Class 12 English Poetry Ch-4 Ode to Autumn MCQs Exam 2027

Topic 1: About the Poet (John Keats)

1. Keats was a …… poet. [BSEB, 2023A, 2019A]

   (A) Romantic

   (B) Victorian

   (C) Modern

   (D) Augustan

2. John Keats is a ……………….. poet. [BSEB, 2021A]

   (A) Romantic

   (B) Metaphysical

   (C) War

   (D) Nature

3. ………. was a great lover of Nature.

   (A) John Keats

   (B) John Donne

   (C) W.H. Auden

   (D) Walt Whitman

4. …… died of tuberculosis at the age of 26. [BSEB, 2019C]

   (A) John Keats

   (B) John Donne

   (C) Keki N. Daruwalla

   (D) T.S. Eliot

5. John Keats belonged to ………. . [BSEB, 2019C]

   (A) Britain

   (B) Ireland

   (C) Iceland

   (D) Germany

6. Keats was interested in …….. .

   (A) Cricket

   (B) Boxing and Cricket

   (C) Hockey

   (D) Football

7. John Keats was born in the year:

   (A) 1792

   (B) 1795

   (C) 1798

   (D) 1800

8. John Keats died in the year …….. .

   (A) 1821

   (B) 1822

   (C) 1820

   (D) 1819

9. Keats died in which city?

   (A) London

   (B) Paris

   (C) Rome

   (D) Venice

10. Keats’s first poem ‘Lines in Imitation of Spenser’ was published in ……. .

    (A) 1814

    (B) 1815

    (C) 1816

    (D) 1817

11. Keats’s poetry is characterized by:

    (A) Intellectualism

    (B) Sensuousness

    (C) Satire

    (D) Religious fervor

Topic 2: Important Works of Keats

12. ‘Endymion’, ‘Lamia’ and ‘Hyperion’ are written by : [BSEB, 2018C, 2025A]

    (A) John Keats

    (B) T.S. Eliot

    (C) William Wordsworth

    (D) S.T. Coleridge

13. John Keats has written the poem—

    (A) An Epitaph

    (B) Ode To Autumn

    (C) The Soldier

    (D) Fire-Hymn

Topic 3: About the Poem (Ode to Autumn)

14. ‘Ode To Autumn’ is—

    (A) an epic

    (B) an elegy

    (C) an ode

    (D) a ballad

15. ‘Ode to Autumn’ is a/an ………. . [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Epic

    (B) Elegy

    (C) Ode

    (D) Ballad

16. In ‘Ode to Autumn’, Keats deals with …….. in detail. [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Spring

    (B) Winter

    (C) Summer

    (D) Autumn

17. The theme of ‘Ode to Autumn’ is ………. . [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) Scarcity

    (B) Abundance/Fulfillment

    (C) Sorrow

    (D) Poverty

18. The poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ describes the …….. of nature.

    (A) Cruelty

    (B) Beauty and Bounty

    (C) Scarcity

    (D) Anger

19. ‘Ode to Autumn’ is a poem of:

    (A) Love

    (B) War

    (C) Nature

    (D) Melancholy

20. Each stanza of ‘Ode to Autumn’ consists of …….. lines. [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) ten

    (B) eleven

    (C) twelve

    (D) thirteen

21. How many lines are there in each of the three stanzas of ‘Ode to Autumn’?

    (A) 10

    (B) 12

    (C) 11

    (D) 14

22. The poem ‘Ode to Autumn’ consists of how many stanzas?

    (A) Two

    (B) Three

    (C) Four

    (D) Five

23. In a series of memorable pictures, John Keats exhibits the principle of …… in nature. [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) scarcity

