Composed Upon Westminster Bridge MCQ | Eleven 1st Semester WBCHSE
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE FROM THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS :
1. “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge is-
(a) an ode
(b) a sonnet
(c) an elegy
(d) an epic
2. “Upon Westminster Bridge is an example of-
(a) Shakespearean Sonnet
(b) Petrarchan Sonnet
(c) a ballad
(d) an anti-war poem.
3. The poem was composed on-
(a) September 26, 1805
(b) September 4, 1804
(c) September 11, 1803
(d) September 3, 1802.
4. William Wordsworth wrote this poem when he was going to-
(a) Italy
(b) London
(c) France
(d) Scotland
5. William Wordsworth was a famous-
(a) war poet
(b) romantic poet
(c) Elizabethan poet
(d) metaphysical poet
6. The meter used in this poem is-
(a) anapestic tetrameter
(b) dactylic hexameter
(c) iambic pentameter
(d) trochaic tetrameter.
7. The poem was first published in-
(a) 1802
(b) 1803
(c) 1805
(d) 1807
8. The poem was first published in-
(a) collection of Poems
(b) collection of Verses
(c) collection of Poems and Verses
(d) collection of Literary Materials.
9. The rhyme scheme of the first eight lines is-
(a) ABABAB
(b) ABCABC
(c) ABBA ABBA
(d) AABBAB.
10. The rhyme scheme of the sestet or the last six lines is-
(a) CDECDE
(b) CDCDCD
(c) CDDCCD
(d) CDEEDC
11. In this poem the poet has used-
(a) dactylic tetrameter
(b) iambic hexameter
(c) trochaic tetrameter
(d) iambic pentameter.
12. “Upon Westminster Bridge” is written by-
(a) William Blake
(c) William Herbert
(d) William Henry
13. On his way to France while crossing the Westminster Bridge Wordsworth’s companion was-
(a) Dorothy Wordsworth
(b) his sister
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
14. Wordsworth enjoyed the beauty of the city-
(a) in the evening
(b) at morning A
(c) in the afternoon
(d) at noon
15. The city according to the speaker looks-
(a) dull
(b) ugly
(c) most beautiful
(d) alive
16. ‘Earth has not anything to show more fair’-It is an example of-
(a) simile
(b) metaphor
(c) hyperbole
(d) parabole.
17. According to the poet earth has not anything to show more-
(a) sweet
(b) fair
(c) lovely
(d) charming
18. The person who could pass by such a beautiful sight would be-
(a) heartless
(b) cruel
(c) dull of soul
(d) careless
19. Everything in the city looks bright as-
(a) the atmosphere is cool
(b) the sky is cloudless
(c) the air is smokeless
(d) it is not a rainy season
20. The person according to Wordsworth would be dull of soul who-
(a) would be desperate to unravel the riddle
(b) will shun his company
(c) will not be able to abide by the poet’s advices
(d) will pass without admiring the morning beauty of London
21. The sight of London city in its majesty is-
(a) appaling
(b) touching
(c) heartbreaking
(d) troublesome
22. “Earth has not anything to show more fair”-Here the poet is talking about-
(a) the Westminster Bridge
(b) the river Thames
(c) the sight of London in the morning
(d) the beauty of valleys and hills
23. The city wears a garment of-
(a) sunrays
(b) flowers
(c) morning beauty
(d) smoke and fog
24. The sight of the city is touching in its-
(a) liberty
(b) majesty
(c) height
(d) authority.
