MULTI

PLECHOI
CEQUESTI
ONS(
MCQ—TEST)(
1Mar
kEach)

1.
Kamal
aDaswasan

(
a)Bengal
i
     
(b)Punj
abi

(
c)Ker
ali
te     
(d)Guj
arat
i

2.Thepoetwasl
eav
ingt
hehouseof

(
a)herpar
ent
s     
(b)heraunt

(
c)heri
n-l
aws      
(d)hernephew

3.Shewasgoi
ngt
o

(
a)Goa    
(b)Mumbai

(
c)Cochi
n  
(d)Kol
kat
a

4.Thepoetwasdr
ivi
ngt
owar
dst
he

(
a)r
ail
wayst
ati
on    (
b)bus-
stand

(
c)ai
rpor
t           
(d)met
rost
ati
on

5.Theper
soni
nthecar
,besi
det
hepoet
ess,
was,

(
a)heraunt(
b)herni
ece

(
c)heruncl
e(d)hermot
her

6.Themotheroft
hepoet
esswas
(a)smi
l
ing(b)l
aughi
ng

(
c)cr
ying(
d)dozi
ngof
f
7.Thepoet
esssayshermot
herl
ookedpal
eli
kea
(a)cor
pse(
b)ghost

(
c)mal
nour
ishedchi
l
d(d)anaemi
cper
son

8.Kamal
aDasr eali
zedthathermot
herwasv
ery
(a)y
oung(b)energet
ic

(
c)ol
d(d)i
l
l

9.Shesoonputthatt
houghtoutofhermi
ndand
(a)smi
led(
b)laughedhear
ti
ly

(
c)cr
iedbi
tt
erl
y(d)l
ookedoutoft
hewi
ndow

10.Outofthecarwindowshesaw
(a)cowsandbuffal
oes(b)pi
gsandgoat
s

(
c)t
reesspr
int
ing(
d)peopl
edi
ggi
ng

11.‘Tr
eesspr
int
ing’
isapoeti
cdevi
ce.I
tis
(a)per
soni
fi
cati
on(b)al
l
iter
ati
on

(
c)r
epet
it
ion(
d)si
mil
e

12.Thenar
rat
oral
sosawchil
drenr
unni
ngoutof
(a)t
hei
rhomes(b)school
s

(
c)par
ks(
d)f
oot
bal
lgr
ound

13.‘Chi
l
drenspil
l
ingout’i
san
(a)simi
le(b)metaphor

(
c)per
soni
fi
cat
ion(
d)t
ransf
err
edepi
thet
14.Thenarr
atorl
ookedathermotheragai
naf
ter
(a)t
hesecuri
tycheck(
b)thegreensi
gnal

(
c)af
tert
heyl
eftt
hecarpar
king(
d)af
tert
hel
uggagecheck-
in

15.Thenar
ratoragaincompar
edhermot
hert
oo
(a)summer’
ssun( b)rai
ncl
ouds

(
c)l
atewi
nter
’smoon(
d)t
reesandpl
ant
s

16.Wint
er’
smoon’isar
efer
encet
othemot
her
’s
(a)ol
dage(b)i
l
lness

(
c)col
ourofski
n(d)y
oungage

17.Whent
henar
rat
orl
ookedathermot
heragai
nshef
eltapangof

(
a)herf
ami
l
iarache         
(b)gui
l
t

(
c)hear
tache          
    (
d)aheadache

18.Thechi
l
dhoodf
earwast
hef
earof

(
a)separ
ati
onf
rom mot
her
      
(b)exams

(
c)medi
cal
check-
up           (
d)dent
alt
reat
ment

19.Shesaidt
ohermother
(a)goodby
e(b)aur
evoir

(
c)goodmor
ninggo.(
d)seey
ousoon,
Amma

20.Whatwastheexpr
essi
onont
henar
rat
or’
sface?
(a)smi
li
ngface(
b)angryl
ook

(
c)sar
cast
icexpr
essi
on(
d)f
rowni
ngf
ace
21.Smi l
eandsmil
eandsmilei
s
(a)al
l
iterat
ion(
b)r
epet
it
ion

