Hope is the thing with feathers Practice Test Paper 2025
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Q.1. Read the poem and do the following activities: (05 Marks)
A1. Simple Factual Activity:
Complete the following lines from the poem:
(1) The hope-bird is sitting ____________________ .
(2) Singing of the bird ____________________ .
(3) Its song is ____________________ at the time of storm.
(4) ____________________ has heard the bird’s song in most difficult circumstances.
Ans:
(1) The hope-bird is sitting in the soul.
(2) Singing of the bird never stops at all.
(3) Its song is sweetest in the gale at the time of storm.
(4) The poet has heard the bird’s song in most difficult circumstances.
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‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers – That could abash the little Bird |
A2. Complex Factual Activities:
(1) Match the following:
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(f) Bird (b) toughest times in life (e) provide comfort (a) difficulties and problems (c) a very small bit |
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(2) Find the phrases/lines in the poem that mean the following:
(i) Hope is a light, delicate thing:
“Hope is the thing with feathers”
(ii) Hope offers comfort to your soul:
“That perches in the soul”
(iii) Hope is not a wordy thought, it is more like a feeling, an emotion:
“And sings the tune without the words”
(iv) In the most difficult times, hope offers the greatest comfort:
“And sweetest – in the Gale – is heard”
(v) Hope is not easily defeated:
“And sore must be the storm that could abash the little Bird”
(vi) Hope has given comfort to many people:
“That kept so many warm”
(vii) Hope lives on in very hard times, even when it gets nothing from you:
“Yet – never – in Extremity, It asked a crumb – of me”
A3. Activities based on Poetic Device:
(1) Write the rhyming pairs of words from the poem:
Answer:
(1) soul – all
(2) heard – bird
(3) sea – me
(4) warm – storm
Q.2) Appreciation of Poem: (05 Marks)
(1) Title: Hope is the Thing with Feathers
(2) Name of the Poet: Emily Dickinson
(3) Rhyme Scheme: ABCB (approximate/slant rhymes)
(4) Figure of Speech (Any one) : Metaphor (Hope is compared to a bird)
(5) Theme/Central Idea (At least 2-3 lines) :
The poem says that hope is like a bird living in our soul. It keeps singing during tough times, giving us courage and comfort. Hope never asks for anything but helps us face difficulties.
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