MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS

BY: Ms SAMILSHA JAIN/ DR. SARIKA GOVIL

FLAMINGO –AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM (POETRY)

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 What awards the ‘worlds its world’? Open Handed Map Remembering
a. Donations
b. Civilized dome
c. Tyrolese Valley
d. Open- Handed map

2 Who is the poet of ‘An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum’? Stephen Spender Remembering
a. Stephen Spender
b. Pablo Neruda
c. Robert frost
d. Adrienne Rich
3 Who is referred to as wicked? Shakespeare Remembering
a. Spender
b. Neruda
c. Shakespeare
d. Keats
4 What is considered to be a bad example? Map Remembering
a. Ships
b. Map
c. Sun
d. Love
5 Who was reciting about the father’s gnarled disease? Unlucky heir Remembering
a. The tall Girl
b. Paper seeming boy
c. Unlucky heir
d. Sweet Young boy
6 Which poetic device is used in ‘the paper seeming boy’? Metaphor UNDERSTANDING
a. Alliteration
b. Simile
c. Transferred epithet
d. Metaphor
7 The children’s faces are compared to rootless weeds, which means Malnourished UNDERSTANDING
they are?
a. Insecure
b. Malnourished
c. Uneducated
d. Disabled
8 The boy is described as unlucky heir because he: Has twisted bones UNDERSTANDING
a. Is unnoted
b. Has weighed down head
c. Has rats eyes
d. Has twisted bones
9 ‘Their future’s painted with a fog’ means the future is: Without hope UNDERSTANDING
a. Without hope
b. Full of hope
c. Secretive
d. Tempting
10 The poem “Elementary…. Slum” speaks about: Social injustice UNDERSTANDING
a. A child labour
b. Gender discrimination
c. Social injustice
d. Language Inequalities
11 What according to the poet would bring about a change in the lives of Help in education Application
slum children?
a. A visit by people
b. Help in education
c. To give them money
d. To take care of their health
12 How would the children use ‘white and green leaves? e. To remove illiteracy Application
a. To remove social injustice
b. To remove class inequalities
c. To remove illiteracy
d. To explore the world
13 Why are dreams important in the lives of slum children? To motivate for the future Application
a. To motivate for the future
b. To enjoy life
c. To encourage others
d. To realise their deprivations
14 ‘Education is a powerful tool for change’ but not in slum schools. Careless attitude of authorities Application
Why?
a. Children are ill and exhausted
b. Hungry and weak
c. Mentally ill
d. Careless attitude of authorities
15 What does ‘stars of words’ signify? Knowledge and empowerment Application
a. Twinkling of stars
b. Sparkled in the sky
c. Knowledge and empowerment
d. A clear sky to generate hope
 FILL UPS/SENTENCE COMPLETION TYPE QUESTIONS

FLAMINGO –AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM (POETRY)

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 The Poem is written by: Stephen Spender Remembering
2 The ‘stunted, unlucky heir’ inherited the disease from His Father Remembering
3 The colour of lead sky is Grey Remembering
4 The colour of the sour cream wall is Yellow Remembering
5 The walls of the classroom are decorated with the pictures of Shakespeare/ buildings with dome/ world map. Remembering
Beautiful valleys
6 Slum children receive ………as an inheritance Disease / poverty/ despair Understanding
7 The poetic device used in ‘like rootless weeds is Simile Understanding
8 “Belled, flowery, Tyrolese valley “refers to Natural beauty Understanding
9 ‘Slap heap’ refers to Dirt/ garbage/ letter/ waste material Understanding
10 The image used to describe the hopelessness of the boy in the class is Paper- seeming/ rats’ eyes Understanding
11 The poet sees the slum children as victims of social injustice because Deprived of bounties of the world / undernourished Application
/ impoverished/ deprived of basic necessities of life/
education
12 The young and sweet boy defers from other children as He visualised a bright and happy future unlike others Application
13 The images of ‘cloudless dawn’ and ‘civilised dome’ have been used to Show growth and progress in the city/ show Application
modernisation and industrialisation / show modern
and civilised world
14 “let the tongues run naked into books” would help the slum children Education/ bright future/ excel professionally Application
achieve
15 The visit of the governor, inspector and visitor implies Hope for the future/ activity in the dull classroom/ Application
opportunities for children
 REFERENCE TO CONTEXT TYPE QUESTIONS

