The Ball Poem Class 10 Objective Questions | Merit Yard

[कक्षा 10th - अचूक बैच - The Ball Poem - MERIT YARD]

Question 1 / 35Who is the poet of 'The Ball Poem'?

A) Robert Frost

B) John Berryman

C) Walt Whitman

D) Leslie Norris

Question 2 / 35What has the boy lost?

A) His money

B) His dog

C) His ball

D) His toy car

Question 3 / 35Where did the ball go?

A) Into the forest

B) Across the street

C) Into the water (Harbour)

D) On the roof

Question 4 / 35How did the ball go?

A) Rolling fast

B) Merrily bouncing

C) Flying

D) Slowly creeping

Question 5 / 35What does the ball symbolize in the poem?

A) A toy

B) Boy's childhood and innocence

C) Wealth

D) The world

Question 6 / 35Why does the poet say "I would not intrude on him"?

A) Because he didn't know the boy

B) Because he was busy

C) Because he wants the boy to learn the lesson of loss

D) Because the boy was rude

Question 7 / 35What does 'In a world of possessions' mean?

A) A world full of poor people

B) A materialistic world where people value things

C) A spiritual world

D) A world of balls

Question 8 / 35What is the boy learning from the loss of the ball?

A) How to play better

B) How to buy a new ball

C) The epistemology of loss (Nature of loss)

D) How to swim

Question 9 / 35Why is money called 'External'?

A) It is made of paper

B) It is kept in pockets

C) It cannot buy memories or feelings

D) It is hard to earn

Question 10 / 35What does the word 'Rigid' mean in the poem?

A) Happy

B) Stiff / Unmoving (due to shock)

C) Flexible

D) Running

Question 11 / 35"An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy". This means the boy is:

A) Very angry

B) Very happy

C) Extremely sad and shocked

D) Confused

Question 12 / 35Does the poet offer the boy money to buy another ball?

A) Yes

B) No

C) He thinks about it

D) He gives him a ball

Question 13 / 35What does the boy stare down at?

A) The street

B) The harbour where his ball went

C) The poet

D) His shoes

Question 14 / 35"What, what is he to do?". Which poetic device is used here?

A) Simile

B) Metaphor

C) Repetition / Anaphora

D) Alliteration

Question 15 / 35A 'Dime' is a currency of:

A) India

B) USA (10 cents)

C) UK

D) Europe

Question 16 / 35Why does the poet say "Another ball is worthless"?

A) Because new balls are expensive

B) Because it cannot replace the memories attached to the lost ball

C) Because balls are useless

D) Because the boy has no money

Question 17 / 35The boy is learning to ________.

A) Swim

B) Stand up (move on) against loss

C) Fight

D) Earn money

Question 18 / 35What creates a sense of rhythm in "Merrily bouncing"?

A) Metaphor

B) Imagery

C) Simile

D) Irony

Question 19 / 35"Balls will be lost always". Here 'Balls' metaphorically refers to:

A) Sports equipment

B) Cherished possessions and loved ones

C) Money

D) Time

Question 20 / 35The poem is written in:

A) Rhyming couplets

B) Free verse (No rhyme scheme)

C) Sonnet form

D) Haiku

Question 21 / 35What does the word 'Harbour' mean?

A) A garden

B) A place where ships dock (Port)

C) A playground

D) A school

Question 22 / 35The boy senses his first ________.

A) Happiness

B) Responsibility

C) Fear

D) Achievement

Question 23 / 35"And no one buys a ball back". This implies:

A) Balls are cheap

B) Lost time/childhood cannot be bought back

C) Shops don't sell old balls

D) People are poor

Question 24 / 35Identify the poetic device: "Buy a ball back".

A) Simile

B) Alliteration (b sound)

C) Metaphor

D) Personification

Question 25 / 35The poet is an observer who stands:

A) Far away

B) Near / Watching the scene

C) Inside the water

D) In a car

Question 26 / 35"Epistemology" is a Greek word related to:

A) Disease

B) Knowledge

C) Emotions

D) Sports

Question 27 / 35What emotion is the boy feeling for the first time?

A) Joy

B) Grief of loss

C) Jealousy

D) Anger

Question 28 / 35Why is the boy 'trembling'?

A) It is cold

B) Due to the shock and sorrow of losing the ball

C) He is scared of the water

D) He is excited

Question 29 / 35The phrase "Desperate eyes" indicates:

A) He is sleepy

B) Hopelessness and sadness

C) Anger

D) Blindness

Question 30 / 35What does 'Intrude' mean?

A) To help

B) To enter without permission / Disturb

C) To leave

D) To give money

Question 31 / 35"All his young days into the harbour". This means:

A) He drowned

B) His childhood memories associated with the ball are gone

C) He played in the harbour

D) He threw his days away

Question 32 / 35According to the poet, every man must one day know:

A) How to earn money

B) How to stand up against loss

C) How to play ball

D) How to swim

Question 33 / 35The tone of the poem shifts from:

A) Happy to Sad

B) Playful to Serious/Philosophical

C) Sad to Angry

D) Serious to Funny

Question 34 / 35Who is the 'He' referred to in the poem?

A) The poet

B) The young boy

C) The ball

D) God

Question 35 / 35The central idea of the poem is:

A) Keep your balls safe

B) Acceptance of loss is part of growing up

C) Money is everything

D) Don't play near water