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Amanda

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Q. 1
How does Amanda respond to the questions about her chores?
A
She completes them diligently
B
She ignores them
C
She forgets about them
D
She is unable to complete them
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Q. 2
How does Amanda feel about her freedom?
A
She feels trapped
B
She feels scared
C
She feels liberated
D
She feels lonely
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Q. 3
What do you get to know about the speaker from these lines?
A
loves Amanda
B
is very sweet
C
is always rebuking Amanda
D
is trying to inculcate good habits in her
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Q. 4
What adjective describes Amanda's footsteps?
A
Loud
B
Hushed
C
Careless
D
Heavy
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Q. 5
Which poetic device is used in line 3 and 4?
A
Alliteration
B
Simile
C
Metaphor
D
Personification
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Q. 6
What does the speaker describe as "golden"?
A
Amanda's chores
B
The silence
C
The streets
D
Amanda's freedom
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Q. 7
Who is the speaker here?
A
Amanda
B
Amanda's mom
C
Amanda's brother
D
Amanda's uncle
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Q. 8
What does Amanda do with her feet as she walks?
A
She wears loud shoes
B
She jumps
C
She patterns soft dust
D
She runs
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Q. 9
What has the other person told Amanda to do?
A
swim like a mermaid
B
clear her house
C
sing a song
D
finish her homework
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Q. 10
What is the main theme of the poem?
A
Orphanhood and homelessness
B
Responsibility and chores
C
Freedom and solitude
D
Discipline and obedience
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Q. 11
In the line, life in a tower is tranquil and rare, what does tranquil mean?
A
Annoyed
B
Peaceful
C
Lazy
D
Monotonous
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Q. 12
Who is the speaker of the line, Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!
A
Her mother
B
Her friend
C
Her grandfather
D
Her teacher
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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.
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Q. 14
What does Rapunzel compare Amanda's behavior to?
A
A joyful melody
B
A sunny day
C
A nagging complaint
D
A beautiful flower
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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.
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Q. 16
Who is Rapunzel addressing in the lines "Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!"?
A
Cinderella
B
Snow White
C
Amanda
D
Rapunzel
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Q. 17
Who is Rapunzel?
A
Rapunzel is Amanda's friend
B
Rapunzel is the most beautiful girl of Amanda's town
C
Rapunzel is the girl who lives alone in a tower
D
Rapunzel was a girl who was kept in a tower by a witch
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Q. 18
What does Rapunzel suggest about her own behavior towards Amanda?
A
She is supportive
B
She is harsh
C
She is neglectful
D
She is indifferent
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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.
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Q. 20
What is the overall mood of the poem?
A
Joyful
B
Somber
C
Romantic
D
Humorous
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Q. 21
What is the main theme of the poem?
A
Orphanhood and homelessness
B
Independence and solitude
C
Parental guidance and discipline
D
Health and hygiene concerns
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Q. 22
What does the speaker caution Amanda against in the poem?
A
Eating chocolate
B
Forgetting her chores
C
Roaming the streets
D
Talking to strangers
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Q. 23
What does the speaker remind Amanda about regarding her health?
A
Her allergies
B
Her posture
C
Her acne
D
Her weight
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Q. 24
How does the speaker address Amanda in the poem?
A
None of the above
B
Street-roamer
C
Orphan
D
Amanda
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Q. 25
What does the speaker want Amanda to do while talking to her?
A
Look at her
B
Listen carefully
C
Nod her head
D
Finish her chores
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Q. 26
What is the speaker's tone in the poem?
A
Angry
B
Loving
C
Concerned
D
Indifferent
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Q. 27
How does Amanda react to the speaker's instructions?
A
She obeys immediately
B
She ignores them
C
She argues back
D
She becomes upset
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Q. 28
What does the speaker compare the silence to?
A
Gold
B
Chocolate
C
Dust
D
Freedom
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Q. 29
What word describes Amanda's footsteps in the poem?
A
Loud
B
Hushed
C
Confident
D
Uncertain
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Q. 30
What is Amanda's apparent response to the speaker's reminders?
