This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 1 > Class 1 English Chapter 5 Merry Go Round – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 1 English Chapter 5 Merry Go Round Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Choose the correct answer A) She sees a woman. B) She sees a child. C) She sees children. D) She sees a man. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She sees a man. 2. The simile "like cotton candy melting quickly" mainly suggests: A) The sweetness of high school experiences. B) The fleeting nature of high school experiences. C) The fun of high school experiences. D) The colorful nature of high school experiences. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The fleeting nature of high school experiences. 3. What would a reader have to know or research to understand the sociocultural context of "Merry-Go-Round" ? A) Brown vs. Board of Education. B) Jim Crow laws. C) Loving v. Virginia. D) Plessi in.Ferguson. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jim Crow laws. 4. The author's use of phrases like "sweet and fleeting" contributes to a tone of: A) Excitement. B) Thoughtful longing for the past. C) Boredom. D) Anxiety. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Thoughtful longing for the past. 5. Which example shows personification? A) High school days slipped away quietly. B) Melting like ice cream. C) Graduation waited patiently. D) Tests loomed like storm clouds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Graduation waited patiently. 6. Which metaphor is used to describe high school? A) Life as a journey. B) Graduation as a lighthouse. C) High school as a shimmering dream or mirage. D) Hallways as bustling streets. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) High school as a shimmering dream or mirage. 7. A-B-C- ..... -E A) H. B) D. C) F. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) D. 8. The metaphor "hallways were bustling streets" suggests: A) Hallways were literally streets. B) Hallways were crowded and busy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hallways were crowded and busy. 9. The comparison of tests to storm clouds implies that: A) Tests are always pleasant experiences. B) Tests can cause stress or relief. C) Tests only affect the weather. D) Tests are easy to pass. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tests can cause stress or relief. 10. The tone of the vignette is best described as: A) Angry. B) Reflective. C) Humorous. D) Fearful. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reflective. 11. Describing graduation as "a lighthouse" primarily emphasizes its: A) Danger and fear. B) Guidance and significance. C) Brightness and celebration. D) Quietness and calm. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Guidance and significance. 12. How does Hughes subvert the connotation of a merry-go-round? A) He takes something generally fun and happy and makes it tragic and unfair. B) He takes something generally fun and happy and makes it scary and supernatural. C) He takes something generally creepy and unsettling and makes it positive and nostalgic. D) He takes something generally creepy and unsettling and makes it comforting and cool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He takes something generally fun and happy and makes it tragic and unfair. 13. Which phrase contains a simile? A) Lockers stood like loyal soldiers. B) Secrets whispered softly. C) Graduation waited patiently. D) High school days slipped away. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Lockers stood like loyal soldiers. 14. Who is the speaker in "Merry-Go-Round" ? A) A young black child. B) A yound white child. C) An old black man. D) An old white man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A young black child. 15. Which statement is a metaphor? A) Friendships were spring flowers. B) Lockers stood like loyal soldiers. C) Laughter danced through hallways. D) Graduation waited patiently. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Friendships were spring flowers. 16. What is a paradox that the speaker encounters in "Merry-Go-Round" ? A) The reality of racism has opened up to him in the form of a closed circle. B) The reality of racism has been closed or ended in the form of a closed circle. C) The reality of racism will never be known by visiting the merry-go-round. D) The reality of racism will consume and corrupt him becuse of the merry-go-round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The reality of racism has opened up to him in the form of a closed circle. 17. The personification of lockers as "loyal soldiers" suggests they: A) Were threatening. B) Protected students' secrets and dreams. C) Were colorful and decorative. D) Were noisy and distracting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Protected students' secrets and dreams. 18. What should the merry-go-round be a metaphor for? Consider the conflict that the speaker has on it and the larger conflict or setting of the merry-go-round A) Childhood. B) The past. C) Racism. D) The world. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The world. 19. Level 3:12. The tone shifts toward the end, becoming: A) Optimistic. B) Pessimistic. C) Neutral. D) Melancholic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Melancholic. 20. What can the merry-go-round symbolize in "Merry-Go-Round" to the reader today? A) The cyclical process of entertainment. B) The clyclical process of life. C) The cyclical process of love. D) The cyclical process of racism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cyclical process of racism. 21. The horse in the poem could symbolize all of the following except which? A) Equality. B) Opportunity. C) Recreation. D) Slavery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Slavery. 22. What is the theme of 'Merry-Go-Round" ? A) Racial discrimination is arbitrary and illogical. B) Racial discrimination is complicated but needed. C) Racial discrimination is logical and sound. D) Racial discrimination is outdated and irrelevant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Racial discrimination is arbitrary and illogical. 23. Why did Hughes likely pick his speaker for "Merry-Go-Round" ? A) To suggest who benefits the most from racism. B) To suggest who is indifferent or neutral to racism. C) To suggest who racism negatively impacts the least. D) To suggest who racism negatively impacts the most. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To suggest who racism negatively impacts the most. 24. "Laughter danced through hallways" means laughter: A) Made noise. B) Was lively and noticeable. C) Was quiet and hidden. D) Was annoying. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Was lively and noticeable. 25. F A) L. B) F. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) F. 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