This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > English > Poems > The Ball Poem > Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does the boy react when he loses the ball? A) He immediately asks for another ball. B) He feels grief-stricken and silent. C) He gets angry and shouts. D) He starts searching for the ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He feels grief-stricken and silent. 2. How does the poet use personification in The Ball Poem? A) The ball is depicted as a symbol of childhood innocence without any human traits. B) The poet describes the ball's physical properties to emphasize its importance. C) The poet personifies the ball by giving it human-like qualities, highlighting the emotional impact of loss. D) The poet uses metaphors to compare the ball to a lost friend, avoiding personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The poet personifies the ball by giving it human-like qualities, highlighting the emotional impact of loss. 3. Where did the ball go? A) It was lost. B) In the water. C) In the dustin. D) Not mentioned in the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the water. 4. What was the state of the boy when he lost the ball in 'The Ball Poem'? A) Trembling. B) Shaken. C) Confused. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Where does the boy lose his ball? A) In a river. B) In a park. C) In his house. D) In a playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In a river. 6. From what narrative perspective is the poem told? A) Objective perspective. B) Stream of consciousness perspective. C) First-person or third-person perspective. D) Second-person perspective. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) First-person or third-person perspective. 7. Who is the poet of the ball poem? A) Vikram seth. B) John berryman. C) John. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John berryman. 8. Which theme is NOT explored in the ball poem? A) Freedom. B) Hope. C) Loss. D) Regret. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss. 9. What does a ball cost? A) 1 dime. B) 100 dimes. C) 5 dimes. D) 10 dimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1 dime. 10. What happens to the boy in the poem? A) He loses his favorite toy. B) He loses a ball he was playing with. C) He breaks his toy car. D) He forgets where he kept his possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He loses a ball he was playing with. 11. Name the poetic device used in the phrase "And no one buys a ball back." A) Metafar. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 12. "Rigid, trembling, staring down" -what does this suggest about the boy? A) He is angry. B) He is deeply affected and shocked. C) He is playing a game. D) He is laughing at his loss. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is deeply affected and shocked. 13. What does the boy's sadness represent? A) Fear of the dark. B) Excitement of play. C) Joy of winning. D) Loss of innocence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Loss of innocence. 14. What kind of poem is "The Ball Poem" ? A) Narrative. B) Sonnet. C) Free verse. D) Lyric. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Free verse. 15. THE POET SAYS THE WORLD IS MADE UP OF A) JOYS. B) POSSESSIONS. C) CONFLICTS. D) HAPPINESS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) POSSESSIONS. 16. His ball went. I would not intrude on him, A dime, another ball, is worthless. NowHe senses first responsibility16) Why did the poet say that a dime is worthless? A) As it won't provide you luxuries. B) It can't bring the emotions and attachments back. C) The responsible citizens do not collect dimes as it is worthless. D) A dime is a very small amount of money. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It can't bring the emotions and attachments back. 17. The poet of 'The Ball Poem' is A) W B Yeats. B) John Keats. C) Vikram Seth. D) John Berryman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John Berryman. 18. What literary device is used in "Balls will be lost always" ? A) Hyperbole. B) Symbolism. C) Alliteration. D) Repetition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Symbolism. 19. Why does the poet use a ball as a metaphor in the poem? A) It's an everyday object, easily relatable. B) The ball represents material wealth. C) The ball is expensive and rare. D) The ball is connected to the boy's education. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It's an everyday object, easily relatable. 20. Why is the poem titled "The Ball Poem" ? A) The ball is a metaphor for deeper meaning. B) It is about cricket. C) It is about buying balls. D) It is a nonsense title. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ball is a metaphor for deeper meaning. 21. Which poetic device is used in "Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over-there it is in the water!" A) Metaphor. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Anaphora. 22. Why does the poet not help the boy? A) He wants the boy to be responsible. B) He wants the boy to ask for help. C) He doesn't have money. D) He doesn't want to bother himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He wants the boy to be responsible. 