1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Childhood’?
- Elizabeth Jennings
- Shirley Toulson
- Markus Natten
- William Wordsworth
2. In the poem ‘Childhood’ The poet wants to know-
- the day he became responsible
- the day he became an adult
- the day he became wise
- the day he lost his childhood
Answer
the day he lost his childhood
3. *We in the poem “Childhood’ stands for-
- the father and mother
- the poet and his wife
- the father and the son
- the parents of the poet
Answer
the father and the son
4. What is hidden in an infant’s face?
- Innocence
- Beauty
- Freshness
- Lost childhood
Answer
Walt Whitman Lost childhood
5. Therefore could not be’ here means-
- they could not be found
- they could not exist
- they could not continue
- they could not trouble
Answer
Walt Whitman they could not exist
6. My mind was mine means-
- I could use my mind
- I had my mind
- I could think independently
- when I had a mature mind
Answer
I could think independently
7. What is that the poet eager to know in the poem “Childhood”
- about hell and heaven
- about his life
- about his future
- where his childhood had gon
Answer
where his childhood had gon
8. Adults talked-
- of love and preached of love
- but loved no one
- did not act so lovingly
- of love but hated others
Answer
of love and preached of love
9. Preached for love in the poem ‘Childhood’ means-
- only talked of love and nothing else
- talked of love and loved too
- only talked of love
- talked of love but didn’t act lovingly
Answer
talked of love but didn’t act lovingly
10. In the poem “Childhood’ ‘mine alone’ means-
- not shared by others
- not influenced by others
- not troubled by others
- for myself only
Answer
not influenced by others
11. How does the poet seem to feel about the loss of his childhood ?
- Surprised
- Regretful
- Sad
- Happy
12. The poet is . . about adulthood.
- happy
- unhappy
- dissatisfied
- satisfied
13. What could not be found in Geography books ?
- Hell and Heaven
- Crops
- Forests
- Countries
14. In the poem “Childhood”, what does the poet say about adults ?
- They are not so as they seem to be
- They are true
- They are lovingly
- They are so as they seem to be
Answer
They are not so as they seem to be
15. When did the poet’s childhood go
- He was I1 years old
- He was 12 years old
- He was 13 years old
- None of these
Answer
He was I1 years old
16. Where is the poet able to find his lost childhood?
- in the innocent facts of the infant
- In his younger brother,
- In his parents’ love
- None of these
Answer
in the innocent facts of the infant
17. Where can one find real childhood ?
- In an infant
- In the face of an infant
- In the behaviour of an infant
- None of these
18. The childhood can be found in …..
- infants
- forgotten places
- remembering it
- None of these
19. Why do adults talk and preach of love but do not act lovingly?
- because they are hypocrites
- because they are double-faced
- because they do not want to
- because they invest in only those whom they find interesting
Answer
because they are hypocrites
20. Antithesis is where two opposite words are used together in a sentence in a poem, where did the poet use it?
- infant’s face
- forgotten place
- Hell and Heaven
- preached of love