Amanda! Class 10 MCQ Quiz – Test Your Understanding

Are you preparing for CBSE Class 10 English Poem "Amanda!"? This interactive MCQ quiz will help you revise key themes, poetic devices, and important concepts of the poem efficiently!

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Poem Name: Amanda!
Poet: Robin Klein
Book: First Flight (Class 10 English)
Question Type: Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Difficulty Level: Exam-Oriented & Concept-Based
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✔ Covers themes, poetic devices, and symbolism
✔ Includes character-based & meaning-related MCQs
✔ Perfect for quick revision before CBSE board exams

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Amanda!

1 / 15

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

The purpose of the speaker’s words in the given extract is to

make the listener a better human being.

improve the listener’s posture and habits.

advise the listener as an elder.

show the speaker’s power over the listener.

2 / 15

(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 golden silence is contrasted with the __________.

constant instructions received.

sweetness of freedom.

hushed, bare feet.

chaos of the street.

3 / 15

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

Pick the option that lists the image that correctly corresponds to the speaker’s mood in the extract.

Image (i)

Image (ii)

Image (iv)

Image (iii)

4 / 15

(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 tone of the given lines is

analytical.

despairing.

peaceful.

nervous.

5 / 15

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

Select the option that fits with the following:

slouching : straight:: ______ : _______

generous: liberal

forgetful: lively

transparent: translucent

lazy: agile

6 / 15

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

A transferred epithet is a literary device where the modifier or epithet is transferred from the noun it is meant to describe to another noun in the sentence.

Based on the given definition of ‘transferred epithet’, choose the option that lists an example of a transferred epithet.

silence (is) golden

hushed (bare) feet

freedom (is) sweet

soft dust

7 / 15

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Pick the option that lists the usage of the word ‘pattern’, as in the extract above.

She patterned her hair after her favorite celebrity.

That is a lovely pattern for wallpaper.

Poetry is a form of pattern making.

He decided to wear a patterned shirt to the party.

8 / 15

(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!)
Stop that sulking at once, Amanda!
You’re always so moody, Amanda!
Anyone would think that I nagged at you, Amanda!

Select the sentence in which the word ‘bright’ is used in a similar manner as line 3 of the extract.

Hemant has such bright prospects for the future.

Rama looked bright and chirpy today.

Sekhar is a very bright child.

Bobby's shirt was so bright and cheerful.

9 / 15

What does Amanda's desire to be an orphan signify?

She is unhappy with her life

She dislikes her parents

She wants to live on the streets

She wants to be free from parental control

10 / 15

How does Amanda's imagination serve as a coping mechanism?

It allows her to rebel against her parents

It helps her forget her problems

It helps her escape from reality

It makes her more creative

11 / 15

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

Alliteration is a literary device used in the extract.

Which of the following options DOES NOT include examples of this literary device?

Dee dee was driving down day after day

The moon and the shimmering stars watched over us

With that charming chat, Catherine chose comfort

Away ran the pathetic pooch pouting like a princess

12 / 15

What does the poem suggest about the relationship between Amanda and her parents?

It is based on mutual respect

It is loving and supportive

It is strict and controlling

It is indifferent and distant

13 / 15

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!
Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!
Stop that slouching and sit up straight,
Amanda!

What does the repetition of “Amanda!” at the end of each line reflect?

It helps create a rhyme scheme.

It shows the frustration of the speaker.

It represents the absent-mindedness of the listener.

It describes who the speaker is talking to.

14 / 15

(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?

Read the reasons given below, and choose the option that lists the most accurate reasoning:

It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.

It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.

It mirrors a child’s expression.

It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.

(2) and (3)

(3) and (4)

(1) and (2)

(1) and (4)

15 / 15

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.
The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Which option completes the popular adage given below?

___________________ silence is gold.

Ideas may be precious but

Silver is the tongue

Speech is silver

Precious are words for

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Key Topics Covered in the Quiz

✔ Amanda’s thoughts and imagination
✔ Parenting & childhood restrictions
✔ Poetic devices: Metaphor, Repetition, Alliteration
✔ Exam-oriented competency-based MCQs

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