This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem – Quiz 10 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 10 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The boy is very young in this poem. As a mature, balanced grown-up, he might look back and think that his reaction of 'ultimate shaking grief' was1) disproportionate to the loss.2) pretension to procure a new toy.3) according to his exposure and experience then.4) a reaction to the failure of retrieving the toy.5) justified and similar to what it would be currently. A) 5 & 2. B) 1 & 3. C) 2 & 4. D) 3 & 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3 & 5. 2. Explain "Money is external" A) Money cannot buy the memories associated with a thing. B) Money is important to buy external things. C) Extrenal things are as important as money. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money cannot buy the memories associated with a thing. 3. What is the tone of the poem in the beginning and in the end? A) Depressing, confident. B) Happy, sad. C) Depressing, didactic. D) Encouraging, gloomy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Depressing, didactic. 4. MONEY ACCORDING THE POET IS A) WOTHLESS. B) INTERNAL. C) EXTERNAL. D) POWERFUL. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) EXTERNAL. 5. The poem is written in a first-person narrative. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) TRUE. 6. How does the tone shift throughout the poem? A) The tone fluctuates between calm and chaotic. B) The tone shifts from joyful to angry. C) The tone remains consistent throughout the poem. D) The tone shifts from somber to hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The tone shifts from somber to hopeful. 7. The line "An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boy" demonstrates which figure of speech? A) Hyperbole. B) Personification. C) Alliteration. D) Simile. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Personification. 8. In the second stanza, the poet wants the boy to forget the lose happened and decides to console him with another ball. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 9. What lesson can readers learn from "The Ball Poem" ? A) The importance of material possessions. B) Resilience in the face of loss. C) The value of friendship. D) The value of material possessions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resilience in the face of loss. 10. What does the loss of the ball symbolize in the poem? A) Anger and frustration. B) Loss of childhood and innocence. C) Gaining power. D) Fear of darkness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss of childhood and innocence. 11. What does the poet mean by "Money is external" ? A) Money cannot buy everything. B) Money is the solution to every problem. C) Money is irrelevant to life's lessons. D) Money is only for material goods. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Money cannot buy everything. 12. As an ultimate, shaking grief fixes the boyWhich word does not mean the same thing as ultimate, in this context? A) Consequent. B) Final. C) Conclusive. D) Fateful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fateful. 13. The description of the ball as "something he has lost" uses which figure of speech? A) Hyperbole. B) Metafar. C) Imagery. D) Symbolism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Symbolism. 14. Why does the poet say, "I would not intrude on him" ? A) To show respect for the boy's feelings. B) To avoid disturbing the boy's play. C) To encourage the boy to forget the ball. D) To express his indifference. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) To show respect for the boy's feelings. 15. "who has lost his ball" The literary device employed here is ..... A) Repetition. B) Anaphora. C) Alliteration. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 16. What emotion does the boy feel after losing the ball? A) Fear. B) Sadness. C) Anger. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sadness. 17. Where does the boy stare at? A) Harbour. B) House. C) His cycle. D) Ship. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Harbour. 18. 'Desperate eyes' identify the figure of speech in this expression. A) Simile. B) Metafar. C) Synecdoche. D) Transferred epithet. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Transferred epithet. 19. The poet speaks of the ball as a symbol of A) The world of wealth and property. B) The world of possession. C) The world of ignorance. D) The world of innocence. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The world of innocence. 20. Poet of the poem A) Modi. B) I. C) He. D) John berryman. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) John berryman. 21. Name the literary device used in '' What is the boy now, who has lost his ball" A) Metafar. B) Assonance. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Assonance. 22. Identify an example of imagery used in the ball poem and explain its effect. A) Imagery of the ball being thrown symbolizes friendship and connection. B) The description of the ball as shiny and new illustrates the innocence of youth. C) An example of imagery in the ball poem is the description of the ball bouncing away, which symbolizes loss and the fleeting nature of childhood. D) The ball represents the joy of childhood and its permanence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) An example of imagery in the ball poem is the description of the ball bouncing away, which symbolizes loss and the fleeting nature of childhood. 23. The word 'balls' in the poem signify- A) Toys possessed by children. B) Small things in life. C) Things that we posses in life. D) Sweet thoughts in our mind. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sweet thoughts in our mind. 24. The poem begins with a question. Based on your reading of the poem, the speaker A) Wants the boy to answer the question. B) Expects the passers-by to respond. C) Is looking for answers in a self-help book. D) Is thinking to himself. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Is thinking to himself. 25. What literary device is used in the line 'The ball is thrown'? A) Passive voice. B) Direct speech. C) Metafar. D) Active voice. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Passive voice. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 3Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 4Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 5Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 6Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 7Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 8Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 9Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books