MCQs For NCERT Class 10 English Chapter 4 Amanda!

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Amanda! Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

Please see below Amanda! Class 10 English  MCQ Questions, solve the questions and compare your answers with the solutions provided below.

Question. What do the words tranquil and rare signify?
(a) Pleasant surrounding
(b) Freedom and peace
(c) Music and excitement
(d) Peace and no nagging 

Question. 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   

Question. What all things did Amanda imagine while her mother was giving her instructions?
1. To be a mermaid
2. To be an orphan
3. to be Rapunzel
(a) Only 1
(b) 1 and 2
(c) 2 and 3
(d) All of these    

Question. When Amanda’s mother says, “stop that sulking at once, Amanda!” She means that
(i) Amanda is annoyed by hermother’s constant nagging.
(ii) Amanda is ignoring the instructions given by her mother.
(a) (i) is correct (ii) is incorrect
(b) (i) is incorrect (ii) is correct
(c) Both (i) and (ii) are correct
(d) Neither (i) nor (ii is correct   

Question. Will you please look at me when I’m speaking to you, Amanda!
Read the given lines and tell why is Amanda not looking at the speaker?
(a) Amanda listening to music
(b) Amanda is playing
(c) Amanda is sleeping
(d) Amanda is lost in her own thoughts   

Question. Emerald sea means ………… .
(a) clear sea
(b) green sea
(c) sea filled with emeralds
(d) None of the above   

Question. What causes acne to Amanda according to the speaker?
(a) Biting nails
(b) Cleaning the room
(c) Eating chocolates
(d) Eating pizzas    

Question. 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   

Question. Amanda wants to be Rapunzel because ………… .
(a) She wants to have long hair.
(b) She wants a prince to save her.
(c) She wants to lead a care free life.
(d) She wants to be a princes.    

Question. In the poem ‘Amanda!’, the speaker is so worried about acne. What does it show?
(a) This shows importance is given to physical beauty.
(b) This shows her concern towards Amanda.
(c) This shows Amanda’s carelessness.
(d) Both (a) and (b)   

Question. What does the poem ‘Amanda’ inform us about the speaker?
(a) Loves giving instructions
(b) Physical beauty is important
(c) Wants to control Amanda
(d) All of the above   

Question. Why has the poet used bracketed lines in the poem ‘Amanda’.
(a) To show they are important.
(b) To show mother’s words
(c) To show Amanda’s imagination.
(d) To show poet’s words.   

Extract Based MCQs :

Read the extract to attempt the questions 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. 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.
(1) It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.
(2) It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.
(3) It mirrors a child’s expression.
(4) It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.
(a) (1) and (4)
(b) (1) and (2)
(c) (2) and (3)
(d) (3) and (4)   

Question. The tone of the given lines is
(a) analytical
(b) despairing
(c) peaceful
(d) nervous   

Question. The golden silence is contrasted with the ……….. .
(a) chaos of the street
(b) constant instructions received
(c) sweetness of freedom
(d) hushed, bare feet   

Question. 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.   

Question. Read the statements A and B given below, and choose the option that correctly evaluates these statements.
Statement A The figure ‘I’ imagines a less than realistic view of being an orphan.
Statement B The figure ‘I’ 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.   

Read the extract to attempt the questions that follow.
Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,

Question. Select the option that fits with the following:
Slouching : Straight:: ………… : ………….
(a) Transparent: Translucent
(b) Lazy: Agile
(c) Forgetful: Lively
(d) Generous: Liberal   

Question. Pick the option that lists the image which correctly corresponds to the speaker’s mood in the extract.

(a) Image (1)
(b) Image (2)
(c) Image (3)
(d) Image (4)   

Question. 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.

Question. 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.  

Question. Alliteration is a literary device used in the extract.
Which of the following options DOES NOT
include examples 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  

Reference to Context

1. Did you finish your homework, Amanda?
Did you tidy your room, Amanda?
I thought I told you to clean your shoes, Amanda!
(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

(a) Who is questioning Amanda?
(a) her parents
(b) her teacher
(c) her friends
(d) her grandparents

(b) What is Amanda’s reaction to the questions?
(a) she answers
(b) she cries
(c) she imagines
(d) she gets angry

(c) What kind of a child is Amanda?
(a) obedient
(b) irritated
(c) pampered
(d) understanding

(d) Which of the following word is the synonym for ‘wandering’?
(a) running
(b) walking
(c) standing
(d) roaming

(e) Which of the following word is the antonym for ‘hushed’?
(a) silent
(b) soft
(c) roaring
(d) calm

2. Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight, Amanda!
(There is a languid, emerald sea,
where the sole inhabitant is me—
a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)

(a) What is the meaning of “slouching”?
(a) Bend
(b) Sit in a lazy way
(c) Lie down
(d) Bend backwards

(b) How does Amanda imagine herself?
(a) As a mermaid
(b) As a fish
(c) As a monster
(d) As a boy

(c) 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 the above

(d) Give the antonym of the word ‘blissfully’.
(a) joyfully
(b) pleasurably
(c) delightfully
(d) miserably

(e) What will Amanda’s behavior make people think?
(a) Her mother loves her
(b) Her mother harasses her
(c) Her mother encourages her
(d) All of the above

Question. (I am Rapunzel, I have not a care;
life in a tower is tranquil and rare;
I’ll certainly never let down my bright hair!)
(a) Why does Amanda want to be like Rapunzel but not do what she did?
(b) Who is ‘Amanda’? What does she wish to do?
Ans. (a) Amanda wants to be like Rapunzel because she wants to live a peaceful life in a tower, where no one gives any instruction and she doesn’t have to do any work. But she doesn’t want to escape with a prince like Rapunzel. She never wants to escape and leave such a peaceful life where there are no instructions and no work to do.
(b) Amanda is a school going girl who loves fairy tales. She likes stories like Rapunzel and mermaids. Being a mermaid, she wishes to drift blissfully on a dreamy, emerald sea, without anyone else accompanying her.

Question. (There is a languid, emerald sea, where the sole inhabitant is me— a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)
(a) Where does Amanda reach in her day-dreaming?
What does she want to do there? 
(b) Why does Amanda want to be a mermaid?
Ans. (a) Amanda finds that the sea is relaxed and green like an emerald. She also imagines herself to be the only creature there. She wishes to be a mermaid so that she could drift blissfully on the waves.
(b) Amanda is an escapist. She imagines herself to be a mermaid. She wants to live on an island where she is the only inhabitant. She loves freedom and wishes to drift blissfully like a mermaid on that lonely island.