Set-II
11. The root needs to be pulled out of -
(a) firm soil (b) anchoring earth (c) underground (d) firm earth
(b) anchoring earth
12. "In miniature bough" - The word 'bough' means-
(a) shoots (b) roots (c) frost (d) rain
(a) shoots
13. According to the poet, the strength lies in its -
(a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) branch
(b) roots
14. The root of a tree is said to be its -
(a) most sensitive part (b) most hidden part (c) most secret part (d) most prized part
(a) most sensitive part
15. A tree feeds -
(a) on manure (b) on other plants (c) from air (d) on earth's crust
(d) on eart's crust
16. The strength of a tree is exposed when -
(a) it is cut down (b) it is hacked and chopped (c) it is pulled out (d) it is roped
(c) it is pulled out
17. The bark of a tree bleeds when it is -
(a) jabbed (b) hacked and chopped (c) browned and hardened (d) roped and tied
(b) hacked and chopped
18. The curled green twigs appear -
(a) close to the ground (b) at the top of a tree (c) on the hacked branches (d) on the wounds after chopping
(a) close to the ground
19. What lies hidden for years? -
(a) curled green twigs (b) leprous hide (c) white and wet source (d) miniature boughs
(c) white and wet source
19. The poet has indirectly compared the root of a tree with -
(a) a rope (b) a leper's skin (c) a cave (d) an anchor
(d) an anchor