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 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 5 The School Boy Quiz 2 (38 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. THE 'CAGE'IN THE POEM IS COMPARED TO A) PLAYGROUND. B) CLASSROOM. C) LIBRARY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) CLASSROOM. 2. The speaker in the poem is A) Very happy. B) Enjoying. C) Unhhapi. D) Playing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Unhhapi. 3. In what ways does the speaker's perspective change from the first to the second stanza? A) The speaker's perspective changes from indifferent to excited. B) The speaker's perspective remains unchanged throughout. C) The speaker's perspective shifts from somber to hopeful. D) The speaker's perspective changes from hopeful to somber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The speaker's perspective changes from hopeful to somber. 4. What can be inferred about the speaker's attitude towards school from the first stanza? A) The speaker is indifferent towards school. B) The speaker has a positive attitude towards school. C) The speaker has a negative attitude towards school. D) The speaker enjoys school activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The speaker has a negative attitude towards school. 5. The mood expressed in the poem is A) Optimistic. B) Pessimistic. C) None of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pessimistic. 6. Who is he talking to when he says "if buds are nip'd ..... " A) His parents. B) Teacher. C) Caged bird. D) All of the Above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His parents. 7. What does the poem teach us about being parents? A) To make their childhood a happy one. B) To make them study all the time. C) To make them unhappy. D) To make them follow strict rules. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To make their childhood a happy one. 8. What does the boy love to do? A) He loves to study. B) He loves to play games. C) He loves to listen to the sound of birds in the morning time. D) He loves to sleep. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He loves to listen to the sound of birds in the morning time. 9. What brings joy to the school boy in the summer morning? A) Singing with birds. B) Going to school. C) Playing with friends. D) Watching the huntsman. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Singing with birds. 10. THE CHILD WANTS TO SIT IN THE LAP OF ..... INSTEAD OF IN THE CLASSROOM. A) NATURE. B) MOTHER. C) NONE OF THE ABOVE. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NATURE. 11. WAS THE SCHOOL BOY HAPPY WITH THE MODERN EDUCATION? A) NO. B) YES. C) NO ANSWER. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NO. 12. 5) Going to school drives away all his ..... * A) Joy. B) Freedom. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Joy. 13. The speaker wants to A) Sleep in the morning. B) Play all the time. C) Live a free life. D) Study all the time. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Live a free life. 14. What kind of education system does the boy wish to have? A) Where students voices are not heard. B) Where students have no freedom and studying is boring. C) Where students are heard, have their freedom and the classroom is engaging too. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where students are heard, have their freedom and the classroom is engaging too. 15. What does the poet compare a child in school to? A) A fish in the sea. B) A cloud in the sky. C) A flower in a garden. D) A bird in a cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A bird in a cage. 16. '' The little ones spend the day" Who are the little ones in this line? A) The little plants. B) The school children. C) The school boy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The school children. 17. The boy compares himself to a A) Fish in the sea. B) Bird in the sky. C) Animal in the forest. D) Bird in a cage. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bird in a cage. 18. 3) The boy compares himself to a ..... * A) Bird, shut in the cage. B) Bird that sings. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bird, shut in the cage. 19. A cruel eye outworn (stanza 2) refers to A) The classroom which is shabby/noisy. B) The lessons which are difficult/uninteresting. C) The dull/uninspiring life at school with lots of work and no play. D) The strict teacher in class. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The strict teacher in class. 20. WHAT IS THE RHYME SCHEME APPLIED IN THIS POEM? A) ABBABB. B) Sawbb. C) ABCABC. D) NONE OF THESE. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sawbb. 21. THE WORD 'DROOPING SYMBOLISES A) HAPPINESS. B) TIREDNESS. C) ENERGY. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) TIREDNESS. 22. What inference can be made about the speaker's past experiences with school? A) The speaker has had negative experiences with school. B) The speaker had a positive experience with school. C) The speaker was always at the top of their class. D) The speaker enjoyed participating in school activities. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The speaker has had negative experiences with school. 23. Who sings along with the school boy? A) Skylar. B) His friends. C) Huntsman. D) His parents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Skylar. 24. What does the poet compare the absence of a happy childhood to? 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. 25. What does the poet advise the parents to do? A) Not to deprive the child of joy and freedom. B) Not to worry about the child's happiness. C) Deprive the child of joy and freedom. D) Deprive the child of studies. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Not to deprive the child of joy and freedom. 26. Why does the boy didn't like going to school? A) It has no playground to play. B) The classes are uninteresting to the boy. C) He gets punished. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The classes are uninteresting to the boy. 27. What is the main theme presented in the first stanza? A) The first stanza focuses on a detailed description of a setting. B) The main theme is about a historical figure. C) The first stanza describes a specific event in nature. D) The central theme of the first stanza is the introduction of the primary emotion or idea that will be explored throughout the poem. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The central theme of the first stanza is the introduction of the primary emotion or idea that will be explored throughout the poem. 28. Does the boy not want to study? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 29. Why does the boy compare himself to the caged bird? A) He is kept in a cage. B) He is forced to go to a school. C) He is not allowed to do things that he wants. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He is not allowed to do things that he wants. 30. What does the speaker imply about childhood in the first two stanzas? A) Childhood is seen as a time of boredom and monotony. B) Childhood is described as a period of strict rules and limitations. C) Childhood is depicted as a time of confusion and uncertainty. D) Childhood is portrayed as a time of innocence and vivid experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Childhood is portrayed as a time of innocence and vivid experiences. 31. Give the meaning for 'drooping'. * A) Gain energy. B) Loss energy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss energy. 32. THE DREARY SHOWER REFERS TO THE UNINSPIRING ..... A) KNOWLEDGE. B) RAINFALL. C) MORNING. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) KNOWLEDGE. 33. "The little ones spend the day, in ..... and ..... " A) Happiness, glory. B) Sighing, sorrow. C) Sighing, dismay. D) Happiness, joy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sighing, dismay. 34. 1 Who is 'I' in the above lines? A) A school teacher. B) A passerby. C) A school boy. D) An old man. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A school boy. 35. The Cruel eye refers to A) Strict teacher in school. B) Friend's eye. C) Infected eye. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Strict teacher in school. 36. At times the boy sits drooping because A) He doesn't like the atmosphere in the class. B) He has dropped something. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He doesn't like the atmosphere in the class. 37. 1) Give the meaning for 'dismay'. A) To disable. B) To enable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To disable. 38. Whose parents are being referred to here? A) The bird's parents. B) All parents. C) Of the poet. D) Of the school-boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Of the school-boy. ← PreviousRelated QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 8 QuizzesClass 8 English Chapter Poem 5 The School Boy Quiz 1 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books