(
c)si
mil
e(d)met
aphor

22.Themoodinthel
astt
wol
i
nesi
sthatof
(a)r
egret(
b)gui
l
t

(
c)accept
anceofr
eal
i
ty(
d)anger

23.Thenar
rat
orisonl
yusi
nghersmi
leto
(a)cov
erupherpai
n(b)makeher
sel
fhappy

(
c)t
omakehermot
herhappy(
d)t
omakeherf
atherhappy

24.KamalaDashassuccessful
l
ydrawncompari
sonsbet
weent
he
(a)chi
l
drenandhermother(b)f
atherandmot
her

(
c)uncl
eandaunt(
d)nephewandni
ece

25.Theimageofmer
rychil
drenhasbeenbr
oughtoutbyt
henar
rat
ori
nor
dert
o
(a)showener
gyandexuber
anceofyoungchi
ldr
en

(
b)t
oshowt
hechi
l
drenpl
ayi
ng

(
c)t
oshowt
hechi
l
drenpl
ayi
ngpr
anks

(
d)t
ocompar
ewi
thher
sel
f

26.‘Tr
eesspri
nti
ng’and‘mer
rychi
l
drenspi
l
li
ng’
isanat
temptbyt
hepoett
ocr
eat
e
(a)suspense(
b)laught
er

(
c)v
isual
imager
y(d)chaos

27.Thepoem i
smadeupof
(a)t
wentyl
ines(b)asi
ngl
esent
ence

(
c)t
enst
anzas(
d)f
ivest
anzas
28.Thethemeoft
hepoem i
s
(a)separ
ati
onf
rom f
ri
ends(
b)separ
ati
onf
rom r
elat
ives

(
c)f
earofsepar
ati
onf
rom t
hemot
her(
d)l
oveandhat
red

29.Themother
’soldageandlackofener
gyi
sadepi
cti
onof
(a)t
hepoet
’shelpl
essnessi
noldage

(
b)j
oyandf
unofol
dage

(
c)bondi
ngofmot
herwi
thf
ami
l
ymember
s

(
d)si
cknessandi
l
l-heal
th

30.‘
Spr
int
ing’
means

(
a)shor
tfastr
ace       
(b)r
owi
ngaboat

(
c)pl
ayi
ngt
ri
cks        
(d)r
unni
ngar
oundt
rees

ANSWERS

1.
(c)Ker
ali
te

2.
(a)herpar
ent
s

3.
(c)Cochi
n

4.
(c)ai
rpor
t

5.
(d)hermot
her

6.(
d)dozi
ngof
f

7.
(a)cor
pse

8.(
c)ol
d

9.
(d)l
ookedoutoft
hewi
ndow

10.(
c)t
reesspr
int
ing

11.
(a)per
soni
fi
cat
ion

12.(
a)t
hei
rhomes
13.
(b)met
aphor

14.(
a)t
hesecur
it
ycheck

15.
(c)l
atewi
nter
’smoon

16.(
a)ol
dage

17.
(a)herf
ami
li
arache

18.(
a)separ
ati
onf
rom mot
her

19.
(d)Seey
ousoon,
Amma

20.(
a)smi
li
ngf
ace

21.
(b)Repet
it
ion

22.(
c)accept
anceofr
eal
it
y

23.
(a)cov
erupherpai
n

24.(
a)chi
ldr
enandhermot
her

25.
(a)showener
gyandexuber
anceofy
oungchi
ldr
en

26.(
c)v
isuali
mager
y

27.(
b)asi
ngl
esent
ence

28.(
c)f
earofsepar
ati
onf
rom mot
her

29.(
a)t
hepoet
’shel
plessnessi
nol
dage

30.(
a)shor
t,f
astr
ace