This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 8 > English > Poem The School Boy > Class 8 English Chapter Poem 5 The School Boy – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 5 The School Boy Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The phrase 'tender plants' refers to A) The tender buds. B) The young birds. C) The young plants. D) The young children. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The young children. 2. 'The Sweet company' refers to A) Family. B) School friends. C) Dreams. D) Nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Nature. 3. What is the meaning of sighing? A) A dance form. B) To take an audible deep breath. C) To sing at a high pitch. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To take an audible deep breath. 4. THE HUNTSMAN BLOWS THE HORN TO A) START HUNTING EXPEDITION. B) TO END THE HUNTING. C) BOTH OF THE ABOVE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH OF THE ABOVE. 5. THE SCHOOL BOY IS RELATED TO WHICH OF THESE LESSONS? A) PRINCESS SEPTEMBER. B) ANCIENT EDUCATION SYSTEM. C) BOTH A AND B. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) BOTH A AND B. 6. The word stripped means A) Uprooted. B) Deprived. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deprived. 7. Who is the author of the poem 'The School Boy'? A) WILLIAM BLAKE. B) WALT WHITEMAN. C) WILLIAM CHARLES. D) JOHN KEATS. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WILLIAM BLAKE. 8. What drives all the joy away? A) Blown blossoms. B) Nip in the bud. C) School on a summer morning. D) Caged bird. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) School on a summer morning. 9. Summarize the emotional impact of the second stanza on the reader. A) The emotional impact is one of nostalgia and longing. B) The emotional impact is one of indifference and apathy. C) The emotional impact is one of anger and frustration. D) The emotional impact is one of joy and celebration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The emotional impact is one of nostalgia and longing. 10. What does a skylark do? A) It dances on the tree branches. B) It sings beautiful melodies. C) It screams. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It sings beautiful melodies. 11. 7 The speaker compares himself to a A) River. B) Bird. C) Tree. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bird. 12. 8 What are children compared to A) Birds. B) Fruits. C) Cages. D) Buds and flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buds and flowers. 13. Summarize the main idea of the first stanza in one sentence. A) The first stanza focuses on the beauty of nature. B) The first stanza discusses the passage of time. C) The first stanza expresses a deep sense of longing due to separation. D) The first stanza describes a joyful reunion. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The first stanza expresses a deep sense of longing due to separation. 14. What does the poet compare the school with? A) A garden. B) A library. C) A playground. D) A cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A cage. 15. The school boy is A) Happy. B) Sad. C) Angry. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad. 16. The summer morning is full of A) Birds. B) Music. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Music. 17. 2) The boy ..... to rise in a summer morn. * A) Loves. B) Doesn't loves. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Loves. 18. The School Boy was written by- A) William Blake. B) William Golding. C) William Shakespeare. D) William Wordsworth. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) William Blake. 19. WHAT IS THE FIGURE OF SPEECH APPLIED IN THE THIRD STANZA? A) SIMILE. B) Metafar. C) PERSONIFICATION. D) ALLITERATION. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metafar. 20. What does the boy like about the huntsman? A) Sound of his horn. B) Hunting skills. C) His personality. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sound of his horn. 21. According to the poet, what will the world be without a happy childhood? A) A winter of sorrow. B) A summer of joy. C) A spring of happiness. D) A fall of despair. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A winter of sorrow. 22. WHAT DOES THE SCHOOL BOY LIKE TO DO? A) TO RISE IN THE SUMMER MORN. B) SINGING BIRDS ON THE TREE. C) SKYLARK SINGING WITH HIM. D) ALL OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THESE. 23. THE SWEET SINGING BIRD MENTIONED IN STANZA 1 IS A) HORN. B) HUNTSMAN. C) Skylar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Skylar. 24. Does the schoolboy like to rise in summer morning? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 25. The word winds means A) Fans. B) Blows. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Blows. 26. He is unwilling to go to school because A) His teachers will beat him. B) He will miss the delicious dishes prepared by his mother. C) His classmates will tease him. D) He will miss the joys of the summer mornings. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He will miss the joys of the summer mornings. 27. The school boy is happy around nature A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 28. Tender plants refers to A) The young plants. B) The young children. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The young children. 29. An example of rhetorical question from the poem is A) And the skylark sings with me. B) In sighing and dismay. C) How shall the summer arise in joy, Or the summer fruits appear?. D) Nor in my book can I take delight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How shall the summer arise in joy, Or the summer fruits appear?. 30. On summer morning, the poet sings with A) The skylark. B) The canary. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The skylark. 