Q. 1
How does Amanda respond to the questions about her chores?
A
She completes them diligentlyB
She ignores themC
She forgets about themD
She is unable to complete themClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
How does Amanda feel about her freedom?
A
She feels trappedB
She feels scaredC
She feels liberatedD
She feels lonelyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
What do you get to know about the speaker from these lines?
A
loves AmandaB
is very sweetC
is always rebuking AmandaD
is trying to inculcate good habits in herClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What adjective describes Amanda's footsteps?
A
LoudB
HushedC
CarelessD
HeavyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
Which poetic device is used in line 3 and 4?
A
AlliterationB
SimileC
MetaphorD
PersonificationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What does the speaker describe as "golden"?
A
Amanda's choresB
The silenceC
The streetsD
Amanda's freedomClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
Who is the speaker here?
A
AmandaB
Amanda's momC
Amanda's brotherD
Amanda's uncleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
What does Amanda do with her feet as she walks?
A
She wears loud shoesB
She jumpsC
She patterns soft dustD
She runsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What has the other person told Amanda to do?
A
swim like a mermaidB
clear her houseC
sing a songD
finish her homeworkClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What is the main theme of the poem?
A
Orphanhood and homelessnessB
Responsibility and choresC
Freedom and solitudeD
Discipline and obedienceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
In the line, life in a tower is tranquil and rare, what does tranquil mean?
A
AnnoyedB
PeacefulC
LazyD
MonotonousClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
Who is the speaker of the line, Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!
A
Her motherB
Her friendC
Her grandfatherD
Her teacherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Why do you think there is no parenthesis in the
last stanza?
A
Because the constant nagging has made Amanda disobedient.B
Because her thoughts are forcefully suppressed by the harsh real world.C
Because she has realised her mistake.D
Because she has given up on her thoughts and wishes due to the constant restrictions, rules and instructions.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 14
What does Rapunzel compare Amanda's behavior to?
A
A joyful melodyB
A sunny dayC
A nagging complaintD
A beautiful flowerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
Why does Amanda want to be Rapunzel?
A
she also wants to have long hair like her.B
she wants to live a peaceful life alone in the tower like Rapunzel.C
she wants to look beautiful like Rapunzel.D
she thinks she would find a charming prince for herself like Rapunzel.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 16
Who is Rapunzel addressing in the lines "Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!"?
A
CinderellaB
Snow WhiteC
AmandaD
RapunzelClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Who is Rapunzel?
A
Rapunzel is Amanda's friendB
Rapunzel is the most beautiful girl of Amanda's townC
Rapunzel is the girl who lives alone in a towerD
Rapunzel was a girl who was kept in a tower by a witchClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
What does Rapunzel suggest about her own behavior towards Amanda?
A
She is supportiveB
She is harshC
She is neglectfulD
She is indifferentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
Why does she say never let down my bright hair'?
A
she doesn't wants to spoil her bright hair.B
if the witch sees her bright hair she will cut them.C
she loves to keep her hair tied in a bun.D
she doesn't want any prince to climb up the tower and disturb her tranquility.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What is the overall mood of the poem?
A
JoyfulB
SomberC
RomanticD
HumorousClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
What is the main theme of the poem?
A
Orphanhood and homelessnessB
Independence and solitudeC
Parental guidance and disciplineD
Health and hygiene concernsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
What does the speaker caution Amanda against in the poem?
A
Eating chocolateB
Forgetting her choresC
Roaming the streetsD
Talking to strangersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What does the speaker remind Amanda about regarding her health?
A
Her allergiesB
Her postureC
Her acneD
Her weightClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
How does the speaker address Amanda in the poem?
A
None of the aboveB
Street-roamerC
OrphanD
AmandaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
What does the speaker want Amanda to do while talking to her?
A
Look at herB
Listen carefullyC
Nod her headD
Finish her choresClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
What is the speaker's tone in the poem?
A
AngryB
LovingC
ConcernedD
IndifferentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
How does Amanda react to the speaker's instructions?
A
She obeys immediatelyB
She ignores themC
She argues backD
She becomes upsetClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
What does the speaker compare the silence to?
A
GoldB
ChocolateC
DustD
FreedomClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
What word describes Amanda's footsteps in the poem?
A
LoudB
HushedC
ConfidentD
UncertainClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What is Amanda's apparent response to the speaker's reminders?
A
ComplianceB
GratitudeC
DefianceD
ConfusionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Why do you think Amanda wants to be a
Rapunzel?
A
Because she wants to have a long hair like
Rapunzel.B
Because she wants to escape the freedom.C
Because she wants to enjoy the freedom away
from any restraint.D
Because she wants to feel like a princess in the
tower.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 32
From whose perspective do you think the poem is
written?
A
Omniscient narrator's perspectiveB
Amanda's perspectiveC
Poet's perspectiveD
Amanda's mother's perspectiveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
In the poem Amanda, what would the girl do as an
orphan.
A
She would beg on the streets.B
She would sweep the streets.C
She would roam about in the streets.D
She would sleep on the streets.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 34
Name the literary device used in the line "Don't
bite your nails, Amanda! Don't hunch your
shoulders, Amanda!".
