"On Killing a Tree" by Gieve Patel broad , short , mcq questions and answers

 

 "On Killing a Tree" 

by  Gieve Patel

1.Why does it take ' much time to kill a tree' ? How is the tree finally killed?      3 +3=6

Ans : The poem ' on killing a tree ' is written by Gieve Patel.The tree has grown slowly consuming the earth and absorbing years of sunlight, air and water. It feeds upon the earth's crust and gains much strength. The mere blow of knife , hacking and chopping cannot kill it at all because new shoots come out again.So it takes much time to kill a tree .

#Poet described, how tree is killed finally .They are following.

To kill a tree , its root is to be pulled out . The root is to be kept in the sun and air to get scorched and choked . The root is to be left till  they get dry and become brown. In time , it becomes hardened, twisted and withered. Thus the tree is finally killed.

2.How does a tree offer resistance to its destruction ?  How does it resistance fail ? 3+ 3= 6

Ans :  Gieve Patel presents the strength of a tree . A tree has grown slowly consuming different nutrients from the earth . It has absorbed years of sunlight , air and water.If the tree is hacked chopped , it receives severe pain and its bark bleeds.But gradually it recovers the injury  itself heals its wound. Thus the tree offers resistance to its destruction.

# The roots hold the tree firmly inside the earth. If the tree is wanted to be destroyed , its roots are pulled out mercilessly from the bosom of the earth .Only then the resistance of tree fails.

3.Justify the title of the poem ' on Killing a Tree '.  6

ANS: The poet Gieve Patel presents the destruction of a tree in his poem ' on Killing a Tree'

The poet states that a simple jab of the knife cannot kill a tree. The reason is that the tree has grown slowly consuming the earth and absorbing years of sunlight , air and water. Moreover,when it is hacked and chopped , the bleeding bark heals itself.When a man wants a to destroy the tree completely ,it is uprooted from the earth cave . This destruction passes through scorching , chocking browning , hardening twisting and finally withering . Thus the poem describes the process of killing a tree . Hence , the title is appropriate .

4. How does the poet describe the growth of a tree over the years ? What are the different stepstyles taken for killing the tree?   4+2

Ans: Gieve Patel shows the picturesque of a tree. A tree  grows slowly consuming the earth crust .It absorbs sunlight ,air and water, and grows shooting its branches towards the sun ,while its roots in the earth towards the ground  water. The tree smooth strong roots in the earth to establish a strong hold in the earth. 

# Hacking  chopping are the two steps taken for killing the tree.

MCQ QUESTIONS 

The word ' leprous' connotes 

(A) soft and smooth (B) wounded by the knife (C) glossy and shining(D) rough and marked

Ans: D

2."Miniature boughs" _  The word "boughs" means

(A) roots (B) leaves (C) branches (D)stems

Ans: C

3.The root needs to be pulled out of the 

(A) anchoring earth (B) firm soil ( C) underground (D) firm earth.

Ans : A

4.The 'curled green twigs' rise from 

(A) the uprooted tree (B) the earth's cave (C) close to the ground (D)the rough bark

Ans: c

5 . Green twigs that rise from close to the ground are 

(A)crinkled (B)crooked (C) curled (D) straight.

Ans: C

6.The root of the tree is - (A) green and white (B)green and dry (C) white and wet (D) white and dry.

Ans C

7.The poem ' on Killing a Tree' is written in -(A) blank verse (B) rhyme(C)free verse (D)none of these.

Ans C

8.The source of the tree is most sensitive because  (A) it is exposed (B) it has been hidden for years in side the earth (C)it is snapped out (D )it is pulled out entirely.

Ans B

4.In the sun the tree is (A) softened (B) made yellow .(C) hardened (D) made white.

Ans C

9.The bark that bleeds (A) dies of shock (B) heals itself(C) be come dry (D) leprous .

Ans B

10.The most sensitive part of the tree is (A) stem (B) leaves (C) root (D)branches.

Ans C

11.What will rise from close to the ground ? (A) new roots (B) saplings (C) green twigs  (D) leave

  Short questions

 1.What according to Gieve Patel is the ' most

ON killing a tree

sensitive ' part of a tree?

Ans : According to Gieve Patel

 the most sensitive part of a tree is  its root.

2.What does the phrase 'earth cave ' refers to ?

Ans: The phrase ' earth cave ' refers to the gaping hole on the face of the tree.

3. From where would the curled green twigs rise ? 

Answer : From close to ground the curled green twigs  would rise . 

4. What causes the bark of a tree to bleed ? 

Answer : Hacking and chopping cause the  bark of a tree to bleed .

5. Why does it take much time  to kill a tree ?

Answer : It takes much time to kill a tree  because  it is deeply rooted into the earth . 

 

    ON KILLING A TREE  

  SHORT QUESTIONS

1.What according to Gieve Patel is the ' most

sensitive ' part of a tree?

Ans : According to Gieve Patel

 the most sensitive part of a tree is  its root.

2.What does the phrase 'earth cave ' refers to ?

Ans: The phrase ' earth cave ' refers to the gaping hole on the face of the tree.

3. From where would the curled green twigs rise ? 

Answer : From close to ground the curled green twigs  would rise . 

4. What causes the bark of a tree to bleed ? 

Answer : Hacking and chopping cause the  bark of a tree to bleed .

5. Why does it take much time  to kill a tree ?

Answer : It takes much time to kill a tree  because  it is deeply rooted into the earth . 

6.How much time does it take to kill a tree ? 

Answer :It takes a lot of time to kill a tree. 

7.What does a tree absorb ?

Answer : A tree absorbs sunlight, air and water from the nature /atmosphere. 

8.From where do the leaves sprout?

Answer :The leaves sprout out of the 'leprous hide ' of the tree. 

9.What is not enough to kill a tree? 

Answer :Hacking and chopping is not enough to kill a tree. 

10.Where does the tree's strength lie ?

Answer : The strength of the tree lies in its root.