25. The morning beauty of London city is compared to-
(a) flower
(b) garment
(c) colourful roses
(d) rainbows
26. Besides ‘silent’ the word used by the poet to describe the beauty of the morning is-
(a) charming
(b) quiet
(c) calm
(d) bare
27. The morning beauty has been described by the poet as-
(a) the garment of the city
(b) the ornament of the city
(c) golden hue of the city
(d) a sheet covering a bed
28. “A sight so touching in its majesty”- The sight referred to here-
(a) the golden sun
(b) the cloudless sky
(c) the sunlit valley
(d) the London city
29. The beauty of the morning appears to be-
(a) smokeless
(b) fogless
(c) cloudless
(d) soundless
30. The garment of the city consists of-
(a) golden hue of the sun
(b) the majestic glory of the valleys, rocks and hills
(c) the morning beauty
(d) the smokeless air
31. The city now doth, like a garment wear’-The literary device used here is-
(a) metaphor
(b) simile
(c) metonymy
(d) synecdoche
32. The man made entities that lie open are-
(a) ships and towers
(b) domes and theatres
(c) temples
(d) all of these
33. “All bright and glittering”-The reason behind this is-
(a) the air is smokeless
(b) it is a sunny morning
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) none of these
34. The poet could see all the man made entities lying open-
(a) in the valleys
(b) unto the fields and to the sky
(c) in the sunlit valley
(d) on the river bank
35. The poet was watching the beauty of the city from-
(a) a tower
(b) a bridge
(c) a tall ship
(d) a church
36. The word ‘majesty’ means-
(a) authority
(b) capacity
(c) supremacy and greatness
(d) force
37. “Open unto the fields and to the sky”- The poet here wants to suggest that-
(a) there is no obstruction for getting a clear view of the man made entities of the city
(b) London seems connected with nature
(c) London seems to be no more alienated from nature
(d) all of these
38. According to the poet’s thoughts the city has a majestic and beautiful appearance because-
(a) the weather is cool
(b) of the garment of morning beauty
(c) the sky is cloudless
(d) none of these
39. ‘A sight so touching’-The poet means to say that the sight-
(a) can be touched easily
(b) can not touch anyone
(c) can easily touch one’s heart
(d) a touch of different colours
40. In ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ the poet views the city-
(a) in the morning
(b) at noon
(c) in the evening
(d) at night
41. Wordsworth sees London as-
(a) alienated from nature
(b) part of and attached to nature
(c) part of Britain
(d) detached from Europe
42. The sight that Wordsworth saw appeared to him-
(a) mysterious
(b) magical
(c) menacing
(d) majestic
43. The poet is awestruck in the early morning to feel-
(a) the din and bustle of the city
(b) the cool breeze
(c) a deep calm
(d) the warmth of the weather
44. “The river glideth at his own sweet will”-The figure of speech used here is-
(a) metaphor
(b) personification
(c) simile
(d) alliteration
45. According to the poet the sun had never shone more beautifully on-
(a) London
(b) valley, rock or hill
(c) Britain
(d) other cities
46. The river glideth at his own sweet-
(a) pace
(b) flow
(c) will
(d) pride
47. Which one is an example of hyperbole?-
(a) “The river glideth at his own sweet will”
(b) “….the very houses seem asleep”
(c) “Never did sun more beautifully steep”
(d) “All bright and glittering in the smokeless air”.
48. “The river glideth at his own sweet will”-The expression ‘own sweet will” suggests-
(a) the symbolic heart
(b) whimsical way of movement
(c) halting movement
(d) in a leisurely way.
