Wind- Reading Comprehension

AP /NCERT Board-Based Reading Comprehension 
Grade 9 Beehive 

Poem 2 Wind

Reading Comprehension 1

Wind, come softly.

Don’t break the shutters of the windows.

Don’t scatter the papers.

Don’t throw down the books on the shelf.

There, look what you did — you threw them all down.

You tore the pages of the books.

You brought rain again.

1. What is the main request in the poem's first two lines?

    a) To bring a gentle breeze

    b) To open the shutters of the windows

    c) To scatter the papers

    d) To throw down the books on the shelf

2. How did the wind affect the pages of the books?

    a) It folded them.

    b) It marked them with rain.

    c) It tore them.

    c) It threw them out of the window.

3. What other weather phenomenon occurred because of the wind?

    a)Sunshine

    b)Thunderstorm

    c)Hailstorm

    d)Rain

4. Which poetic device is used in the line "Wind, come softly"?

    a) Metaphor

    b) Simile

    c) Personification

    d) Alliteration

5. Which poetic devices are used in the given stanza? 

            1.Simile

            2.Onomatopoeia

            3.Repetition

            4.Imagery

            5.Personification

    a) 1, 2, and 3

    b) 3, 4 and 5

    c) 2, 3 and 5

    d) 1, 2 and 5

Reading Comprehension 2

You’re very clever at poking fun at weaklings.

Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters,

crumbling wood, crumbling bodies, crumbling lives,

crumbling hearts —

the wind god winnows and crushes them all.

1. What is the speaker's tone towards the subject in the first line of the given stanza?

    a) Sympathetic

    b) Joyful

    c) Sarcastic

    d) Melancholic

2. Which poetic device is used in the line "Frail crumbling houses, crumbling doors, crumbling rafters"?

    a) Alliteration

    b) Simile

    c) Personification

    d) Repetition

3. What is being described as "crumbling" in the third line of the poem?

    a) Houses and doors

    b) Rafters and wood

    c) Bodies and lives

    d) Hearts

4. The word winnow is a process related to _______

    a) Driving

    b) Harvesting

    c) Gardening

    d) Engineering 

5. Match the words with their meanings

1.Rafters            a. weak, easily broken

2.Weaklings       b. Tease

3.Frail                c. someone who is weak physically or emotionally

4.Poking fun      d. a beam forming part of the internal framework of a roof.

    a) 1-d, 2-c,  3-a,  4-b

    b) 1-b, 2-c,  3-a,  4-d

    c) 1-d, 2-a,  3-c,  4-b

    d) 1-d, 2-c,  3-b,  4-a

Reading Comprehension 3

He won’t do what you tell him.

So, come, let’s build strong homes,

Let’s joint the doors firmly.

Practise to firm the body.

Make the heart steadfast.

Do this, and the wind will be friends with us.

1. What is the speaker's suggestion in the first lines of the stanza?

    a) To give up on giving instructions

    b) To build strong homes

    c) To befriend the wind

    d) To practice physical exercise

2. Whom does He refer to?

    a) God

    b) Weakling

    c) Wind

    d) Poet himself

3. What does the poet intend to say in this stanza?

    a) To stay safe at homes

    b) To keep the doors locked

    c) To do eat and exercise to keep one's body fit

    d) To strengthen oneself to face the obstacles

4. What does the word "steadfast" mean in the line "Make the heart steadfast"?

    a) Loyal and faithful

    b) Resolute and determined

    c) Rapid and quick

    d) Calm and composed

5. What is the suggested outcome if the speaker's advice is followed?

    a) The wind will listen to instructions

    b) The wind will become powerful

    c) The wind will be friends with us

    d) The wind will be destructive

Reading Comprehension 4

The wind blows out weak fires.

He makes strong fires roar and flourish.

His friendship is good.

We praise him every day.

1. Which statement reflects the theme of the stanza?

    a) The wind is a destructive force.

    b)The wind brings warmth and comfort.

    c) Weak fires cannot withstand the wind.

    d) The wind is an unreliable friend.

2. Choose the FALSE statements.

1. The wind's friendship is praised.

2. The wind extinguishes weak fires.

3. The wind has no effect on strong fires.

4. The wind is always considered detrimental. 

    a) Statements 1 and 2

    b) Statements 1 and 4 

    c) Statements 3 and 4

    d) Statements 2 and 4 

3. Identify the change in the tone of the poem from stanza 1 through stanza 4.

    a) Negative to positive.

    b) Positive to negative.

    c) Humour to grief.

    d) There is no change in the tone.

4. Choose the word that is not a  synonym of the word flourish. 

    a) Grow

    b) Prosper

    c) Wither

    d) Develop

5. Choose the central theme of the poem Wind.

    a) If we are strong, obstacles make us stronger.

    b) If we are weak, obstacles make us weaker.

    c) If we are strong, obstacles make us weak.

    d) Both a and b.