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Elementary school classroom in a slum mcq
Q1- Who is the writer of the poem elementary school classroom in a slum?
- Stephen Spender
- John Donne
- John Hoyer Updike
- Kamala Das
Q2- Through the description of the slum children, the poet wants to express the prevailing in society
- Social justice and equality
- Childhood is the best stage of life
- Social injustice and class inequalities
- None of the above
Q3- Where is Stephen Spender was born?
- Japan
- America
- France
- Britain
Q4- The children’s faces are compared to ‘rootless weeds. It means
- They are wasters
- They are ill-fed
- They are insecure
- None of the above
Q5- ‘The stunted unlucky heir of twisted bones’ means the boy
- is short and bony
- is poor and unlucky
- is sad and unwell
- has an inherited disability
Q6- One of the following phrases implies unhealthy children. It is
- unlucky heir
- these children’s faces
- a paper seeming boy
- from gusty waves
Q7- ‘The tall girl with her head weighed down’ means
- the girl is ashamed of something
- has untidy hair
- is ill and exhausted
- is shy
Q8- This poem is part of the book
- Girl that failed
- God that failed
- Man that failed
- None of the above
Q9- What is the example Simile from the poem?
- As big as mountain
- Like a lion
- Slums as big as doom
- None of the above
Q10- What is the example of Metaphor from the poem?
- Rat’s eyes
- Tree room
- Squirrel’s game
- All of these
Answer Sheet
1 | A |
2 | C |
3 | D |
4 | B |
5 | D |
6 | C |
7 | C |
8 | B |
9 | C |
10 | D |
Q11- What tempts these children?
- Pictures of Shakespeare
- Pictures of sun, ships and love
- Pictures of Tyrolese valley
- All of these
Q12- What does the expression ‘cramped holes’ imply?
- Small holes in school walls
- Very small houses
- Dingy congested shacks
- None of the above
Q13- Who is the poet of these lines?
- W.B. Yeats
- Stephen Spender
- Robert Frost
- Pablo Neruda
Q14- What does the map represent?
- World of the rich and the powerful
- World of the poor
- World of the slum children
- A world which the poet desires for these slum children
Q15- Which of the following is not the example of Metaphor from the poem?
- Like rootless weeds
- Cramped holes
- Future’s painted with a fog
- Father’s gnarled disease
Q16- What is the example of alliteration from the poem?
- Bottle bits
- Far far from gusty waves
- Surely Shakespeare
- All of these
Q17- Run azure on gold sands_
Run naked into books_
Which poetic device used here?
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Anaphora
- Repetition
Q18- A thin boy is compared to
- A root
- Paper
- A hair
- Yarn
Q19- In the poem what is the stunted boy reciting?
- Prayer
- A song
- His lesson from his desk
- Nothing
Q20- Meaning of “sour cream walls”
- Dirty white walls
- Dirty black walls
- Clean walls
- None of the above
Answer Sheet
11 | D |
12 | C |
13 | B |
14 | D |
15 | A |
16 | D |
17 | C |
18 | B |
19 | C |
20 | A |
Q21- Which are the two worlds does the poet is bringing out here?
- beautiful scenes & slum children
- The poverty world and the slum children.
- Map of the rich and slum children
- The world of poverty of the slum children & the prosperity of the rich.
Q22- What do the pictures on the wall suggest?
- happiness, richness, well- being and beauty
- donations of rich people.
- generosity of the rich
- charity of the rich
Q23- How do the pictures contrast to the classroom life of the children?
- walls are not clean
- brightness required in the class to see the pictures clearly.
- sour cream walls are not a good background
- dull and dim class with weak children.
Q24- What does ‘open-handed map’ mean?
- maps are drawn on the orders of powerful people or conquerors expanding their territories.
- map of the children where they can go
- Powers of the rulers who command the teachers
- open a map or political map of the country
Q25- Who are the Children in the poem?
