What did the crow do?
flew away
made noise
threw stones at the gamekeeper
committed theft and murder
Complete the lines.
"To swing and have endless leisure
In the sun and in the snow,
_____________________,
_____________________".
Without pain, without pleasure,
On the dead oak tree bough.
There are no more sins to be sinned,
Till a keeper shot- him with his gun
And hung him up on a tree.
Have been taken from their feasts,
And hung up there together.
Match the following according to the animals represented in the poem 'The Gallows'.
A B
a. Weasel i. Cunning, mischievous and a thief
b. Crow ii. Noisy creature that steals bright objects.
c. Magpie iii. Fierce, rather than cruel animal.
a - i, b - ii, c - iii
a - ii, b - iii, c - i
a - iii, b - i, c - ii
a - iii, b - ii, c - i
What does " the dead oak tree bough" suggest?
the gallows
weak branch of the oak tree
the bough is dead
none of these
Match the following:
a. Weasel i. no sleeper
b. Crow ii. had long tongue and long tail
c. Magpie iii. lived in the sun with all his family
a - i ; b - ii ; c - iii
a - ii ; b - iii ; c - i
a - iii ; b - i ; c - ii
a - iii ; b - ii ; c - i
Who wrote the poem 'The Gallows' ?
Edward Lear
Edward Thomas
Ted Hughes
George Eliot
Which creature 'lived in the sun with all his family'?
weasel
crow
magpie
squirrel
Which of the following statement is TRUE?
The game keeper is doing justice to his job.
The gamekeeper's actions are serious dereliction of duty.
The gamekeeper saved the animals from the poachers.
The gamekeeper cleaned the surroundings for the animals around.
"Where he swings in the wind and rain,
In the sun and in the snow".
-- Who is the 'he' referred to in these lines?
gamekeeper
Why cannot the crow commit more sins?
It is dead
It flew away
It started building a nest
None of these
