This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 10 > Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Poem Chapter 5 The Ball Poem Quiz 11 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What is the boy learning? A) Nothing. B) He doesn't care. C) The boy is learning about loss. D) The boy is learning about playing cricket. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The boy is learning about loss. 2. An ultimate shaking grief fixes the boyAs he stands rigid, trembling, staring downAll his young days into the harbour where20) What does the attitude of the boy seems to suggest? A) He seems to be very much attached with his ball. B) He is coward. C) He seems to be very weak mentally. D) He seems dauntless about his skills. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He seems to be very much attached with his ball. 3. The ball "merrily bounces down the street" reflects what poetic device? A) Metafar. B) Irony. C) Personification. D) Oxymoron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 4. What is the symbol of the ball in the poem A) A plaything. B) The boy's childhood. C) Something valuable. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The boy's childhood. 5. Name the literaray device used in "and no one buys a ball back" A) Metafar. B) Simile. C) Alliteration. D) Anaphora. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Alliteration. 6. What should we learn from 'The Ball Poem'? A) That we should be careful. B) Gain & loss are two sides of the same coin. C) Things once lost cannot be found. D) Life is very long. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Gain & loss are two sides of the same coin. 7. The extract suggests that the poet is ..... A) An onlooker observing. B) A parent recounting the incident. C) The boy talking about himself. D) Imagining the incident. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) An onlooker observing. 8. The meaning of 'intrude' is A) Involve. B) Disengage. C) Put oneself in a place where uninvited. D) Indulge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Put oneself in a place where uninvited. 9. Pick the option that showcases an example of alliteration from the extract. A) What is the boy now. B) Who has lost his ball. C) I saw it go. D) And then/ Merrily over. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Who has lost his ball. 10. Why didn't the poet helped the boy? A) He was different. B) It would be of no use. C) He never helped anyone. D) He didn't wanted to help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It would be of no use. 11. What does the boy lose in the poem? A) A toy. B) A ball. C) A friend. D) A pet. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ball. 12. What was in the secret drawer? A) A long black tin box. B) A small black tin box. C) A small white tin box. D) A long white tin box. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A small black tin box. 13. What is a dime? A) A small amount of money. B) A gold coin. C) Lot of money. D) A useless coin. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small amount of money. 14. What did the boy realise? A) The boy realised that let go and move on. B) The boy realised that the memories which are gone. They'll never come again. So, we should move on. C) The boy realised that we should cry when we lose something. D) Option 1 & 2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Option 1 & 2. 15. Does the poem 'The Ball Poem' show any rhyme scheme? A) No. B) Yes. C) Little bit. D) Not at all. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Not at all. 16. What does 'epistemology' mean in 'The Ball Poem'? A) Contrasting ideas. B) Nature of loss. C) Understanding the problem. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nature of loss. 17. Complete the line:Money is ..... A) Internal. B) External. C) Useless. D) Happiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) External. 18. What does the boy learn from losing the ball? A) The value of friendship. B) How to handle money. C) How to deal with grief and responsibility. D) The importance of asking for help. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) How to deal with grief and responsibility. 19. How does the poet use symbolism to enhance the theme of loss? A) The poet uses symbols like a wilting flower and a broken clock to enhance the theme of loss. B) The poet incorporates a bustling city and a lively crowd to represent community. C) The poet employs a sturdy tree and a bright rainbow to signify joy. D) The poet uses a rising sun and a flowing river to symbolize hope. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The poet uses symbols like a wilting flower and a broken clock to enhance the theme of loss. 20. What does the poem encourage readers to do? A) Embrace their feelings. B) Stay in childhood. C) Forget their losses. D) Avoid playing with balls. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Embrace their feelings. 21. Wt is the meaning of Trembling A) Shaking. B) Kishan. C) Glory. D) Kishore. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Shaking. 22. His ball went. I would not intrude on him, A dime, another ball, is worthless. NowHe senses first responsibility12) Why does the poet choose not to intrude on the boy? A) It will add to the emotional weakness of the child. B) The boy needs to take responsibility on his own. C) The boy should realize that losses are natural and one must stand up to it. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 23. "Merrily bouncing, down the street, " In this the figure of speech used is ..... A) Metafar. B) Span. C) Personification. D) Apostrophe. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Personification. 24. Does the poet console the boy? A) Can't say. B) Yes. C) No. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) No. 25. Which figure of speech is used in "Balls will be lost always" ? A) Hyperbole. B) Metafar. C) Symbolism. D) Alliteration. 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