Class X Poem - Unit -3 How To Tell Wild Animals & The Ball

🐅 Poem 1: How to Tell Wild Animals — Carolyn Wells

Comprehension & Theme

1. Who is the poet of How to Tell Wild Animals?

a) Robert Frost

b) Carolyn Wells

c) John Berryman

d) Walt Whitman

→ b) Carolyn Wells

2. What is the poem mainly about?

a) The beauty of animals

b) Ways to recognize wild animals

c) Love for animals

d) Fear of forests

→ b) Ways to recognize wild animals

3. What will a lion do according to the poem?

a) Roar and run away

b) Eat grass

c) Roar when you’re near

d) Sleep under trees

→ c) Roar when you’re near

4. What happens if the tiger eats you?

a) You’ll scream

b) It proves it’s a Bengal tiger

c) You’ll run faster

d) It becomes friendly

→ b) It proves it’s a Bengal tiger

5. What feature helps to identify a leopard?

a) Its black stripes

b) Its spots

c) Its roar

d) Its mane

→ b) Its spots

6. What will the bear do according to the poet?

a) Hug you tightly

b) Bite and hug

c) Scratch your back

d) Dance with you

→ b) Bite and hug

7. What is the theme of the poem?

a) Man and nature

b) Humor in danger

c) Power of animals

d) Animal cruelty

→ b) Humor in danger

8. What kind of tone does the poet use?

a) Serious and fearful

b) Humorous and ironic

c) Angry

d) Sorrowful

→ b) Humorous and ironic

9. What kind of mood does the poem create?

a) Terrifying

b) Light-hearted and playful

c) Sad and gloomy

d) Romantic

→ b) Light-hearted and playful

10. The poem uses descriptions that are actually —

a) Practical guides

b) Satirical exaggerations

c) Real warnings

d) Moral lessons

→ b) Satirical exaggerations

Poetic Devices

11. “If ever you should go by chance” — The phrase shows:

a) Irony

b) Alliteration

c) Hyperbole

d) Personification

→ b) Alliteration

12. “He’ll only just hug you very tight” — The line shows:

a) Irony (bear hugs can kill)

b) Simile

c) Personification

d) Pun

→ a) Irony

13. “Just notice if he eats you” — The humor comes from:

a) Exaggeration

b) Sarcasm

c) Comparison

d) Repetition

→ a) Exaggeration

14. What figure of speech is used in “If he roars at you as you’re dying”?

a) Personification

b) Irony

c) Simile

d) Metaphor

→ b) Irony

15. The poem is written in a/an ______ tone.

a) Satirical

b) Tragic

c) Bitter

d) Romantic

→ a) Satirical

16. The rhyme scheme of the poem is generally —

a) abcb

b) aabb

c) abab

d) abba

→ b) aabb

17. The poet’s intention behind the humorous tone is to —

a) Frighten readers

b) Entertain and inform

c) Preach about danger

d) Praise wild animals

→ b) Entertain and inform

18. “If strolling through the jungle” shows the use of —

a) Imagery

b) Simile

c) Symbolism

d) Onomatopoeia

→ a) Imagery

19. “A noble wild beast greets you” — The word noble is used —

a) Literally

b) Ironically

c) Metaphorically

d) Sadly

→ b) Ironically

20. “Twine you in embrace” refers to —

a) Romantic love

b) Deadly hug of a bear

c) Friendship

d) Politeness

→ b) Deadly hug of a bear

Meaning & Vocabulary

21. The word chanced in the poem means —

a) Accidentally happened

b) Took a risk

c) Decided

d) Waited

→ a) Accidentally happened

22. The humor of the poem lies in —

a) Realistic description

b) Contradiction between tone and topic

c) Rhyme pattern

d) Short lines

→ b) Contradiction between tone and topic

23. The poet makes the jungle sound —

a) Funny and exciting

b) Sad and lonely

c) Dangerous only

d) Boring

→ a) Funny and exciting

24. What moral lesson does the poem hint at?

a) Don’t fear animals

b) Learn to laugh even at danger

c) Love wild animals

d) Avoid forests

→ b) Learn to laugh even at danger

25. The poem mainly uses ______ to create humor.

a) Contrast between death and playfulness

b) Serious advice

c) Real danger

d) Tragic mood

→ a) Contrast between death and playfulness

Tone & Mood Summary — “How to Tell Wild Animals”

