Hi Everyone!! This article will share Twelve O’Clock Questions & Answers.
This poem is written by Rabindranath Tagore. In my previous posts, I have shared the questions and answers of Waiting At The Window, The Wind and The Land Of Counterpane so, you can check these posts as well.
Twelve O’Clock Questions & Answers
Question 1: Choose the correct option:
1. The child is talking to his ___________.
(a) teacher
(b) father
(c) mother
2. What was the child doing in the morning?
(a) Studying
(b) Playing
(c) Sleeping
3. The Sun has reached the edge of __________.
(a) rice-field
(b) wheat-field
(c) corn-field
4. The water in the pond looks shiny ___________.
(a) blue
(b) black
(c) white
Question 2: Write True or False for the following sentences:
1. The child does not want to read the book anymore – True
2. It is morning time when the child is talking to his mother – False
3. The child wants to think that the shadows are growing lighter – False
4. The water in the pond in the child’s imagination seems to be green – False
5. Neem tree is mentioned in the poem – False
Question 3: What was the child doing the whole morning?
Answer: The whole morning, the child was studying.
Question 4: What time on the clock is being discussed?
Answer: Twelve o’clock noon is the time discussed in the poem.
Question 5: What is the old fisher-woman doing?
Answer: The old fisher-woman is gathering herbs for her supper by the side of the pond.
Question 6: What do you think the child likes, day or night? Why?
Answer: I think the child likes night because he won’t have to study at night.
Question 7: What are the signs of evening that the child mentions?
Answer: The setting sun at the edge of the rice field, the old fisher-woman collecting herbs for her supper, the shadows growing darker under the madar tree and the shiny black water in the pond are the signs of evening that the child mentions in the poem.
Question 8: Read the line and answer the questions:
‘Mother, I do not want to leave off my lesson now’.
(a) Who says this and to whom?
Answer: The child says this to his mother.
(b) What was the speaker doing?
Answer: The speaker was studying since morning.
So, these were the Questions & Answers.