Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.
Q. The tone of the given lines is :
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.
Q. The golden silence is contrasted with the ________.
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Direction: Read the following lines and answer the questions:
"I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet."
Q: Read the statements below and choose the option that correctly explains them.
Statement A: The person in the poem imagines a peaceful view of being an orphan.
Statement B: The person in the poem does not like the speaker.
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.
Q. Pick the option that lists the usage of the word ‘pattern’, as in the extract above.
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
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?
Q. Read the reasons given below and choose the option that lists the most accurate reasoning:
(i) It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.
(ii) It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.
(iii) It mirrors a child’s expression.
(iv) It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
(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!)
Q: What does Amanda's comparison to Rapunzel suggest about her feelings?
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
Which option completes the popular adage given below?
Q. _________ silence is gold.
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
Q. Which image corresponds to what Amanda, is doing in this extract?
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!
You’re always so moody, Amanda!
Anyone would think that I nagged at you,
Amanda!
Q: What emotion is the speaker expressing towards Amanda in these lines?
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!
Q. Pick the option that lists the image which correctly corresponds to the speaker’s mood in the extract.
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!
Q. The purpose of the speaker’s words in the given extract is to:
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!
Q. What does the repetition of “Amanda!” at the end of each line reflect?
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)
Q: What does Amanda's imagination reflect in these lines?
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
Did you finish your homework, Amanda?
Did you tidy your room, Amanda?
I thought I told you to clean your shoes,
Amanda!
Q: What is the speaker primarily concerned about in these lines?
Direction: Read the following extracts and answer the questions/complete the sentences that follow :
There is a languid, emerald sea,
where the sole inhabitant is me—
a mermaid, drifting blissfully.
Q. Why is this stanza given within brackets?