Class 9 English - Rain on the Roof - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Who is the poet of the poem 'Rain on the Roof'?A) Robert Frost
B) Vikram Seth
C) Coates Kinney
D) Subramania Bharati
2 / 40What are the 'humid shadows' mentioned in the poem?A) Dark clouds
B) Trees
C) Buildings
D) Mountains
3 / 40Where do the humid shadows hover?A) Over the ocean
B) Over the starry spheres
C) In the garden
D) Inside the house
4 / 40What does the darkness do in the poem?A) It sings
B) It laughs
C) It gently weeps in rainy tears
D) It sleeps
5 / 40What is a 'bliss' for the poet in this poem?A) Going outside
B) Pressing the pillow in a cottage chamber
C) Dancing in the rain
D) Meeting friends
6 / 40What sound does the rain make?A) Tap-tap
B) Patter
C) Click
D) Boom
7 / 40Every 'tinkle' on the shingles has an _______ in the heart.A) Echo
B) Anger
C) Pain
D) Music
8 / 40What are 'shingles'?A) Windows
B) Rectangular wooden tiles on roof
C) Stones
D) Stairs
9 / 40What starts weaving 'air-threads into woof'?A) Clouds
B) Stars
C) A thousand recollections
D) Birds
10 / 40Who comes in the poet's memory?A) His sister
B) His mother
C) His father
D) His friend
11 / 40The mother used to regard the 'darling _______'.A) Flowers
B) Dreamers
C) Memories
D) Shadows
12 / 40What does 'ere she left them till the dawn' mean?A) Before she left them for sleep
B) After she woke up
C) During dinner
D) In the evening
13 / 40What does the poet feel on him in the last stanza?A) Cold wind
B) His mother's fond look
C) Rain water
D) Fear
14 / 40The word 'refrain' in the poem refers to _______.A) To stop
B) Sound of the rain
C) Memory
D) A song
15 / 40What are 'starry spheres'?A) Planets
B) Sky full of stars
C) Balls
D) Lights
16 / 40The mood of the poem is _______.A) Angry
B) Melancholy and reflective
C) Joyful
D) Scary
17 / 40Which poetic device is used in 'Humid Shadows'?A) Transferred Epithet
B) Simile
C) Oxymoron
D) Irony
18 / 40The poet is lying on his _______.A) Sofa
B) Bed
C) Chair
D) Floor
19 / 40What type of house is mentioned in the poem?A) Palace
B) Cottage
C) Mansion
D) Tent
20 / 40The poet listens to the _______.A) Patter of the rain
B) Sound of wind
C) TV music
D) His sister
21 / 40Rain brings a thousand 'busy _______' into being.A) People
B) Fancies
C) Cities
D) Workers
22 / 40What is 'woof'?A) Fabric/Cloth pattern
B) Sound of dog
C) Type of food
D) Wind sound
23 / 40Which poetic device is used in 'patter'?A) Metaphor
B) Onomatopoeia
C) Simile
D) Personification
24 / 40Does the poet's mother still live?A) Yes
B) No, she is dead
C) She lives far away
D) Not mentioned
25 / 40How does the poet describe the darkness?A) Angry
B) Melancholy
C) Bright
D) Happy
26 / 40What is the rhyme scheme of the first stanza?A) abcbdefe
B) ababcdcd
C) aabbccdd
D) abbaabba
27 / 40The sound of rain is compared to a _______.A) War
B) Melody/Refrain
C) Silence
D) Shout
28 / 40Who are the 'dreamers' in the poem?A) The poet and his siblings
B) Stars
C) Clouds
D) Neighbors
29 / 40Which word means 'olden times'?A) Future
B) Agone
C) Now
D) Today
30 / 40Rain heals the poet's _______.A) Body
B) Mind and heart
C) Shoes
D) House
31 / 40The poet finds the rain _______ to watch.A) Boring
B) Relaxing
C) Annoying
D) Tiring
32 / 40'Humid' means _______.A) Dry
B) Full of moisture
C) Hot
D) Dusty
33 / 40The shingles are on the _______.A) Wall
B) Roof
C) Door
D) Floor
34 / 40Rain makes a thousand 'air-threads' which means?A) Real thread
B) Abstract memories
C) Rainy water
D) Wind lines
35 / 40Poet's cottage is in a _______ chamber.A) Large
B) Cottage
C) Garden
D) Hotel
36 / 40"Listening to the _______."A) Wind
B) Patter
C) Song
D) Birds
37 / 40Which word means 'dawn'?A) Night
B) Early morning
C) Noon
D) Evening
38 / 40The poet's mother used to look at him with _______.A) Anger
B) Love and fondness
C) Sadness
D) Fear
39 / 40The poem describes the _______ of nature.A) Cruelty
B) Healing power
C) Ugliness
D) Boringness
40 / 40The overall tone of the poem is _______.A) Violent
B) Nostalgic
C) Humorous
D) Indifferent
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