Koel Objectives

1. Who is the poet of the poetry, “Koel (The Black Cuckoo)” ? (A) Puran Singh
(B) Laxmi Prasad Devkota
(C) Vidyapati
(D) Arundhati Roy

2. What is the meaning of ‘ ‘Thy’ ’ ? (A) Own
(B) My
(C) Your
(D) Our

3. Where does the Cuckoo conceal itself ? (A) In forest
(B) In the leaves of any plant
(C) In’ Mango-leaves
(D) None of these

4. What does the bird do the poet ? (A) Wakes poet’s soul
(B) Sang in musical voice
(C) Attacked upon him
(D) None of these

5. Why is the bird so restless ? (A) Because, the bird has no shelter to live and sing
(B) Because, they are hard working
(C) They are travellers in habbit
(D) None of these

6. What chars the cuckoo wings ? (A) The fire & love
(B) The fire of love
(C) The passion & fire
(D) None of these

7. The poet asks the koel what has………………her. (A) Hurt
(B) Forgotten
(C) Told
(D) Made

8. The high-pitched strains of the koel wakes in the poet’s soul a thousand (A) Dreams
(B) Desires
(C) Memories
(D) Longings

9. The koel is full of dissatisfaction because its ………….is not with her. (A) Husband
(B) Lover
(C) Brother
(D) Mother

10. The koel asks the ………….not to be motionless and tell it where its beloved is (A) Trees
(B) Leaves
(C) Branches
(D) Fruits

11. How does the koel feel? (A) satisfied
(B) happy
(C) restless
(D) Peaceful

12. The man was rich, but……………. (A) content
(B) not content
(C) innocent
(D) dishonest

13. The song of the koel brings a (A) sadness
(B) happiness
(C) thousand memories
(D) love

14. What fires the Koel? (A) rain of sparks
(B) sight of mango-blossoms
(C) mango leaves
(D) lightning

15. The Fire of Love has……………my wings. (A) burnt
(B) charred
(C) sparked
(D) singed

16. The shades of…………..burn. (A) mango
(B) mangrove
(C) mangoes
(D) leaves

17. Why is the Koel restless? (A) in search of food
(B) in search of her beloved
(C) in search of shelter
(D) in search of water

18. Who is the koel looking for ? (A) It’s next
(B) It’s children
(C) It’s husband
(D) Its beloved

19. What is burning (referred to) in the poem? (A) Koel
(B) The shades of mango
(C) Mango trees
(D) None of these

20. Who is the flaming soul looking for? (A) Its beloved
(B) Husband
(C) Child
(D) Poet

21. The ‘flaming soul’ in the poem is (A) poet
(B) the Koel’s
(C) the husband
(D) the beloved

22. In the poem,‘art’stands for (A) painting
(B) are
(C) sculpture
(D) music

23. The Koel is praised by the poet as it seems to be – (A) restful
(B) restless
(C) so kind
(D) so fresh

24. What is mentioned in the poem as ‘sparks of fire’? (A) The poet himself
(B) The jungle fire
(C) The koel’s song
(D) None of these

25. Where does the Cuckoo conceal itself? (A) In forest
(B) In the leaves of any plant
(C) In Mango-leaves
(D) None of these

26. What does the bird do with the poet? (A) Wakes poet’s soul
(B) Sang in musical voice
(C) Attacked upon him
(D) None of these

27.The koel asks the ……………….. not to be motionless and tell it where its beloved is. (A) Trees
(B) Leaves
(C) Fruits
(D) Branches

28. What happens with the shades of mangoes? (A) burn
(B) turn
(C) disappear
(D) none of these

29. ‘O little Bird!’ Why has ‘B’ in ‘Bird’ capital here? (A) due to lovely birds
(B) due to addressing koel
(C) due to black bird
(D) none of these