Trains Class 7 Worksheet English Oxford

Q1: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)

(i) Why does the poet describe some trains as having "No doors, no window, no shining lamps"?
(a) They are moving at great speed.
(b) The poet likes to imagine them that way.
(c) They are boring.
(d) They are goods trains.
Ans: (b)
The poet enjoys envisioning trains without doors, windows, or shining lamps.

(ii) What is the poet's feeling towards the trains?
(a) Irritated
(b) Amused
(c) Fascinated
(d) Horrified
Ans: (c)
Throughout the poem, the poet expresses fascination with the trains.

(iii) Why does the poet call some trains "tedious"?
(a) They are slow and uninteresting.
(b) They carry goods.
(c) They are noisy.
(d) They have no windows.
Ans: (a)
The term "tedious" is used to describe the slow-moving and uninteresting trains in the poem

(iv) What does the train remind the poet of in the middle of the night?
(a) A car
(b) A plane
(c) A serpent
(d) A bicycle
Ans: (c)
The poet likens the train's movement in the middle of the night to that of a huge serpent.

(v) What is the ultimate destination of the trains mentioned in the poem?
(a) They keep moving endlessly.
(b) They stop at various stations.
(c) They reach their final resting place.
(d) They disappear into the darkness.
Ans: (a)
The poem ends with the question of where the trains go and finally rest, suggesting that they continue to move endlessly, and their destination is unknown.

Q2: Fill in the Blanks

(i) The poet describes some trains as having "No doors, no window, no shining lamps" because he likes to _______ them that way.
Ans: imagine
The poet likes to imagine these trains in that manner.

(ii) In the middle of the night, the train reminds the poet of a huge _______ crawling through the night.
Ans: serpent
The train's movement is likened to that of a serpent in the poem.

(iii) The trains described in the poem move like huge _______ in the shadowy dark.
Ans: elephants
The trains are compared to huge elephants in terms of their slow movement in the dark.

(iv) On hot afternoons, even the crows doze and forget to _______.
Ans: caw
The crows are too affected by the heat to make their usual cawing sounds.

(v) The poet watches the trains for hours, but their ultimate destination and purpose remain a _______.
Ans: mystery
The poet is left with a sense of mystery regarding where the trains go and finally rest.

Q3: Match the following

Ans:

Q4: True/False

(i) The poet finds trains tedious because they are too fast.
Ans: False
The poet finds some trains tedious because they are slow, not fast.

(ii) On hot afternoons, even the crows become more active.
Ans: False
On hot afternoons, even the crows doze and forget to caw, becoming less active.

(iii) The poem ends with a clear explanation of where the trains go and rest.
Ans: False
The poem ends with a question, leaving the destination of the trains a mystery.

(iv) The poet likens the movement of the train in the middle of the night to a serpent.
Ans: True
The poet compares the train's movement to that of a huge serpent in the middle of the night.

(v) The poet describes all the trains as having shining lamps and windows.
Ans: False
The poet describes some trains as having no shining lamps, doors, or windows.