- The children of the village
- The children of slum
- The children of the city
- None of the above
Q26- What sort of life do these children live?
- Prosperous
- Happy
- Miserable
- None of these
Q27- Who is sitting at the back of the dim class?
- A young unnoted sweet boy
- The stunted boy
- The tall girl
- A paper seeming boy
Q28-What has been referred to as catacombs?
- Slum
- The school classroom
- The little narrow homes of the slum dwellers
- None
Q29- Slag heap is a reference to
- Large pile of waste material
- Large pile of clothes
- Large pile of books
- None
Q30- Gusty waves symbolizes
- Freedom and joy
- Miserable condition
- Tired children
- Sadness
Answer Sheet
21 | D |
22 | A |
23 | D |
24 | A |
25 | B |
26 | C |
27 | A |
28 | C |
29 | A |
30 | A |
Q31- Which is their world mentioned here?
- The rich world is reflected
- Their world is limited to the window of the classroom.
- the beautiful scenes of the classroom
- the outside world is beautiful
Q32- How is the world of the slum children?
- It is full of happiness
- It is full of hopelessness.
- It is full of beautiful scenes.
- It is full of despair and despondency.
Q33- Who is the poet of the poem ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’?
- Stephen Spender
- Slender
- Kamal Das
- John Keats
Q34- ‘future painted with fog’ means
- Classroom is as foggy and unclear
- Fog is painted in the wall
- Future of slum children is unclear
- Broken classroom walls
Q35- Which poetic device is used in “Whose language is the sun”?
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Personification
- Irony
Q36- The last stanza in the poem is different from other stanzas because it is
- Short
- Long
- Optimistic
- Pessimistic
Q37- Shakespeare is called wicked because he__the children
- Loves
- Hates
- Tempts
- Educates
Q38- What does the poet wish for the children of slums?
- Good changes for them
- Be happy and healthy
- To lead a prosperous and happy life
- All of the above
Q39- What do the governor, inspector visitor in the poem depict?
- Government officials
- Higher officials
- Political people
- Powerful and influential people
Q40- What blots the maps of the slum children?
- Stones
- Garbage
- Dirty slums
- None
Answer Sheet
31 | B |
32 | D |
33 | A |
34 | C |
35 | A |
36 | C |
37 | C |
38 | D |
39 | D |
40 | C |
Q41- What does the poet mean by ‘a narrow street’?
- There is no wide scope available for the slum children’ future growth.
- roads are very narrow
- Narrow roads traffic jam
- Narrow roads in their streets
Q42- How are the ‘rivers, capes and star of words’ far for the slum children?
- They are away from the books.
- They are living far away from their rivers.
- peaceful living and deprived from knowledge and education.
- There are no schools.
Q43- What does ‘stars of words’ mean?
- Literacy aspect of books that these slim children don’t understand
- Stars in the sky are far away
- Words which are written in the book
- Stars that look bright in the sky
Q44- Far far from rivers, capes and stars of words. Which poetic device is used?
- simile
- metaphor
- repetition
- pun
Q45- His eyes live in a dream. What is the dream?
- To be squirrel
- To see Tyrolese valley
- To go out in the world
- To eat good food
Answer Sheet
41 | A |
42 | A |
43 | A |
44 | C |
45 | C |
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Answer Sheet
1 | A | 11 | D | 21 | D | 31 | B | 41 | A |
2 | C | 12 | C | 22 | A | 32 | D | 42 | A |
3 | D | 13 | B | 23 | D | 33 | A | 43 | A |
4 | B | 14 | D | 24 | A | 34 | C | 44 | C |
5 | D | 15 | A | 25 | B | 35 | A | 45 | C |
6 | C | 16 | D | 26 | C | 36 | C | ||
7 | C | 17 | C | 27 | A | 37 | C | ||
8 | B | 18 | B | 28 | C | 38 | D | ||
9 | C | 19 | C | 29 | A | 39 | D | ||
10 | D | 20 | A | 30 | A | 40 | C |
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