Examination on The Bangle Sellers

 Examination on The Bangle Sellers 

PKG ENGLISH STUDY CENTRE

F. M :50 TIME : 50 Minutes

🔰 Class XI | WBCHSE | English | Poetry

 Answer the following questions:1x50 =50

1. The poem "The Bangle Sellers" is taken from —

a) The Golden Threshold

b) The Broken Wing

c) The Bird of Time

d) The Feather of Dawn

2. The poem was first published in —

a) 1910

b) 1912

c) 1925

d) 1930

3. The main theme of the poem is —

a) Indian festivals

b) Celebration of Indian womanhood

c) Love and marriage

d) Childhood memories

4. The speaker of the poem is —

a) A bride

b) A poet

c) A bangle seller

d) A mother

5. The poem is written in —

a) Blank verse

b) Free verse

c) Rhyming couplets

d) Limericks

6. How many stanzas are there in the poem?

a) Three

b) Four

c) Five

d) Six

7. “Limpid glory” suggests —

a) Brightness

b) Transparent beauty

c) Glittering joy

d) Pale sorrow

8. The bangles are described as —

a) Circles of joy

b) Circles of love

c) Circles of light

d) Circles of song

9. Where are the bangle sellers going?

a) Palace

b) Market

c) Temple fair

d) River bank

10. The bangle sellers carry —

a) Coins and bangles

b) Food and bangles

c) Glittering loads of bangles

d) Flowers and bangles

11. Bangles are worn on —

a) Neck

b) Ankles

c) Ears

d) Wrists

12. Bangles in the poem symbolize —

a) Money

b) Power

c) Positivity

d) Sorrow

13. “Tinkling, luminous, tender” refers to —

a) Bangles

b) Bells

c) Anklets

d) Music

14. Bangles of blue and silver are suitable for —

a) Brides

b) Young maidens

c) Old women

d) Widows

15. The phrase “buds that dream” refers to —

a) Flowers

b) Young girls

c) Seeds

d) Children

16. “Mountain mist” symbolizes —

a) Sadness

b) Purity and freshness

c) Danger

d) Smoke

17. “Some are flushed like the buds” suggests —

a) Ripeness

b) Youth and innocence

c) Darkness

d) Death

18. Bangles like “sunlit corn” are meant for —

a) Old women

b) Brides

c) Widows

d) Children

19. The “flame of her marriage fire” refers to —

a) Divorce

b) Sacred marriage ritual

c) Anger

d) Cooking

20. “Bridal laughter and bridal tear” shows —

a) Confusion

b) Double life

c) Mixed emotions

d) Hatred

21. The colour of the bangles for matured women is —

a) Silver and red

b) Purple and gold-flecked grey

c) Blue and yellow

d) Green and gold

22. “Cradle fair sons on her breast” refers to —

a) Children

b) Bridesmaids

c) Motherhood

d) Worship

23. “Cherished” hands belong to —

a) The bride

b) The maiden

c) The mature woman

d) The bangle seller

24. “Fruitful pride” means —

a) Pride in love

b) Joy of motherhood and household

c) Pride of wealth

d) Pride in jewellery

25. “Faithful” in the poem symbolizes —

a) Devotion of a wife

b) Pet loyalty

c) Devotion of a student

d) Blind belief

26. “Temple fair” suggests —

a) Royal event

b) Cultural festival

c) Political rally

d) Musical concert

27. The bangles symbolize —

a) Power

b) Rites of passage

c) Social injustice

d) Education

28. “Tinkling luminous” is an example of —

a) Hyperbole

b) Simile

c) Synaesthesia

d) Metaphor

29. Sarojini Naidu is known as —

a) The Queen of Poetry

b) The Voice of India

c) The Nightingale of India

d) The Rebel Poet

30. The poem belongs to which genre?

a) Epic

b) Ballad

c) Lyrical poetry

d) Elegy

31. “Shining loads” metaphorically suggests —

a) Jewellery shop

b) Burden of society

c) Hopes and dreams

d) Labourers

32. The word “luminous” means —

a) Glowing

b) Cold

c) Rough

d) Dim

33. The bangles “rich with the hue of her heart’s desire” refer to —

a) Green bangles

b) Purple bangles

c) Red bangles

d) Golden bangles

34. “Some are flushed like the buds that dream” shows the use of —

a) Simile

b) Metaphor

c) Alliteration

d) Onomatopoeia

35. “Cradle fair sons” is an example of —

a) Irony

b) Simile

c) Alliteration

d) Oxymoron

36. The poem ends with the image of —

a) Bride

b) Maiden

c) Mother and wife

d) Child

37. The repetition of “Some are…” shows —

a) Monotony

b) Disappointment

c) Variety in bangles

d) Complaint

38. The poet’s attitude toward Indian women is —

a) Sarcastic

b) Indifferent

c) Respectful

d) Pessimistic

39. “New born leaves” symbolize —

a) Hope

b) Freshness

c) Wealth

d) Wisdom

40. The tone of the poem is —

a) Melancholic

b) Celebratory

c) Humorous

d) Satirical

41. “Meet for a bride on her bridal morn” means —

a) Forbidden for brides

b) Fit for the bride’s wedding

c) A gift to mother

d) Part of dowry

42. What do the bangles represent throughout the poem?

a) Woman’s strength

b) Beauty and sorrow

c) Phases in a woman’s life

d) Poverty

43. The poem is rich in —

a) Humour

b) Imagery and symbolism

c) Irony

d) Historical references

44. How many couplets are there in each stanza?

a) Two

b) Three

c) Four

d) Five

45. Who are considered happy in the poem?

a) Priests

b) Kings

c) Daughters and wives

d) Widows

46. Which stage of womanhood is not mentioned?

a) Maiden

b) Widow

c) Bride

d) Mother

47. The poem gives a glimpse into —

a) Urban culture

b) Colonial society

c) Traditional Indian life

d) Revolutionary life

48. What emotion does the poem mostly express?

a) Anger

b) Nostalgia

c) Reverence for womanhood

d) Revenge

49. “They serve her household in fruitful pride” refers to —

a) Widows

b) Maidens

c) Married women

d) Bridesmaids

50. The bangle sellers represent —

a) Commercial traders

b) Devotees

c) Cultural messengers

d) Political rebels