The Ball MCQs Quiz Multiple Choice Questions & Answers

1. According to the poet, what is the child learning?

1. to bear loss
2. to take care of things
3. to be responsible
4. to be careful

2. Does the poet condole the boy?

1. cant say
2. yes
3. no
4. All of them

3. How are boy eyes?

1. Desperate
2. Brilliant
3. Dull
4. All of the Above

4. How does the boy feel after losing his ball?

1. confused
2. shaken
3. trembling
4. all of the above

5. How does the child react at the loss?

1. stands rigid
2. trembles
3. stares
4. all of them

6. Name the literary device used in And no one buys a ball back

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

7. Name the literary device used in Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water

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

8. The boy remembers his days

1. infancy
2. young
3. old
4. all of the above

9. What could the poet buy for the boy?

1. Book
2. Ball
3. Toys
4. Bag

10. What does a ball cost?

1. 5 dimes
2. 10 dimes
3. 1 dime
4. 4 dimes

11. What does the poet say about money?

1. internal
2. external
3. useless
4. none of these

12. What does the Poet say about this world is made of?

1. Possessions
2. Happiness
3. Joys
4. Troubles

13. What is the boy playing with?

1. bat
2. ball
3. car
4. bus

14. What meaning is the boy learning?

1. meaning of life
2. meaning of loss
3. meaning of happiness
4. meaning of bavity

15. Where did the boy lost his ball?

1. in the water
2. in the fire
3. in the home
4. in the school

16. Where does the ball go?

1. drain
2. well
3. house
4. water

17. Who is the poet of the Ball poem?

1. Leslie Norris
2. John Berryman
3. Carolyn Wells
4. Robert Frost

18. Who loses his ball?

1. The Poet
2. The Boy
3. Both the poet and the boy
4. none of these

19. Why does the poet decide not to condole the boy?

1. He is busy
2. He is indifferent
3. It will be of no use
4. He is happy