) The rain
(c) The nature
(d) The heaven 

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Q2: The rain calls itself the ‘dotted silver threads’ as
(a) the shining drops fall one after the other
(b) it ties heaven and Earth
(c) it dots the Earth with shimmering water
(d) it decorates the fields 

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Q3: The tone and mood of the rain in the poem reflect its
(a) love for the Earth
(b) desire to take revenge
(c) merriment as it destroys
(d) desire to look beautiful 

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Q4: ‘When I cry, the hills laugh’ here cry refers to
(a) heavy rain
(b) drizzling
(c) rain like cats and dogs
(d) flood 

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Q5: The poet wants to convey the idea that
(a) rain is blissful
(b) everybody hears the sound of rain
(c) it gives freshness and sorrow
(d) it provides us prosperity

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