Read the poem and answer the questions given below it.
The Kite on the Wire
Munna’s kite was the best on our roof that day,
green paper, with a tail of yellow thread,
till a sharper string came cutting through the sky,
and it fell, and caught on the wires overhead.
Now it hangs above the lane by the tea stall,
between two poles, too high for any hand.
Munna threw stones at it all evening long.
The shopkeeper laughed. The kite would not land.
Each morning the wind stops by to coax it,
tugs at its tail and whispers, “Fly.”
The kite shivers, lifts one paper corner,
and stays where it is, against the sky.
The rains have washed its green to grey.
Its tail is now a knot of string.
Munna has two new kites this year,
but he still looks up when the wires sing.
Someday a storm will take it, or the rain,
and the lane will forget it was ever there.
But for now it holds on, a scrap of green,
still flying, in its fashion, in the air.
What does the line “but he still looks up when the wires sing” suggest about Munna?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → He has not forgotten his old kite, though he has new ones.
The line shows that the lost kite still matters to Munna.
- The line before says “Munna has two new kites this year”. The word “but” sets up a contrast.
- When the wind hums in the wires, he “still looks up” at the old kite caught there. New kites have not taken its place in his mind.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: He is afraid that the wires may break and fall. — Incorrect. Not mentioned: Nothing in the poem says the wires are weak or that Munna is afraid.
Option 2: He enjoys listening to the music the wires make. — Incorrect. Misread: The wires “sing” only when the wind blows. He looks up because his old kite hangs there, not for the sound.
Option 4: He is waiting for the right wind to fly his new kites. — Incorrect. Wrong reason: The “but” links the line to the old kite, not the new ones. The poem never shows him waiting to fly them.