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Read the poem given below and answer the questions that follow by selecting the correct/most appropriate options :

I think that I shall never see
A poem lovely as a tree. A tree whose hungry mouth is prest
Against the earth’s sweet flowing breast; A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray; A tree that may in Summer wear
A nest of robins in her hair; Upon whose bosom snow has lain;
Who intimately lives with rain. Poems are made by fools like me,
But only God can make a tree.

The tree prays to God by

Options

A

swinging its branches.

B

lifting her arms.

C

producing fruit and flowers.

D

providing shade to travellers.

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Correct Answer :

Option B

lifting her arms.

Solution :

The correct answer is lifting her arms.

Step-by-step explanation:

1. Analyze the given lines in the poem:

"A tree that looks at God all day,
And lifts her leafy arms to pray;"

2. The poem explicitly states that the tree lifts her "leafy arms" (referring to its branches) in order to pray to God.

3. Therefore, according to the poem, the tree prays to God by lifting her arms.

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