ON KILLING A TREE

The strength of the tree is exposed' what do these words convey?

• roots of the tree taken out of the earth
• roots are withered
• tree is withered
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What does this poem speak?

• merciless,thoughtless and callous behavior of humans towards trees
• save plants
• human behavior
• None

How do the trees die?

• when they don't get water
• when they don't get manure
• when their roots are uprooted
• when we cut it with knife or jab

What is the rhyming scheme of this poem?

• aabc
• abcd
• no rhyming scheme.free verse
• None

What does the poet equate killing trees with?

• killing animals
• killing insects
• killing human beings
• None

Who is the poet of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’?

• Edward Lear
• Gieve Patel
• W.W.E. Ross
• William Wordsworth

What does leperous hide mean here?

• Discoloured bark

• Grown up branches

• Powerful tree

• Weak root

Sam is a woodcutter.He blows his axe and cuts a branch from a mango tree.Which words do narrate the tree's condition exactly?

• Broken twigs

• Uprooted tree

• Grown-up branches

• Bleeding bark

What do you mean by 'sprouting leaves'?

• Discoloured leaves

• Grown up leaves

• Growing up leaves

• Attractive leaves

Where does the strength of the tree lie?

• in leaves
• in fruits
• in its roots
• All