CBSE Class 10 English Dust of Snow MCQs

Question : The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

(a) Where was the crow sitting ?
(i) on a Banyan tree
(ii) on a Hemlock tree
(iii) on a Pine tree
(iv) on a Gulmohar tree

Answer :  B

(b) What did it shake on the poet ?
(i) rubber ball
(ii) fruit of a tree
(iii) a small pebble
(iv) dust of snow

Answer :  D

(c) Give a rhyming word of ‘crow’ from the passage.
(i) heart
(ii) mood
(iii) snow
(iv) rued

Answer :  C

(d) What was the poet’s state of mind at that time ?
(i) good mood
(ii) best mood
(iii) not very good mood
(iv) depressive mood

Answer :  D

Question : Who is the poet of the poem "Dust of Snow"?
(a) Leslie Norris
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Carolyn Wells
(d) Robin Klein

Answer :  B

Question : The poem “Dust of Snow” is written by –
(a) Robert Frost
(b) John Keats
(c) William Shakespeare
(d) P.B Shelley

Answer :  A

Question : What did the poet think of the day before the dust of snow fell on him?
(a) He was energetic
(b) He was rude
(c) He was lucky
(d) His day was ruined.

Answer : D

Question : What was the mood of the poet in the beginning of the poem?
(a) Sad mood
(b) Happy mood
(c) Confuse mood
(d) None of the Above

Answer :  A

Question : What uplifted his mood?
(a) falling of snow on his shoulder
(b) the crow
(c) hemlock tree
(d) all of the above

Answer :  A

Question :  Who is the poet of Dust of Snow?
(a) El Bsor Ester
(b) Eleanor Estes
(c) Robert Frost
(d) G.L. Fuentes

Answer :  C

Question : What makes the fine particles of snow fall from the tree?
(a) Frog
(b) Crow
(c) Snake
(d) Goldfinch

Answer :  B

Question Which literary device has been used in Shook Down on Me?
(a) Assonance
(b) Personification
(c) Alliteration
(d) Enjambment

Answer :  A

Question : Where was the crow?
(a) Peepal Tree
(b) Hemlock Tree
(c) Deodar Cedar
(d) Banyan Tree

Answer :  B

Question : Name the poetic device used in the line “Has given my heart”
(a) alliteration
(b) metaphor
(c) oxymoron
(d) similie

Answer :  A

Question: Here the rest of the day of the poet was saved by –
(a) Winself
(b) Snow
(c) Weather
(d) Crow and Hemlock tree

Answer :  D

Question : The poet says, “Of a day I had rued”. What is the meaning of “rued”?
(a) ruined
(b) held in regret
(c) ruled
(d) conquered

Answer :  B

Has given my heart 
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

(a) Of what change does the poet mention here ?
(i) change of weather
(ii) change of climate
(iii) change of season
(iv) change of mood

Answer :  D

(b) Whose part of the day has been saved ?
(i) People’s
(ii) The poet’s
(iii) The poetess
(iv) The travellers

Answer :  B

(c) What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza ?
(i) aabb
(ii) baba
(iii) abba
(iv) abab

Answer :  D

(d) Who is the poet of this poem ?
(i) R.L. Stevenson
(ii) Robert Frost
(iii) William Wordsworth
(iv) Ruskin Bond

Answer :  B

Question : What are the two negative creatures that Frost used as carriers of positivity?
(a) snow, dust
(b) hemlock tree, snow
(c) snow, crow
(d) hemlock tree, crow

Answer :  B

Question : Synecdoche is a poetic device that uses a part to represent the whole. E.g. That’s a great set of wheels! (Set of wheels has been used for car.) Pick an example of synecdoche from the poem.
(a) Has given my heart / A change of mood
(b) The way a crow/ Shook down on me
(c) The dust of snow / From a hemlock tree
(d) And saved some part / Of a day I had rued

Answer :  A

Question : From where was snow dropped?
(a) from a pipai tree
(b) from a neem tree
(c) from a hemlock tree
(d) from a rose plant

Answer :  C

Question : What is the name of the poet?
(a) Sylvia Plath
(b) W.B Yeats
(c) Robert Frost
(d) Robert Burns

Answer :  C

Question : Of the many symbols the hemlock tree represents, choose the one that Frost drew upon in all likelihood, for this poem.
Symbol of
(a) longevity.
(b) togetherness.
(c) healing.
(d) protection.

