MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight The Ball (Poem) with Solutions
Chapter Name | Multiple Choice Questions for The Ball (Poem) |
Author Name | John Berryman |
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Book Name | NCERT First Flight Textbook for Class 10 |
MCQ Questions for The Ball (Poem) Class 10 English
1. Does the poet condole the boy?
(i) can’t say
(ii) yes
(iii) no
(iv) All of them
Answer
(iii) no
2. Name the literary device used in “And no one buys a ball back.”
(i) Metaphor
(ii) Simile
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) Anaphora
Answer
(iii) Alliteration
3. How does the child react at the loss?
(i) stands rigid
(ii) trembles
(iii) stares
(iv) all of them
Answer
(iv) all of them
4. Name the literary device used in “Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!”
(i) Metaphor
(ii) Simile
(iii) Alliteration
(iv) Anaphora
Answer
(iv) Anaphora
5. Where was the boy staring down?
(i) the sea
(ii) the ocean
(iii) the harbour
(iv) the lake
Answer
(iii) the harbour
6. What does a ball cost?
(i) 5 dimes
(ii) 10 dimes
(iii) 1 dime
(iv) 4 dimes
Answer
(iii) 1 dime
7. What has the boy lost in the water?
(i) his ball
(ii) his bat
(iii) his wicket
(iv) his gloves
Answer
(i) his ball
8. What does ‘in the world of possessions’ means?
(i) Love
(ii) Lust
(iii) Materialistic things
(iv) None of the Above
Answer
(iii) Materialistic things
9. Where does the ball go?
(i) drain
(ii) well
(iii) house
(iv) water
Answer
(iv) water
10. Why is money called external?
(i) We need to earn money through hardworker.
(ii) We can replace the lost things with its help.
(iii) It is made from artificial way.
(iv) None of the Above
Answer
(ii) We can replace the lost things with its help.
11. Why are the boy’s eyes desperate?
(i) Because he has lost his ball.
(ii) Because he has lost his money.
(iii) Because he has lost his gloves
(iv) None of the Above
Answer
(i) Because he has lost his ball.
12. Who would not intrude the boy?
(i) The Ball
(ii) The Poet
(iii) The Gloves
(iv) None of the Above
Answer
(ii) The Poet
13. According to the poet, what is the child learning?
(i) to bear loss
(ii) to take care of things
(iii) to be responsible
(iv) to be careful
Answer
(i) to bear loss
14. Who is the poet of the Ball poem?
(i) Leslie Norris(ii) John Berryman
(iii) Carolyn Wells
(iv) Robert Frost
Answer
(ii) John Berryman
15. What does a ball cost?
(i) 5 dimes(ii) 10 dimes
(iii) 1 dime
(iv) 4 dimes
Answer
(iii) 1 dime
16. How does the child react at the loss?
(ii) trembles
(iii) stares
(iv) all of them
Answer
(iv) all of them
17. According to the poet, what is the child learning?
(i) to bear loss(ii) to take care of things
(iii) to be responsible
(iv) to be careful
Answer
(i) to bear loss
18. Why does the poet decide not to condole the boy?
(i) He is busy(ii) He is indifferent
(iii) It will be of no use
(iv) He is happy
Answer