Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract
What is the boy now, who has lost his bal,
(A)
What, what is he to do? I saw it go
Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then
Merrily over- there it is in the water!
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
The poet seems to have indicated the merry bouncing of the ball to
a) create a sense of rhythm in these lines.
b) support the happiness of the experience of playing.
c) contrast with the dejected feeling of the boy.
d indicate the cheerful mood of the boy.
ii Choose the situation that corresponds to the emotion behind the
exclamation mark in the poem.
(1)
(2)
(3)
4)
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Hey ! Hey! That's no knew it! l knew
he'l fare wellin hisve placed my 1D-
way to disposeoff
mom for the past 20
auditions for
card. Let me check
the garbage. Have
minutes and can't get
Young Chef. Now
the bag once
through. I don't know
you no community
we prepare for the
more. Ah, finally!
sense? Please but it
how..Aarrgh! Again!
semi-finals.
in the bin.
a) option1
b) optionn2
c) option 3
d) option4
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.
iv Alliteration is a literary device that occurs with the same letter or sound at
the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words.
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) Isaw it go
d) and then/ Merily over
Answers
Answer:
option4
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
answer is d)
1. The extract suggests that the poet is a) an onlooker observing
The poet does not seem to know the boy personally, or he would have mentioned a name or something that showed familiarity. Therefore, the poet is simply an onlooker.
2. The poet seems to have indicated the merry bouncing of the ball to c) contrast with the dejected feeling of the boy.
The bouncing of the ball has been highlighted to show the difference between the energy of the ball and the sadness of the child. In the physical world, the child has only lost a ball, but symbolically he has lost his childhood. So, the sense of dejection is strong and needs to be brought out sharply.
3. Based on my reading of the poem, the speaker is d) is thinking to himself.
The poet John Berryman is thinking aloud. He is not speaking to the boy, the passers by or anyone else. He is thinking to himself and wondering about what he is witnessing.
4. An example of alliteration from the extract is b) who has lost his ball.
Alliteration is the repetition of the same sound in consecutive words. Here the focus is on the words who, has and his. The first sound of each of these words is h, even though who begin with a w. We need to only hear the sounds, not look at the spellings.
So, b) who has lost his ball is the correct answer.
More information on poetry:
https://brainly.in/question/32105659 (“The Grasshopper and the Cricket” by John Keats)
https://brainly.in/question/11371211 (“The Grasshopper and the Cricket” by John Keats)
https://brainly.in/question/40342476 (“The Daffodils” by William Wordsworth)
https://brainly.in/question/46954218?tbs_match=3 (“The Daffodils” by William Wordsworth)