Amanda Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Poem 6

 

Amanda Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Poem 6

Summary :

This poem is about a little girl, Amanda, who is constantly instructed about what to do and what not to do. She is told not to hunch her shoulders and to sit up straight. She is told to finish her homework and clean her room. She is forbidden from eating a chocolate that she has. But Amanda keeps dreaming of a life of freedom in the open. She dreams of mermaids in the sea, of roaming barefoot in the dusty street and of the golden-haired Rapunzel who lived alone in a high tower. She takes no note of what is being said to her and is rebuked for being moody and sulking all the time.

1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Amanda’ ?

(a)Robert Browning

(a)Robin Klein

(a)Ogden Nash

(a)Robert Frost

Ans. (b) Robin Klein

 

2. What is Amanda doing with her nails?

(a)She is biting her nails.

(b)She is applying nail polish.

(c)She is cutting her nails.

(d)She is rubbing her nails against each other.

Ans. (a) She is biting her nails.

 

3. 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

Ans. (a) Anaphora

 

4. What does the speaker ask Amanda not to do to her nails?

(a)Wash it

(b)Bite it

(c)Hurt it

(d)None of these

Ans. (b) Bite it

 

5. What does the exclamation, ‘Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!’ meant ?

(a)Her parents were concerned about her bad habit.

(b)Her parents were encouraging her bad habit.

(c)Her parents were docile.

(d)Her parents were not concerned.

Ans. (a) Her parents were concerned about her bad habit.

 

6. Which option correctly explains the phrase in the given line from ‘Amanda’

Don’t hunch your shoulders.

(a)Stand up straight

(b)Look into my eyes

(c)Don’t stare

(d)Don’t avoid

Ans. (a) Stand up straight

 

7. The purpose of warning Amanda ‘Don’t hunch your shoulders’ was to _________.

(a)correct her posture

(b)correct her language

(c)correct her freedom

(d)she was the mother

Ans. (a) correct her posture

 

8. In the poem Amanda, which option would fall in line with ‘correct posture’ slouching:: sit up straight : hunch::_____

(a)bend down

(b)droop

(c)straighten

(d)arched

Ans. (c) straighten

 

9. What should Amanda not do to her shoulders?

(a)Straighten

(b)Slouch

(c)Hunch

(d)Move

Ans. (c) Hunch

 

10. What is the meaning of the word ‘slouching’?

(a)Sitting in a lazy way

(b)Bending

(c)Lying down

(d)Curling

Ans. (a) Sitting in a lazy way

 

11.Name the literary device used in the line, “Stop that slouching and sit up straight”.

(a)Alliteration

(b)Simile

(c)Metaphor (d)Assonance

Ans. (a) Alliteration

 

12. How should Amanda sit?

(a)Long Sit

(b)Side Sit

(c)Straight

(d)Ring Sit

Ans. (c) Straight

13. Which word in the poem means the same as relaxed?

(a)Hunch

(b)Blissfully

(c)Languid

(d)Drifting

Ans. (c) Languid

 

14. What kind of sea does Amanda imagine?

(a)Dark Sea

(b)Turquoise Sea

(c)Emerald Sea

(d)Black Sea

Ans. (c) Emerald Sea

 

15. In the poem Amanda, what does ‘languid emerald sea’, indicate ?

It indicates that the sea is:

(a)rough blue sea

(b)calm green sea

(c)calm blue sea

(d)rough green sea

Ans. (b) calm green sea

 

16. Which option correctly replaces the following phrase in the given line from Amanda?

Where the sole inhabitant is me.

(a)Control

(b)Ownership

(c)Loneliness

(d)Associates

Ans. (b) Ownership

 

17. What does Amanda visualise in the second stanza of

the poem?

(a)A mermaid

(b)A fish

(c)Rapunzel

(d)An orphan

Ans. (a) A mermaid

 

18. With whom does Amanda want to be in the sea?

(a)Mermaid

(b)Friends

(c)Nobody

(d)Father

Ans. (c) Nobody

 

19. What does Amanda wish to do in the sea?

(a)Catch the fishes

(b)Hunt various animals

(c)Watch soft-moving waves

(d)None of the above

Ans. (d) None of the above

 

20. What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?

(a)Be in the green sea

(b)Lead a relaxing life

(c)Both (a) and (b)

(d)None of these

Ans. (c) Both (a) and (b)

 

21. Amanda refers to ‘herself as a sole mermaid’ because then___________

(a)she would be alone in the beautiful sea.

(b)she would see her nagging parents.

(c)she would be followed by friendly sea animals.

(d)she would be taken care of by the sea animals.

Ans. (a) she would be alone in the beautiful sea.

 

22. Amanda’s thoughts of drifting, meant that she would ________

(a)be enjoying with her controlling parents.

