MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Poem 6 Amanda
I. Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
I am an orphan/roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.
Question 1.
The tone of the given lines is :
(A) analytical.
(B) despairing.
(C) peaceful.
(D) nervous.
Answer:
(C) peaceful.
Explanation:
The lines make the reader’s mind relax and feel peace.
Question 2.
Read the statements A and B given below, and choose the option that correctly evaluates these statements.
Statement A – The figure T imagines a less than realistic view of being an orphan.
Statement B – The figure T does not like the speaker.
(A) A is true, B is false, according to the extract
(B) A is true, B cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.
(C) A cannot be clearly inferred from the extract, B is false.
(D) A is true and can be inferred from the poem, B is true too.
Answer:
(B) A is true, B cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.
Explanation:
It is never clearly indicated in the extract whether T likes the speaker or not.
Question 3.
The golden silence is contrasted with the
(A) chaos of the street
(B) constant instructions received
(C) sweetness of freedom
(D) hushed, bare feet
Answer:
(B) constant instructions received
Question 4.
The rhyme scheme ‘aaa’ in the above extract is followed in all other stanzas of the poem that are written in parenthesis, i.e., (). Why?
Read the reasons given below and choose the option that lists the most accurate reasoning:
(i) It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.
(ii) It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.
(iii) It mirrors a child’s expression.
(iv) It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.
(A) (i) and (iv)
(B) (i) and (ii)
(C) (ii) and (iii)
(D) (iii) and (iv)
Answer:
(C) (ii) and (iii)
Explanation:
The lines enclosed in parenthesis reflect the inner feelings and expressions of the child’s mind.
Question 5.
Pick the option that lists the usage of the word ‘pattern’, as in the extract above.
(A) That is a lovely pattern for a wallpaper.
(B) He decided to wear a patterned shirt to the party.
(C) Poetry is a form of pattern making.
(D) She patterned her hair after her favourite celebrity.
Answer:
(D) She patterned her hair after her favourite celebrity.
Explanation:
Patterned here refers to dying or drawing some repetitive style.
Question 6.
Which option completes the popular adage given below?…………… silence is gold.
(A) Precious are words for
(B) Speech is silver
(C) Silver is the tongue
(D) Ideas may be precious but
Answer:
(B) Speech is silver
Question 7.
A transferred epithet is a literary device where the modifier or epithet is transferred from the noun it is meant to describe to another noun in the sentence. Based on the given definition of ‘transferred epithet’, choose the option that lists an example of transferred epithet.
(A) soft dust
(B) hushed (bare) feet
(C) freedom (is) sweet
(D) silence (is) golden
Answer:
(B) hushed (bare) feet
Question 8.
Which image corresponds to what Amanda, is doing in this extract?
(A) Option 4
(B) Option
(C) Option
(D) Option
Answer:
(B) Option
II. Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!
Question 1.
The purpose of the speaker’s words in the given extract is to:
(A) show the speaker’s power over the listener.
(B) make the listener a better human being.
(C) advise the listener as an elder.
(D) improve the listener’s posture and habits.
Answer:
(D) improve the listener’s posture and habits.
Explanation:
The speaker wants the listener to improve posture as well as habits at the new place.
Question 2.
Pick the option that lists the image which correctly corresponds to the speaker’s mood in the extract.
(A) Option 1
(B) Option 2
(C) Option 3
(D) Option 4
Answer:
(C) Option 3
Explanation:
The speaker is angry. Option shows toil, Option 2 shows confusion, Option 3 shows anger and Option 4 shows crying
Question 3.
Alliteration is a literary device used in the extract. Which of the following options DOES NOT include example of this literary device?
(A) The moon and the shimmering stars watched over us.
(B) With that charming chat, Catherine chose comfort.
(C) Away ran the pathetic pooch pouting like a princess.
(D) Dee dee was driving down day after day.
Answer:
(A) The moon and the shimmering stars watched over us.
Explanation:
‘charming char Catherine’, ‘pathetic pooch pouting’ and ‘driving down day’ represent alliteration.
Question 4.
What does the repetition of “Amanda!” at the end of each line reflect?
(A) It describes who the speaker is talking to.
(B) It represents the absent-mindedness of the listener.
(C) It shows the frustration of the speaker.
(D) It helps create a rhyme scheme.
Answer:
(C) It shows the frustration of the speaker.
Explanation:
It shows that the speaker is frustrated and tired with the habits of Amanda and wants to remind her to understand that everything is being said to her.
Question 5.
Select the option that fits with the following: slouching : straight……… : ………
(A) transparent: translucent
(B) lazy: agile
(C) forgetful: lively
(D) generous: liberal
Answer:
(B) lazy: agile
Explanation:
Slouching and Straight are closely related antonyms and so are Lazy and agile.
III. There is a languid, emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is mea mermaid, drifting blissfully.
Question 1.
Who do these lines refer to?
(A) Amanda
(B) Mermaid
(C) Amanda’s sister
(D) None of these
Answer:
(A) Amanda
Question 2.
Why is this stanza given within brackets?
(A) To show inner thoughts of mother
(B) Day dreaming by Amanda
(C) To show the contrast
(D) Both (B) and (C)
Answer:
(D) Both (B) and (C)
Explanation:
To represent the thoughts of Amanda
Question 3.
Give the word from the stanza which means “free flowing act of going with motion and force”.
(A) Languid
(B) Blissfully
(C) Drifting
(D) Emerald
Answer:
(C) Drifting
Explanation:
Languid means weak or faint. Blissfully means very happily. Drifting means freely flowing. Emerald is a precious stone.
Question 4.
Why does Amanda want to be sole inhabitant of sea?
(A) Away from noise
(B) Away from mother
(C) Away from this noisy and disturbing atmosphere
(D) Away from everyone
Answer:
(C) Away from this noisy and disturbing atmosphere
Explanation:
Amanda disliked the atmosphere that disturbed her inner thoughts and dreams.
Question 5.
Which poetic device is used in line-1?
(A) Simile
(B) Metaphor
(C) Alliteration
(D) Personification
Answer:
(B) Metaphor