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<\/p>\nI. Read the following extracts and answer the questions\/complete the sentences that follow :
\nI am an orphan\/roaming the street.
\nI pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
\nThe silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.<\/p>\n
Question 1.<\/p>\n
(A) analytical.
\n(B) despairing.
\n(C) peaceful.
\n(D) nervous.
\nAnswer:
\n(C) peaceful.<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nThe lines make the reader’s mind relax and feel peace.<\/p>\n
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Question 2.<\/p>\n
Statement A – The figure T imagines a less than realistic view of being an orphan.
\nStatement B – The figure T does not like the speaker.<\/p>\n
(A) A is true, B is false, according to the extract
\n(B) A is true, B cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.
\n(C) A cannot be clearly inferred from the extract, B is false.
\n(D) A is true and can be inferred from the poem, B is true too.
\nAnswer:
\n(B) A is true, B cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nIt is never clearly indicated in the extract whether T likes the speaker or not.<\/p>\n
Question 3.<\/p>\n
(A) chaos of the street
\n(B) constant instructions received
\n(C) sweetness of freedom
\n(D) hushed, bare feet
\nAnswer:
\n(B) constant instructions received<\/p>\n
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Question 4.<\/p>\n
Read the reasons given below and choose the option that lists the most accurate reasoning:<\/p>\n
(i) It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.
\n(ii) It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.
\n(iii) It mirrors a child’s expression.
\n(iv) It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.<\/p>\n
(A) (i) and (iv)
\n(B) (i) and (ii)
\n(C) (ii) and (iii)
\n(D) (iii) and (iv)
\nAnswer:
\n(C) (ii) and (iii)<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nThe lines enclosed in parenthesis reflect the inner feelings and expressions of the child’s mind.
\nQuestion 5.<\/p>\n
(A) That is a lovely pattern for a wallpaper.
\n(B) He decided to wear a patterned shirt to the party.
\n(C) Poetry is a form of pattern making.
\n(D) She patterned her hair after her favourite celebrity.
\nAnswer:
\n(D) She patterned her hair after her favourite celebrity.<\/p>\n
Explanation:
\nPatterned here refers to dying or drawing some repetitive style.<\/p>\n
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Question 6.<\/p>\n
(A) Precious are words for (A) soft dust Question 8.<\/p>\n II. Don’t bite your nails, Amanda! Question 1.<\/p>\n (A) show the speaker’s power over the listener. Explanation: Question 2.<\/p>\n Explanation: Question 3.<\/p>\n (A) The moon and the shimmering stars watched over us. Explanation: Question 4.<\/p>\n (A) It describes who the speaker is talking to. Explanation: Question 5.<\/p>\n (A) transparent: translucent Explanation: III. There is a languid, emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is mea mermaid, drifting blissfully.<\/p>\n Question 1.<\/p>\n (A) Amanda Question 2.<\/p>\n (A) To show inner thoughts of mother Explanation: Question 3.<\/p>\n (A) Languid Explanation: Question 4.<\/p>\n (A) Away from noise Explanation: Question 5.<\/p>\n (A) Simile 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 …<\/p>\n
\n(B) Speech is silver
\n(C) Silver is the tongue
\n(D) Ideas may be precious but
\nAnswer:
\n(B) Speech is silver
\n
\nQuestion 7.<\/span><\/p>\nA 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.<\/h2>\n
\n(B) hushed (bare) feet
\n(C) freedom (is) sweet
\n(D) silence (is) golden
\nAnswer:
\n(B) hushed (bare) feet<\/p>\nWhich image corresponds to what Amanda, is doing in this extract?<\/h2>\n
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\n(A) Option 4
\n(B) Option
\n(C) Option
\n(D) Option
\nAnswer:
\n(B) Option<\/p>\n
\nDon’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
\nStop that slouching and sit up straight,
\nAmanda!<\/p>\nThe purpose of the speaker’s words in the given extract is to:<\/h2>\n
\n(B) make the listener a better human being.
\n(C) advise the listener as an elder.
\n(D) improve the listener’s posture and habits.
\nAnswer:
\n(D) improve the listener’s posture and habits.<\/p>\n
\nThe speaker wants the listener to improve posture as well as habits at the new place.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nPick the option that lists the image which correctly corresponds to the speaker’s mood in the extract.<\/h2>\n
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\n(A) Option 1
\n(B) Option 2
\n(C) Option 3
\n(D) Option 4
\nAnswer:
\n(C) Option 3<\/p>\n
\nThe speaker is angry. Option shows toil, Option 2 shows confusion, Option 3 shows anger and Option 4 shows crying<\/p>\nAlliteration is a literary device used in the extract. Which of the following options DOES NOT include example of this literary device?<\/h2>\n
\n(B) With that charming chat, Catherine chose comfort.
\n(C) Away ran the pathetic pooch pouting like a princess.
\n(D) Dee dee was driving down day after day.
\nAnswer:
\n(A) The moon and the shimmering stars watched over us.<\/p>\n
\n‘charming char Catherine’, ‘pathetic pooch pouting’ and ‘driving down day’ represent alliteration.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nWhat does the repetition of “Amanda!” at the end of each line reflect?<\/h2>\n
\n(B) It represents the absent-mindedness of the listener.
\n(C) It shows the frustration of the speaker.
\n(D) It helps create a rhyme scheme.
\nAnswer:
\n(C) It shows the frustration of the speaker.<\/p>\n
\nIt 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.<\/p>\nSelect the option that fits with the following: slouching : straight……… : ………<\/h2>\n
\n(B) lazy: agile
\n(C) forgetful: lively
\n(D) generous: liberal
\nAnswer:
\n(B) lazy: agile<\/p>\n
\nSlouching and Straight are closely related antonyms and so are Lazy and agile.<\/p>\nWho do these lines refer to?<\/h2>\n
\n(B) Mermaid
\n(C) Amanda’s sister
\n(D) None of these
\nAnswer:
\n(A) Amanda<\/p>\n<\/p>\nWhy is this stanza given within brackets?<\/h2>\n
\n(B) Day dreaming by Amanda
\n(C) To show the contrast
\n(D) Both (B) and (C)
\nAnswer:
\n(D) Both (B) and (C)<\/p>\n
\nTo represent the thoughts of Amanda<\/p>\nGive the word from the stanza which means “free flowing act of going with motion and force”.<\/h2>\n
\n(B) Blissfully
\n(C) Drifting
\n(D) Emerald
\nAnswer:
\n(C) Drifting<\/p>\n
\nLanguid means weak or faint. Blissfully means very happily. Drifting means freely flowing. Emerald is a precious stone.<\/p>\nWhy does Amanda want to be sole inhabitant of sea?<\/h2>\n
\n(B) Away from mother
\n(C) Away from this noisy and disturbing atmosphere
\n(D) Away from everyone
\nAnswer:
\n(C) Away from this noisy and disturbing atmosphere<\/p>\n
\nAmanda disliked the atmosphere that disturbed her inner thoughts and dreams.<\/p>\n<\/p>\nWhich poetic device is used in line-1?<\/h2>\n
\n(B) Metaphor
\n(C) Alliteration
\n(D) Personification
\nAnswer:
\n(B) Metaphor<\/p>\nMCQ Questions for Class 10 English with Answers<\/a><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"