An Elementary School in a Slum

A group of slum children studying in a small, dilapidated classroom with bright colors; a tall girl, a paper-seeming boy, and a sweet young boy, all focused on learning amidst the worn-out surroundings.

Understanding Life in the Slums

This quiz explores the poignant themes and imagery in the poem about children living in a slum. Test your knowledge about the content, literary devices, and deeper meanings found within the verses.

Through this quiz, you will:

Engage with thought-provoking questions.
Enhance your understanding of literature.
Explore social issues through poetry.

10 Questions2 MinutesCreated by CaringReader247

1) The poem is composed by __________________

Kamala Das

Stephen Spender

Sudha Murthy

Pablo Naruda

2) Far Far from gusty waves these children faces....What is the poetic device here?

Personification

Metaphor

Alliteration

Simile

3) Far Far from gusty waves these children faces.....Who are 'these children'?

Slum children

Children from main stream society

School going children

None

4) Like rootless weeds....Who/what are called rootless weed?

Slum

Slum kids

Plants

Animals

5) Like rootless weeds.....what is the poetic device here?

Alliteration

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

6) reciting the father's gnarled disease......What is the father's problem?

He is handikapped

Boy's father is suffering from rheumatism

He is unwell

He has no money

7) His eyes live in a dream of squirrel's game in tree room. Who is dreaming about squirrel's game?

The tall girl

Paper seeming boy

The poet

Sweet, young boy

8) Define the condition of the classroom in one word?

Well kept

Dirty

Neglected

Praiseworthy

9) How many pictures are there in the classroom?

None

10) " future painted with a fog" means _________________

Slum area is foggy in winter

Children like fog

The slum children's future is blurred with hopelessness

None

An Elementary School in a Slum

Understanding Life in the Slums

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