Question

First, read the question given below, then listen to the poem, read aloud by the teacher, or played on an audio player. Then answer the question based on your listening of the poem.

 

Midnight Wonders
I was tossing in my bed in the midnight hour, struggling to get a wink of sleep, but my eyes lay on the clock tower.

I looked upon the dark sky; it was adorned with sparkling pearls, which giggled at me and put a shine to my curls.

I gazed at the chubby moon, which was white and glistening like milk. Gave me a lovely, motherly smile through her lips as rosy pink.

All these magnificent objects made my mind calm. My eyelids started drooping. I was grateful for their wonderful charm.

Nature had arrived to aid me when I was trying to catch sleep. She, with her caring palms, lulled me to slumber, so deep.

1. The poet was tossing in the bed awake because ______

1. he was worried
2. he was struggling to sleep
3. it was daytime
4. he was tired

2. The ______were ‘sparkling as pearls’.

1. moon
2. sun
3. stars
4. meteoroids

3. The ______gave the poet a motherly smile.

1. sun
2. stars
3. moon
4. sky

4. ______made the poet’s eyelids droop.

1. nature
2. rosy lips
3. songs
4. tiredness

5. ______is the title of the poem.

1. Wonders
2. Midnight Wonders
3. Nature
4. Midnight dreams

Answer 1

1. The poet was tossing in the bed awake because he was struggling to sleep. 
2. The stars were ‘sparkling as pearls’.
3. The moon gave the poet a motherly smile.
4. Nature made the poet’s eyelids droop.
5. Midnight Wonders is the title of the poem