An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum MCQs Mock Test 12th Welcome to your An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum MCQs Mock Test 12th 1. Q10. How does the poet describe the children? a. Cute b. Well dressed c. Uncombed hair d. Innocent None 2. None 3. 011. What does the poet portray in the poem? a. Young minds b. Playfulness of the children c. Questions of children d. The plight of young children in the slums None 4. 013. Why is the color of walls 'Sour cream? a. School remained shut for long time. b. Walls have not been painted for a long time. c. The classroom has less ventilation d. None of the above Ans. (b) Walls have not been None 5. Q14. What kind of life do the children living in slums have? a. Full of love b. Full of care and warmth c. Hopeless and full of struggle d. All of the above None 6. Q15. What does the poet compare the color of walls with? a. Rotten fruits b. Stale chapatis c. Rotten vegetables d. Sour cream None 7. Q16. What are the poetic devices used in the poem? a. Alliteration and simile b. Metaphor and imagery c. Synecdoche, and irony d. All of the above None 8. Q17 The paper-seeming boy with rat's eyes means. The boy is: a.sly and secretive b. hin, hungry and weak C. unpleasant looking d. None of these None 9. Q 18. What do the words "Their future is painted with fog" convey? a. No love and care b. No warmth c. No hard work d. No hope of improvement None 10. Q19. His eyes live in a dream, other than this means. The boy is: a. bull of hope in the future b. mentally ill C. distracted from the lesson d. None of the above None 11. Q 20. What do the faces of children in the slum areas reflect? a. Happiness b. Their aspirations c. Their energy d. Sadness and lack of enthusiasm None 12. Q21. Why is Shakespeare called wicked? a. He cheated the people. b. He misguided the innocent people. c. He doesn't show the true picture of the slum dweller's life. d. None of the above None 13. Q22. Why is the map referred to as a bad example? a. It shows the darker side of the world. b. It is meaningless for the children of elementary school. c. It is difficult for school children to understand. d. None of the above None 14. Q23. What is ironical about the wall hangings and donations in the classroom? a. Set up in very clean environment b. Completely opposite to the needs of the children in the classroom c. Set up in happy environment d. Set up in gloomy set up None 15. Q24. What is the Tree Room in the poem? a. A tree-shaped room b. A room on a tree where squirrels play C A room on a tree where rats play d. A room on a tree where pigeons play None 16. Q25. The tall girl with her head weighed down means the girl: a is ill and exhausted b. has her head bent with shame c has untidy hair d. None of the above None 17. Q26. How is the tall girl described? a. She is carrying a load on her head. b. Her head is bowed down due to poverty c. She is slim and tall d. None of the above None 18. Q27. The children's faces are compared to 'rootless weeds' This means they: a. are insecure b. are ill-fed c. are wasters d. None of these None 19. Q28. What does the poet mean by 'These children wear skins peeped through by bones'? a. These children are the victims of malnutrition b. They are very thin c They are very strong physically d. None of the above None 20. Q29. What do Catacombs signify? a Relevance of the map hanging on the wall of the classroom b. Confinement to the slums, the maps being irrelevant c. Importance of the school d Death None 21. Q30. Why is the boy sitting at the back of the classroom, different from others? a His eyes live in a dream b. He is innocent c He is unnoted d He is young None 22. Q31. The stunted, unlucky heir of twisted bones means the boy: a has an inherited disability b. was short and bony c Both a. and b d. none of the above None 23. Q 32. Why are the pictures and maps meaningless? a. They are fake and show a false thing b. They are old and have faded away c They show vastness which is opposite to the world and needs of the children in the classroom d All of the above None 24. Q 33. How can powerful people help the poor children? a By fighting with the government b By fighting with the powerful c By bridging gaps of inequalities and injustice d By fighting with the rich None 25. Q34. What does the poem describe? a. A classroom in a slum area b. Social setup of India c Different mindsets d Beauty of the surroundings None 26. Q35. "Far far from gusty waves these children's faces. Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor": what do these words express? a Poor state of the classroom b. Poor plight of children's homes c Poor plight of teachers d Poor plight of the slum children None 27. Q36. What is the meaning of 'The paper seeming boy, with rat eyes? a Rich people b. Rich children c Powerful people and their influence d Weak and malnutritioned boy None 28. Q37. What kind of look do the faces and hair of the children give? a Rich and beautiful faces b. Bright neat faces c Healthy appearances d Pale faces. scattered and undone hair None 29. Q38. His eyes live in a dream - what is the dream? a. Watching a movie b. Going abroad c Eating ice cream d. Dream of better times with games and open spaces None 30. Q39. Who was sitting at the back of the dim class? a A girl b. An old man C A teacher d A young boy None 31. Q40. Who is the unlucky heir and what has he inherited? a. A fat boy, has inherited obesity from his mother b. A short, thin boy, has inherited stunted growth from his family c An intelligent boy, has inherited intelligence d Thin boy with rat's eyes, has inherited a deformed body from his father None 32. Q41. What is the stunted boy reciting? a A happy song from his seat b. A religious song in a group C A sad song from the front of the class d. A lesson from his desk None 33. Q 42. What does the colour of the classroom walls point out? a Happy and poor state b. Happy and rich state c Poor condition of the slum d. None of the above None 34. Q43. What does the expression 'Open handed map "show? a Power of the poor b. The poor cannot access the world c The poor are powerless d Maps are open to all they reveal everything None 35. Q44. 'Awarding the world its world what do these words express? a. The world is ours b The world is yours c The world belong to the poor d The world belongs to the rich None 36. Q45. In what sense are the slum children different? a Their 10 b Their wisdom c. Their dresses d Because of no access to hope and openness of the world None 37. Q46. What kind of future do the slum children have? a Very hopeful b Bright c Clear like water d Hopeless and uncertain None 38. None 39. Q47. What attracts the slum children? a. The animals b. The movies c Ice cream d All beautiful things like ship. Sun None 40. Q48 What do the words "From fog to endless night' mean? a Bright light outside b Bright future c Hopelessness d Dark and uncertain future of slum children from birth to death None 41. Q49. Mention any two images used to explain the plight of the slum children. a Open handed map b From his desk c Belled flowery d Foggy slums and bottle bits on stones None 42. Q50. What blots the maps of the slum children? a Garbage b Blockage c Stones in the streets d Dirty slurns None 43. Q51. What does the poet show through expressions so blot their maps with slums as big as doom? a His clot the street b Enjoy the maps с Big maps d The slums spell doom for the poor None 44. Q52. What do the governor', Inspector, visitor' in the poem depict? a Higher officials b. Government officials c Political people d Powerful and influential people None 45. Q53. What have the windows done to the children's lives in the poem? a. Shut the doors b Blocked the passage c Clocked the sunlight d Have shut the children inside and blocked their growth None 46. Q54. What other freedom the poet wants the slum children to enjoy? a Freedom of roaming b Freedom to spend money c Freedom to eat d. Freedom of knowledge wisdom and expression None 47. Q55. What is the symbolic significance of 'Sun' in the last line of the poem? a Sunlight b Light of knowledge through education c Prosperity d None of the above None 48. Q 56. What does the expression Break 0 break open' suggest? a Barriers on the road b Barriers of garbage heap c Barriers of dirty environment must be broken d None of the above None 49. Q57. What does the poet want? a To send the children out of the slums b. To send the children to America c To send the children to open fields d to send the children to a beach None 50. Q58. Who has written the poem 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum'? a. Rudyard Kipling b. Wordsworth c. Kamlanath d. Stephen Spender None 51. Q59. What theme did the poet concentrate on in the poem? a. Themes of social injustice and class inequalities b. Theme of children and their happiness c. Theme of insecurities d. None of the above None 52. Q60. Where is the elementary school located? a. Near the sea b. In the middle of the city c. In a slum area d. None of these None 53. Question 1. The map is a bad example as it makes one aware of (a) the beautiful world (b) cleaner lanes (c) the political structure (d) the civil design None 54. Question 2. Identify the literary device in ‘future’s painted with a fog’. (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) alliteration (d) personification None 55. Question 3. Identify the literary device in ‘slums as big as doom’. (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) alliteration (d) personification None 56. Question 4. Identify the literary device in ‘whose language is the sun’. (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) alliteration (d) personification None 57. Question 5. ‘Break O break’. What should they break? (a) the donations (b) all bathers (c) the slums (d) the schools None 58. Question 6. The imprisoned minds and lives of the slum children can be released from their bondage if they are given an experience of the outer world. (a) never (b) soon (c) eventually (d) magically None 59. Question 7. Identify the literary device in ‘spectacles of steel’. (a) simile (b) metaphor (c) alliteration (d) personification None 60. Question 8. The last stanza is unlike the rest of the poem. (a) long (b) short (c) optimistic (d) pessimistic None 61. Question 9. Where do their lives ‘slyly turn’? (a) in their cramped holes (b) towards the sun (c) towards the school (d) towards the windows None Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up
