Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star

Twinkle, twinkle, little star,

How I wonder what you are!

Up above the world so high,

Like a diamond in the sky.

          When the blazing sun is gone,

          When he nothing shines upon,

          Then you show your little light,

          Twinkle, twinkle, all the night.

Then the traveller in the dark

Thanks you for your tiny spark,

How could he see where to go,

If you did not twinkle so?

          In the dark blue sky you keep,

          And often through my curtains peep

          For you never shut your eye,

          Till the sun is in the sky.

As your bright and tiny spark

Lights the traveller in the dark,

Though I know not what you are,

Twinkle, twinkle, little star.

                                        –JANE TAYLOR

Refer the given poem to answer the following questions:

1. Why does the poet think and wonder?

(A) how the star twinkle                  (B) what is the star

(C) why the star is here                   (D) To see the star in the sky

2. What does the star look like to the poet?

(A) Twinkle          (B) Pearl              (C) Diamond        (D) None of these

3. How is the sun according to the poet?

(A) Twinkling       (B) Dazzling        (C) Blaring           (D) Blazing

4. When does the star show its little light?

(A) When the sun is bright            (B) When the clouds are in the sky

(C) When the sun is gone               (D) When the moon is gone

5. ‘Then the traveler in the dark’, what does the word ‘traveler’ here refer to?

(A) Sun                 (B) Star                (C) Moon             (D) Clouds

6. How does the light of the star look like?

(A) Tiny spark     (B) Burning ball (C) Ray of light    (D) Tiny sun

7. Who is the author of this poem?

(A) Harivansh Rai Bachchan           (B) Christina Rossetti

(C) William Shakespeare                 (D) Jane Taylor

8. What is the colour of the sky at night according to the poet?

(A) Black              (B) Dark grey       (C) Dark blue       (D) Dark brown

9. For how long the star doesn’t shut its eyes?

(A) Till the moon is in the sky        (B) Till the sun is in the sky

(C) Till the clouds are in the sky     (D) Till the rainbow is in the sky

10. How does the star’s bright tiny spark help the travelers?

(A) It guides them                           (B) It cleans their way

(C) It gives them shade                   (D) It gives them light

Answer keys
(1) (B); (2) (C); (3) (D); (4) (C); (5) (B); (6) (A); (7) (D); (8) (C); (9) (B); (10) (D)