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MCQ Question and Answer

1. Who is the poet of the poem “The School Boy”?

A. William Blake
B. Thomas Wilde
C. Rabindranath Tagore
D. T.S. Eliot

Answer: A. William Blake


2. “The little ones spend the day, in _____ and _____”

A. Sighing, dismay
B. Happiness, glory
C. Happiness, joy
D. Sighing, sorrow

Answer: A. Sighing, dismay


3. “Nor in my _____ can I take delight”

A. Book
B. Learning bower
C. Dreary shower
D. All of the Above

Answer: B. Learning bower


4. What does the boy like about the huntsman?

A. Sound of his horn
B. Hunting skills
C. His personality
D. All of the Above

Answer: A. Sound of his horn


5. Who sings along with the school boy?

A. His parents
B. Huntsman
C. Skylark
D. His friends

Answer: C. Skylark


6. Who does he compare himself to when he says “How can a child when fears annoy, But droop his tender wing, And forget his youthful spring”?

A. Book
B. Flower
C. Nip in the bud
D. Caged bird

Answer: D. Caged bird


7. What drives all the joy away?

A. Caged bird
B. Nip in the bud
C. Blown blossoms
D. School on a summer morning

Answer: D. School on a summer morning


8. “I _____ to rise on a Sunday morn”

A. Hate
B. Despise
C. Regret
D. Love

Answer: A. Hate


9. How shall the summer arise in joy, Or the summer fruits appear if _____?

A. Buds are nipped
B. Blossoms are blown
C. Plants are stripped
D. All of the Above

Answer: A. Buds are nipped


10. Who is he talking to when he says “if buds are nip’d…”?

A. His parents
B. Teacher
C. Caged bird
D. All of the Above

Answer: B. Teacher

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