(b)be enjoying herself alone amidst the beautiful sea.

(c)to overcome her bad habits.

(d)improve her bad habits.

Ans. (b) be enjoying herself alone amidst the beautiful sea.

 

23. Amanda refers to liberty as “mermaid” because:

(a)a mermaid is governed.

(b)a mermaid drifts alone freely in the open sea.

(c)a mermaid cannot do what she wants.

(d)a mermaid is not a happy go lucky.

Ans. (b) a mermaid drifts alone freely in the open sea.

 

24. Which option correctly replaces the following phrase in the given line from Amanda ? Drifting blissfully.

(a)Flowing with the tide.

(b)Swimming against the tide.

(c)Splashing with the waves.

(d)Sinking in the sea.

Ans. (a) Flowing with the tide.

 

25. How old is Amanda and how do you know?

(a)Amanda is a teenager. It is evident from her moody nature and acne.

(a)Amanda is below ten years of age. It is evident from her imaginations.

(a)Amanda is about nine to ten years

(a)Amanda is a young adult. It is evident from her moody nature.

Ans. (c) Amanda is about nine to ten years old. It is evident from her scolding and the mention of homework.

 

26. What was Amanda about to finish?

(a)Her homework

(b)Her hair

(c)Her bath

(d)Catch the fishes

Ans. (a) Her homework

 

27. She is being instructed to:

(a)clean her room

(b)clean her uniform

(c)wash the dress

(d)lit the candle

Ans. (a) clean her room

 

28. After getting scolded from her mother Amanda imagined herself as a/an.

(a);Predat

(b)Free bird

(c)Orphan

(d)Mother herself

Ans. (c) Orphan

 

29. What is the synonym of the word ‘roaming’ in the poem Amanda?

(a)Drifting

(b)Wandering

(c)Slouching

(d)Meandering

Ans. (b) Wandering

 

30. In the poem Amanda, what would the girl do as an orphan.

(a)She would sweep the streets.

(b)She would roam about in the streets.

(c)She would sleep on the streets.

(d)She would beg on the streets.

Ans. (b) She would roam about in the streets.

 

31. The poem focuses on _________ in relation to the child when Amanda thinks I am an orphan.

(a)the behaviour of children

(b)the behaviour of adults

(c)the struggle the child is facing

(d)the blissful world of the child

Ans. (c) the struggle the child is facing

 

32. Which option correctly replaces the underlined phrase in the given line from Amanda?

I am an orphan, roaming the street.

(a)An urchin

(b)A vagabond

(c)A thief

(d)A laborer

Ans. (b) A vagabond

 

33. I pattern soft dust with my ____, bare feet. Fill in the `blank with appropriate word given in the poem.

(a)cold

(b)dull

(c)bruised

(d)hushed

Ans. (d) hushed

 

34. What does Amanda want to do as an orphan? Choose the correct option.

1. Roam freely in the street

2. Pattern dust with her bare feet

3. Not care

4. Lead a secluded life

(a)(1) only

(b)(2) and (4)

(c)(3) only

(d)(1) and (2)

Ans. (d) (1) and (2)

 

35. Which amongst the following words is not synonymous

to ‘hushed'?

(a)Very quiet

(b)Still

(c)Tranquil

(d)Chaotic

Ans. (d) Chaotic

 

36. Which among the following is the correct sentence used in the poem, Amanda?

(a)The silence is golden, the freedom is bitter.

(b)The freedom is golden, the silence is bitter.

(c)The freedom is golden, the silence is sweet.

(d)The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.

Ans. (d) The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.

 

37. Name the literary device used in the line “freedom is sweet"

(a)Anaphora

(b)Enjambment

(c)Metaphor

(d)Alliteration

Ans. (c) Metaphor

 

38. Amanda want to play with ______ being an orphan child.

(a)stones

(b)dust

(c)friends

(d)toys

Ans. (b) dust

 

39. In her imagination silence is ______ in colour.

(a) golden

(b) black

(c) green

(d) yellow

Ans. (a) golden

 

40. What according to the poem will happen to Amanda if she eats chocolate?

(a)She will become fat.

(b)She will get allergy.

(c)She will become moody.

(d)She will get acne.

Ans. (d) She will get acne.

 

41. The purpose of the mother asking Amanda to refrain from chocolates was to _______

(a)teach her obedience.

(b)punish her.

(c)prevent her from getting acne.

(d)prevent her from getting improve her diet.

Ans. (c) prevent her from getting acne.

 

42. Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you, Amanda! Said the mother since__________.

(a)Amanda was not listening

(b)Amanda was not making an eye contact

(c)Amanda was grumbling

(d)Amanda was deceptive

Ans. (b) Amanda was not making an eye contact

 

43. Why do you think Amanda wants to be a Rapunzel?

(a)Because she wants to escape the freedom.

