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1st Year English Chapter 6 TestUNIT 6: The Echoing Green (Poem)

30 marks · 40 minutes · 21 questions. Covers: UNIT 6: The Echoing Green (Poem).

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1st Year English Chapter 6 Test

1st Year · English · Punjab (PTB)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 30Time: 40 minutes

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

  1. What happens when the sun sets?

    1. The children stop playing and rest

    2. the old people start singing

    3. The birds become louder

    4. The children play even more

  2. What literary device is used in "like birds in their nest"?

    1. Metaphor

    2. Simile

    3. Alliteration

    4. Hyperbole

  3. "To the bells' cheerful sound."

    1. Fearful

    2. Joyous

    3. Dull

    4. Harsh

  4. "Are ready for rest."

    1. Play

    2. Movement

    3. Relaxation

    4. Work

  5. "Our sports have an end."

    1. Start

    2. Finish

    3. Break

    4. Point

  6. "The skies are happy."

    1. Heavens

    2. Mountains

    3. Water

    4. Lands

  7. What do the birds symbolize in the poem?

    1. Chaos and confusion

    2. Freedom and happiness

    3. The burden of life

    4. Silence and loneliness

  8. Why does Blake use simple language in the poem?

    1. To confuse the reader

    2. To make the poem seem unimportant

    3. To focus only on historical events

    4. To make the poem easy to understand and universal

  9. "And make happy the skies.", Another synonym of skies is:

    1. Firmament

    2. Storm

    3. Dust

    4. Ocean

  10. What is the significance of the children's play?

    1. It suggests that children do not care about others

    2. It represents the joy of youth

    3. It shows that life is meaningless

    4. It proves that old people are better than young people

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 6 of 8 · 6 × 2 = 12)

  1. What role do the 'old folk' play in the scene described? How does their presence add to the poem's meaning?

  2. What is the significance of the title The Echoing Green?

  3. How does the title relate to the contents of the poem?

  4. How does Blake use personification in the poem?

  5. Do you agree with the poet's viewpoint?

  6. How does the poem connect youth and old age?

  7. What is the main idea of the poem?

  8. Can the poem be read as a metaphor for human life?

Q3. Long questions (Attempt any 2 of 3 · 2 × 4 = 8)

  1. Till the little ones weary

    No more can be merry

    The sun does descend,

    And our sports have an end:

    Round the laps of their mothers,

  2. Many sisters and brothers,

    Like birds in their nest,

    Are ready for rest;

    And sport no more seen,

    On the darkening Green.

  3. And soon they all say.

    Such, such were the joys.

    When we all girls & boys,

    In our Youth -time were seen,

    On the Echoing Green.