A
AlliterationB
AnaphoraC
MetaphorD
EnjambmentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Why do you think Amanda, being Rapunzel, will
never let her hair down the tower?
A
So that nobody can cut her hair.B
So that nobody can enter the tower and she
can be in peace.C
Because she has now become obedient.D
Both (b) and (c)Click an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Name the literary device used in the line, "Stop
that slouching and sit up straight".
A
AssonanceB
AlliterationC
MetaphorD
SimileClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?
A
Be in the green seaB
Lead a relaxing lifeC
Both (a) and (b)D
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
"Anyone would think that I at you, Amanda!"
Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer.
A
beatB
naggedC
shoutedD
harassedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
Identify the option that aptly describes Amanda.
A
CarelessB
ProudC
HaughtyD
MoodyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
What do you think Amanda feels missing in her
words all through the poem?
A
Parents' brutalityB
Parents' guidanceC
Parents' dominanceD
Parents' loveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
Which option correctly replaces the following
phrase in the given line from Amanda? Drifting
blissfully.
A
Swimming against the tide.B
Sinking in the sea.C
Flowing with the tide.D
Splashing with the waves.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 42
What is the tone of Amanda's mother in the poem?
A
TiredB
AngryC
DominatingD
AuthoritativeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
Why do you think Amanda is sulking?
A
Because she is moody.B
Because she is being nagged constantly.C
Because she is not allowed to eat chocolates.D
Because her parents do not love her.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 44
The purpose of the mother asking Amanda to
refrain from chocolates was to _______.
A
prevent her from getting improve her diet.B
teach her obedience.C
punish her.D
prevent her from getting acne.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 45
Name the literary device used in the line "freedom
is sweet."
A
AlliterationB
AnaphoraC
MetaphorD
EnjambmentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
Identify the option that best describes what the
parents are trying to inculcate in Amanda in the
poem.
A
Good manners and egotism.B
Holiness and good manners.C
Egotism and selflessness.D
Good manners and habits.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 47
What does Amanda wish to postpone?
A
Her doctor’s visitB
Her growing upC
Her examsD
Her education tripClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
What does the speaker forbid Amanda to eat?
A
foodB
fruitC
chocolateD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
Amanda finally imagined herself as ________.
A
MermaidB
RapunzelC
A grown up girlD
OrphanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
According to the poem, Amanda is an _______ girl.
A
imaginativeB
arrogantC
sincereD
moodyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
Which among the following is the correct sentence
used in the poem, Amanda?
A
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.B
The silence is golden, the freedom is bitter.C
The freedom is golden, the silence is bitter.D
The freedom is golden, the silence is sweet.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 52
What is the meaning of the word 'slouching'?
A
CurlingB
BendingC
Lying downD
Sitting in a lazy wayClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
How does Amanda imagine herself?
A
fishB
mermaidC
monsterD
girlClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
Who had imprisoned Rapunzel?
A
a witchB
the kingC
the princeD
AmandaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 55
Which word in the poem means the same as relaxed?
A
BlissfullyB
HunchC
LanguidClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
What was Amanda doing?
A
scorching her backB
biting her nailsC
hunching her shouldersD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
Amanda refers to 'herself as a sole mermaid'
because then __________.
A
she would be taken care of by the sea animals.B
she would be alone in the beautiful sea.C
she would see her nagging parents.D
she would be followed by friendly sea animals.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 58
What is the meaning of the word 'nagged'?
A
TorturedB
HarassedC
BeatD
ShoutedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
What does she picture herself as in the last stanza?
A
OrphanB
MermaidC
RapunzelD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
What is Amanda doing with her nails?
A
She is rubbing her nails against each other.B
She is biting her nails.C
She is applying nail polish.D
She is cutting her nails.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 61
What is Amanda instructed by her parents?
A
To sit straightB
Not to bite her nailsC
Not to hunch her shouldersD
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
What task was given to Amanda by the speaker?
A
cleaning shoesB
doing homeworkC
cleaning roomD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 63
What does Amanda imagine herself first as?
A
MermaidB
OrphanC
RapunzelD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 64
"I am Rapunzel, I have not a care..."
What is the poetic device used in the given line?
What is the poetic device used in the given line?
A
AllusionB
AssonanceC
PersonificationD
SimileClick an option to check your answer
Q. 65
Which amongst the following words is not
synonymous to 'hushed'?
A
StillB
TranquilC
Very quietD
ChaoticClick an option to check your answer
Q. 66
Amanda would rather indulge in fantasies than _________.
A
wasting time studyingB
clean her room or her shoesC
listen to her parentsD
going to schoolClick an option to check your answer
Q. 67
Who was Rapunzel?
A
a princeB
a fairyC
a witchD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 68
What does Amanda visualise in the second stanza
of the poem?
A
A fishB
An orphanC
A mermaidD
RapunzelClick an option to check your answer
Q. 69
Why does the poet use parentheses?
A
It is a poetic style.B
To reveal the imagination of Amanda's mother.C
To reveal the nagging thoughts of the child.D
To show visual contrast between Amanda's
thoughts and mothers instructions.Click an option to check your answer
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