The Ball Poem MCQ Questions with Answers: Online Test(Quiz)

1._____________ is the poet of the poem.
(A) Sylvia Plath
(B) W.B Yeats
(C) Robert Frost
(D) John Berryman.

2. The boy’s eyes were desperate because______
(A) he had lost his ball.
(B) he had lost his money.
(C) he had lost his gloves
(D) None of the Above

3.  ‘in the world of possessions’ implies____
(A) Love
(B) Lust
(C) Materialistic things
(D) None of the Above

4.The boy staring down at _______
(A) the sea
(B) the ocean
(C) the harbour
(D) the lake

5. The poet decided not to condole the boy because____
(A) He is busy
(B) He is indifferent
(C) It will be of no use
(D) He is happy

6. Child learning is _______
(A) to bear loss
(B) to take care of things
(C) to be responsible
(D) to be careful

7. Ball costs

(A) 5 dimes
(B) 10 dimes
(C) 1 dime
(D) 4 dimes

8. The boy was playing with _______
(A) bat
(B) ball
(C) car
(D) bus

9. The boy lost the___

(A)Ball

(B)Bat

(C)Coins

(D)None

10. The ball fell in the_____

(A)Water

(B)Sand

(C)Puddle

(D)None

11. The boy was sad for the loss of

(A)Bat

(B)Ball

(C)Pin

(D)None

12. Every man should know how to overcome the_____

(A)Loss

(B)Profit

(C)Heartbreak

(D)None

13. ‘I’ refers to

(A)Poet

(B)Boy

(C)Ball

(D)None

14. It is ______ to give another ball to the child.

(A)Worthless

(B)Priceless

(C)Useless

(D)Harmless

15. The _____ did not intrude the boy.

(A)Father

(B)Mother

(C)Poet

(D)None

16. How did the child react to the loss?

(A)stares

(B)Trembles

(C)Rigid

(D)All

17. What is the source of the boy’s desperation?

(A) He has misplaced his ball.

(B) He has squandered all of his funds..

(C) He has misplaced his gloves.

(D) None of the Foregoing

18. Why does the poet refuse to sympathise with the boy?

(A) He is preoccupied

 (B) He is uninterested

(C) It will be of no use

(D) He is content

19.  “And no one buys a ball back.”. which is the literary device?
(A) Metaphor
(B) Simile
(C) Alliteration
(D) Anaphor

20. It’s a nightmare to cope with

(A) family
(B) school teacher
(C) smiling man
(D) the loss

21. There is a question at the start of the poem. According to your interpretation of the poem, the speaker:

(A) wishes for the boy to respond to the inquiry.

(B) anticipates a response from passers-by.

(C) is turning to a self-help book for answers.

(D) is pondering something.

22. The word ‘ultimate’ in the poem does not mean
(A) Consequent
(B) Final
(C) Conclusive
(D) Fateful

23. Money is considered

(A)Internal

(B)External

(C)Eternal

(D)None

24. The world is made of

(A)Possessions

(B)People

(C)Money

(D)None

25. Boy was playing with a

(A)Bat

(B)Ball

(C)Car

(D)None

26. The boy was learning the meaning of

(A)Loss

(B)Happiness

(C)Money

(D)None

27. Who lost the ball?

(A)Boy

(B)Poet

(C)Both

(D)None

28. The boy was not condoled by the boy because

(A)It was of no use

(B)He did not need it

(C)He was busy

(D)None

29. According to the poet, the boy is learning

(A)To bear loss

(B)To be responsible

(C)To be careless

(D)None

30. Was the boy condoled by the poet?

(A)Yes

(B)No

(C)Maybe

(D)None

31. The boy remembers his days when he was _______

(A)Young

(B)Old

(C)Sad

(D)None

32. The poet could buy ____ for the boy

(A)Ball

(B)Bat

(C)Toys

(D)None

33. Which is the literacy device used in : “Merrily  bouncing…………is in the water”.

(A)Alliteration

(B)Similie

(C)Metaphor

(D)Anaphora

34. “ No one buys……. Ball back’. The literary device used is

(A)Alliteration

(B)Metaphor

(C)Similie

(D)None

35. The unit of cost is

(A)Dimes

(B)Euros

(C)Dollars

(D)Pounds

36. The eyes of the boy were desperate because he had lost the

(A)Ball

(B)Bat

(C)Money

(D)Documents

37. Where was the boy staring?

(A)lake

(B)sea

(C)harbor

(D)ocean

38. It is tedious to deal with ____

(A)loss

(B)money

(C)family

(D)none

39. The poet appears to be

(A)a bystander watching

(B)a parent retelling the incident

(C) the boy’s self-promotion

(D) picturing what happened

40. The poet appears to have used the joyful bouncing of the ball to

(A)establish a feeling of rhythm in these words.

(B) promote the enjoyment of the playing experience.

(C) in contrast to the boy’s despondent mood.

(D) convey the boy’s pleasant disposition.

41. The poem starts with a query. According to your interpretation of the poem, the speaker:

(A) Wishes for the boy to respond to the inquiry.

(B) Anticipates a response from passers-by.

(C) is turning to a self-help book for answers.

(D) is pondering something.

42. Why does the speaker avoid interfering?

(A)understands how embarrassing it would be for the youngster in his sadness.

(B) believes it is critical that the boy learn an essential life lesson in peace.

(C)realises that he doesn’t have enough money to buy the youngster a new ball.

(D)Feels distressed as a result of the boy’s condition.

43. In this poetry, the boy is quite little. He might look back as a mature, balanced adult and think that his reaction of “ultimate shaking grief” was appropriate.

(1) The loss is out of proportion to the amount of money lost.

(2) Pretend to be in the market for a new toy.

(3) based on his previous exposure and experience.

(4) a reaction to the toy not being recovered.

(5) It is justified and comparable to what it is now.

(A) 5 & 2

(B) 1 & 3

(C) 2 & 4

(D) 3 & 5

44. “external money” means

(A) We must work hard in order to earn money.

(B) With its assistance, we can replace the items that have been lost.

(C) It is created in an unnatural manner.

(D) None of the Foregoing

45. What did the boy leave behind in the water?

(A)His ball

(B) his bat

(C)his wicket

(D)and his gloves

46. What does it indicate when someone says, “O there are other balls”?

(A) The poet’s house is full of balls.

(B) Someone is selling a lot of balls there.

(C) The loss isn’t significant enough to warrant concern.

(D) Each and every one of them

47. The ball is used by the poet to represent the boy’s

(A) large family.

(B) a desire to go on an adventure.

(C) carefree days as a kid

(D) the ability to recover.

48. Shaking grief means____

(A)Intense rejoice
(B) Intense sorrow
(C) Mild sorrow
(D) Mild dejection

49. For the youngster who had lost his favourite ball in the harbour, money or another ball is.

(A) inexpensive

(B) valuable

(C) superior

(D) worthless

50. The boys eyes were

(A)Red

(B)Desperate

(C)Swollen

(D)None

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