CBSE Class 12 English A Thing of Beauty MCQs Set E

Question: ‘Cooling covert’ means
a) cool shelter of thickets
b) cooling effect of A.C
c) a cold drink
d) cooling clothes
Answer: a

Question: According to the poet, a thing of beauty is
a) never joyful
b) creates sadness
c) a joy forever
d) horrible to look at
Answer: c

Question: ‘Clear rills’ are the
a) clean windows
b) streams of clear water
c) clear thoughts
d) clear solutions
Answer: b

Question: The flowery band, according to the poet helps to
a) bind us to the Earth
b) make us look beautiful
c) give a present of flowers to friends
d) to make a band covered with flowers
Answer: a

Question: ‘From our dark spirits’ is a reference to
a) our dampened and demoralized spirits
b) dark coloured ghosts
c) unhappy moments
d) happy side of our personality
Answer: a

Question: According to the poet, a thing of beauty keeps us
a) angry
b) naughty
c) healthy and peaceful
d) depressed
Answer: c

Question: ‘Spite of despondence’ refers to
a) sadness and depression
b) health and well-being
c) suffering and pain
d) hatred and greed
Answer: a

Question: Every morning, we all
a) brush our teeth
b) have breakfast
c) wreath a flowery band
d) get ready to go to work
Answer: c

Question: Beautiful things never ‘pass into nothingness’ means that they
a) never increase
b) never fade away
c) always bring unhappiness
d) create unpleasantness between friends
Answer: b

Question: ‘Inhuman dearth’ according to the poet, is a reference to the
a) lack of beauty
b) lack of energy
c) scarcity of good men
d) lack of resources
Answer: c

Question: The beauty of lovely things
a) increases
b) decreases
c) gets divided
d) always is short-lived
Answer: a

Question: What moves the ‘pall from our lives’?
a) some strong winds
b) strong bonds
c) strong friendships
d) some shape of beauty
Answer: d

Question: ‘Will keep a bower quiet for us’ means
a) will give us peace and calm
b) will stop unpleasant sounds
c) will make our beds fit to sleep
d) reduce noise pollution
Answer: a

Question: The Sun, Moon, trees old and young are the things that
a) depress us
b) remove the pall of gloom from our lives
c) make us laugh
d) give us oxygen
Answer: b

Question: Daffodils are
a) white coloured flowers
b) red fruit of a tree
c) name of a bird
d) name of an insect
Answer: a

Question: ‘Full of sweet dreams’ means
a) pleasant and peaceful sleep
b) disturbed sleep
c) nightmares
d) wishes coming true
Answer: a

Question: What is ‘sprout a shady boon for sheep’?
a) human beings
b) creepers
c) trees new and young
d) trees old and young
Answer: d

Question: ‘Sheep’ could also be a reference to
a) mountaineous animals
b) human beings
c) harmless creatures
d) animals of prey
Answer: b

Question: By ‘green world they live in’ means
a) daffodils’ green surroundings
b) green house effect
c) green walls of the house
d) green forests
Answer: a

Question: ‘Of all the unhealthy’ means
a) ill-health
b) pain
c) neglect
d) suffering
Answer: a

Question: The poet talks about ‘grandeur’. Whose grandeur is he talking about?
a) dooms of mighty dead
b) tombs of our ancestors
c) grand palaces
d) grand towers
Answer: a

Question: What makes for itself a cooling covert against the hot season?
a) the sheep
b) the daffodils
c) the dogs
d) the clear rills
Answer: d

Question: The ‘endless fountain’ gets its immortal drink from
a) the river banks
b) the tap
c) the waterfall
d) heaven’s brink
Answer: d

Question: ‘Mighty dead’ refers to
a) great royal ancestors
b) big dead animals
c) broken buildings
d) grand canals and rivers
Answer: a

Question: The thick bushes in the mid-forest have abundant growth of
a) water melons
b) musk melons
c) musk roses
d) musk shells
Answer: c

Question: The ‘immortal drink’ pours on the
a) human beings
b) animals
c) insects
d) birds
Answer: a

Question: What are the things that are read or heard by us?
a) plays and classical music
b) novels and songs
c) lovely tales
d) poetry and western music
Answer: c

Question: ‘Immortal drink’ of endless fountain is a reference to
a) continuous flow of sacred or holy water
b) water of the Ganges
c) water from the Yamuna
d) water from the tap
Answer: a

Question: The ‘endless fountain’ is an image created by the poet to
a) denote the everlasting joy given by beautiful objects
b) continuous flow of water
c) fountain of blood
d) clear waterfall
Answer: a