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WorksheetsAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 14mins
Who is the poet of the poem 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum'?
STEPHEN SPENDER
TISHANI DOSHI
WILLIAM DOUGLAS
PABLO NERUDA
Which of these are the FACTS ABOUT THE POET of 'An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum' ?
(Choose the THREE correct options)
He left University College, Oxford without taking a degree.
He was interested in politics and was a socialist and pacifist.
Worked as professor of English at University College in London.
He was a freedom fighter also and was involved in many movements to free Germany.
Which poetic device is there in 'Far far from gusty waves'
Alliteration
Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Which poetic device is there in "children's faces.
Like rootless weeds"
Simile
Metaphor
Personification
Imagery
What does ROOTLESS WEED signify in "these children's faces. Like rootless weeds"
(Choose THE THREE correct options)
Slum Children suffer from lack of nutritious food.
Slum Children are treated as unwanted elements of the society
Slum children are without any support or help from the society.
Slum children eat the weed (grass) which are rootless.
Which poetic device is in the expression : 'PAPER-SEEMING BOY' ...?
Simile
Personification
Metaphor
Imagery
'The paper seeming boy, with rat's eyes'
What does it tell about the boy?
The boy sees a paper with his rat's eyes.
The boy is thin, weak and scared.
The boy has got the eye of a rat and loves papers.
The boy is hungry so he eats the paper by looking at it with his rat's eyes.
What kind of disease is inherited in "The stunted, unlucky heir" .
His father's academic lessons.
His father's eyes which are like rat's eyes.
His father's property and wealth.
His father's gnarled disease
Why is the child UNLUCKY in the line : "The stunted, unlucky heir"...?
(Because he is not lucky enough to ...................)
escape acquiring his father’s misery.
be rich like the people living in the city.
study well in the slum school.
have a school that has good coloured walls.
What does the child sitting at the back of the dim class do?
(Choose the TWO CORRECT answers)
He is not mentally present in the class.
He is the very active student of the class because he is comparatively more healthy and pretty.
He dreams of the world which is full of activity, healthy atmosphere and freedom.
He doesn't like the bright light so he sits in the darkness on the last bench.
Recognize the poet. Spell his name correctly.
(No marks will be awarded for an incorrect spelling)
(a)
What does the expression "SOUR CREAM WALLS" signify?
The painting on the walls has faded and become dull.
The walls of the classroom are cream in colour.
The classroom walls are painted by slum workers.
The children have covered the walls of the classroom with butter and cream.
What does "Shakespeare's head" on the walls of the classroom signify?
It signifies the world beyond the slum area which is knowledgeable.
It is just a donation which is very attractive and useful for the slum children.
It is used as a teaching aid to study Shakespeare's writings.
It is to give a moral value of importance of donation.
Which of these are displayed on the walls of the classroom in the slum?
(Choose the three correct options)
A painting of beautiful Tyrolese valley.
Picture of splendid buildings of the city.
An open ended map of the world.
Picture of a squirrel playing in the tree.
"Where all their future's painted with a fog"
(Whose future is painted with fog?)
The children of slum school.
The people who have made donations for the slum school.
The future of the school is painted with a fog.
The world leaders and the social activists who donate for the slum children.
"Where all their future's painted with a fog"
What does the word FOG signify in the above line?
(Choose the THREE correct answers)
Their future in during the winters is not clearly visible.
Their future is as unclear as our vision is unclear in a fog.
They don’t see any future prospects open for them.
A bleak and uncertain future.
......And yet, for these
Children, these windows, not this map, their world
What is visible from the WINDOWS in the underlined sentence given above?
The scene of the narrow and sealed slum area.
The scene of all the donations displayed on the walls of the classroom.
The villagers going to their workplaces and the squirrel playing in the tree.
The world which is full of attraction, opportunities freedom, and beautiful things.
And yet, for these
Children, these windows, not this map, their world
Q. What kind of the WORLD is mentioned in the above line?
The world which restricts them from doing anything to be free and prevents them from living a better life.
The world which is full of attractions, beautiful things, freedom, and happiness.
The world inside the classroom where the children are happily studying.
The world that is full of good people who make donations for these slum children.
What does 'SEALED IN' mean in the line given below?
"A narrow street sealed in with a lead sky.."
The limits beyond which the children will never be able to move.
The school gate which is locked and sealed by the authority.
The street where the children play games and watch squirrels.
The prospect of advancing is blocked or sealed.
"....Far far from rivers, capes, and stars of words"
Choose the THREE correct options that explain the line given above.
Very far away from the world of the rivers, capes and stars told to them using the words.
The beautiful things of nature such as the rivers and stars give happiness to the children as the children are not able to go there physically.
For these children, the rivers, capes and stars are in words only as the narrow streets of the slum block them from reaching there.
The world shown to the children is beyond the reach of these children living in slum.
What theme did the poet concentrate on in the poem?
themes of social injustice and class inequalities
theme of chidren and their happiness
theme of moral values among the slum children
theme of having a life full of luxury only.
What kind of life the children living in slums have?
Full of love
full of care and warmth
Hopeless and full of struggle
all the three
What does the poet compare the color of walls with?
Shakespeare's head
donations on the wall
stale food
sour cream
What do the words “Their future is painted with fog” convey?
(Choose ONE correct option)
no love and care in their lives.
no warmth of their elders.
no hardwork and no struggle in their lives.
no hope of improvement
What do Catacombs signify?
underground cemetery showing irrelevance of the map hanging on the wall of the classroom.
the underprivileged who are happily studying in the classroom.
the life of the people in the world which is full of wisdom and wealth.
the power which is in the hands of the Governor and the inspector.
What does the poet wish for the children of the slums?
Choose the THREE CORRECT options.
He wishes them to be happy and healthy
He wishes a good change for them
He wants them to lead a healthy and happy life
He wants them to live in the slum and study there only
Who was sitting at the back of the dim class?
The tall girl with heavy head.
The paper seeming boy.
The unnoticed young boy.
The boy who has inherited father's gnarled disease.
'Awarding the world its world' . What do these words express?
the world belongs to the rich and powerful
the world belongs to the people living in the slum
the world which is always available for the children
the world of pains and sufferings
What have the windows done to the children's lives in the poem?
have shut the children inside and blocked their growth
have given them the scope to dream of the beautiful world
have provided sufficient light in the class to study and learn
have presented the broken window panes and insecurity
What does the expression 'Break O break open' suggest?
barriers on the road outside the civilized world.
barriers of dirty environment and limitations must be broken
to break the windows of the classroom and open them
to break the hearts of the slum children by not providing them any facility.
