CBSE Class 7 English The Ashes That Made Trees Bloom MCQs

The old man, being a rice farmer, went daily with the hoe or spade into the fields, working hard from morning until O Tento Sama (as the sun is called) had gone down behind the hills. Every day the dog followed him to work, never once harming the white heron that walked in the footsteps of the old man to pick up the worms. For the old fellow was patient and kind to everything that had life and often turned up sod on purpose to give food to the birds.

Question. Which crop the old man used to sow in his fields?
(a) Rice
(b) Wheat
(c) Maize
(d) Barley

Answer:  A

Question. What was the dog’s name?
(a) Tommy
(b) Muko
(c) Micky
(d) Cuckoo

Answer:  B

Question. Who used to follow him?
(a) His dog
(b) A cow
(c) A pet cat
(d) His pet parrots

Answer:  A

Question. What did the farmer take with him to the fields?
(a) Spade
(b) Some papers
(c) Some labourers
(d) None of these

Answer:  A

The wind blew the fine dust In the noses and eyes of the daimio and his wife.

Question. The greedy neighbor threw ashes on
(a) pine tree
(b) the cherry tree
(c) the withered cherry tree
(d) the withered pine tree

Answer:  C

Question. The action of the wicked neighbour also spoiled
(a) the pomp and dignity of the procession
(b) the discipline of the crowd
(c) the mood of the body guard
(d) the leaders uniform

Answer:  A

Question. The result was
(a) the tree blossomed
(b) the tree did blossom partially
(c) that sneezing and choking made daimio and his wife uncomfortable
(d) good

Answer:  C

The old man awoke and went at once to his wicked neighbour’s house, where he found the miserable old pair sitting at the edge of their square fireplace, in the middle of the floor, smoking and spinning. From time to time they warmed their hands and feet with the blaze from some bits of the mill, while behind them lay a pile of the broken pieces.

Question. What did the old man do?
(a) Went to his wicked neighbour’s house
(b) Went to the garden
(c) Went to the temple
(d) None of the above

Answer:  A

Question. The meaning of ‘wicked’ is:
(a) honest
(b) cruel
(c) powerful
(d) cunning

Answer:  D

Question. What was the wicked old couple doing?
(a) Taking their meal
(b) Warming their hands from the fire
(c) Sleeping
(d) Waiting for someone

Answer:  B

Question. Who is ‘the old pair’ here?
(a) The old man and his wife
(b) The wicked old man and his wife
(c) The two ladies
(d) None of the above

Answer:  B