The Listeners Class 7 Worksheet English Oxford

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) When the Traveller does not get any answer the second time, he feels
(a) angry
(b) confused
(c) indifferent
(d) sad
Ans: (b)
The Traveller is "perplexed and still" when he doesn't receive an answer.

(ii) What is the Traveller's request to the listeners before he leaves?
(a) To open the door
(b) To tell them he came and no one answered
(c) To bring him inside
(d) To show themselves
Ans: (b)
The Traveller asks the listeners to convey that he came, but no one responded, and that he kept his word.

(iii) What does the Traveller's horse do while he knocks on the door?
(a) It flies away
(b) It chomps on the grasses
(c) It knocks on the door too
(d) It looks through the window
Ans: (b)
 "And his horse in the silence champed the grasses of the forest's ferny floor."

(iv) Why did the poet choose a moonlit night for the setting of the poem?
(a) To create a cheerful atmosphere
(b) To make it easier for the Traveller to see
(c) To emphasize mystery and solitude
(d) To showcase the beauty of the house
Ans: (c)
The moonlit night creates a mysterious and eerie atmosphere, emphasizing the quiet and desolation of the house.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) The Traveller knocked on the ___________ door.
Ans: moonlit

(ii) The Traveller's horse chomped on the grasses of the forest's ___________.
Ans: ferny

(iii) The listeners were like a host of phantom ___________.
Ans: listeners

(iv) The Traveller's horse moved, cropping the dark ___________.
Ans: turf

(v) The listeners didn't make even the ___________ stir.
Ans: least

Q3: Match the Column

Match the words from Column A with their meanings in Column B.
Ans:

Q4: True or False

(i) The Traveller got a response from the listeners when he knocked the second time.
Ans: False
The Traveller did not receive a response even when he knocked a second time.

(ii) The listeners in the poem are described as real people living in the house.
Ans: False
The listeners are described as shadowy figures or phantom listeners.

(iii) The Traveller's horse was quietly eating grass.
Ans: True
The poem mentions that the horse was chomping on the grasses of the forest's ferny floor.

(iv) The listeners eventually revealed themselves to the Traveller.
Ans: False
The listeners remained hidden and did not reveal themselves to the Traveller.

(v) The moonlit night was chosen by the poet to create a cheerful atmosphere.
Ans: False
The moonlit night was chosen to create a mysterious and eerie atmosphere, emphasizing mystery and solitude.