The Childhood (CBSE Grade 11)

What intrigues the poet

• Heaven and Hell

• The Geography books

• the pre-teenage period

• the question when one ceases to be a child

Why can't heaven and hell be found in Geography books

• because of the enormous distance between them

• because of their enormous size

• because abstract ideas cannot be discovered by Geography

• because they are not located on Earth

What does the mark of exclamation at the end of the stanza indicate in poet's mind?

• surprise

• anger

• confusion

• confidence

When the child does not find Heaven and Hell in Geography books, what does he conclude?

• that Heaven and Hell does not exist

• that Geography books are not authentic

• that he is too young to look for them in his books

• that some pages are missing from his geography books

"Adults were not all they seemed to be" means

• they were as innocent as children are

• they were as fun-loving as children are

• they were double-faced

• they hated Geography as much as children did

The child initially failed to see through the adult's behaviour because of his

• preoccupations

• gullibility

• carelessness

• foolishness

Which 'day' is the poet talking about?

• the day he lost his childhood

• the day he discovered Heaven and Hell

• the day he discovered that his mind was really his own

• the day he forgot everything

"I found my mind was really mine"

• that the child didn't borrow others' ideas

• that he was bright and intelligent

• that he has his own individuality

• that he was not a food

The stanza brings out the child's

• high-headedness

• self-confidence

• inconfidence

• frustration

"To use whichever way I choose" shows that the child has now grown more

• stubborn

• meek

• assertive

• defiant