1. Who has composed the poem Martha ?

A. Lakshmi Prasad Devkota

B. Puran Singh

C. Alexander Pope

D. Walter de la Mare

Ans : D. Walter de la Mare

2. Martha used to tell her stories in the hazel ..…

A. mountain

B. forest

C. riverbank

D. glen

Ans : D. glen

3. Martha’s stories were about ……..… and fairies.

A. children

B. old men

C. gnomes

D. witches

Ans : C. gnomes

4. The poet knew Martha when he was a ……. .

A. child

B. servant

C. shopkeeper

D. teacher

Ans : A. child

5. Who tells her stories over and over again ?

A. Martha

B. Walter de la Mare

C. J.K. Rollings

D. None of these

Ans : A. Martha

6. What does Martha do in the hazel glen ?

A. Tells her stories

B. Sleeps

C. Writes her stories

D. Singing Practise

Ans : A. Tells her stories

7. The poem; ‘Martha’ creates what kind of atmosphere ?

A. Songs

B. Stories

C. Mystery

D. None of these

Ans : C. Mystery

8. The Listener’; ‘The Scarecrow are the writings of .

A. T.S. Eliot

B. Joan Lexau

C. Elizabeth

D. Walter de la Mare

Ans : D. Walter de la Mare

9. In the poem ‘Martha’ who are staring at ease ?

A. The poet

B. Martha

C. The Children

D. None of these

Ans : C. The Children

10. Whom were the children staring at ease ?

A. The Children

B. Martha

C. The book

D. None of these

Ans : B. Martha

11. Martha’s hands were .

A. Clear grey

B. Clear

C. Slim

D. None of these

Ans : C. Slim

12. In the hazel glen; Martha tells her story to some

A. Guardians

B. Poets

C. Children

D. None of these

Ans : C. Children

13. Which of the following words stands for the watchers used in the poem ?

A. Her

B. She

C. You

D. Your

Ans : C. You

14. The ……… felt that they had travelled back into the past when the incidents of Martha’s stories had taken place.

A. gnomes

B. fairies

C. poets

D. listeners

Ans : D. listeners

15. Martha’s stories were about ……… and fairies who lived a long time ago.

A. children

B. gnomes

C. ghosts

D. adults

Ans : B. gnomes

16. As Martha continued with her story; her ………. seemed to fade away.

A. Beauty

B. Chin

C. Hands

D. Voice

Ans : A. Beauty

17. What is the colour of Martha’s eyes ?

A. white

B. grey

C. green

D. blue

Ans : B. grey

18. Who are staring at ease ?

A. the crowd

B. Martha

C. listeners

D. none of these

Ans : B. Martha

19. Like a dream you dream ……..… the night.

A. On

B. Away

C. In

D. out

Ans : C. In

20. Martha’s eyes were of which colour ?

A. clear grey

B. Clear green

C. white

D. Black

Ans : A. clear grey

21. Martha would tell her stories in a ……. Valley.

A. blackish-brown

B. yellowish-brown

C. greenish-brown

D. reddish brown

Ans : C. greenish-brown

22. Like a dream you dream in the ..…

A. night

B. day

C. noon

D. afternoon

Ans : A. night

23. Fairies and gnomes …………. out.

A. steal

B. stole

C. light

D. ran

Ans : B. stole

24. Our hearts stood still in the …………

A. hush

B. bush

C. push

D. rush

Ans : A. hush