Somebody’s Mother — MCQ Practice
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According to Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem 'A Nation's Strength', what makes a nation great and strong?
Who is the poet of the short poem 'A Nation's Strength' included in the chapter?
In the Atharva Veda (Pṛthvī-Sūkta), how is Earth described?
What contrast is highlighted between the old woman and the young boy?
Complete the analogy from the text: 'having a lot of money : wealthy :: densely packed people : ______'.
Complete the analogy from the text: 'chill : winter :: ______ : summer'.
Which of the following is an antonym of the word 'bent' as given in the textbook exercise?
What does the idiom 'get out of hand' mean?
What does the idiom 'give somebody a big hand' mean?
What is the meaning of the idiom 'lend a hand' as used in the poem?
What does the meaning of 'ragged' refer to in the poem?
Which poetic device is used in the line 'Came the boys like a flock of sheep'?
What rhyme scheme is mainly followed by the rhyming couplets in the stanzas?
What is the overall tone of the poem?
What is the central theme of the poem 'Somebody's Mother'?
What did the old woman pray for that night?
Why did the boy say he helped the old woman?
How did the boy feel after helping the old woman cross safely?
Where did the old woman place her hand while crossing the street?
What did the young boy whisper to the old woman?
Which boy from the group stopped to help the old woman?
Why was the old woman afraid to move across the street?
Why were the boys glad and shouting with laughter?
To what are the schoolboys compared when they came down the street?
How did the crowd of people react to the old woman at the crossing?