49. The early morning sun beautifies valley, rock or hill in its-
(a) fresh warmth
(b) first splendour
(c) golden touch
(d) silver touch
50. The very houses of the city appear to be-
(a) calculating
(b) rising
(c) meditating
(d) sleeping
51. “The river glideth at his own sweet will”-The poet here refers to the river as-
(a) an inanimate being
(b) a natural element
(c) a natural sight
(d) a human being
52. “And all that mighty heart is lying still”- Here ‘mighty heart’ suggests-
(a) the symbolic heart of a giant
(b) London city
(c) Britain
(d) the heart of humanity
53. “And all that mighty heart is lying still”- the expression ‘mighty heart’ is used here as-
(a) a metaphor
(b) an allegory
(c) an allusion
(d) a simile
54. The poet tells us that the mighty heart is lying-
(a) restless
(b) disturbed
(c) motionless
(d) ruthlessly
55. “And all that mighty heart is lying still”- Here the poet wants to say that-
(a) London is lively
(b) London is impatient
(c) London is asleep
(d) London wakes from slumber
56. The ‘calm’ that the poet feels in and around the city is-
(a) evading
(b) mortifying
(c) irritant
(d) deep
57. “Dear God!” – Here the poet addresses God out of
(a) joy and wonder
(b) fright
(c) respect
(d) fashion
58. “The river glideth at his own sweet will because-
(a) the morning was sunny and calm
(b) no ship or boat is there to obstruct its flow
(c) heavy shower in the morning compensate its shortage of water
(d) the morning tide is yet to arrive
59. “Never did sun more beautifully steep/ In his first splendour”-The figure of speech used here is-
(a) oxymoron
(b) personification
(c) paradox
(d) antithesis
60. “Never did sun more beautifully steep/In his first splendour”-The phrase ‘first splendour’ is indicative of-
(a) daybreak
(b) approaching evening
(c) overcast sky
(d) shiny sky
61. “The river glideth”-The meaning of the word ‘glideth’ is-
(a) moving noiselessly
(b) flowing ceaselessly
(c) moving in an easy manner
(d) moving in a rapid manner
62. “The river glideth at his own sweet will”-‘The river’ refers to here is-
(a) Trent
(b) Teme
(c) Thames
(d) Tay
63. “Never did sun more beautifully steep”- Here the meaning of the word ‘steep’ is-
(a) erect
(b) fascinate
(c) inflict
(d) submerge
64. By the words ‘silent’ and ‘bare’ the poet wants to mean-
(a) the sight of the valley, rocks and hills
(b) the natural landscape
(c) the morning beauty
(d) the citizens
65. “Never saw I never felt, a calm so deep”-The device used here is-
(a) transferred epithet
(b) simile
(c) inversion
(d) personification
66. In this poem the object of the poet’s celebration is-
(a) earth
(b) bridge
(c) nature
(d) London city
67. Pick out the line having transferred epithet-
(a) Dull would he be of soul
(b) The city now doth like a garment wear
(c) The very houses seem asleep
(d) The river glideth at his own sweet will
68. The sight of London appears to be ‘touching’ to Wordsworth as-
(a) the air is without fog
(b) the atmosphere is calm and beautiful
(c) there is smoke but no dust
(d) the sky overhead is cloudy but bright
69. “Never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendour”-Here the poet refers to the sun as-
(a) an element of nature
(b) God
(c) an animate being
(d) a natural sight
FILL IN THE BLANKS CHOOSING THE APPROPRIATE ALTERNATIVE:
1. Earth has not anything to show more
(a) beautiful
(b) fair
(c) charming
(d) fascinating
2. The person would be who would pass by without noticing the majestic beauty.
(a) imaginative
(b) dull of soul
(c) excited
(d) worried
3. Everything in the city looks bright because of the air.
(a) sunlit
(b) scented
(c) smokeless
(d) dry
4. The morning described as beauty of London is and
(a) calm, noiseless
(b) silent, charming
(c) silent, bare
(d) shining, fabulous
5. Dull would he be of soul who could pass by a sight so
(a) shining
(b) dazzling
(c) charming
(d) touching
6. is silent and bare in the morning.
(a) The theatre o se
(b) The field
(c) The road
(d) The beauty
7. The city of London wore garment. like a
(a) floral beauty
(b) morning beauty
(c) coral beauty
(d) urban beauty
8. The sun according to the poet never submerged natural objects with its
(a) loftiness
(b) royal nature
(c) vanity
(d) splendour
9. The expression conveys the poet’s feeling of joy and wonder.
(a) ‘A sight so touching
(b) ‘Beauty of the morning’
(c) ‘A calm so deep’
(d) ‘Dear God!’
