Lost Spring Class 12 English MCQs – Test Your Knowledge!

Who do you think Saheb is referring to as ‘they’, in the given sentence?

“When they build one, I will go”

Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE about ragpickers in Seemapuri.

“I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realizing immediately how hollow the advice must sound.
“There is no school in my neighborhood. When they build one, I will go.”
“If I start a school, will you come?” I ask, half-joking. “Yes,” he says, smiling broadly.
A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?”
“It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was not meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.

Select the option that lists reasons why Saheb’s world has been called ‘bleak’.

1. The absence of parental presence
2. The poor socioeconomic conditions
3. His inability to address problems
4. His lack of life-skills
5. They denied opportunities for schooling

What is the reason for Saheb’s eyes ‘lighting up’?

What is implied by the description of rag-picking as having ‘acquired the proportions of a fine art’ in the excerpt?

‘Years of mind-numbing toil have killed all initiative and the ability to dream’. This shows that

What does ‘acquired the proportions of a fine art’ mean?

‘That’s why they left, looking for gold in the big city.’ Here ‘gold’ indicates

Choose the term which best matches the statement ‘Food is more important for survival than an identity.”?

Saheb’s discarded and worn-out tennis shoes are _____.

Select the option that lists the feelings and attitudes corresponding to the following:

1. I ask half-joking
2. ...he says, smiling broadly

Unaware of what his name represents, he roams the streets with his friends, an army of barefoot boys who appear like the morning birds and disappear at noon. Over the months, I have come to recognize each of them.

“Why aren’t you wearing chappals?” I ask one.

“My mother did not bring them down from the shelf,” he answers simply.

“Even if she did, he will throw them off,” adds another who is wearing shoes that do not match.

When I comment on it, he shuffles his feet and says nothing. “I want shoes,” says a third boy who has never owned a pair all his life. Traveling across the country I have seen children walking barefoot, in cities, on village roads. It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot is one explanation.

Based on the context provided in the extract, select the most likely comment that the writer would have made, based on the boy's reaction to the mismatched shoes.

The line, "It is not lack of money but a tradition to stay barefoot" can be best classified as:

Describing garbage as ‘gold’ metaphorically elevates its value to the children, helping the reader understand the _____ conditions under which these children live, where even garbage can represent crucial economic resources.

“I have nothing else to do,” he mutters, looking away. “Go to school,” I say glibly, realizing immediately how hollow the advice must sound.
“There is no school in my neighborhood. When they build one, I will go.”
“If I start a school, will you come?” I ask, half-joking. “Yes,” he says, smiling broadly.
A few days later I see him running up to me. “Is your school ready?”
“It takes longer to build a school,” I say, embarrassed at having made a promise that was not meant. But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.

Of the four meanings of ‘glibly’, select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract.