Mild the Mist Upon the Hill Questions and Answers
Exercise 1
(1) The mist was upon the
(a) grass
(b) roof
(c) hill
(d) leaf
Ans: (c) hill
(2) The sorrow of the day is described as
(a) silent
(b) terrible
(c) overwhelming
(d) little
Ans: (a) silent
(3) The hall door mentioned in the poem is
(a) new
(b) large
(c) broken
(d) old
Ans: (d) old
(4) The poet watches the cloudy
(a) morning
(b) evening
(c) afternoon
(d) night
Ans: (b) evening
(5) The colour of the mist is
(a) grey
(b) white
(c) yellow
(d) blue
Ans: (d) blue
(6) The damp stands on the
(a) wall
(b) floor
(c) bush
(d) grass
Ans: (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 near the old hall door in her father’s house.
(2) What did the poet watch on the ‘cloudy evening’ ?
Ans: Poet watches the blue mists covering the horizon chain.