Amanda
1. The sole inhabitant in the emerald sea is a/an ____.
(a) Amanda
(b) octopus
(c) mermaid
(d) shark
Ans: (c) mermaid
2. Who wrote the poem 'Amanda ?
(a) John Berryman
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Leslie Norris
(d) Robert Klein
Ans: (d) Robert Klein
3. Why should Amanda. not eat chocolate?
(a) it causes acne.
(b) it causes cancer.
(c) it will damage liver.
(d) it causes heart disease.
Ans: (a) it causes acne.
4. What does 'languid' mean in the poem Amanda?
(a) rage
(b) Green
(c) long hair
(d) relaxed
Ans: (d) relaxed
5. What made Amanda sulky and become moody?
(a) When she has to clean her shoes.
(b) When her mother gives her too many instructions.
(c) When she had to complete her homework.
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (b) When her mother gives her too many instructions.
6. What will Amanda's behaviour make people think ?
(a) her mother loves her
(b) her mother is understanding
(c) her mother harasses her
(d) both (a) and (c)
Ans: (c) her mother harasses her
7. What does she imagine being when she pictures herself in a tower ?
(a) Rapunzel
(b) Mermaid
(c) Orphan
(d) None of them
Ans: (a) Rapunzel
8. If Amanda is an orphan, what will she do ?
(a) She will not complete her homework.
(b) She will roam about in the streets.
(c) She will tease everyone in the streets.
(d) All of the Above
Ans: (b) She will roam about in the streets.
9. What does the speaker ask Amanda not to do to her nails ?
(a) wash it
(b) bite it
(c) hurt it
(d) none of the above
Ans: (b) bite it
10. Name the literary devices used in the line "Stop that slouching and sit up straight".
(a) Metaphor
(b) Assonance
(c) Alliteration
(d) Anaphora
Ans: (c) Alliteration
11. What should Amanda not to do to her shoulders ?
(a) Hunch
(b) move
(c) straight
(d) None of these
Ans: (a) Hunch
12. Who was Amanda ?
(a) A orphan girl
(b) A college going girl
(c) A school going girl
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (c) A school going girl
13. What was Amanda to finish ?
(a) her bath
(b) catch the fishes
(c) her hair
(d) her homework
Ans: (d) her homework
14. What is the meaning of "slouching"?
(a) Bend
(b) Sit in a lazy way
(c) bend backwards
(d) lie down
Ans: (b) Sit in a lazy way
15. Which poetic device is used to convey Amanda's emotions and thoughts?
(a) Alliteration
(b) Imagery
(c) All of the above
(d) Symbolism
Ans:(c) All of the above
16. How is silence described ?
(a) Silver
(b) Love
(c) Golden
(d) Platinum
Ans: (c) Golden
17. What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid ?
(a) lead a relaxing life
(b) be in the green sea
(c) All of the above
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) All of the above
18. What does Amanda wish to do in the sea ?
(a) move slowly
(b) watch soft-moving waves
(c) catch the fishes
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (a) move slowly
19. Name the literary device used in the line "freedom is sweet"
(a) Metaphor
(b) Anaphora
(c) Alliteration
(d) Enjambment
Ans: (a) Metaphor
20. Identify the literary device used in the line "Don't eat that chocolate, Amanda!"
(a) Personification
(b) Imperative tone
(c) Imagery
(d) Alliteration
Ans: (b) Imperative tone
21. Identify the tone of Amanda's mother in the poem.
(a) Supportive
(b) Indifferent
(c) Encouraging
(d) Authoritative
Ans. (d) Authoritative
22. Choose the word which means the same as "nagging".
(a) Encouraging
(b) Criticizing
(c) Supporting
(d) Liberating
Ans. (b) Criticizing
23. What does the word 'languid' mean?
(a) Relaxed
(b) Perplexed
(c) Anxious
(d) Nervy
Ans. (a) Relaxed
24. "Don't bite your Amanda!"
(a) Fingers
(b) Teeth
(c) Shoes
(d) Nails
Ans. (d) Nails
25. Which word rhymes with "feet"?
(a) Street
(b) Free
(c) Sweat
(d) Seat
Ans. (a) Street
26. Which literary device is used in the line, "The silence is golden?"
(a) Imagery
(b) Metaphor
(c) Personification
(d) Alliteration
Ans. (b) Metaphor
27. Who is the poet of “Amanda!”?
(a) Robert Frost
(b) Robin Klein
(c) Leslie Norris
(d) Adrienne Rich
Ans: (b) Robin Klein
28. Who is being scolded in the poem?
(a) Belinda
(b) Amanda
(c) Anne
(d) Wanda
Answer: (b) Amanda
29. What is Amanda asked not to do with her shoulders?
(a) Move them
(b) Hunch them
(c) Raise them
(d) Shake them
Ans: (b) Hunch them
30. Amanda imagines herself as a—
(a) Mermaid
(b) Fairy
(c) Queen
(d) Bird
Ans: (a) Mermaid
31. Amanda wants to live a life of—
(a) Fame
(b) Silence and freedom
(c) Wealth
(d) Adventure
Ans: (b) Silence and freedom
32. What does Amanda have to clean?
(a) Her Room
(b) Her Shoes
(c) Her Hair
(d) Her Garden
Ans: (b) Her Shoes
33. Amanda imagines herself as an orphan roaming in the—
(a) Street
(b) Garden
(c) Beach
(d) Forest
Ans: (a) Street
34. What pattern does Amanda make with her bare free?
(a) Golden
(b) Silver
(c) Dusty
(d) Sandy
Ans: (c) Dusty
35. What is Amanda suffering from?
(a) Cold
(b) Fever
(c) Acne
(d) Cough
Ans: (c) Acne
36. Amanda is told not to eat—
(a) Chips
(b) Chocolate
(c) Ice cream
(d) Cake
Ans: (b) Chocolate
37. Who is Rapunzel?
(a) A mermaid
(b) A fairy-tale character
(c) Amanda’s friend
(d) Amanda’s mother
Ans: (b) A fairy-tale character
38. Amanda says she will not let down her—
(a) Hair
(b) Rope
(c) Ledder
(d) Hand
Ans: (a) Hair
39. The poem “Amanda!” is mainly about—
(a) A girl’s school life
(b) A child’s desire for freedom
(c) A fairy tale
(d) Sea life
Ans: (b) A child’s desire for freedom
40. The tone of the speaker is mostly—
(a) Loving and gentle
(b) Commanding and strict
(c) Funny
(d) Sad
Ans: (b) Commanding and strict
