Childhood MCQs with Answers NCERT Class 11 English Poem 4

 

Childhood MCQs

 

“Childhood” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 11 English Hornbill Book Poem 4

Childhood MCQs of Class 11 English Poem 4, by Markus Natten have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 11 can prepare the MCQs of Poem 4 Childhood from NCERT Hornbill book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the Childhood MCQ Question Answers Quiz. These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.

 

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Class 11 English Hornbill Childhood Poem 4 Multiple Choice Questions

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are a type of objective assessment in which a person is asked to choose one or more correct answers from a list of available options. An MCQ presents a question along with several possible answers.

 

1. What is the poem ‘Childhood’ about?
A. Poet’s lost childhood
B. Childhood of every person
C. Childhood of poet’s child
D. Poet’s father’s childhood

2. After what age did the poet realise that he had lost his childhood?
A. Twelve
B. Eleven
C. Ten
D. Thirteen

3. What the poet could not find in the Geography book?
A. Hell and Heaven
B. End to sky
C. Island
D. Country

4. What did the poet find out about Hell and Heaven?
A. They could be found in Geography books
B. They were imaginary places
C. They were in America
D. They were in Indi

5. What did the poet realise about adults?
A. That they are mature
B. They have to earn money
C. They are not what they seem to be
D. They are cunning

6. Why are the adults not what they seem to be?
A. They talk and preach of love but do not act so
B. They are very shrewd
C. They are selfish
D. They are lazy

7. What did the poet realise about his mind when he lost his childhood?
A. That he can use it in whichever way he wants
B. That he is very intelligent
C. That he is dumb
D. That he cannot use it in whichever way he wants

8. What did the poet conclude about his lost childhood at the end of the poem?
A. It went to another dimension
B. It went to some forgotten place
C. It moved away with time
D. It shifted to his younger sibling

9. Where could he see his childhood now?
A. In an infant’s face
B. Only in his memories
C. Nowhere
D. In his brother

10. What type of Rhyme Scheme is used in the poem ‘Childhood’?
A. ABABAB
B. ABBABA
C. ABABCB
D. ABBCCD

11. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Childhood’?
A. Shirley Toulson
B. Walt Whitman
C. Marcus Natten
D. Naipul

12. What is the meaning of the word ‘ceased’?
A. Starting of something
B. Come to an end
C. In the middle
D. To chase something

13. What is the opposite of the word ‘hidden’?
A. Open
B. Closed
C. Partial
D. Exposed

14. According to the poet, adults are _______
A. Hypocrites
B. Smart
C. Lovable
D. Intelligent and Cunning

15. What did the poet sense about himself when he realised he could use his own mind the way he wants?
A. He sensed that he is as intelligent as his friends
B. He sensed his own individuality and a separate personality
C. He sensed that he is very smart
D. He sensed that he could use his mind in creative work

16. What refrain literary device is used in the poem ‘Childhood’?
A. When did my childhood go?
B. Hell and Heaven
C. Could not be found in Geography
D. That’s all I know

17. Antihesis is where two opposite words are used together in a sentence in a poem, where did the poet use it?
A. Infant’s face
B. Forgotten place
C. Hell and Heaven
D. Preached of love

18. Which of these is NOT one of the options where the poet thinks that his childhood has gone?
A. The time when he ceased to be twelve
B. The time when he realized that hell and heaven could not be found in Geography
C. The time when he realized that adults were hypocrites
D. None of the Above

19. Which poetic device has been used in the following line-
Was it when I found my mind was really mine.
A. Alliteration
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Personification

20. What question does the poet put forth?
A. “When did my childhood go?”
B. “Where did my childhood go?”
C. Both A and B
D. None of these

21. What is the difference between an adult and a child?
A. they can tell the difference between reality and fantasy
B. There is a difference in the perception of intellect
C. there is no difference
D. None of the Above

22. Why do adults talk and preach of love but do not act lovingly?
A. because they are hypocrites
B. because they are double-faced
C. because they do not want to
D. because they are deceitful

23. What is the most important thing about being an adult?
A. they have their own thoughts
B. they can earn money
C. they can talk to anyone they want
D. they preach hate

24. Where could he see his childhood now?
A. in an infant’s face
B. only in his memories
C. Nowhere
D. in elders

25. Identify the figure of speech used in the following lines-
“That’s hidden in an infant’s face,
That’s all I know.”
A. Anaphora
B. Simile
C. Metaphor
D. Personification

26. Which of the following is NOT a synonym of Heaven?
A. Paradise
B. Nirvana
C. Purgatory
D. Utopia

27. The poet’s childhood goes __________
A. To his parents’ memories
B. To a forgotten place
C. To his own memories
D. To his childhood friend

28. How did the adults behave?
A. Affectionately
B. Lovingly
C. With concern
D. Unlovingly

29. What is the theme of the poem?
A. Loss of parents
B. Lack of parental love
C. Loss of childhood
D. None of these

30. Find the synonym of ceased.
A. Started
B. Stopped
C. Ran
D. Disappeared

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Answer Key

1 A 16 A
2 B 17 C
3 A 18 A
4 B 19 A
5 C 20 C
6 A 21 A
7 A 22 A
8 B 23 A
9 A 24 A
10 D 25 A
11 C 26 C
12 B 27 B
13 D 28 D
14 A 29 C
15 B 30 B

 

 

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