31. Does the boy like going to school? A) No. B) Yes. C) Sometimes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 32. What does the speaker suggest about the relationship between education and happiness? A) Education has no impact on happiness. B) Education can lead to increased stress and anxiety. C) Happiness is solely determined by wealth. D) Education is closely linked to happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Education is closely linked to happiness. 33. How does the school boy feel when he goes to school in the summer morning? A) Joyful and enthusiastic. B) Anxious and worried. C) Joyless and unhappy. D) Motivated and cheerful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Joyless and unhappy. 34. The birds sing in A) Winter. B) Rainy season. C) Autumn. D) Summer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Summer. 35. What makes the boy sad? A) Going to school. B) Not able have a comfortable sleep. C) Getting up in the morning. D) Working at home. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Going to school. 36. What does the phrase "Under a cruel eye outworn" suggest about the boy's experience in school? A) The environment is oppressive. B) The classmates are supportive. C) The teacher is encouraging. D) The lessons are interesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The environment is oppressive. 37. 'Summer morn ' is an example of A) Alliteration. B) Imagery. C) Metafar. D) Personification. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Imagery. 38. The word strip'd means A) Cut. B) Watered. C) Deprived. D) Uprooted. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Deprived. 39. WHO IS THE POET OF THE POEM "THE SCHOOL BOY" ? A) WILLIAM BLAKE. B) MARJORIE KINNAN RAWLINGS. C) R.S. THOMAS. D) H.P.S Ahluwalia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) WILLIAM BLAKE. 40. Who is being compared to a caged bird? A) The school boy. B) The plants. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The school boy. 41. Why does the school boy's morning hours pass unhappily? A) Because he has to go to school. B) None of the above. C) Because he doesn't like nature. D) Both A and B. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Because he has to go to school. 42. THE POETIC DEVICE IN THE PHRASE 'SKYLARK SINGS' A) ALLITERATION. B) SIMILE. C) Metafar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) ALLITERATION. 43. Learning's bower is an example of which poetic device? A) Personification. B) Simile. C) Metafar. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Metafar. 44. Why does the boy not want to go to school? A) He is not feeling well. B) He doesn't want to wake up early. C) He doesn't want to study. D) He finds teachers' lectures boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He finds teachers' lectures boring. 45. SPRING REFERS TO A) OLD AGE. B) YOUTH. C) CHILDHOOD. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CHILDHOOD. 46. What is the school boy's mood as described in the first two stanzas? A) Delighted in nature but dismayed by school. B) Excited about school and learning. C) Confused and indifferent. D) Content with his daily routine. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delighted in nature but dismayed by school. 47. The poet in the poem is A) Overjoyed. B) Unhhapi. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unhhapi. 48. 'The little ones spend the day ..... ' Who are the little ones here? A) Children playing in the street. B) Children playing in the ground. C) Children in the market. D) Children attending the school. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Children attending the school. 49. What feelings does the speaker express in the second stanza? A) Sadness and longing. B) Indifference and apathy. C) Joy and contentment. D) Anger and frustration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sadness and longing. 50. 5 What is his problem? A) His classmates tease him. B) He is forced to go to school against his will. C) His teachers do not love him. D) His eyes are very weak. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He is forced to go to school against his will. 51. What is the poet's opinion about a child who is scared by his parents and teachers? A) Cannot be happy and joyful. B) Will be happy and joyful. C) Will be successful in life. D) Will be carefree and careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cannot be happy and joyful. 52. Why does the young boy hate school? A) Because of boring lectures. B) Because of strict teachers. C) Both a & b. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both a & b. 53. What is the mood of the boy? A) Excited. B) Unhhapi. C) Happy. D) Angry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Unhhapi. 54. The poet of the poem The School boy is- A) Edmund Blake. B) Thomas Blake. C) John Blake. D) William Blake. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) William Blake. 55. He cannot take delight in his books because A) He is attracted towards nature. B) He doesn't like to study. C) The books are uninteresting. D) He is dull. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He is attracted towards nature. 56. What does the schoolboy like about the summer mornings? A) The sound of the huntsman's horn. B) Seeing the trees and birds. C) Both A and B. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 57. What is Skylark? A) Birds. B) Hunters. C) Animals. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Birds. 58. THE CHILD IS 'WORN OUT' ..... THE EXPRESSION MEANS THAT A) THE CHILD IS SAD. B) THE CHILD IS EXTREMELY ELATED. C) THE CHILD IS EXHAUSTED. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) THE CHILD IS EXHAUSTED. 59. LEARNING'S BOWER REFERS TO A) HOME. B) CLASSROOM. C) GARDEN. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) GARDEN. 60. WHAT IS THE TONE OF THE POEM IN THE SECOND AND THIRD STANZA? A) BORING. B) SADNESS. C) EXCITEMENT. D) BOTH A AND B. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) BOTH A AND B. 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