23. What is the main message conveyed in "The Ball Poem" ? A) The importance of material possessions. B) The inevitability of loss and change. C) The value of friendship. D) The significance of social status. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The inevitability of loss and change. 24. What is the symbolism of the ball in the poem? A) Sadness and despair. B) Confusion and chaos. C) Anger and frustration. D) Freedom and joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Freedom and joy. 25. How important is the learning to "epistemology of loss" for the boy? A) Teaches him to value and preserve his cherished things. B) Teaches him that nothing will be forever. C) None of the above. D) Option (a) and (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Option (a) and (b). 26. Balls, balls will be lost always, little boy ..... tHE LITERARY DEVICE IN THIS LINE IS A) Alliteration. B) Repetition. C) Anaphora. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repetition. 27. "And no one buys a ball back" It means that ..... A) We can get back our memories free. B) It is useless to live in lost memories. C) We don't have to buy our memories back. D) We can never relive our lost memories. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) We can never relive our lost memories. 28. His ball went. I would not intrude on him, A dime, another ball, is worthless. NowHe senses first responsibility13) Who senses his first responsibility? A) The boy who has lost the ball. B) The poet who becomes sad to see the ball going into the harbour. C) A travel-monger on the road. D) The person loading matrials aboard his ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy who has lost the ball. 29. How does the speaker's attitude towards the ball reflect their feelings of loss? A) The speaker's attitude towards the ball reflects their feelings of loss by symbolizing nostalgia and the emotional weight of past memories. B) The speaker's attitude is purely practical, focusing on the ball's physical condition. C) The ball represents a new beginning and hope for the future. D) The speaker feels indifferent towards the ball, showing no emotional connection. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker's attitude towards the ball reflects their feelings of loss by symbolizing nostalgia and the emotional weight of past memories. 30. What is the message of the poem? A) Possess worldly things. B) Learn to overcome grief. C) Accept the situation and learn to cope with difficult times. D) Learn to procure things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Accept the situation and learn to cope with difficult times. 31. How much would another ball cost? A) Two dimes. B) Ten dimes. C) One dime. D) Five dimes. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) One dime. 32. How does the boy react to losing the ball in the poem? A) The boy reacts with disappointment and sadness. B) The boy laughs and finds it funny. C) The boy ignores the loss and continues playing. D) The boy feels excited and happy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The boy reacts with disappointment and sadness. 33. THE BOY REMEMBERS ..... AT THE LOSS OF THE BALL A) HIS FRIENDS. B) HIS PARENTS. C) HIS CHILDHOOD. D) HOME. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) HIS CHILDHOOD. 34. Wt is the meaning of Rigid A) Fixes, stiff. B) Enemy. C) Tight. D) Win. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fixes, stiff. 35. What is the boy now, who has lost his ball.What, what is he to do? I saw it goMerrily bouncing, down the street, and thenMerrily over-there it is in the water!3) Which of the following word doesn't relate with 'merrily' as used in the above extract? A) Gaily. B) Joyfully. C) Pessimistically. D) Gleefully. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pessimistically. 36. An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boyAs he stands rigid, trembling, staring downAll his young days into the harbour where17) The word 'rigid' has a similar meaning with ..... A) Changeable. B) Flexible. C) Firm. D) Alterable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Firm. 37. What is the significance of the phrase 'I let it go'? A) It signifies a moment of regret and sadness. B) It indicates a desire to hold onto past experiences. C) It reflects a commitment to unresolved feelings. D) It represents emotional release and the decision to move on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It represents emotional release and the decision to move on. 38. THE BOY FEELS ..... WHEN HE LOSES HIS BALL A) CONFUSED. B) SHAKEN. C) TREMBLING. D) ALL THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL THE ABOVE. 39. 'In the world of possession' means A) Realization of ownership. B) Pride of ownership. C) Buying new things and possessing. D) Being obsessed of your possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Realization of ownership. 40. Why is money called external? A) We need to earn money through hard workr. B) We can replace the lost things with its help. C) It is made from artificial way. D) None of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) We can replace the lost things with its help. 41. What does the boy's reaction to losing the ball indicate? A) He is indifferent to the loss. B) He is deeply affected and starts to understand responsibility. C) He cries because he doesn't want a new ball. D) He becomes angry at himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is deeply affected and starts to understand responsibility. 