TELEVISION – MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ICSE CLASS 9 AND 10 ENGLISH

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1. Who is the poet?

1. Robert Southey 
2. Roald Dahl
3. Kate Chopin
4. William Shakespeare

2. What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?

1. ABAB…
2. AABB…
3. ABCD…
4. ABBA…

3. What does the poet not want children to do?

1. They should not study all the time
2. Children should not play outside
3. Children should not be allowed to sit in front of television
4. They should not be talking back to their parents

4. What was the first negative impact of television on kids that the poet is talking about?

1. Kids watch things that they should not watch on the television
2. Kids keep gaping at the screen whenever he sees them
3. Kids do not study well
4. Kids waste time watching television

5. What is the meaning of ‘gaping’ in the poem?

1. Stare in wonder
2. Making noise
3. Staring with disinterest
4. Running

6. “HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT AS CHEESE!”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metaphor
2. Oxymoron
3. Antithesis
4. Simile

7. “Until they’re absolutely drunk.”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metaphor
2. Alliteration
3. Simile
4. Imagery

8. “A dozen eyeballs on the floor.”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metaphor
2. Alliteration
3. Hyperbole
4. Imagery

9. “And pirates wearing purple pants”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Alliteration
2. Imagery
3. Simile
4. Antithesis

10. What is the central idea of the poem?

1. Comparison between childhood in older days and modern times
2. Poet’s childhood
3. Ill effects of not studying at all
4. Ill effects of watching too much television

11. “Until they’re hypnotised by it”- What is ‘it’ in this line?

1. Comic books
2. Television
3. Video games
4. Outdoor games

12. According to the poet, what keeps the kids still?

1. Comic books
2. Homework
3. Scolding by the parents
4. Television shows

13. What does the poet think is the reasoning behind parents’ allowing their children to watch television?

1. They want to do their tasks peacefully while their children are not disturbing them, and are sitting still in front of the television
2. They are too lazy to take care of their children
3. They have other things to worry about
4. The parents also enjoy watching the television shows along with their kids

14. “HIS BRAIN BECOMES AS SOFT AS CHEESE!”- What does the poet mean by this?

1. The kids become intelligent after watching the television shows
2. The poet does not like cheese
3. The kids are unable to think anymore, as they are so much engrossed in watching television
4. The kids love eating cheese

15. Why does the poet use capital letters in many parts of the poem?

1. He has been expressing his anger about children being so much engrossed in television
2. He wants to highlight his feelings
3. He is talking about his unhappy childhood through the capital letters
4. He uses the capital letters to talk about the ill effects of science 

16. What is the meaning of the term ‘gadzooks’ in the poem?

1. A loud noise
2. A loud movement
3. An exclamation of happiness
4. An exclamation of annoyance

17. Which writer has been referred to in the poem?

1. Robert Louis Stevenson
2. Mark Twain 
3. Rudyard Kipling
4. Roald Dahl

18. On what note does the poet end the poem?

1. Angry note
2. Optimistic note
3. Pessimistic note
4. Hopelessness

19. Which of the following writers have been mentioned in the poem?

1. Beatrix Potter
2. Jane Austen 
3. George Orwell
4. Charles Dickens

20. What does the poet see in every house?

1. Children are playing with balls
2. Children are sitting in front of the television
3. Children are quarrelling among each other
4. Parents are scolding their children

Answers:

1. B) Roald Dahl.
2. B) AABB…
3. C) Children should not be allowed to sit in front of tellevision.
4. B) Kids keep gaping at the screen whenever he sees them.
5. A) Stare in wonder.
6. D) Simile.
7. A) Metaphor.
8. C) Hyperbole.
9. A) Alliteration.
10. D) Ill effects of watching too much television.
11. B) Television.
12. D) Television shows.
13. A) They want to do their tasks peacefully while their children are not disturbing them, and are sitting still in front of the tellevision.
14. C) The kids are unable to think anymore, as they are so much engrossed in watching television.
15. A) He has been expressing his anger about children being so much engrossed in television.
16. D) An exclamation of annoyance.
17. C) Rudyard Kipling.
18. B) Optimistic note.
19. A) Beatrix Potter.
20. B) Children are sitting in front of the tellevision.