Wind (Poem) Test 1

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

Wind, come softly.

Don’t break the shutters of the windows.

Don’t scatter the papers.

Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.

There, look what you did — you threw them all down.

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What does the poet blame the wind for?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

The wind blows out weak fires.

He makes strong fires roar and flourish.

His friendship is good.

We praise him every day.

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What is the antonym of the word ‘weak’ in the given stanza?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

The wind blows out weak fires.

He makes strong fires roar and flourish.

His friendship is good.

We praise him every day.

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Whom does ‘he’ refer to in the given lines?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

So, come, let’s build strong homes,

Let’s joint the doors firmly.

Practise to firm the body.

Make the heart steadfast.

Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.

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How can we face the wind?

Read the given extract and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate option.

Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,

crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,

crumbling hearts —

the wind god winnows and crushes them all.

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What does the word ‘rafters’ mean?