Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow. (1X5=5 marks)
Did you finish your work, Amanda?Did you tidy your room, Amanda?I thought I told you to clean your shoes,Amanda!(I am an orphan, roaming the street,I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)
i Who is the speaker of the last three lines? *
1 point
a) A child
b) A youngster
c) A boy
d) A teenage girl
ii Some questions were asked to Amanda because *
1 point
a) She is careless
b) She is inattentive
c) She is casual in her work
d) She doesn’t do even ordinary things.
iii Why does Amanda want to be an orphan? *
1 point
a) She doesn’t like her parents
b) She has no parents
c) She doesn’t want her parent’s interference
d) She doesn’t want to talk to anyone
iv What does the phrase, ‘silence is golden’ mean? *
1 point
a) Her book on silence has golden cover.
b) She has not to answer anything to anyone.
c) The word silence is engraved in gold.
d) After becoming silent one becomes golden.
v Amanda looks at freedom with *
1 point
a) affection
b) silence
c) intense love
d) zeal​

Answer 1

Answer:

i) d

ii) b

iii) c

iv) b

v) d