Aspect Description

Tone Humorous, Satirical, Playful

Mood Cheerful, Light-hearted, Amusing

Main Figures of Speech Irony, Hyperbole, Alliteration, Imagery

🎾 Poem 2: The Ball Poem — John Berryman

Comprehension & Theme

26. Who wrote The Ball Poem?

a) Robert Frost

b) John Berryman

c) William Blake

d) Pablo Neruda

→ b) John Berryman

27. What is the central idea of the poem?

a) A child’s love for games

b) Learning about loss and responsibility

c) Joy of childhood

d) Value of playtime

→ b) Learning about loss and responsibility

28. What happens to the boy’s ball?

a) He sells it

b) It bounces away and falls into water

c) He loses it in the grass

d) He gives it to his friend

→ b) It bounces away and falls into water

29. What emotion does the boy feel after losing the ball?

a) Joy

b) Fear

c) Sadness and shock

d) Anger

→ c) Sadness and shock

30. What does the lost ball symbolize?

a) Lost toy

b) Lost childhood or innocence

c) Lost friendship

d) Lost money

→ b) Lost childhood or innocence

31. What lesson does the poet convey?

a) Material things can be replaced

b) Loss teaches maturity

c) Adults are careless

d) Balls are precious

→ b) Loss teaches maturity

32. What mood does the poem create?

a) Happy and bright

b) Sad and reflective

c) Scary and mysterious

d) Angry and rebellious

→ b) Sad and reflective

33. The boy’s reaction to loss shows —

a) His sensitivity

b) His greed

c) His indifference

d) His joy

→ a) His sensitivity

34. What does the poet mean by “in a world of possessions”?

a) The world values ownership too much

b) Everyone has everything

c) The boy owns many things

d) The world is peaceful

→ a) The world values ownership too much

35. The tone of the poem is —

a) Sarcastic

b) Philosophical and sorrowful

c) Humorous

d) Angry

→ b) Philosophical and sorrowful

Poetic Devices

36. The ball is a ______ for the boy’s childhood.

a) Symbol

b) Metaphor

c) Irony

d) Simile

→ b) Metaphor

37. “He senses first responsibility” — The poet means —

a) He becomes mature after loss

b) He cries too much

c) He is punished

d) He is proud of the ball

→ a) He becomes mature after loss

38. “All his young days into the harbour” — This is an example of —

a) Hyperbole

b) Imagery and metaphor

c) Alliteration

d) Irony

→ b) Imagery and metaphor

39. “No one buys a ball back” — This line suggests —

a) Childhood cannot be replaced

b) Money can buy everything

c) The boy is rich

d) The ball is cheap

→ a) Childhood cannot be replaced

40. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

a) aabb

b) abcb

c) Free verse

d) abba

→ c) Free verse

41. Which figure of speech is used in “merrily bouncing, down the street”?

a) Onomatopoeia

b) Alliteration

c) Simile

d) Metaphor

→ b) Alliteration

42. “He stands rigid, trembling” conveys —

a) Shock and grief

b) Anger

c) Happiness

d) Excitement

→ a) Shock and grief

43. The poem’s setting near the harbour symbolizes —

a) Depth and loss

b) Adventure

c) Joy of playing

d) Change of place

→ a) Depth and loss

44. The poet does not comfort the boy because —

a) He is angry

b) He wants the boy to learn from loss

c) He dislikes children

d) He cannot find the ball

→ b) He wants the boy to learn from loss

45. The ball represents —

a) Playtime joy

b) Transience of possessions

c) Material comfort

d) Friendship

→ b) Transience of possessions

Meaning, Tone & Vocabulary

46. The poem’s tone can also be called —

a) Didactic and reflective

b) Joyful

c) Boastful

d) Comic

→ a) Didactic and reflective

47. The phrase “He is learning well behind his desperate eyes” shows —

a) Inner emotional growth

b) Anger

c) Fear

d) Laziness

→ a) Inner emotional growth

48. “A dime, another ball” is rejected because —

a) It can’t replace emotional value

b) The boy hates toys

c) The ball is old

d) He is angry

→ a) It can’t replace emotional value

49. The poem teaches us that —

a) Life goes on despite loss

b) We must not cry

c) We must keep all toys safe

d) Parents are careless

→ a) Life goes on despite loss

50. The overall mood of the poem is —

a) Calm yet painful reflection

b) Anger

c) Comedy

d) Joyful enthusiasm

→ a) Calm yet painful reflection

Tone & Mood Summary — “The Ball Poem”

Aspect Description

Tone : Reflective, Melancholic, Philosophical

Mood : Sad, Thoughtful, Mature

Figures of Speech : Metaphor, Imagery, Symbolism, Alliteration, Personification