10. The river is described in ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’.
(a) Neel
(b) Thames
(c) Severn
(d) Great Ouse
11. In this poem early morning air of London is
(a) foggy
(b) full of smoke
(c) smokeless
(d) polluted
12. According to the poet the city looks
(a) ugly
(b) simple
(c) very beautiful
(d) gloomy
13. The epithet is attributed to heart signifying the importance of London city.
(a) strange
(b) mighty
(c) extraordinary
(d) marvellous
14. The poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is divided into parts.
(a) two
(b) three
(c) four
(d) five
15. The poet did not ever see or feel before.
(a) so confounded
(b) so bizarre
(c) so deep calm
(d) so lonely
16. According to the poet the very houses seem
(a) restless
(b) asleep
(c) exhausted
(d) overjoyed
17. The calm that the poet says is so
(a) merciless
(b) frequent
(c) deep
(d) mystic
18. The river glideth at his own will which is
(a) mystic
(b) sapless
(c) disagreeable
(d) sweet
PICK OUT THE CORRECT ALTERNA- TIVE:
1.
(a) The air of London in this poem is polluted.
(b) The city looks as if it wears a garment of gold ornaments.
(c) The air is smokeless as the chain smokers are sleeping.
(d) The sight of London is touching in its majesty.
2.
(a) Wordsworth witnessed the beauty of London mounting on his horse.
(b) Wordsworth was given company by his close friend on his way to France.
(c) This poem is an example of Shakespearean sonnet.
(d) In this poem the word ‘temples’ refers to the Temple Church in London.
3.
(a) Because of the light breeze the river flows at its own sweet will.
(b) The poem ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is an Italian sonnet.
(c) The poet addresses God because he is disgusted.
(d) The heart of Britain is vibrating.
4.
(a) The poet observes London alienated from nature.
(b) The poet shows apathy to the city’s beauty.
(c) Wordsworth views the city in the morning.
(d) London is described as uncomely.
5.
(a) Wordsworth felt a deep calm in the evening.
(b) The garment of the city is the light of the sun.
(c) The Westminster Bridge is in London.
(d) The poet crossed the Westminster Bridge by a car.
6.
(a) The word ‘temples’ refer to the ‘Temples Church’.
(b) The poet addresses God out of fear.
(c) According to the poet the city looks busy.
(d) While seeing the scenic morning beauty of London, the poet feels morbid.
PICK OUT THE FALSE STATEMENTS :
1.
(a) ‘Upon Westminster Bridge’ is an English sonnet.
(b) London wears the garment of morning beauty.
(c) The person who could pass by ignoring such beauty would be dull of soul.
(d) Wordsworth enjoys the morning beauty of London.
2.
(a) The phrase ‘mighty heart’ refers to the London city.
(b) There was no boat or ship to check the flow of the river.
(c) In this poem the poet focuses on the beauty of nature.
(d) London puts on a garment of morning beauty.
3.
(a) Wordsworth views London city as an integral part of nature.
(b) Every object of the city looks bright and glittering
(c) According to the poet the sun did never more beautifully steep ove the earthly objects of London city.
(d) The early morning air as described by the poet is smokeless.
4.
(a) According to the poet the very houses seem asleep.
(b) In this poem Wordsworth personifies the river as feminine.
(c) It was early morning when the poet was crossing the Westminster Bridge.
(d) The morning beauty of London is described as silent and bare.
TEXTUAL Grammar :
CHOOSE THE CORRECT ALTERNATIVE FROM THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS :
1. “Dull would he be soul who could pass by a sight so touching majesty. its
(a) with, by
(b) of, in
(c) from, in
(d) of, from
2. Lie open unto the fields and sky. The preposition used here is the
(a) at
(b) on
(c) in
(d) above
3. Never did sun more beautifully steep his first splendour valley, rock or hill.
The missing preposition is
(a) at
(b) on
(c) to
(d) about
4. The river glideth his own sweet will. The correct preposition used here is-
(a) in
(b) into
(c) on
(d) at
5. “Earth has not anything to show more fair”. The correct form of this sentence using positive degree is-
(a) Earth has not anything to show as fair
(b) Earth has not anything to show as fair as this
(c) It is as fair as she show of the earth
(d) None of these
6. Never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendour valley, rock or hill. The correct form of this sentence with positive degree form of the adverb is-
(a) Never did sun as beautifully steep as in his first splendour valley, rock or hill.
