Amanda Comprehension 1

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1. Who is the speaker addressing in the poem?

  • a) A boy named Aman
  • b) A girl named Amanda
  • c) A teacher
  • d) A mermaid

2. What is Amanda told not to do in the first stanza?

  • a) Talk too much
  • b) Hunch her shoulders
  • c) Read books
  • d) Play outside

3. What does Amanda imagine herself to be in the second stanza?

  • a) A queen
  • b) A bird
  • c) A mermaid
  • d) A teacher

4. What kind of sea does Amanda imagine in her fantasy?

  • a) Rough
  • b) Emerald
  • c) Blue
  • d) Dark

5. In Amanda's imagination, what is she doing in the sea?

  • a) Playing with fish
  • b) Sailing a boat
  • c) Drifting blissfully
  • d) Swimming quickly

6. What task is Amanda asked if she has completed in the second stanza?

  • a) Cooking dinner
  • b) Tidying her room
  • c) Painting a picture
  • d) Washing dishes

7. What does Amanda imagine herself as in the stanza after being scolded about her homework?

  • a) A princess
  • b) An orphan
  • c) A teacher
  • d) A bird

8. How does Amanda describe the freedom she imagines as an orphan?

  • a) Busy and noisy
  • b) Dangerous and thrilling
  • c) Sweet and silent
  • d) Chaotic and confusing

9. What food is Amanda told not to eat in the poem?

  • a) Ice cream
  • b) Chips
  • c) Chocolate
  • d) Pizza

10. Why is Amanda told not to eat chocolate?

  • a) It causes cavities
  • b) It will make her hyperactive
  • c) It causes acne
  • d) It is unhealthy

11. What is Amanda accused of not doing while being scolded?

  • a) Listening to the speaker
  • b) Writing her essay
  • c) Cleaning her shoes
  • d) Exercising

12. What kind of atmosphere does Amanda imagine as an orphan?

  • a) Loud and busy
  • b) Quiet and peaceful
  • c) Dark and eerie
  • d) Bright and sunny

13. Which of the following best describes Amanda’s daydreams?

  • a) Frightening
  • b) Joyful
  • c) Desperate
  • d) Serene

14. What is the main theme of the poem?

  • a) The conflict between fantasy and reality
  • b) The importance of following rules
  • c) The dangers of dreaming too much
  • d) The love of parents

15. How does Amanda feel about the restrictions placed on her?

  • a) Content
  • b) Rebellious
  • c) Indifferent
  • d) Confused

16. Choose the synonym for “languid” in the line: ‘There is a languid, emerald sea’:

  • a) Energetic
  • b) Lazy
  • c) Calm
  • d) Rushed

17. Choose the synonym for “blissfully” in the line: ‘A mermaid, drifting blissfully’:

  • a) Happily
  • b) Sadly
  • c) Angrily
  • d) Silently

18. Choose the synonym for “curtailed” as used in the context of freedom being curtailed:

  • a) Expanded
  • b) Encouraged
  • c) Limited
  • d) Allowed

19. Choose the synonym for “sole” in the line: ‘Where the sole inhabitant is me’:

  • a) Only
  • b) Lonely
  • c) Group
  • d) Few

20. Choose the synonym for “hushed” in the line: ‘I pattern soft dust with my hushed, bare feet’:

  • a) Quiet
  • b) Loud
  • c) Smooth
  • d) Happy

21. Choose the antonym for “slouching” in the line: ‘Stop that slouching and sit up straight’:

  • a) Sitting tall
  • b) Sitting down
  • c) Bending over
  • d) Standing still

22. Choose the antonym for “golden” in the line: ‘The silence is golden’:

  • a) Peaceful
  • b) Noise
  • c) Disruptive
  • d) Loud

23. Choose the antonym for “emerald” in the line: ‘There is a languid, emerald sea’:

  • a) Blue
  • b) Green
  • c) Red
  • d) Clear

24. Choose the antonym for “silence” in the line: ‘The silence is golden’:

  • a) Quiet
  • b) Shout
  • c) Calm
  • d) Noise

25. Choose the antonym for “freedom” in the line: ‘The freedom is sweet’:

  • a) Liberation
  • b) Constraint
  • c) Permission
  • d) Joy

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