Amanda! Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding

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Are you preparing for CBSE Class 10 English Poem "Amanda!"? This interactive MCQ quiz will help you revise key themes, poetic devices, and important concepts of the poem efficiently!

About the Quiz

Poem Name: Amanda!
Poet: Robin Klein
Book: First Flight (Class 10 English)
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Difficulty Level: Exam-Oriented & Concept-Based
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Why Take This Quiz?

✔ Covers themes, poetic devices, and symbolism
✔ Includes character-based & meaning-related MCQs
✔ Perfect for quick revision before CBSE board exams

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Amanda!

1 / 15

What is the central theme of the poem Amanda!?

The conflict between freedom and control

The joys of childhood

The struggles of parenting

The importance of discipline

2 / 15

(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.

silence (is) golden

soft dust

freedom (is) sweet

hushed (bare) feet

3 / 15

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?

Dee dee was driving down day after day

The moon and the shimmering stars watched over us

With that charming chat, Catherine chose comfort

Away ran the pathetic pooch pouting like a princess

4 / 15

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

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 is true, and B is false, according to the extract

A is true and can be inferred from the poem, B is true too.

A cannot be clearly inferred from the extract, and B is false.

A is true, but B cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.

5 / 15

(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:

It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.

It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.

It mirrors a child’s expression.

It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.

(3) and (4)

(1) and (2)

(1) and (4)

(2) and (3)

6 / 15

Why does Amanda imagine herself as a mermaid?

To express her desire to be a mythical creature

To highlight her creativity

To show her love for the sea

To escape the constant nagging and restrictions

7 / 15

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

make the listener a better human being.

show the speaker’s power over the listener.

improve the listener’s posture and habits.

advise the listener as an elder.

8 / 15

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

What does the repetition of “Amanda!” at the end of each line reflect?

It represents the absent-mindedness of the listener.

It describes who the speaker is talking to.

It helps create a rhyme scheme.

It shows the frustration of the speaker.

9 / 15

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

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

Image (i)

Image (iii)

Image (iv)

Image (ii)

10 / 15

(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.

Speech is silver

Ideas may be precious but

Silver is the tongue

Precious are words for

11 / 15

(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.

That is a lovely pattern for wallpaper.

She patterned her hair after her favorite celebrity.

Poetry is a form of pattern making.

He decided to wear a patterned shirt to the party.

12 / 15

(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.

She wishes to be left alone.

She awaits her Prince Charming.

She has very short hair.

She likes her hair a lot.

13 / 15

What does Amanda's desire to be an orphan signify?

She wants to be free from parental control

She dislikes her parents

She wants to live on the streets

She is unhappy with her life

14 / 15

(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 __________.

chaos of the street.

hushed, bare feet.

sweetness of freedom.

constant instructions received.

15 / 15

Which of these reflects the speaker’s tone in the second stanza of the extract?

critical

worried

concerned

sympathetic

commanding

4, 5 1

1, 5

2, 4

2, 3

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The average score is 67%

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ Amanda’s thoughts and imagination
✔ Parenting & childhood restrictions
✔ Poetic devices: Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration
✔ Exam-oriented competency-based MCQs

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