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Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
No,
The root is to be pulled out —
Out of the anchoring earth.
It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out — snapped out
Or pulled out entirely,
Out from the earth-cave,
And the strength of the tree exposed
The source, white and wet,
The most sensitive, hidden
For years inside the earth.
Q. What is formed in the earth when a tree is uprooted?
Detailed Solution: Question 1
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
No,
The root is to be pulled out —
Out of the anchoring earth.
It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out — snapped out
Or pulled out entirely,
Out from the earth-cave,
And the strength of the tree exposed
The source, white and wet,
The most sensitive, hidden
For years inside the earth.
Q. Where does the strength of a tree lie?
Detailed Solution: Question 2
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
No,
The root is to be pulled out —
Out of the anchoring earth.
It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out — snapped out
Or pulled out entirely,
Out from the earth-cave,
And the strength of the tree exposed
The source, white and wet,
The most sensitive, hidden
For years inside the earth.
Q. The root of a tree is said to be its -
Detailed Solution: Question 3
Detailed Solution: Question 4
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
No,
The root is to be pulled out —
Out of the anchoring earth.
It is to be roped, tied,
And pulled out — snapped out
Or pulled out entirely,
Out from the earth-cave,
And the strength of the tree exposed
The source, white and wet,
The most sensitive, hidden
For years inside the earth.
Q. 'Earth cave’ is created when the tree is -
Detailed Solution: Question 5
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
Q. The tree grows by consuming -
Detailed Solution: Question 6
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
Q. To kill a tree -
Detailed Solution: Question 7
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
Q. The bark of a tree has been described as “leprous’ because -
Detailed Solution: Question 8
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
Not a simple jab of knife
Q. Will do it” - Here jab means -
Detailed Solution: Question 9
Read the extract given below and answer the question that follow:
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth,
Rising out of it, feeding
Upon its crust, absorbing
Years of sunlight, air, water,
And out of its leprous hide
Sprouting leaves.
Q. What does the poet compare the bark of the tree to?
Detailed Solution: Question 10
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