    (B) beauty

    (C) maturity

    (D) immaturity

Topic 4: Themes and Characteristics of Autumn

24. Autumn is a season of mellow—

    (A) no wind

    (B) fruitlessness

    (C) fruitfulness

    (D) None of these

25. Autumn is a season of : [BSEB, 2024A]

    (A) fruitfulness

    (B) no fire

    (C) no rain

    (D) no leaves

26. Autumn starts with the departure of the ……….. seasons. [BSEB, 2025A]

    (A) winter

    (B) spring

    (C) rainy

    (D) summer

27. Autumn is the ‘close bosom-friend’ of the maturing ……… . [BSEB, 2018A]

    (A) moon

    (B) sun

    (C) stars

    (D) sky

28. Who is the ‘close bosom-friend’ of the maturing sun? [BSEB, 2020A]

    (A) Spring

    (B) Autumn

    (C) Winter

    (D) Summer

29. Autumn is conspiring with the ………. to bless the vine.

    (A) moon

    (B) sun

    (C) stars

    (D) rain

30. In ……….. new leaves and fruits come out on trees.

    (A) spring

    (B) autumn

    (C) summer

    (D) winter

31. Which fruit is mentioned in the poem ‘Ode to Autumn’?

    (A) Apple

    (B) Mango

    (C) Orange

    (D) Banana

32. In the third stanza of ‘Ode to Autumn’, Keats talks about the ……. of autumn.

    (A) fruits

    (B) music/sounds

    (C) flowers

    (D) colors

33. In ‘Ode to Autumn’, Keats describes the music of …….. .

    (A) Spring

    (B) Summer

    (C) Autumn

    (D) Winter

34. The ‘cider-press’ mentioned in the poem is used to extract juice from:

    (A) Grapes

    (B) Oranges

    (C) Apples

    (D) Pears

Topic 5: Personification and Symbols

35. Who sits carelessly on the granary floor in ‘Ode to Autumn’?

    (A) Old man

    (B) Children

    (C) Young men

    (D) Woman

36. “Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours” – here ‘thou’ stands for …… .

    (A) Poet

    (B) Sun

    (C) Autumn

    (D) Bees

37. “Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind” – who is being addressed here?

    (A) A girl

    (B) The poet’s beloved

    (C) The personified Autumn

    (D) The Spring

38. The speaker in ‘Ode to Autumn’ is a lover of:

    (A) Landscape

    (B) Nature

    (C) Cities

    (D) Books

Topic 6: Important Lines from the Poem (Extracts)

39. “The bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees, …” is from : [BSEB, 2022A]

    (A) Song of Myself

    (B) Ode to Autumn

    (C) Snake

    (D) Fire Hymn

40. “Conspiring with him how to load and bless’ is taken from :

    (A) Ode to Autumn

    (B) Snake

    (C) Fire-Hymn

    (D) An Epitaph

41. ‘And gathering swallows twitter in the skies’ is taken from — [BSEB, 2019C]

    (A) snake

    (B) The soldier

    (C) ode to Autumn

    (D) An Epitaph

42. ‘Where are the songs of spring’? is a line from : [BSEB, 2018C]

    (A) Fire-Hymn

    (B) Macavity-The Mystery Cat

    (C) An Epitaph

    (D) To Autumn

43. “Thou watchest the last oozings hours by hours.’ is from— [BSEB, 2021A, 2024A]

    (A) Song of Myself

    (B) An Epitaph

    (C) Ode to Autumn

    (D) Snake

44. “The redbreast whistles from a garden-croft” is a line from : [BSEB, 2023A]

    (A) Snake

    (B) Ode to Autumn

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) Fire-Hymn

45. “And full-grown lambs loud bleat from hilly bourn” is taken from :

    (A) Ode to Autumn

    (B) The Soldier

    (C) An Epitaph

    (D) Fire-Hymn

46. “Hedge-crickets sing” is a line from which poem? [BSEB, 2021A]

    (A) Snake

    (B) Ode to Autumn

    (C) My Grandmother’s House

    (D) The Soldier

47. “To swell the gourd, and plump the hazel shells” is from : [BSEB, 2019A]

    (A) Fire-Hymn

    (B) Ode to Autumn

    (C) Song of Myself

    (D) Snake

48. “To bend with apples the moss’d cottage-trees” – which season is being described?

    (A) Spring

    (B) Summer

    (C) Winter

    (D) Autumn

Topic 7: General Knowledge & Mixed Practice

49. ‘Ode to Autumn’ is written by :

    (A) John Keats

    (B) P. B. Shelley

    (C) John Donne

    (D) S. T. Coleridge

50. In ‘Ode to Autumn’, the ‘winnowing wind’ refers to the process of:

    (A) Watering plants

    (B) Planting seeds

    (C) Separating grain from chaff

    (D) Cutting trees

51. What does Keats call the sun in the poem?

    (A) A golden orb

    (B) Maturing sun

    (C) Rising sun

    (D) Dying sun

52. John Keats is a ……………….. poet. (Specific Mention)

    (A) Romantic

    (B) Metaphysical

    (C) War

    (D) Nature

53. Autumn is described as the season of:

    (A) Mists and fruitfulness

    (B) Snow and cold

    (C) Rain and storm

    (D) Heat and dust

54. Keats died at the very young age of:

    (A) 24

    (B) 25

    (C) 26

    (D) 27

55. The birds mentioned in the last lines of the poem are:

    (A) Parrots

    (B) Swallows

    (C) Sparrows

    (D) Peacocks