P-6 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.)

The tone of the given lines is

• analytical.

• despairing.

• peaceful.

• nervous.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Read the statements A and B given below, and choose the option that

correctly evaluates these statements.

Statement A – The figure ‘I’ imagines a less than realistic view of being an

orphan.

Statement B – The figure ‘I’ does not like the speaker.

• A is true, B is false, according to the extract

• A is true, B cannot be clearly inferred from the extract.

• A cannot be clearly inferred from the extract, B is

  false.

• A is true and can be inferred from the poem, B is

  true too.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

The golden silence is contrasted with the __________.

• chaos of the street.

• constant instructions received.

• sweetness of freedom.

• hushed, bare feet.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

The rhyme scheme ‘aaa’ in the above extract is followed in all other

stanzas of the poem that are written in parenthesis, i.e. (). Why?

Read the reasons given below, and choose the option that lists the most

accurate reasoning:

(i) It shows the simplicity of the child’s thoughts.

(ii) It reflects the harmony and rhythm of the child’s inner world.

(iii) It mirrors a child’s expression.

(iv) It highlights the poet’s aesthetic sensibility.

• (i) and (iv)

• (i) and (ii)

• (ii) and (iii)

• (iii) and (iv)

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Pick the option that lists the usage of the word ‘pattern’, as in the extract

above.

a) That is a lovely pattern for a wallpaper.

b) He decided to wear a patterned shirt to the party.

c) Poetry is a form of pattern making.

d) She patterned her hair after her favourite celebrity.

• That is a lovely pattern for a wallpaper.

• He decided to wear a patterned shirt to the party.

• Poetry is a form of pattern making.

• She patterned her hair after her favourite celebrity.

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Which option completes the popular adage given below?

___________________ silence is gold.

• Precious are words for

• Speech is silver

• Silver is the tongue

• Ideas may be precious but

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)
A transferred epithet is a literary device where the modifier or epithet is

transferred from the noun it is meant to describe to another noun in the

sentence.

Based on the given definition of ‘transferred epithet’, choose the option that

lists an example of transferred epithet.

• soft dust

• hushed (bare) feet

• freedom (is) sweet

• silence (is) golden

(I am an orphan, roaming the street.

I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet.

The silence is golden, the freedom is sweet.)

Which image corresponds to what Amanda, is doing in this extract?

• option 1

• option 2

• option 3

• option 4

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!

Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!

Stop that slouching and sit up straight,

Amanda!

The purpose of the speaker’s words in the given extract is to

• show the speaker’s power over the listener.

• make the listener a better human being.

• advise the listener as an elder.

• improve the listener’s posture and habits.

Don’t bite your nails, Amanda!

Don’t hunch your shoulders, Amanda!

Stop that slouching and sit up straight,

Amanda!

Pick the option that lists the image which correctly corresponds to the

speaker’s mood in the extract.

• Image (i)

• Image (ii)

• Image (iii)

• Image (iv)