Poem- 2

An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

Class 12 English Poem 2 An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum Objective Questions in English. These Objective Questions are helpful for the students who are in class 12 and have English. Attempt These Objective Questions to Check your knowledge and the status of your preparation. These Objective Questions are also helpful for the preparation of 1 Mark Questions

Board	CBSE Board, UP Board, JAC Board, Bihar Board, HBSE Board, UBSE Board, PSEB Board, RBSE Board
Textbook	NCERT
Class	Class 12
Subject	English
Chapter no.	Poem 2
Chapter Name	An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum
Category	Class 12 English Objective Questions in English
Medium	English

1. Who wrote the poem in the primary school classroom in the slum?
   1. Kipling
   2. Wordsworth
   3. Kamlanath
   4. Stephen Spender
2. On what theme did the poet focus in the poem?
   1. themes of social injustice and class inequalities.
   2. theme of children and their happiness
   3. theme of insecurities
   4. none
3. What has the poet depicted in the poem?
   1. young minds
   2. playfulness of the children
   3. questions of children
   4. the plight of young children in the slums
4. Whom does the poet compare with in the poem?
   1. the young and old
   2. generation gaps
   3. old age and childhood
   4. rich (haves) and poor children (have nots)
5. How is the life of children living in slums?
   1. full of love
   2. full of care and warmth
   3. Hopeless and full of struggle
   4. all of these
6. With what does the poet compare the color of the walls?
   1. rotten fruits
   2. stale chapatis
   3. rotten vegetables
   4. sour cream
7. What poetic devices are used in the poem?
   1. alliteration and simile
   2. metaphor and imagery
   3. synecdoche, and irony
   4. All of these
8. What message do the words “their future is painted with fog” convey?
   1. no love and care
   2. no warmth
   3. no hard work
   4. no hope of improvement
9. What do the faces of children in slum areas represent?
   1. happiness
   2. their aspirations
   3. their energy
   4. sadness and lack of enthusiasm
10. What’s so ironic about hanging on the wall and donning in the classroom?
    1. set up in very clean environment
    2. completely opposite to the needs of the children in the classroom
    3. set up in happy environment
    4. set up in gloomy set up
11. What’s the point of the guy looking at the paper?
    1. had a paper in his hand
    2. was as thin as a sheet of paper
    3. was white in color like a sheet of paper
    4. All of these
12. What is a tree room in poetry?
    1. A tree – shaped room
    2. A room on a tree where squirrels play
    3. A room on a tree where rats play
    4. A room on a tree where pigeons play
13. What do the Catacombs represent?
    1. relevance of the map hanging on the wall of the classroom
    2. confinement to the slums, the maps being irrelevant
    3. importance of the school
    4. death
14. Why are pictures and maps meaningless?
    1. they are fake and show a false thing
    2. they are old and have faded away
    3. they show vastness which is opposite to the world and needs of the children in the classroom
    4. All of these
15. How Can Powerful People Help Poor Kids?
    1. by fighting with the government
    2. by fighting with the powerful
    3. by bridging gaps of inequalities and injustice
    4. by fighting with the rich
16. What does the poetry describe?
    1. A classroom in a slum area
    2. social setup of India
    3. different mindsets
    4. beauty of the surroundings
17. What does the poet want for the slum children?
    1. He wishes them to be happy and healthy
    2. He wishes a good change for them
    3. he wants them to enjoy the bounties of nature
    4. All of these
18.  “Far far from the gusty waves of these children’s faces. Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor”: what do these words express?
    1. poor state of the classroom
    2. poor plight of children’s homes
    3. poor plight of teachers
    4. poor plight of the slum children
19. Why is the head of a tall girl ‘weighed down’?
    1. A)by the burden of studies
    2. by the burden of work
    3. by the burden of her world
    4. All of these
20. What does ‘the boy with the paper look, the eyes of the mouse’ mean?
    1. rich people
    2. rich children
    3. powerful people and their influence
    4. weak and malnutritioned boy

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