Amanda! Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding

What does the poem suggest about the relationship between Amanda and her parents?

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

Select the option that fits with the following:

slouching : straight:: ______ : _______

(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!)
Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!
You’re always so moody, Amanda!
Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda!

Identify the reason Amanda says she will never let down her hair.

(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!)
Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!
You’re always so moody, Amanda!
Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda!

Select the sentence in which the word ‘bright’ is used in a similar manner as line 3 of the extract.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Which option completes the popular adage given below?

 ___________________ silence is gold.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

The tone of the given lines is

(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 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.

How does Amanda's imagination serve as a coping mechanism?

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

The golden silence is contrasted with the __________.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Pick the option that lists the usage of the word ‘pattern’, as in the extract above.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

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.

Why does Amanda imagine herself as a mermaid?

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

Alliteration is a literary device used in the extract.

Which of the following options DOES NOT include examples of this literary device?

What lesson does the poem teach about parenting?

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

The purpose of the speaker’s words in the given extract is to