(b)Because she wants to enjoy the freedom away from any

restraint.

(c)Because she wants to feel like a princess in the tower.

(d)Because she wants to have a long hair like Rapunzel.

Ans. (b) Because she wants to enjoy the freedom away from any restraint.

 

44. I am Rapunzel, I have not a care…" What is the poetic device used in the given line?

(a)Personification

(b)Assonance

(c)Allusion

(d)Simile

Ans. (c) Allusion

 

45. Why do you think Amanda, being Rapunzel, will never let her hair down the tower?

(a)So that nobody can cut her hair.

(b)So that nobody can enter the tower and she can be in peace.

(c)Because she has now become obedient.

(d)Both (b) and (c)

Ans. (b) So that nobody can enter the tower and she can be in peace.

 

46. Amanda thinks that she’ll never let down her:

(a)white hair

(b)bright hair

(c)yellow hair

(d)bronze hair

Ans. (b) bright hair

 

47. In the poem Amanda What does ’I am Rapunzel, I have not a care’ indicate? It indicates that Amanda.

(a)Wants to be left all to herself.

(b)Wants to be partially free.

(c)Wants to enjoy combing her long hair.

(d)Wants to be a princess

Ans. (a) Wants to be left all to herself.

 

48. Amanda states I’ll certainly never let down my bright hair! Indicates that_____________.

(a)she will never let anyone into her life and dominate her.

(b)she will never let anyone near her parents.

(c)she will take full control of her parents and her life.

(d)she will protect herself and whoever lives with her.

Ans. (a) she will never let anyone into her life and dominate her.

 

49. Arrange Amanda's imagination in chronological order as appeared in the poem:

1. Orphan

2. Mermaid

3. Rapunzel

4. To be a nobody

(a)(2), (1), and (3)

(b)(1), (2), and (3)

(c)(4) only

(d)(1), (3), (2)

Ans. (a) (2), (1), and (3)

 

50. Who is asked to stop sulking?

(a)Amanda

(b)Poet

(c)Amanda’s mother

(d)Poet’s friend

Ans. (a) Amanda

 

51. Why do you think Amanda is sulking?

(a)Because she is being nagged constantly.

(a)Because she is not allowed to eat chocolates.

(a)Because her parents do not love her.

(a)Because she is moody.

Ans. (a) Because she is being nagged constantly.

 

52. “Anyone would think that I___at you, Amanda!” Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer.

(a)nagged

(b)harassed

(c)shouted

(d)beat

Ans. (a) nagged

 

53. What is the meaning of the word ‘nagged’?

(a)Harassed

(b)Shouted

(c)Beat

(d)Tortured

Ans. (a) Harassed

 

54. In the poem Amanda, what does excessive nagging lead to? It indicates that the child.

(a)Will listen to her parents.

(b)Will ignore her parents.

(c)Will enter into the world of dreams and imagination.

(d)Will make them aggressive.

Ans. (c) Will enter into the world of dreams and imagination.

 

55. According to your view excessive nagging would lead a child to _____________.

(a)obedience

(a)snobbishness

(c)defiance

(d)sympathetic

Ans. (c) defiance

 

56. Why does the poet use brackets:

(a)reveal the nagging thoughts of the child.

(b)visual contrast between Amanda’s thoughts and mothers

instructions.

(c)confusing contrast between Amanda’s thoughts and mothers

instructions.

(d)reveal the imagination of Amanda’s mother

Ans. (b) visual contrast between Amanda’s thoughts and mothers instructions.

 

57. What does she picture herself as in the last stanza?

(a)Mermaid

(b)Orphan

(c)Rapunzel

(d)None of these

Ans. (d) None of these

58. Whenever Amanda was told ‘not to’ she felt ___________.

(a)she was loved

(b)she was overlooked

(c)she was ignored

(d)she had no choice

Ans. (d) she had no choice

 

59. In the poem Amanda, which words have been used to create an imaginative Effect on her?

(a)Don’t bite; don’t cry

(b)Don’t bite; slouch

(c)hunch; Sit up straight

(d)Don’t do this; Do that

Ans. (d) Don’t do this; Do that

 

60. What is the theme of the poem Amanda?

(a)Parents should not make their children feel imprisoned.

(b)Children are moody.

(c)Children must be handled with care.

(d)Children must be guided all the time.

Ans. (a) Parents should not make their children feel imprisoned.

