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2 A Concrete Example · CBSE STD 8 (CBSE - English Medium). 10 questions.

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MCQ 11 Mark
What is a “pun” as described in the text?
  • A
    A literary device that emphasises the difference between what is expected and what actually happens.
  • B
    A repeated line or phrase that appears in each stanza.
  • ✓
    A figure of speech that uses words with multiple meanings or words that sound alike but have different meanings.
  • D
    The repetition of initial consonant sounds in words
Answer
Correct option: C.
A figure of speech that uses words with multiple meanings or words that sound alike but have different meanings.
C
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MCQ 21 Mark
What is the name of the speaker’s next-door neighbour in the poem?
  • A
    Mrs. Smith
  • B
    Mrs. Brown
  • ✓
    Mrs. Jones
  • D
    Mrs. Green
Answer
Correct option: C.
Mrs. Jones
C
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MCQ 31 Mark
What is the “strange device” mentioned in the poem that Mrs. Jones finds “rather nice”?
  • A
    A garden gnome
  • ✓
    A sundial
  • C
    A birdbath
  • D
    A fountain
Answer
Correct option: B.
A sundial
B
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MCQ 41 Mark
What does the word “concrete” in the title refer to in Mrs. Jones’s garden?
  • ✓
    A type of stone and rockery
  • B
    A paving material
  • C
    A clear example
  • D
    The solidity of the ground
Answer
Correct option: A.
A type of stone and rockery
A
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MCQ 51 Mark
Which of the following describes the tone of the poem?
  • A
    Mournful
  • ✓
    Humorous
  • C
    Serious
  • D
    Critical
Answer
Correct option: B.
Humorous
B
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MCQ 61 Mark
What is the rhyme scheme of the poem “A Concrete Example”?
  • ✓
    AABBCC
  • B
    ABABCC
  • C
    AABCAC
  • D
    ABBACC
Answer
Correct option: A.
AABBCC
A
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MCQ 71 Mark
What literary device is used when the speaker says, “You’re standing on it,” in.response to asking where the lovely flower is?
  • A
    Alliteration
  • B
    Refrain
  • ✓
    Irony
  • D
    Pun
Answer
Correct option: C.
Irony
C
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MCQ 81 Mark
According to the speaker, how small are the plants Mrs. Jones cultivates?
  • A
    They need a magnifying glass to be seen.
  • ✓
    They are so small they could be planted with a pin.
  • C
    They are barely visible.
  • D
    They are smaller than a pebble.
Answer
Correct option: B.
They are so small they could be planted with a pin.
B
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MCQ 91 Mark
What does Mrs. Jones plant between the stones?
  • A
    Large shrubs
  • ✓
    Delicate and small plants
  • C
    Fruit trees
  • D
    Herbs
Answer
Correct option: B.
Delicate and small plants
B
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MCQ 101 Mark
What is the main subject of Mrs. Jones’s garden?
  • A
    Flowers
  • B
    Vegetables
  • ✓
    Stones
  • D
    Trees
Answer
Correct option: C.
Stones
C
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