A
Compliance
B
Gratitude
C
Defiance
D
Confusion
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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.
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Q. 32
From whose perspective do you think the poem is written?
A
Omniscient narrator's perspective
B
Amanda's perspective
C
Poet's perspective
D
Amanda's mother's perspective
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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.
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Q. 34
Name the literary device used in the line "Don't bite your nails, Amanda! Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!".
A
Alliteration
B
Anaphora
C
Metaphor
D
Enjambment
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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)
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Q. 36
Name the literary device used in the line, "Stop that slouching and sit up straight".
A
Assonance
B
Alliteration
C
Metaphor
D
Simile
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Q. 37
What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid?
A
Be in the green sea
B
Lead a relaxing life
C
Both (a) and (b)
D
None of these
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Q. 38
"Anyone would think that I at you, Amanda!" Fill in the blank with the appropriate answer.
A
beat
B
nagged
C
shouted
D
harassed
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Q. 39
Identify the option that aptly describes Amanda.
A
Careless
B
Proud
C
Haughty
D
Moody
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Q. 40
What do you think Amanda feels missing in her words all through the poem?
A
Parents' brutality
B
Parents' guidance
C
Parents' dominance
D
Parents' love
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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.
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Q. 42
What is the tone of Amanda's mother in the poem?
A
Tired
B
Angry
C
Dominating
D
Authoritative
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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.
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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.
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Q. 45
Name the literary device used in the line "freedom is sweet."
A
Alliteration
B
Anaphora
C
Metaphor
D
Enjambment
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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.
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Q. 47
What does Amanda wish to postpone?
A
Her doctor’s visit
B
Her growing up
C
Her exams
D
Her education trip
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Q. 48
What does the speaker forbid Amanda to eat?
A
food
B
fruit
C
chocolate
D
all of the above
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Q. 49
Amanda finally imagined herself as ________.
A
Mermaid
B
Rapunzel
C
A grown up girl
D
Orphan
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Q. 50
According to the poem, Amanda is an _______ girl.
A
imaginative
B
arrogant
C
sincere
D
moody
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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.
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Q. 52
What is the meaning of the word 'slouching'?
A
Curling
B
Bending
C
Lying down
D
Sitting in a lazy way
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Q. 53
How does Amanda imagine herself?
A
fish
B
mermaid
C
monster
D
girl
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Q. 54
Who had imprisoned Rapunzel?
A
a witch
B
the king
C
the prince
D
Amanda
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Q. 55
Which word in the poem means the same as relaxed?
A
Blissfully
B
Hunch
C
Languid
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Q. 56
What was Amanda doing?
A
scorching her back
B
biting her nails
C
hunching her shoulders
D
all of the above
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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.
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Q. 58
What is the meaning of the word 'nagged'?
A
Tortured
B
Harassed
C
Beat
D
Shouted
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Q. 59
What does she picture herself as in the last stanza?
A
Orphan
B
Mermaid
C
Rapunzel
D
None of these
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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.
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Q. 61
What is Amanda instructed by her parents?
A
To sit straight
B
Not to bite her nails
C
Not to hunch her shoulders
D
All of the above
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Q. 62
What task was given to Amanda by the speaker?
A
cleaning shoes
B
doing homework
C
cleaning room
D
all of the above
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Q. 63
What does Amanda imagine herself first as?
A
Mermaid
B
Orphan
C
Rapunzel
D
None of the above
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Q. 64
"I am Rapunzel, I have not a care..."
What is the poetic device used in the given line?
A
Allusion
B
Assonance
C
Personification
D
Simile
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Q. 65
Which amongst the following words is not synonymous to 'hushed'?
A
Still
B
Tranquil
C
Very quiet
D
Chaotic
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Q. 66
Amanda would rather indulge in fantasies than _________.
A
wasting time studying
B
clean her room or her shoes
C
listen to her parents
D
going to school
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Q. 67
Who was Rapunzel?
A
a prince
B
a fairy
C
a witch
D
all of the above
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Q. 68
What does Amanda visualise in the second stanza of the poem?
A
A fish
B
An orphan
C
A mermaid
D
Rapunzel
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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.
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