Amanda MCQs with Answers NCERT Class 10 English Poem 6

 

“Amanda” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Book Poem 6

 

Amanda MCQs – MCQs of Class 10 English Poem 6 Amanda by Robin Klein have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 10 can prepare the MCQs of Poem 6 Amanda from the NCERT First Flight book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the MCQs of Amanda. These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.

 

For Correct Answers, see end of post. (below)

 

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1. The golden silence is contrasted with the __________.
A. chaos of the street.
B. constant instructions received.
C. sweetness of freedom.
D. hushed, bare feet.

2. “I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.”
Pick the option that lists the usage of the word ‘pattern’, as in the line.
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.

3. 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

4. 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 a transferred epithet.
A. soft dust
B. hushed (bare) feet
C. freedom (is) sweet
D. silence (is) golden

5. Which image corresponds to what Amanda is doing in this poem?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
6. What does the repetition of “Amanda!” mean at the end of each line?
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.

7. Select the option that fits with the following:

slouching : straight:: ______ : _______
A. transparent: translucent
B. lazy: agile
C. forgetful: lively
D. generous: liberal

8. “Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!”
Pick the option that lists the image which correctly corresponds to the speaker’s mood in the given lines.

A. Image (i)
B. Image (ii)
C. Image (iii)
D. Image (iv)

9. Reference to a famous or imaginary person, animal species or thing. In the poem, the poet has used the word Mermaid and Rapunzel
Identify the figure of speech used-
A. Assonance
B. Allusion
C. Alliteration
D. Anaphora

10. Identify the poetic device in “Silence is golden.”
A. Metaphor
B. Alliteration
C. Assonance
D. Simile

11. Which of these is a synonym for ‘languid’?
A. Rapid
B. Relaxed
C. Sickly
D. Humid

12. How would you describe the adult’s tone?
A. Relaxed
B. Scared
C. Indifferent
D. Scolding

13. Which of these statements is not true?
A. The adult wants Amanda to be obedient.
B. The adult believes that Amanda isn’t being nagged.
C. The adult is fed up with Amanda’s mood swings.
D. The adult understands Amanda’s exhaustion at being scolded.

14. Identify the adult’s tone in this extract.
A. Authoritative
B. Innocent
C. Dreamy
D. Nostalgic

15. What does the phrase, ‘the silence is golden’ signify?
A. Amanda wishes to find gold on silent streets.
B. Amanda believes silence is golden in colour.
C. Amanda cherishes silence as much as gold.
D. Amanda wants to give gold to silent street-dwellers.

16. Which of these words is a synonym for ‘roaming’?
A. Spreading
B. Wandering
C. Dreaming
D. Making

17. What can one conclude based on the poem?
A. The adult cares about Amanda’s mental health.
B. Amanda yearns for a peaceful life.
C. The adults love to pamper Amanda.
D. Amanda is obsessed with fairy-tales.

18. Sulking means-
A. be in a bad mood
B. be in a good mood
C. be sleepy
D. be in an angry mood

19. Eating ________ is forbidden for Amanda.
A. Pizza
B. Burger
C. Chocolates
D. Marshmallows

20. “I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet”
The tone of the given lines is
A. analytical
B. despairing
C. peaceful
D. nervous

21. Who is the poet of the poem “Amanda”?
A. Leslie Norris
B. Robert Frost
C. Carolyn Wells
D. Robin Klein

22. What is the meaning of “slouching”?
A. Bend
B. Sit in a lazy way
C. lie down
D. bend backwards

23. What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?
A. be in the green sea
B. lead a relaxing life
C. All of the above
D. None of the above

24. Name the literary devices used in the line “Stop that slouching and sit up straight”.
A. Anaphora
B. Assonance
C. Metaphor
D. Alliteration

25. Name the literary device used in the line “Don’t bite your nails, Amanda! Don’t hunch your shoulders,
Amanda!”
A. Anaphora
B. Enjambment
C. Metaphor
D. Alliteration

26. What does she want to do as an orphan?
A. walk freely in the streets
B. play in dust with bare feet
C. All of the above
D. None of the above

27. Name the literary device used in the line “freedom is sweet”
A. Anaphora
B. Enjambment
C. Metaphor
D. Alliteration

28. What does she imagine being when she pictures herself in a tower?
A. Mermaid
B. Orphan
C. Rapunzel
D. None of the Above

29. What does she picture herself as in the last stanza?
A. Mermaid
B. Orphan
C. Rapunzel
D. None of the Above

30. What will Amanda’s behaviour make people think?
A. her mother loves her
B. her mother harasses her
C. her mother is understanding
D. both A and C

ANSWER KEY

1	B	16	B
2	D	17	B
3	B	18	A
4	B	19	C
5	B	20	C
6	C	21	D
7	B	22	B
8	C	23	C
9	B	24	D
10	A	25	A
11	B	26	C
12	D	27	C
13	D	28	C
14	A	29	D
15	C	30	B

 

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