SEE 2081 (2025) COMPULSORY ENGLISH RE-1011 ‘BP’
1. Read the poem and write ‘TRUE’ for true and ‘FALSE’ for the false statements. [5×1=5]
Weathers
This is the weather the cuckoo likes,
And so do I;
When showers betumble the chestnut spikes,
And nestlings fly;
And the little brown nightingale bills his best,
And they sit outside at ‘The Traveller’s Rest,’
And maids come forth sprig-muslin drest,
And citizens dream of the south and west,
And so do I.
This is the weather the shepherd shuns,
And so do I;
When beeches drip in browns and duns,
And thresh and ply;
And hill-hid tides throb, throe on throe,
And meadow rivulets overflow,
And drops on gate bars hang in a row,
And rooks in families homeward go,
And so do I.
–Thomas Hardy
(i) The speaker likes the spring season.
(ii) The girls wear thick cloths in spring.
(iii) People love to travel far and wide in spring.
(iv) The tides are silent in winter.
(v) Rooks hate the winter season.
Answers:
(i) The speaker likes the spring season. TRUE
(ii) The girls wear thick cloths in spring. FALSE
(iii) People love to travel far and wide in spring. TRUE
(iv) The tides are silent in winter. FALSE
(v) Rooks hate the winter season. FALSE
