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9th Class English Chapter 3 TestPoem 3: Daffodils

30 marks · 40 minutes · 21 questions. Covers: Poem 3: Daffodils.

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9th Class English Chapter 3 Test

9th Class · English · Punjab (PTB)

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

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

  1. Which sentence avoids overuse of prepositional phrases?

    1. He went to the store on the corner near the park with the big fountain.

    2. He went to the store on the corner at the edge near the park with the big fountain.

    3. He went to the store near the park with the big fountain.

    4. He went at the store near by the park in the city with the big fountain. 

  2. Which is the bliss of solitude.

    1. Being in a crowd

    2. The state of being alone

    3. Noise

    4. Friendship

  3. He went to the store.

    1. Conjunctional Phrase

    2. Adjective Phrase

    3. Prepositional Phrase

    4. Adverb Phrase

  4. How many daffodils does the poet estimate he saw at a glance?

    1. Hundreds

    2. Thousands

    3. Tens of thousands

    4. Hundreds of thousands

  5. Glee means:

    1. Weep

    2. Fly

    3. Joy

    4. See

  6. The invitation was delivered by hand.

    1. Prepositional Phrase

    2. Adverb Phrase

    3. Verb Phrase

    4. Noun Phrase

  7. I wandered lonely as a cloud. 

    1. Preposition

    2. Conjunction

    3. Simile

    4. Personification

  8. Using mild or an indirect word or phrase which substitutes a harsh or blunt one is called:

    1. Hyperbole

    2. Oxymoron

    3. Euphemism

    4. Alliteration

  9. In vacant or in pensive mood:

    1. Sad

    2. Happy

    3. Awkward

    4. Thoughtful

  10. What is the primary theme of the poem "Daffodils"?

    1. The power of love

    2. The beauty of nature

    3. The importance of friendship

    4. The struggle of life

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

  1. What is the effect of the rhyme scheme on the poem's rhythm and flow?

  2. What does the poet mean by "jocund company"? (Daffodils)

  3. Where does the speaker encounter the daffodils, and how are they described?

  4. What effect do the daffodils have on the poet's mood?

  5. How does the poet describe the daffodils? What imagery does he use to bring them to life?

  6. Who is the speaker in the poem (Daffodils) and what is he doing in the beginning?

  7. How does the sight of the daffodils affect the poet's mood initially and later when he recalls the scene? 

  8. How does the memory of the daffodils affect the poet in the end?

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

  1. The waves besides them danced, but they

    Out-did the sparkling wave in glee:

    A poet could not but be gay,

    In such a jocund company!

    I gazed - and gazed - but little thought

    What wealth the show to me had brought.

  2. For oft, when on my couch I lie

    In vacant or in pensive mood,

    They flash upon that inward eye

    Which is the bliss of solitude;

    And then my heart with pleasure fills

    And dances with the daffodils.

  3. Daffodils