On Time - Practice Questions

 

📚 MCQs on "On Time"


✏️ Easy Level (1–8)

1. Who wrote the poem "On Time"?
A) William Shakespeare
B) John Milton
C) William Blake
D) John Keats

Answer: B) John Milton


2. What type of poem is "On Time"?
A) Narrative poem
B) Epic poem
C) Lyric poem
D) Dramatic monologue

Answer: C) Lyric poem


3. What is the main theme of "On Time"?
A) Celebration of youth
B) Victory over death and time
C) Beauty of nature
D) Love and romance

Answer: B) Victory over death and time


4. How does the poet feel about Time?
A) He fears it
B) He respects it
C) He welcomes its end
D) He ignores it

Answer: C) He welcomes its end


5. What meter is used in "On Time"?
A) Iambic pentameter
B) Trochaic tetrameter
C) Dactylic hexameter
D) Anapestic dimeter

Answer: A) Iambic pentameter


6. In the poem, what does "Time" do to everything?
A) Protects it
B) Destroys it
C) Changes it into gold
D) Makes it younger

Answer: B) Destroys it


7. What is the ultimate reward after Time ends?
A) Fame
B) Wealth
C) Eternal life and happiness
D) Rebirth

Answer: C) Eternal life and happiness


8. What kind of tone does Milton use in "On Time"?
A) Sad and gloomy
B) Happy and silly
C) Bold and hopeful
D) Angry and harsh

Answer: C) Bold and hopeful


✏️ Medium Level (9–15)

9. Which poetic device is used when Milton directly addresses "Time"?
A) Simile
B) Apostrophe
C) Allusion
D) Oxymoron

Answer: B) Apostrophe


10. In the line "gluttonous death," what device is used?
A) Metaphor
B) Simile
C) Imagery
D) Hyperbole

Answer: C) Imagery


11. What does the "race" of Time symbolize?
A) A sports competition
B) A journey of happiness
C) The fast and inevitable end of worldly life
D) A treasure hunt

Answer: C) The fast and inevitable end of worldly life


12. What is being described as “lazy leaden-stepping hours”?
A) Fast-moving minutes
B) Slow, heavy, dragging hours
C) Happy memories
D) Angelic beings

Answer: B) Slow, heavy, dragging hours


13. In the poem, when Time destroys itself, what will happen?
A) Time will be reborn
B) People will be trapped in sadness
C) Eternal joy and heaven will begin
D) A new Earth will be created

Answer: C) Eternal joy and heaven will begin


14. What does Milton compare to a "plummet" (a heavy weight)?
A) Love
B) Truth
C) Time’s slow movement
D) Dreams

Answer: C) Time’s slow movement


15. The "supreme throne" mentioned in the poem refers to:
A) A royal king
B) A judge’s seat
C) God’s throne in Heaven
D) The throne of Time

Answer: C) God’s throne in Heaven


✏️ Difficult Level (16–20)

16. Which three virtues will "shine" around God’s throne according to the poem?
A) Strength, Beauty, and Wealth
B) Truth, Peace, and Love
C) Knowledge, Wisdom, and Power
D) Courage, Justice, and Temperance

Answer: B) Truth, Peace, and Love


17. The line "Attir'd with stars, we shall forever sit" uses which poetic device?
A) Hyperbole
B) Simile
C) Metaphor
D) Alliteration

Answer: C) Metaphor


18. What does the "individual kiss" from Eternity suggest?
A) Eternity will punish everyone separately
B) Each soul will receive personal joy and welcome
C) Time will forgive people individually
D) Death will personally come to each soul

Answer: B) Each soul will receive personal joy and welcome


19. Which statement is true about the poet’s attitude towards earthly things?
A) He treasures them deeply
B) He thinks they are worthless compared to Heaven
C) He wants to preserve them forever
D) He believes they are more important than Heaven

Answer: B) He thinks they are worthless compared to Heaven


20. The "wandering bark" (ship) mentioned in many sonnets is replaced in "On Time" with which image?
A) A river
B) A flood of joy
C) A ship of dreams
D) A battle

Answer: B) A flood of joy



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