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AMANDA!
Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract
(A) (I am an orphan, roaming the street.
I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet. The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)
i The tone of the given lines is
a) analytical.
b) despairing.
c) peaceful.
d) nervous.

ii Read the statements A and B given below, and choose the option that correctly evaluates these
statements.
Statement A – The figure ‘I’ imagines a less than realistic view of being an orphan.
Statement B – The figure ‘I’ does not like the speaker.
a) A is true, B is false, according to the extract
b) A is true, B cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.
c) A cannot be clearly inferred from the extract, B is false.
d) A is true and can be inferred from the poem, B is true too.

iii The golden silence is contrasted with the .
a) chaos of the street.
b) constant instructions received.
c) sweetness of freedom.
d) hushed, bare feet.

iv The rhyme scheme ‘aaa’ in the above extract is followed in all other stanzas of the poem that are
written in parenthesis, i.e. (). Why?
Read the reasons given below, and choose the option that lists the most accurate reasoning:
(i) It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.
(ii) It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.
(iii) It mirrors a child’s expression.
(iv) It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.
a) (i) and (iv)
b) (i) and (ii)
c) (ii) and (iii)
d) (iii) and (iv)

v Pick the option that lists the usage of the word ‘pattern’, as in the extract above.
a) That is a lovely pattern for a wallpaper.
b) He decided to wear a patterned shirt to the party.
c) Poetry is a form of pattern making.
d) She patterned her hair after her favourite celebrity.

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