Amanda Poem Class 10 Objective Questions | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - Amanda! - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 40Who is the poet of the poem 'Amanda!'?

A) Robert Frost

B) Robin Klein

C) John Berryman

D) Walt Whitman

Question 2 / 40What is Amanda doing to her nails?

A) Painting them

B) Cutting them

C) Biting them

D) Cleaning them

Question 3 / 40Who is the speaker in the stanzas giving instructions?

A) Her teacher

B) Her parent (Mother)

C) Her friend

D) Her sister

Question 4 / 40What does the speaker ask Amanda not to do with her shoulders?

A) Lift them

B) Move them

C) Hunch them

D) Drop them

Question 5 / 40How should Amanda sit?

A) Slouching

B) Bent

C) Leaning

D) Straight

Question 6 / 40What is the "Languid, emerald sea"?

A) A blue sea

B) A rough sea

C) A calm, green sea in Amanda's imagination

D) A dirty river

Question 7 / 40What does Amanda imagine herself to be in the first daydream?

A) An orphan

B) Rapunzel

C) A Mermaid

D) A Queen

Question 8 / 40What does she want to do as a mermaid?

A) Swim fast

B) Drift blissfully

C) Talk to fish

D) Sleep

Question 9 / 40Did Amanda finish her homework?

A) Yes

B) No (Implied she is being asked)

C) She forgot

D) She lost it

Question 10 / 40What was Amanda supposed to clean?

A) Her clothes

B) Her shoes

C) Her hands

D) Her hair

Question 11 / 40In the second daydream, what does Amanda imagine herself as?

A) A Mermaid

B) An Orphan

C) Rapunzel

D) A Bird

Question 12 / 40What does the orphan do in the street?

A) Cries

B) Begs

C) Patterns soft dust with bare feet

D) Runs

Question 13 / 40According to Amanda, "The silence is golden, the freedom is ______".

A) Cheap

B) Boring

C) Sweet

D) Bitter

Question 14 / 40Why does Amanda want to be an orphan?

A) She hates her parents

B) To be rich

C) To enjoy freedom and silence without nagging

D) To live in an orphanage

Question 15 / 40What is Amanda forbidden to eat?

A) Ice cream

B) Chocolate

C) Candy

D) Cake

Question 16 / 40Why is she asked not to eat chocolate?

A) It is expensive

B) It tastes bad

C) Because of her acne/pimples

D) She is fat

Question 17 / 40Who is the 'You' in "Will you please look at me when I'm speaking to you"?

A) The teacher

B) Amanda

C) The poet

D) Rapunzel

Question 18 / 40In the third daydream, who does Amanda imagine herself to be?

A) Cinderella

B) Rapunzel

C) Snow White

D) Sleeping Beauty

Question 19 / 40Where does Rapunzel live?

A) In a cave

B) In a palace

C) In a tower (Tranquil and rare)

D) In a forest

Question 20 / 40What will Amanda NOT do as Rapunzel?

A) Sing

B) Sleep

C) Let down her bright hair

D) Comb her hair

Question 21 / 40Why does she not want to let down her hair?

A) It is short

B) She doesn't want anyone to come up and disturb her peace

C) It is dirty

D) She is bald

Question 22 / 40What does the speaker accuse Amanda of in the last stanza?

A) Sleeping

B) Sulking and being moody

C) Eating

D) Dancing

Question 23 / 40"Stop that sulking at once". What is 'sulking'?

A) Laughing

B) Being bad-tempered/upset

C) Talking

D) Running

Question 24 / 40What does the mother fear people will think?

A) That Amanda is smart

B) That Amanda is rich

C) That she nagged/harassed Amanda

D) That Amanda is sick

Question 25 / 40Why are stanzas 2, 4, and 6 given in parentheses ( )?

A) They are less important

B) They represent Amanda's inner thoughts/imagination

C) They are spoken by the mother

D) It is a mistake

Question 26 / 40"Emerald sea" is an example of which poetic device?

A) Simile

B) Metaphor (Green color like emerald)

C) Personification

D) Alliteration

Question 27 / 40"Silence is golden" is a:

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Oxymoron

D) Pun

Question 28 / 40"Don't bite your nails... Don't hunch your shoulders". This uses:

A) Metaphor

B) Anaphora (Repetition of starting word)

C) Simile

D) Irony

Question 29 / 40The word 'Sole' in "Sole inhabitant" means:

A) Soul

B) Only / Single

C) Shoe bottom

D) Fish

Question 30 / 40Who is the 'sole inhabitant' of the emerald sea?

A) A shark

B) Amanda (as a mermaid)

C) The mother

D) A boat

Question 31 / 40The use of "Rapunzel" is an example of:

A) Metaphor

B) Allusion (Reference to a famous character)

C) Simile

D) Personification

Question 32 / 40What is the tone of Amanda's mother?

A) Loving

B) Nagging / Authoritative

C) Funny

D) Polite

Question 33 / 40How does Amanda deal with the scolding?

A) She argues back

B) She escapes into her imagination

C) She cries

D) She leaves the house

Question 34 / 40"Drifting blissfully". 'Blissfully' means:

A) Sadly

B) Happily / Peacefully

C) Angrily

D) Fast

Question 35 / 40"Stop that slouching and sit up straight". This shows the mother is concerned about:

A) Amanda's health

B) Amanda's posture and appearance

C) Amanda's homework

D) Amanda's sleep

Question 36 / 40What does 'Tranquil' mean?

A) Noisy

B) Calm / Peaceful

C) High

D) Dirty

Question 37 / 40The poem highlights the conflict between:

A) Teacher and Student

B) Parental control and Child's desire for freedom

C) Rich and Poor

D) Nature and City

Question 38 / 40"I am an orphan, roaming the street." Which poetic device?

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Alliteration

D) Repetition

Question 39 / 40"Amanda!" is repeated at the end of stanzas. This is called:

A) Simile

B) Repetition

C) Metaphor

D) Irony

Question 40 / 40What does Amanda yearn for the most?

A) Chocolate

B) Freedom and Silence

C) New clothes

D) Friends