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1. 1.

   Tick the correct options.

   1. The wind moved through the grass making ______________________
      1. a quiet, tuneful sound.
      2. a soft, howling sound.
      3. a low, threatening sound.
   2. The road could not be seen because ______________________
      1. leaves were falling from trees and covering it.
      2. dust was flying everywhere and covering it.
      3. every inch of it was covered by wagons rushing home.
   3. The wagons went faster on the streets because they ______________________
      1. had to race the wind.
      2. wanted to get home before the rain.
      3. did not like the strong wind.
   4. 'Overlooked my father's house' means the thunderstorm ______________________ the building.
      1. spared
      2. saved
      3. surrounded
   5. The poem is about ______________________ aa thunderstorm.
      1. the progress of
      2. people's reactions to
      3. the fear of
2. 2.

   He flung a menace at the earth,
   A menace at the sky.

   Who is 'he'? What does 'flung a menace' mean?

3. 3.

   The thunder hurried slow;

   Why does the poet describe thunder in this manner?

4. 4.

   The lightning showed a yellow beak,
   And then a lived claw.

   What is the image created in these lines?

5. 5.

   And then, as if the hands

   That held the dams had parted hold.

   Which 'hand' could these be? Whatt happened when the 'dams' brust open?

6. 6.

   How did the thunderstorm start?