Chapter 5 -
Composed Upon Westminster Bridge-William Wordsworth
1. In 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge", the poet views the city -
(a) in the morning (b) at noon
(c) in the evening (d) at night
Ans: (a)
2. The sight that Wordsworth saw appeared to him as -
(a) mysterious (b) magical
(c) menacing (d) majestic
Ans: (d)
3. ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ is a -
(a) sonnet (b) ballad
(c) ode (d) lyric
Ans: (a)
4. The person who passes without enjoying the beauty of London in the morning is -
(a) dull (b) innovative
(c) imaginative (d) busy
Ans: (a)
5. Who composed the poem "Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’?
(a) John Keats (b) Robert Browning
(c) William Wordsworth (d) P. B. Shelly
Ans: (c)
6. When was the poem composed?
(a) 31 July, 1804 (b) 31 July. 1802
(c) 31 July, 1805 (d) 31 July, 1801
Ans: (b)
7. The poet sees London as -
(a) part of nature (b) the nerve centre of commerce
(c) alienated from nature (d) isolated
Ans: (a)
8. "Earth has not anything to show more fair.” - What appears to the poet as the most fair is -
(a) the river (b) the city
(c) the sun (d) the towers
Ans: (b)
9. The city wears like a garment of the beauty of -
(a) morning (b) evening
(c) river (d) sunlight
Ans: (a)
10. "The river glideth at his own sweet will.” - The river refers to here is the -
(a) London river (b) Thames river
(c) Avon river (d) Westminster river
Ans: (b)
11. The beauty of the morning is silent, -
(a) bare (b) covered
(c) secret (d) fair
Ans: (a)
12. Wardsworth describes the beauty of the morning as silent and -
(a) Fair (b) bare
(c) beautiful (d) calm
Ans: (b)
13. The poet of ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' never saw such a beautiful -
(a) river (b) sunrise
(c) morning (d) picture
Ans: (b)
14. In the poem ‘Composed Upon Westminster Bridge,’ the poet views the city from -
(a) a hill (b) a tower
(c) his roof (d) a bridge
Ans: (d)
15. The river glideth at his own sweet -
(a) current (b) wish
(c) will (d) desire
Ans: (c)
16. According to the poet, the person who goes past by the beauty of London will be -
(a) selfish (b) dull
(c) unintelligent (d) in a hurry
Ans: (b)
17. "The river glideth at his own sweet will. The expression at his own sweet will means -
(a) forcefully (b) hurriedly
(c) in a leisurely way (d) in a way
Ans: (c)
18. The towers, domes, theatre and temples appear -
(a) bright and dazzling (b) bright and brilliant
(c) bright and glittering (d) bright and glittering
Ans: (d)
19. What 'glideth at his own sweet will' is -
(a) the air (b) the beauty of nature
(c) the river (d) London
Ans: (c)
20. "A sight so touching in its majesty." Here 'touching' means -
(a) grateful (b) feeling
(c) moving (d) shocking
Ans: (c)
