This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 8 > Class 8 English Chapter Poem 5 The School Boy ā Quiz 1 š Homepage š Download PDF Books š Premium PDF Books Class 8 English Chapter Poem 5 The School Boy Quiz 1 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The phrase 'tender plants' refers to A) The young plants. B) The young birds. C) The young children. D) The tender buds. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The young children. 2. 'The Sweet company' refers to A) Nature. B) School friends. C) Family. D) Dreams. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 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 CHARLES. B) WILLIAM BLAKE. C) WALT WHITEMAN. D) JOHN KEATS. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) WILLIAM BLAKE. 8. What drives all the joy away? A) Caged bird. B) Nip in the bud. C) Blown blossoms. D) School on a summer morning. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) School on a summer morning. 9. Dreary means? A) Cheerless. B) Happy. C) Adventurous. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cheerless. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. 7 The speaker compares himself to a A) Bird. B) Tree. C) River. D) Tiger. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bird. 13. 8 What are children compared to A) Birds. B) Fruits. C) Cages. D) Buds and flowers. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Buds and flowers. 14. Summarize the main idea of the first stanza in one sentence. A) The first stanza expresses a deep sense of longing due to separation. B) The first stanza describes a joyful reunion. C) The first stanza focuses on the beauty of nature. D) The first stanza discusses the passage of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The first stanza expresses a deep sense of longing due to separation. 15. What does the poet compare the school with? A) A cage. B) A library. C) A garden. D) A playground. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A cage. 16. The school boy is A) Happy. B) Sad. C) Angry. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sad. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. The School Boy was written by- A) William Wordsworth. B) William Shakespeare. C) William Blake. D) William Golding. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Blake. 20. 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. 21. 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. 22. 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. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. 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. 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