Hi! Students today I have discussed most important short question and answers from the poem “On Killing a Tree” written by Gieve Patel. I hope these short types questions will help all the students for their HS final examination.
⦿⦿ Short questions with answers from On Killing a Tree| Gieve Patel | WBCHSE
➢➢Most important short type questions with answers:
Q. – 1:- Who wrote the poem, “On Killing a Tree”?
Ans:- Gieve Patel wrote the poem “On Killing a Tree”.
Q. – 2:- What type of poem is “On Killing a Tree”?
Ans:- The poem, “On Killing a Tree” is an ironical free verse.
Q. – 3:- How much time does it take to kill a tree?
Ans:- It takes much time to kill a tree.
Q. – 4:- What are the basic needs of a tree?
Ans:- The basic needs of a tree are sunlight, air and water.
Q. – 5:- Where does the irony lie in the poem, ‘On killing a Tree' ?
Ans:- In ‘On killing a Tree' , irony lies in the way the poet registers his protest against the killing of a tree by asking the killers to be more severe and persistent in their mindless act.
Q. – 6:- What kind of task is it to kill a tree?
Ans:- Killing a tree is not a simple task, it is a hard and laborious task.
Q. – 7:- What is to be done with the root in the poem, ‘On Killing a Tree’?
Ans:- The root is to be pulled out from the earth's cave.
Q. – 8:- What has the tree absorbed?
Ans:- The tree has absorbed sunlight, air and water from the nature.
Q. – 9:- What is not enough to kill a tree?
Ans:- According to the poet, hacking and chopping are not enough to kill a tree.
Q. – 10:- From where do the leaves sprout?
Ans:- The leaves sprout out of the leprous hide of the tree.
Q. – 11:- What happens when the root is pulled out?
Ans:- When the root is pulled out of the soil, the strength of the tree get’s exposed.
Q. – 12:- Why is the root “white and wet” ?
Ans:- The root is ‘white’ as it remains under the soil and it is ‘wet’ because it absorbs water from the soil.
Q. – 13:- What has the tree slowly consumed ?
Ans:- The tree has slowly consumes nutrients from the earth.
Q. – 14:- What remains hidden inside the earth?
Ans:- The root of the tree remains hidden inside the earth.
Q. – 15:- What is the meaning of ‘ anchoring earth’ ?
Ans:- ‘Anchoring earth’ refers to the earth that holds roots of the tree firmly.
Q. – 16:- How does the ‘strength of the tree’ get exposed ?
Ans:- When the root of the tree is pulled out of soil, the strength of the tree, which remains hidden under the soil for years gets exposed.
Q. – 17:- What does the phrase ‘bleeding bark’ signify ?
Ans:- The phrase ‘bleeding bark’ is a metaphorical expression which signifies that a tree gets wounded with every hack and chop like a human being.
Q. – 18:- What happens when the bleeding barks heal?
Ans:- When the bleeding barks heal, the green twigs will come out again from close to the ground and grow to its former size.
Q. – 19:- What Will a jab of a knife fail to do?
Ans:- A jab of a knife will fail to kill a tree.
Q. – 20:- ‘And then it is done’ – Which act is referred to here ?
Ans:- Here the act referred to is the killing of the tree.
➢➢Las Year’s Questions | H. S. Final examination:
Q. – 1:- “ Not so much pain will do it” – What task does the word ‘it’ refer to ? HS - ’ 15
Ans:- The word ‘it’ refers to the task of killing a tree.
Q. – 2:- What according to Gieve Patel is ‘the most sensitive’ part of a tree ? HS – ’ 15
Ans:- According to Gieve Patel root is the most sensitive part of a tree.
Q. – 3:- What does the phrase ‘earth-cave’ refer to? HS - ' 16
Ans:- ‘Earth-cave’ refers to the gaping hollow that is formed when roots are pulled out of the earth.
Q. – 4:- What scorch and choke the tree after it is pulled out ? HS - ' 16
Ans:- The sun and air scorches and chokes the tree after it is pulled out.
Q. – 5:- How does a tree grow? HS - ’17
Ans:- A tree grows up slowly by consuming the earth, rising out of it, feeding upon its crust, absorbing years of sunlight, air and water.
Q. – 6:- From where would the curled green twigs rise ? HS – ’17
Ans:- The curled green twigs rise from the healed barks.
Q. – 7:- What causes the bark of a tree to bleed ? HS - ’18
Ans:- Hacking and chopping cause the bark of a tree to bleed.
Q. – 8:- “ Slowly consuming the earth” – What does the expression ‘consuming the earth’ mean? HS - ’19
Ans:- The expression ‘consuming the earth’ means that a tree gets its nutrition by absorbing water and other essential needs from the soil.
Q. – 9:- Where does the tree's strength lie ? HS – ’19
Ans:- The strength of the tree lies in its root.
Q. – 10:- What is meant by ‘leprous hide’ ? HS – ’20
Ans:- ‘Leprous hide’ means rough bark of the tree with discoloured look.
Q. – 11:- In what form of verse is the poem, ‘ On Killing a Tree’ written ? HS - ’20
Ans:- The poem, ‘ On Killing a Tree’ is written in a free verse.
➢➢Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Q. – 1:- What are the final agents of nature that facilitate in killing a tree ?
Ans:- The sun and the air are the final two agents of nature that facilitate in killing a tree.
Q. – 2 :- What will happen if the miniature boughs are kept unchecked ?
Ans:- If the miniature boughs are kept unchecked, will expand again to its former size.
Q. – 3:- How long does a tree consume air, water and sunlight for its slow growth ?
Ans:- A tree consumes years of air, water and sunlight for its slow growth.
Q. – 4:- “But this alone won’t do it” – What does ‘this’ refer to here ?
Ans:- ‘ This’ refers to the act of hacking and chopping of the tree.
Q. – 5:- How is the root pulled out?
Ans:- The root of the tree is pulled out of the anchoring earth by process – it is roped, tied and then pulled out entirely from the anchoring earth.
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