Answer :  A

Question : What has the poet saved ?
(a) some part of the day
(b) some money
(c) some poetry
(d) some part of a book

Answer :  A

INTRODUCTION—

‘Dust of Snow’ by Robert Frost is a brief poem but it conveys the poet’s message coherently. The poem shows how human judgement on certain issues can be misleading. The poet depicts the crow and the hemlock tree as reasons for his changed mood and increased optimism.

SUMMARY—

‘Dust of Snow’ is a beautiful short poem, written by Robert Frost. This poem tells that even a simple moment has a large impact and significance. The poet has mentioned crow and hemlock tree in this poem. Crow signifies his depressive and sorrowful mood and hemlock tree is a poisonous tree. Both of these
signify that the poet was not in a good mood and so he describes the dark, depressive and bitter side of nature to present his similar mood.
In such a sad, depressive mood, the poet was sitting under a hemlock tree. A crow, sitting on the same tree, shook off the dust of snow i.e., small particles of snow that remain on the surface after the snowfall, on the poet. This simple action changed the poet’s mood. He realized that he had just wasted a part of
his day repenting and being lost in sorrow. But the change in his mood made him realize that he should utilize the rest of the day in some useful activity. His sorrow was washed away by the light shower of snow dust. His spirit was revived and he got ready to utilize the rest of the day constructively.

Explanation of the Poem
1. The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

Explanation: The poet is upset and sitting under the hemlock tree. Suddenly a crow, sitting on the tree, shakes the particles of snow from the tree which fall on the poet. The soft and cold touch of snow changes the poet’s mood from sad to happy. He starts feeling soothed and refreshed. In this way, a simple moment proves to be very significant and saves the rest of the day of poet from being wasted and held in regret.

Poetic Devices
Rhyme Scheme : abab cdcd
Alliteration : Has given my heart.
And saved some part.

Extract Based Questions

Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree
Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

(a) Where was the crow sitting ?
(a) on a Banyan tree
(b) on a Hemlock tree
(c) on a Pine tree
(d) on a Gulmohar tree

Answer : B

(b) What did it shake on the poet ?
(a) rubber ball
(b) fruit of a tree
(c) a small pebble
(d) dust of snow

Answer : D

(c) Give a rhyming word of ‘crow’ from the passage.
(a) heart
(b) mood
(c) snow
(d) rued

Answer : C

(d) What was the poet’s state of mind at that time ?
(a) good mood
(b) best mood
(c) not very good mood
(d) depressive mood

Answer : D

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

(a) Who sat on a branch of hemlock tree ?
(a) a crow
(b) an eagle
(c) an owl
(d) a sparrow

Answer : A

(b) ___________ sat in a sad mood.
(a) The poetess
(b) The young man
(c) The poet
(d) An old man

Answer : C

(c) Which thing changed the poet’s mood ?
(a) an ice cream
(b) Dust of Snow
(c) snowfall
(d) flowers

Answer : B

(d) Find the name of a ‘poisonous plant’ from the passage.
(a) Hemlock
(b) English yew
(c) Poison Ivy
(d) Ladies glove

Answer : A

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.

I. (a) Of what change does the poet mention here ?
(a) change of weather
(b) change of climate
(c) change of season
(d) change of mood

Answer : D

(b) Whose part of the day has been saved ?
(a) People’s
(b) The poet’s
(c) The poetess
(d) The travellers

Answer : B

(c) What is the rhyme scheme of the stanza ?
(a) aabb
(b) baba
(c) abba
(d) abab

Answer : D

(d) Who is the poet of this poem ?
(a) R.L. Stevenson
(b) Robert Frost
(c) William Wordsworth
(d) Ruskin Bond

Answer : B

II. (a) Poet’s change of mood was due to falling of __________ .
(a) ripe fruit
(b) beautiful flowers
(c) dust of snow
(d) leaves

Answer : C

(b) Who shook the hemlock tree ?
(a) The crow
(b) The parrot
(c) The monkey
(d) An eagle

Answer : A

(c) Which word in the passage means same as ‘held in regret’ ?
(a) shook
(b) hemlock
(c) mood
(d) rued

Answer : D

(d) Name the poet.
(a) William Wordsworth
(b) Ruskin Bind
(c) Robert Frost
(d) R.L. Stevenson

Answer : C