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English Class 10 Unit 5: Mother Nature (Poem by Emily Dickinson) MCQs

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1. "Mother Nature" is a poem by

Answer: A. Emily Dickinson

2. In the poem, Nature is described as

Answer: C. the gentlest mother

3. In the poem Nature is "impatient of no child", which means she

Answer: B. is patient with all her children

4. In the poem, Nature restrains the rampant squirrel and the

Answer: D. impetuous bird

5. The "minutest cricket" and the "unworthy flower" offer

Answer: D. a timid prayer

6. Nature wills silence everywhere with her

Answer: A. golden finger on her lip

7. The "golden finger on her lip" suggests Nature's role as one who

Answer: B. gently calls for silence and peace

8. The mood of the poem is

Answer: C. gentle, warm and peaceful

9. "Admonition" means

Answer: C. gentle reproof or warning

10. "Aisles" are

Answer: B. passages between rows of seats

11. "Minutest" means

Answer: A. extremely small or insignificant

12. "Assembly" means

Answer: D. a gathering of people for a particular purpose

13. "Silence" means

Answer: B. absence of sound; stillness

14. A metaphor is

Answer: D. an implied comparison between two unlike things

15. "The apple of my eye" refers to someone

Answer: A. greatly admired or loved

16. Which sentence contains a metaphor?

Answer: C. Time is a thief stealing moments from our lives.

17. "Her voice was music to his ears" is a

Answer: C. metaphor

18. Personification is

Answer: D. giving human qualities to non-human things

19. Which sentence has personification?

Answer: B. The wind whispered secrets through the trees.

20. Which phrase is an example of alliteration?

Answer: A. Fishing fleet

21. "Sally sells seashells by the seashore" repeats the ______ sound.

Answer: D. s

22. Which is alliteration?

Answer: A. The busy bees buzzed around the blooming flowers.

23. A transitive verb

Answer: B. needs an object to complete its meaning

24. In "The dog chased the cat", the verb "chased" is

Answer: C. transitive

25. In "The river flowed swiftly", the verb "flowed" is

Answer: B. intransitive

26. In "He wrote a letter", the object is

Answer: D. a letter

27. Which sentence pattern does a transitive verb follow?

Answer: A. Subject + Verb + Object

28. Fill in: "The cat jumped ______ the table."

Answer: C. onto

29. Fill in: "The train travels ______ the tunnel."

Answer: B. through

30. Fill in: "The kids ran ______ the school bus."

Answer: A. after

31. In active voice, the subject

Answer: D. performs the action

32. The passive voice is formed with

Answer: C. auxiliary verb + past participle (+ by + agent)

33. The passive of "The cat chased the mouse" is

Answer: C. The mouse was chased by the cat.

34. The passive of "She will complete the assignment" is

Answer: B. The assignment will be completed by her.

35. The passive of "They have cancelled the event" is

Answer: A. The event has been cancelled by them.

36. The active of "The door was opened by John" is

Answer: D. John opened the door.

37. "The teacher explained the lesson" is in the

Answer: B. active voice

38. To ask politely for directions, one could say

Answer: A. Excuse me, could you please help me?

39. A poem summary should identify the poem's theme, tone and

Answer: D. key literary devices

40. In "The Road Not Taken", the speaker chooses the road

Answer: C. less traveled by

About English Class 10 Unit 5 MCQs (Federal Board)

These 40 English MCQs cover Class 10 Unit 5: Mother Nature (Poem by Emily Dickinson) of the Federal Board (FBISE) SSC-II (Class 10) syllabus. They are SLO-based MCQs as per the new pattern for FBISE exams. Each question has four options and the correct answer is shown, so you can practise for the annual examination and find the topics you still need to revise. Download the Mother Nature (Poem by Emily Dickinson) MCQs as a PDF using the button at the top of this page.