Lost Spring Class 12 English MCQs – Test Your Knowledge!

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Boost your Class 12 English preparation with our Lost Spring MCQ Quiz! Practice key questions from Anees Jung’s chapter and improve your exam readiness.

"Lost Spring" highlights child labor and poverty through real-life narratives. It sheds light on social injustice and lost childhood dreams.

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1 / 15

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

the drudgery of work has destroyed their willingness to improve their lot.

the bangle makers are exhausted yet they are enterprising and have dreams.

the daily grind has stolen the dreams of the bangle makers and made them dull.

the bangle makers have been working so hard that there’s no time to dream.

2 / 15

‘But promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world’. This suggests that

there is no dearth of promises which remain unfulfilled.

people make a lot of promises which are often fulfilled.

promises made, live up to the expectations of people.

there is a scarcity of people promising things for betterment.

3 / 15

The simile ‘dream looms like a mirage amidst the dust of streets’ indicates that his dream was

a reality, yet seemed distant.

hanging in the dusty air.

illusory and indistinct.

lost in the sea of dust.

4 / 15

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

obligation

immorality

necessity

ambition

5 / 15

“I will learn to drive a car,” he answers, looking straight into my eyes. His dream looms like a mirage amidst the dust of streets that fill his town Firozabad, famous for its bangles. Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles. It is the center of India’s glass-blowing industry where families have spent generations working around furnaces, wielding glass, and making bangles for all the women in the land it seems. Mukesh’s family is among them. None of them know that it is illegal for children like him to work in the glass furnaces with high temperatures, in dingy cells without air and light; that the law, if enforced, could get him and all those 20,000 children out of the hot furnaces where they slog their daylight hours, often losing the brightness of their eyes. Mukesh’s eyes beam as he volunteers to take me home, which he proudly says is being rebuilt.

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Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE with reference to the extract?

Firozabad has emerged as a nascent producer of bangles in the country.

Children work in badly lit and poorly ventilated furnaces.

Children toil in the furnaces for hours which affects their eyesight.

The children are unaware that it is forbidden by law to work in the furnaces.

6 / 15

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

a sign of luxury.

means of survival.

ample wealth.

misfortune of circumstances.

7 / 15

Select the option that shows the correct relationship between (1) and (2) in 'Lost Spring'.

Bangle-makers are not able to escape the web of poverty.

Bangle makers lose their vision in their youth due to bad working conditions.

(2) explains a reason for (1).

(1) is false and (2) is true.

(1) is an assumption made from (2).

(2) is a fact whereas (1) is an opinion.

8 / 15

Select the suitable option for the given statements, based on your reading of Lost Spring.

The writer notices that Saheb has lost his carefree look.

Saheb has had to surrender his freedom for ₹800 per month.

(1) is the cause for (2).

(1) is false but (2) is true.

Both (1) and (2) are true.

(2) is a fact but unrelated to (1).

9 / 15

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

Rag-picking is a temporary activity that does not significantly impact the community.

Rag-picking has the status of an artistic hobby that children pursue for enjoyment.

Rag-picking has evolved into a complex skill that is valued within the community.

Rag-picking is an undesirable and simple task that anyone can do without effort.

10 / 15

‘She still has bangles on her wrist, but no light in her eyes.’ This implies that

she is a married woman who has lost her eyesight.

though she is married, her eyes are devoid of happiness.

she is a married woman who has lost her grace and beauty.

she is married but has lost the charm in her eyes.

11 / 15

Choose the term which best matches the statement ‘The young men echo the lament of their elders.’

doubtfulness

reiteration

acceptance

reflection

12 / 15

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.

desperate

dynamic

13 / 15

Every other family in Firozabad is engaged in making bangles indicating that

the entire population of Firozabad is involved in bangle-making.

bangle making is the only industry that flourishes in Firozabad.

bangle making is the most loved occupation in Firozabad.

majority of the population in Firozabad is involved in bangle making.

14 / 15

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

a sign of his poverty.

an insult to the sport itself.

a dream come true.

an indication to procure different ones.

15 / 15

From this chapter, it is evident that the author has an attitude of

bewilderment.

apathy.

empathy.

sympathy.

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Pos.	Name	Score	Duration	Points
1	Rahimaa	100 %	1 minutes 33 seconds	15
2	Sanjay	100 %	1 minutes 55 seconds	15
3	S. SADANA SREE	100 %	2 minutes 11 seconds	15
4	S. SADANA SREE	93 %	2 minutes 19 seconds	14
5	AB	87 %	1 minutes 54 seconds	13
6	krish maurya	87 %	2 minutes 59 seconds	13
7	Gagan	87 %	3 minutes 16 seconds	13
8	Brennen Dev Asir	87 %	4 minutes 35 seconds	13
9	Kanika	87 %	15 minutes 57 seconds	13
10	defect	80 %	1 minutes 32 seconds	12
11	akjj	80 %	3 minutes 11 seconds	12
12	ok	80 %	4 minutes 14 seconds	12
13	Aryan	73 %	2 minutes 23 seconds	11
14	vanshika	73 %	3 minutes 50 seconds	11
15	g	73 %	5 minutes 49 seconds	11
16	icecream	67 %	4 minutes 16 seconds	10
17	Anjali	67 %	5 minutes 45 seconds	10
18	Zoyaaa	67 %	7 minutes 8 seconds	10
19	S. SADANA SREE	60 %	3 minutes 9 seconds	9
20	Rahima	60 %	4 minutes 25 seconds	9
21	Ishu	60 %	4 minutes 59 seconds	9
22	xyz	60 %	5 minutes 29 seconds	9
23	ABIRAMI	60 %	5 minutes 43 seconds	9
24	Naina	60 %	9 minutes 35 seconds	9
25	av	60 %	17 minutes 48 seconds	9
26	s	53 %	3 minutes 35 seconds	8
27	jl[k	53 %	4 minutes 17 seconds	8
28	Yashii	53 %	4 minutes 37 seconds	8
29	Himanshu Shekhar	53 %	5 minutes 5 seconds	8
30	oiiii	47 %	1 minutes 15 seconds	7
31	naanthaan unknown	47 %	3 minutes 12 seconds	7
32	ansh	47 %	4 minutes 24 seconds	7
33	delu	47 %	5 minutes 57 seconds	7
34	JOANNA	47 %	6 minutes 25 seconds	7
35	Chirag	47 %	7 minutes 54 seconds	7
36	Yashii	47 %	9 minutes 24 seconds	7
37	Mayuddin	40 %	2 minutes 29 seconds	6
38	Var	40 %	4 minutes 5 seconds	6
39	udit	40 %	7 minutes 40 seconds	6
40	anime	33 %	6 minutes 36 seconds	5
41	Ansh	33 %	8 minutes 1 seconds	5
42	ADITYA	27 %	4 minutes 54 seconds	4
43	pratik bhagwat	27 %	5 minutes 31 seconds	4
44	prakash	20 %	1 minutes 48 seconds	3
45	nitu kumari	20 %	2 minutes 5 seconds	3

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