42. Poet of the poem The Ball Poem: A) Robein Klein. B) John Berryman. C) Liam o' Flaherty. D) Leslie Norris. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) John Berryman. 43. Summarize the emotional journey of the speaker in the poem. A) The speaker only feels anger and frustration without resolution. B) The speaker remains indifferent throughout the poem. C) The speaker's emotions fluctuate between excitement and boredom. D) The speaker experiences a transition from joy to sadness, ultimately finding acceptance. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The speaker experiences a transition from joy to sadness, ultimately finding acceptance. 44. What type of figurative language is used in the ball poem? A) Hyperbole. B) Simile. C) Personification. D) Metafar. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 45. How does the poet describe the boy's grief? A) As a temporary feeling that will fade. B) As a profound realization of responsibility and loss. C) As an unnecessary reaction to a minor event. D) As something exaggerated for a small incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As a profound realization of responsibility and loss. 46. Wt is the meaning of Intrude A) Puss. B) Invader. C) Invest. D) Basma. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Invader. 47. What is the boy now, who has lost his ball.What, what is he to do? I saw it goMerrily bouncing, down the street, and thenMerrily over-there it is in the water!1) What do you think is the mood of the poet in the above extract? A) Skeptical or doubtful. B) Shameful. C) Happy. D) Inquisitive. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Inquisitive. 48. What words express the reaction of the boy on losing the ball? A) Trembling. B) Staring. C) Rigid. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 49. How does the boy's understanding of loss change throughout the poem? A) He becomes resentful towards others. B) He becomes more attached to his possessions. C) He learns to accept loss as a natural part of life. D) He becomes more materialistic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He learns to accept loss as a natural part of life. 50. He stands stiff and trembling while staring at his A) Legs. B) Hands. C) Ball. D) Reflection. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ball. 51. Which of the following is not the theme of the poem? A) Growing up. B) Learning discipline. C) Loss of priced possessions. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Learning discipline. 52. The boy bought a new Ball and forgot about the lost one A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 53. The phrase "world of possessions" refers to: A) The world inside dreams. B) The real world full of people. C) The emotional attachments to material things. D) The world of education. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The emotional attachments to material things. 54. As per John Berryman, when does a boy lose his childhood in 'The Ball Poem'? A) When he lost the ball. B) When he becomes an adult. C) When he plays games. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) When he becomes an adult. 55. What type of imagery is used in the ball poem? A) Visual. B) Olfactory. C) Auditory. D) Tactile. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Visual. 56. What has the boy lost? A) Bicycle. B) Kite. C) Bat. D) Ball. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ball. 57. What does the theme of loss represent in the ball poem? A) The theme of loss represents the inevitability of losing cherished things and the acceptance of life's impermanence. B) The theme of loss represents the idea of never letting go of the past. C) The theme of loss highlights the importance of material possessions. D) The theme of loss signifies the joy of gaining new experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The theme of loss represents the inevitability of losing cherished things and the acceptance of life's impermanence. 58. What does the boy realize about possessions by the end of the poem? A) They are the key to happiness. B) They are temporary and ultimately unfulfilling. C) They define one's social status. D) They are invaluable and should be cherished. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are temporary and ultimately unfulfilling. 59. Why does the poet not buy another ball? A) He thinks it will spoil the boy. B) He thinks it will bring a sense of responsibility in the boy. C) He thinks it is expensive. D) He thinks the boy will lose it again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thinks it will bring a sense of responsibility in the boy. 60. What poetic device is used in "He is learning, well behind his desperate eyes" ? A) Simile. B) Alliteration. C) Imagery. D) Metaphor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imagery. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPoems QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 1Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 2Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 4Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books