Class VIII The School Boy - Comprehension Questions

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The School Boy - Comprehension Questions

1. The poem ‘The School Boy’ was written by
(a) William Blake                 
(b) Tagore               
(c) T.S.Eliot             
(d) Edward Lear
2. The number of lines in each stanza is
(a) Four                                    
(b) Seven                 
(c) six                         
(d) Seven
3. The rhyme scheme of the first two stanzas is 
(a) ABABB            
 b) AABAA               
(c) ABBAA                
(d) AABBA
4. The present poem ‘The School Boy’ appears in the poet’s collection of poems called
(a) Songs of Joy   
(b) Songs of Experience        
(c) Songs of Sorrow 
(d) Songs of Innocence
5. ‘The School Boy’ describes
(a) A day in the life of a child        
(b) The negative impact of school on school going children
(c) The joys and sorrows children experience in their school days
(d) The child’s love for teachers and books
6. What are the sweet company of the boy?
(a) The songs of birds from trees
(b) The boy’s friends from his neighbourhood
(c) The sound of horn blown by a hunter
(d) The skylark’s song
7. What drives away the joy of the child?
(a) The huntsman hunting for birds
(b) The break in the song of birds
(c) The rebukes from his parents
(d) The compulsion of attending school
8. Whom does the phrase ‘a cruel eye outworn’ refer to?
(a) The eyes of the teacher that actually tires the boy
(b) The dull and uninteresting life at school with lots of work and no play.
(c) The hateful eyes of the classmates in the shabby classroom
(d) A hole in the ceiling overlooking the dull classroom
9. Why does the boy not enjoy his time in the school?
(a) The classroom is dull and cheerless.
(b) The boy doesn’t enjoy the exams.
(c) The teacher is strict and unkind.
(d) The boy has no friends in the classroom
10. How do we know that the boy is a sorry figure in the classroom?
(a) The boy is beaten frequently by the teacher.
(b) The boy’s friends tease him every day.
(c) The boy spends the whole day in boredom and sorrow.
(d) The boy requests the teacher to send him home early.
11. What does the boy wish to enjoy on a summer morning?
(a) The poet wants to enjoy the sweet company of his school friends.
(b) The boy wants to sleep for a few more hours to relieve himself of his stress.
(c) The poet want play with his friends in the neighbourhood
(d) The poet wants to spend his time outdoors listening to the sounds birds.
12. The phrase in the third stanza which shows that the boy had an unpleasant time in school was
(a) 'anxious hour'
(b) 'dreary shower'
(c) 'learning's bower'
(d) 'worn thro'
13. The phrase 'I drooping sit' shows
(a) the boys is not interested in the classroom activities.
(b) the boy is sick.
(c) the boys is anxiously waiting for the teacher to come.
(d) the teacher does not allow him to move out of his room.
14. What is called 'learning's bower'?
(a) the boy's house
(b) the open places with trees and singing birds
(c) the teacher
(d) the classroom
15. What has worn the 'learning's bower' through?
(a) continuous use by children
(b) unwelcome rains
(c) the 'cruel eye'
(d) none of the above
16. Why is the boy anxious?
(a) The boy misses his favourite activities.
(b) The boy expects punishment any time.
(c) The boy has not done his homework.
(d) The boys is very sick.
17. A bird sings beautifully when 
(a) it is not in the cage.
(b) it is happy.
(c) it is fed well.
(d) it is born for joy.
18. When does a child grow into a healthy human being?
(a) When he is free like a bird
(b) When he is free from worries
(c) When he is allowed to do anything he wishes
(d) When he grows free from restrictions
19. What is the boy compared to in the 4th stanza?
(a) A cage
(b) A bird
(c) A bird in a classroom
(d) A bird in a cage
20. What add to the beauty of the spring?
(a) The buds and blossoms
(b) The tender plants
(c) Children
(d) Joyful days
21. What spoils the beauty of spring?
(a) Tenders plants stripped of their leaves
(b) Strong winds
(c) buds nipped and flowers blown away
(d) Sorrows and cares
22.  In order to greet a beautiful summer 
(a) we should take care of spring
(b) we should worship spring
(c) we should understand the joy of spring
(d) we should worry about our present
23. What is depriving a child of his beautiful spring days in life?
(a) School 
(b) Parent
(c) His mistakes 
(d) His lack of interest in books
24. Why is the adult life dry and uninteresting?
(a) The freedom of the child is taken away.
(b) The songbirds sing no more
(c) Adult life is not enjoyable.
(d) The pleasures and joys of child
25. The rhyme scheme of the 5th stanza is 
(a) ABABB
(b) AABAA
(c) ABBAB
(d) ABABA
26. A summer bear fruits only when
(a) the buds and blossoms are left untouched.
(b) the buds and blossoms are everywhere.
(c) the tender branches are not broken
(d) All the above.
27. What hamper the growth of a child?
(a) Parents
(b) Teachers
(c) sorrows and worries.
(d) Too much homework
28. The poet loves the child 
(a) to grow appreciating the beauty of nature.
(b) to grow free from all anxieties, worries and restraints.
(c) to grow in a disciplined manner under the supervision of his teacher.
(d) to attend school without fear of teachers.
29. The poem 'The School Boy' describes
(a) what is meant by true schooling.
(b) the negative impact of school on children.
(c) missing out on the joys of school.
(d) how a child is deprived of simple beautiful joys of life
30. According to the poet, the loss of childhood
(a) affects the healthy growth of the human beings.
(b) worries the children.
(c) upsets the society.
(d) is a big problem in the society.
31. What causes monotony to the boy?
(a) Homework
(b) The song of birds
(c) Attending his school
(d) The advice of his school teacher












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