THE LOST SPRING

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FLAMINGO XII

Email *
himanshugarg1286@kendriyavidyalayakoliwada.in

NAME *
Himanshu

CLASS- SEC *
12 a

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9653232023

 
Q1- Who is the author of Lost Spring? *
1/1
A) James Bond
B) Arundhati Roy
C) Sudha Murthy
D) Anees Jung
 
 
Q2- This story is an excerpt from which book of the author? *
1/1
A) Lost Spring - Stories of stolen childhood
 
B) Unveiling India
C) Breaking the Silence
D) The Song of India

 
Q3- What does the author analyze in the story? *
1/1
A)Rich people
B) garbage
C) Poor children and their exploitation
 
D) her works

 
Q4- What is the central theme of the story Lost Spring? *
1/1
A) Pitiable Poor children and their lost childhood
 
B) garbage
C) Saheb and Mukesh
D) Spring Season

 
Q5- What forces the children to live a life of exploitation? *
1/1
A) greed
B) Extreme Poverty
 
C) peers
D) parents

Q6- According to the author what was garbage for the parents? *
A) Means of entertainment
B) means of joy
C) Means of sorrow
D) Means of survival

 
Q7- According to the author what was garbage for the children ? *
1/1
A) Means of entertainment
B) Means of timepass
C) Means of playing
D) a packet wrapped in wonder
 
 
Q8- Who was Saheb? *
1/1
A) a shopkeeper
B) a servant
C) a ragpicker
 
D) all
 
Q9- What was Saheb looking for? *
1/1
A) eggs
B)gold
C)coins
 
D) toys

 
Q10- Is Saheb happy working at the tea stall? *
1/1
A) yes
B) yes, he earns money
C) no earning
D) no, he's earning but no freedom
 
 
Q11- Why did Saheb E Alam not go to school? *
0/1
A) not interested
B) no bucks to pay fees
 
C) wants to go for movie
D) wants to earn

Correct answer
D) wants to earn

 
Q12- What is the meaning of Saheb E Alam? *
1/1
A) Owner
B) Rich man
C) Poor man
D) Lord of the Universe
 
 
Q13- Where was Saheb employed? *
1/1
A) at a tea stall in Seemapuri
 
B) at a saree shop
C) at a jewellery shop
D) at a sweet shop

 
Q14- Why is author calling garbage as 'gold' in the story? *
1/1
A) Because of jewels in it
B) Because of gems in it
C) because of gold in it
d)it provides them means ofsurvival
 
 
Q15- What do the boys appear like to the author in the story? *
1/1
A) Morning crows
B) Evening crows
C) Morning birds
 
D) Evening Birds

 
Q16- What does the title 'Lost Spring' symbolise? *
1/1
A) lost blooming childhood
 
B) autumn season
C) lost money
D) lost age

 
Q17- Why did Saheb leave his house in Dhaka? *
1/1
A) Because storm swept away his house and field
 
B) to enjoy a life of leisure
C) to find friends
D) to go to college

 
Q.18- What forced Saheb to be a ragpicker? *
1/1
A) hard work
B) Destiny
C) People around him
D) Acute poverty
 
 
Q19- Who are responsible for the poor condition of bangle makers in Firozabad? *
1/1
A) middlemen
B) Society
C) politicians
D) All
 
 
Q20- What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry? *
1/1
A) Poor health
B) impaired vision
C) miserable life
D) All of these
 
 
Q21- Who employs the local families of Firozabad? *
1/1
A) Bureaucrats
B) Merchants
C) Politicians
D) The glass blowing industry
 
 
Q21 What makes the working condition of the children worst in the glass industry? *
1/1
A) Dark dingy cells without light and air
B) dazzling and sparking of welding light
C) high temprature
D) All these
 
 
Q22- What excuse do the rag pickers give for not wearing chappals? *
1/1
A) mothers don't give
B) no interest
C) a tradition
D) All these
 
 
Q23- What compels the workers in bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty? *
1/1
A) cast and ancestral profession
B) Karam theory and society
C) Bureaucrats and politicians
D) All these
 
 
Q24- Firozabad is the centre of which industry? *
1/1
A) cotton industry
B) furniture industry
C) textile industry
D) glassblowing industry
 
 
Q25-How is Mukesh's attitude different from that of his family? *
1/1
A) being daring, firm and clear
 
B) being a fighter
C) being a coward
D) not clear

 
Q26- What is the means of survival in Seemapuri? *
1/1
A) work
B) merchandising
C) education
D) ragpicking
 
 
Q27- What is Mukesh's dream? *
1/1
A) to be a doctor
B) to be a merchant
C) to be a rogue
D) to be a motor- mechanic
 
 
Q28- “I will learn to drive a car,” he answers, looking straight into my eyes. a What trait
of Mukesh is exhibited in the above sentence? *
1/1
a. Determined
 
b. Confused
c. Hesitant
d. Curious

 
Q29- What is the probable reason for children remaining barefoot? *
0/1
a. Lack of money
 
b. A tradition to remain barefoot
c. Physical illness
d. Perpetual state of poverty

Correct answer
d. Perpetual state of poverty

 
Q30- “I wonder if she knows the SANCTITY of the bangles she helps make.” The
underlined phrase symbolises: *
0/1
a. Richness
b. Auspiciousness in marriage
c. Making bangles is a good job
 
d. The job provides good profit

Correct answer
b. Auspiciousness in marriage
 
Q31- “As her hands move mechanically, like the tongs of a machine, I wonder if I
wonder if she knows the sanctity of the bangles she helps make.” Identify the literary
device used in the sentence. *
0/1
a. Simile
b. Metaphor
c. Contrast
d. Alliteration
 
Correct answer
a. Simile

 
Q32- “ The steel canister seems heavier than the plastic bag he would carry so lightly
over his shoulders.” Identify the literary device used in the sentence. *
1/1
a. Simile
b.Metaphor
c. Contrast
 
d. Alliteration

 
Q33- For the children, it is wrapped in wonder, for the elder it is a means of survival.”
What do the parents expect from their children to bring from the garbage dumps? *
1/1
a. Left over food
b. Money
c. Silver coins
d. Items valuable for them
 
 
Q34- “It is karam, his destiny”’ says Mukesh’s grandmother who has watched her own
husband go blind with the dust from polishing the glass of bangles. What character
trait of the grandmother is shown? *
1/1
a. Religious
b. Atheist
c. Superstitious
d. Fatalist
 
 
Q35- “Seemapuri a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it
metaphorically.” What is the tone of the writer? *
1/1
a. Mocking
 
b. Angry
c. Sad
d. Happy