(b) Never did sun steep valley, rock or hill in his first splendour as beautifully as this.
(c) Never did sun so beautifully as in his first splendour valley, rock or hill steep in his first splendour.
(d) None of these.
7. “The very houses seem asleep and all that mighty heart is lying still”-If we write it in simple sentence then the correct form will be-
(a) The very houses seem asleep with all that mighty heart is lying still.
(b) The very houses seem asleep as the mighty heart lying still.
(c) The mighty heart lay still and the very houses seeming asleep.
(d) The mighty heart having lain still, the very houses seem asleep.
8. The very houses seem asleep.
The correct complex form of this sentence is-
(a) It is seem that the very houses seemingly asleep.
(b) It seems that the very houses asleep
(c) It seems that the very houses are asleep.
(d) It is the very houses which are seeming asleep.
9. The city now doth, like a garment wear,
the beauty of the morning. The correct complex form of this sentence is-
(a) The city now doth wear the beauty of the morning which is like a garment.
(b) The city now doth wear the beauty of the morning and it is like a garment.
(c) The city now doth like a garment wear which is the beauty of the morning.
(d) The city which now doth like a garment wear is the beauty of the morning.
10. “And all that mighty heart is lying still. The correct complex form of this sentence is
(a) And all that mighty heart is lying and it is still.
(b) And all that mighty heart which is still is lying.
(c) And all that heart is mighty lying still.
(d) None of these.
11. Earth has not anything to show more fair. The correct affirmative form of this sentence is
(a) Earth has everything to show more fair.
(b) It is the fairest thing that earth has to show.
(c) Earth has something to show more fair.
(d) It is earth which has anything to show more fair.
12. Never did sun more beautifully steep valley, rock or hill.
The correct affirmative form of this sentence is
(a) The sun steep valley, rock or hill most beautifully.
(b) Did sun ever steep valley, rock or hill beautifully.
(c) The sun steeped valley, rock or hill most beautifully this time.
(d) None of these.
13. Never saw I, never felt, a calm so deep. The correct affirmative form of it is-
(a) That was the first time that I saw and felt a calm so deep.
(b) Ever I saw, ever felt, a calm so deep.
(c) I ever failed to see or feel a calm so deep.
(d) None of these.
14. Dull would he be of soul. Who could pass by a sight so touching in its majesty. If we change this sentence into negative, the correct one will be
(a) He who could pass by a sight so touching
in its majesty would not be of sensitive soul.
(b) He who could not avoid a sight so touching in its majesty would be dull of soul.
(c) He who could pass by a sight so touching in its majesty would not be dull of soul.
(d) None of these.
15. Never saw I, never felt, a calm so deep. The appropriate passive form of voice is-
(a) A calm so deep is never seen and felt by me.
(b) A calm so deep was never seen and felt by me.
(c) A calm so deep would never be seen and felt by me.
(d) None of these.
16. Never did sun more beautifully steep in his first splendour, valley, rock or hill. The correct passive form of voice is-
(a) Sun was never steeped beautifully in his first splendour valley, rock or hill.
(b) Valley rock or hill were never more beautifully steeped by the sun in his first splendour.
(c) Valley rock or hill are never more beautifully steeped by the sun in his first splendour.
(d) None of these.
17. The river glideth at his own sweet will- The correct answer when the sentence will be written in complex will be-
(a) The river glideth at his own will which is sweet.
(b) It is at his own sweet will that the river glideth.
(c) When the river glideth, it is at his own sweet will.
(d) All of these.
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