Mild the Mist Upon the Hill Questions and Answers
Exercise 1
Tick the correct answer from the given alternatives :
(1) The mist was upon the
(a) grass
(b) roof
(c) hill [ √ ]
(d) leaf
(2) The sorrow of the day is described as
(a) silent [ √ ]
(b) terrible
(c) overwhelming
(d) little
(3) The hall door mentioned in the poem is
(a) new
(b) large
(c) broken
(d) old [ √ ]
(4) The poet watches the cloudy
(a) morning
(b) evening [ √ ]
(c) afternoon
(d) night
(5) The colour of the mist is
(a) grey
(b) white
(c) yellow
(d) blue [ √ ]
(6) The damp stands on the
(a) wall
(b) floor
(c) bush
(d) grass [ √ ]
Exercise 2
Answer the following questions within twenty-five words:
(1) Where does poet see herself when she thinks of her childhood?
Ans: The poet sees herself under her father’s sheltering roof, near the old hall door.
(2) What did the poet watch on the ‘cloudy evening’ ?
Ans: The poet watched the blue and sweet mists and the horizon’s mountain chain.
Exercise 3
Identity the following sentence as simple, compound and complex:
(i) He is too short to climb the wall.
Ans: Simple sentence
(ii) The sky was blue and sun shone bright.
Ans: Compound sentence
(iii) The old man who lived a village believed that the earth was flat.
Ans: Complex sentence
(iv) Leaving a job midway is not a good practice.
Ans: Simple sentence
(v) Last week I met a friend who gave me a bag which is brown in colour.
Ans: Complex sentence
Exercise 4
Do as directed:
(i) The question was so easy that everyone could answer it. (Change into a simple sentence)
Ans: The question was too easy for everyone to answer.
(ii) A friend in need is a friend indeed. (Change into a complex sentence)
Ans: The one who is friend in need, is a friend indeed./ A friend who helps in need, is a friend indeed.
(iii) Pollution is one of the most severe threats to our beautiful planet. (Change into a compound sentence)
Ans: There are several severe threats to our beautiful planet and pollution is one of them.
(iv) Do or die. (change into a complex sentence)
Ans: Unless you do,you will die.
(v) He was confused and stopped working. (Change into a simple sentence)
Ans: Being confused he stopped working.
