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English questions

Q1. The poem was written by :

a. Robert Browning

b. Robert Frost

c. Maya Angelou

d. David Roth

Answer: c
Q2. What does the "grave of dreams" signify?

a. A feeling of hopelessness

b. Death of the birds

c. A place where humans are buried

d None of the above

Answer: a

Q3. What does the "caged bird" represent?


a. The loss of freedom

b. An encaged bird

c. Hope for a bright future

d. Endless opportunities

Answer: a

Q4. With what purpose the caged bird sings?

a. Because it likes to sing

b. To call another bird

c. It is the nature of birds

d. Because it has only this way to express its pain


Answer : d

Q5. What does caged bird longs for?

a. Freedom 

b. Food

c. Other birds

d. None of the above

Answer: a

Q6. How many stanzas are there in the poem?

a. Six

b. Seven c. Four

d. Eight

Answer: a

Q7. What happens when the wings of the bird are clipped?

a. It dies

b. It cannot fly

c. It cannot eat

d. None of the above

Answer: b

Q8. Name the literary device used in:

"Bars of rage."

a. Irony

b. Personification

c. Auditory imaged. Metaphor


Answer : d

Q9. What do "bars of rage" represent?

a. Imprisonment of innocent blacks

b. Freedom of blacks

c. Anger of rich peopled. None of the above

Answer: a

Q10. Which stanza of the poem is repeated?

a. Stanza 1

b. Stanza 3

c. Stanza 4

d. None of the above

Answer: b

Q11. Name the literary device used in

"orange sun rays."

a. Personification

b. Alliteration

c. Imagery

d. Simile

Answer: c

Q12. Name the literary device used in

"Sighing trees."

a. Personification
b. Alliteration

c. Metaphor

d. Imagery

Answer: a

Q13. The song sung by the bird is the symbol of 

a. Freedom

c. Imprisonment

d. Hopelessness

d. None of the above

Answer: a

Q14. Which bird is mentioned singing?

a. Caged bird

b. Free bird

c. Both of them

d. None of them

Answer: a

Q15. Which physical activity does the caged bird do before singing?

a. Drinks water

b. Opens its throat

c. Eats something

d. Does nothing

Answer: b

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