 

61. From whose perspective do you think the poem is written?

(a)Amanda’s perspective

(b)Poet's perspective

(c)Amanda's mother's perspective

(d)Omniscient narrator's perspective

Ans. (a) Amanda’s perspective

 

62. Armanda always felt ______________ when she was corrected by her parents.

(a)controlled and instructed

(b)controlled and ignored

(c)ignored and unloved

(d)both curtailed and free

Ans. (a) controlled and instructed

 

63. Choose the correct option related to the poem ‘Amanda’:

1. Amanda does not desire for freedom.

2. Amanda's mother is too harsh on her.

3. Amanda's mother loves her child.

4. Amanda's mother wants to instil good values at the cost of her daughter's happiness.

(a)(1) and (2)

(b)(2) and (3)

(c)(2) and (4)

(d)(1), (2), (3), (4)

Ans. (c) (2), and (4)

 

64. What is the tone of Amanda's mother in the poem?

(a)Dominating

(b)Tired

(c)Angry

(d)Authoritative

Ans. (d) Authoritative

 

65. In the poem Amanda, do you feel it is wrong for the parent to correct a child if wrong?

(a)Yes- child should be given a choice.

(b)Yes-A child should be provoked.

(c)Yes- A child should be corrected by explaining the

consequences.

(d)No-A child should be ignored.

Ans. (c) Yes- A child should be corrected by explaining the consequences.

 

66. Identify the option that aptly describes Amanda’ parents according to you.

(a)Proud, controlling

(b)Concerned and correcting

(c)Considerate and selfish

(d)Dominant and strict

Ans. (b) Concerned and correcting

 

67. The strictness of Amanda’s parents made Amanda feel _____________.

(a)free

(b)controlled

(c)happy

(d)comfortable

Ans. (b) controlled

 

68. What does, “Did you”, mean in the poem Amanda?

(a)Commanding question.

(b)Commanding order.

(c)Exclamation of joy.

(d)Disgustful exclamation.

Ans. (a) Commanding question.

 

69. The poem focuses on ____________when she is asked, “if she has finished her homework.”

(a)responsibility of a parent on a child

(b)responsibility of a child on her parent

(c)responsibility of a teacher on a child

(d)responsibility of a friend on his peer

Ans. (a) responsibility of a parent on a child

 

70. According to the poem, Amanda is an ____ girl.

(a)arrogant

(b)moody

(c)sincere

(d)imaginative

Ans. (d) imaginative

 

70. Who was Amanda?

(a)A college going girl

(b)A school going girl

(c)A factory worker

(d)None of these

Ans. (b) A school going girl

 

72. The Poet feels for the child but at the same time thinks that the parents are responsible for the ____________.

(a)behaviour of the teacher

(b)environment of the child

(c)performance of the child at school

(d)upbringing of the child

Ans. (d) upbringing of the child

 

73. In the poem ‘Amanda’, Amanda is a ___________

(a)mermaid

(b)rapunzel

(c)girl

(d)mother

Ans. (c) girl

 

74. Reading through the imagination of a child the poem conveys the message that________.

(a)children should be overlooked.

(b)children’s behaviour should be overlooked.

(c)children need to be allowed more liberty.

(d)children should be corrected.

Ans. (c) children need to be allowed more liberty.

 

75. Identify the option that aptly describes Amanda.

(a)haughty

(b)moody

(c)careless

(d)proud

Ans. (b) moody

 

76. Identify the option that best describes what the parents are trying to inculcate in Amanda in the poem.

(a)Holiness and good manners.

(b)Good manners and habits.

(c)Good manners and egotism.

(d)Egotism and selflessness.

Ans. (b) Good manners and habits.

 

77. According to Amanda the mannerism of her parents were _____________ for her.

(a)happy

(a)sad

(a)nagging

(a)loving

Ans. (c) nagging

 

78. How does the poet design the inner thoughts of Amanda in the poem Amanda?

(a)by putting it within brackets.

(b)by highlighting.

(c)by always using metaphors.

(d)by personification.

Ans. (a) by putting it within brackets.

 

79. According to the poet what does every child feel in connection with the poem ‘Amanda’.

(a)Free

(b)Not controlled

(c)Well instructed

(d)Dominated

Ans. (d) Dominated

 

80. In the poem Amanda, what do you feel about Amanda?

(a)Mature and innocent.

(b)Immature and innocent.

(c)Jaded and mature.

(d)Naughty and haughty.

Ans. (b) Immature and innocent.

 

81. What do you think Amanda feels missing in her words all through the poem.

(a)Parents guidance

(b)Parents dominance

(c)Parents love

(d)Parents brutality

Ans. (c) Parents love

 

82. What according to you in the poem, ‘Amanda’ is she at fault to be corrected? If yes or no why?

(a)Yes, she is disobedient to her parents.

(b)Yes, she does not like to be corrected by her parents.

(c)No, she is too immature to understand why she is corrected.

(d)No, She is mature enough to understand to be corrected.

Ans. (c) No, she is too immature to understand why she is corrected.