FLAMINGO –AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM (POETRY)

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 “far far from………..rat’s eyes”
a. Where are the children sitting? a. In the slum classroom e. R
b. Which poetic device is used in line2 ? b. Simile. f. U
c. Why is the girl’s head weighed down? c. Burdens of life/ lack of confidence. g. A
d. Explain: ‘The paper- seeming boy, with rat eyes’ d. Is a metaphor, describes the malnourished h. U
boy, keeps looking for things eagerly just as a
hungry rat looking for food.
2 “The stunted, unlucky……. Other than this,”
a. Name the poem and the poet . a. “An Elementary ……..slum”, Stephen Spender. e. R
b. Why is the boy called ‘the unlucky heir’? b. Because he has inherited a disease of f. U
c. What does the boy’s dream signify? deformed bones from his father. g. A
d. What is the stunted boy reciting? c. He is optimistic and hopeful for bright and h. R
promising future.
d. Actually his lesson from his desk,
metaphorically father’s gnarled disease.
3 “on sour cream walls ………world its world” a. Off white/ pale/ sour cream/ yellow.
a. What is the colour of the walls? b. Shakespeare’s head/ civilised home/ belled, a. R
b. Name two things that show progress and advancement: flowery, Tyrolese valley . b. U
c. Explain ‘civilized dome riding all cities.’ c. It stands for progress and advancement/ c. A
d. How does the open- handed map award the world its world? civilised outer world which is inaccessible to d. U
the children of the slum.
d. The map shows the world of the rich and
powerful which is displayed on the classroom
walls bringing out the sharp contrast between
the rich and the poor.
4 “and yet, for these…………………….stars of words” a. Windows of the classroom/ narrow street of
a. Which is the world of slum children? the slum. e. R
b. Explain: their future’s painted with a fog. b. Their future is bleak and uncertain. f. U
c. How is the life of slum children different from other children? c. Life restricted to all the dull surroundings/ no g. A
d. Which poetic device is used in line 4? access to the basic necessities of life/ no h. R
proper education and freedom of expression
unlike other children.
 d. Metaphor.
5 “Surely, Shakespeare…………………………..endless night”? a. Slum children
a. Who does ‘them’ refer to in the second line? b. Because he is considered to be the greatest of e. R
b. Why is Shakespeare called as wicked? literary head who rises hopes and aspirations f. U
c. How is the life of these children according to the poet? among the children which would never be g. A
d. What tempts the slum children and how? fulfilled. h. R&A
c. Their lives are confined in the cramped holes/
they look like skeletons/ victims of
malnutrition/ bleak future.
d. Ships/ sun/ love, it tempts them to steal to
fulfil the necessities of life which they are
deprived of.
6 “ On their slag heap……………as big as doom” a. Foggy slum, slums as big as doom.
a. Mention two images used to describe the slum. b. Misery of the children/ poverty/ dirty and A. R
b. What do the images signify? unhygienic surroundings/ bleak and uncertain B. A
c. What does slag heap refer to? future. C. U
d. Explain: “ These children…………bones”. c. Waste material/ litter. D. U
d. It refers to their weak and skeleton bodies/
malnourished
7 “Unless governor……………... catacombs”
a. What becomes window for these children? a. The Map a. R
b. Why does the poet refer to the visit of the governor, inspector b. Because they are powerful people who can b. A
and visitor? bring about change in the miserable lives of c. U
c. Mention the poetic device in line3. these children/ can remove social d. A
d. How are the windows shut upon the lives? discrimination and class inequality/ can help
them get educated
c. Simile
d. Have cramped their lives/ restricted their
physical and mental growth / cut them off
from the outside world of development,
progress and opportunities.
8 “break O break………………….……language is the sun”
a. Name the poem and the poet. a. “An Element…………..” and Stephen spender. e. R
b. Explain: “let their tongues run naked into books.” b. Let the children acquire knowledge and get f. U
c. What will happen once the white and green leaves open? freedom of expression. g. A
d. What does the poet want to be broken? c. They come out from the dull surroundings of h. U
the classroom to the green fields and acquire
 knowledge, even through nature study/
explore the beauty of the world.
d. The poet wants all the barriers and obstacles
that make their life miserable and confine
them to the dull surroundings to be broken.