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Poem 02: The Age Of Infant
By Dr. Allama Muhammad Iqbal
English II (C)
For Class XII (All Groups)
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
From Text Book Exercise
Read the following satatement and choose the correct option:1. The first two lines convey the poet's acknowledgement of _____.
(a) lack of awareness of the vast world
(b) mother's lap as its entire world
(c) sense of complex emotions
(d) the world as blessing in disguise
2. Which of the following statements contains the use of metaphor?
(a) Mother's bosom was a world to me.
(b) Speech was like a meaningless word to me.
(c) Door chain would comfort me.
(d) Stared at the moon for long hours.
3. The phrase "meaningless word to me" in line no. 4 expresses that an infant's _____.
(a) voices without purpose;
(b) sounds with complexity
(c) words without any logical interpretation;
(d) words without any emotions;
4. The lines 5-6 point out that a crying child gets _____.
(a) easily comforted with any sound
(b) only comforted with door chain sound
(c) hardly comforted with any sound
(d) annoyed with the door chain sound
5. The words the moon' and 'silent journey among broken clouds' metaphorically points out _____.
(a) mother, mother's struggle in life
(b) life, and life's ups and downs
(c) peace, tranquillity in life
(d) they are not metaphors
6. The phrase "that prudent lie" in line no. 10 refers to _____.
(a) the silent journey of the moon
(b) the answers he got were wrong
(c) the answers on mountains and plains
(d) the answers he got in the school
7. What theme is primarily explored in the poem "Age of Infancy"?
(a) The complexities of adulthood
(b) The innocence of childhood
(c) The relationship between nature and humans
(d) The speaker's fear of growing up
8. The poem reflects the contrast between infancy and adulthood by/through emphasizing the child's, (a) strong knowledge of the world PORel 2 THE AGE OF INFANCY 10 (b) simplicity, curiosity, and reliance on sensory experiences (c) deep understanding of abstract concepts (d) Communication of mature ideas 9. What was the only world known to the poet in infancy? (a) The sky (b) Nature (c) His mother's bosom (d) The moon 10. What comforted the poet when he cried in his infancy? (a) His mother's lullaby (b) The moonlight (c) The noise of the door chain (d) A toy 11. What does the poet compare his early speech to? (a) A sweet song (b) A silent cry (c) A meaningless word (d) A whispering wind 1,2: What did• the poet stare at for long hours? (a) The stars - (b) The sun (c) The moon (d) The clouds 13. What journey does the moon take in the poet's imagination? (a) A noisy journey through storms (b) A silent journey among broken clouds (c) A bright journey through darkness (d) A wandering through stars What quality of the poet is highlighted by the line: "My heart was no less than inquisitiveness personified"? (a) His love for nature (b) His kindness (c) His curiosity (d) His sadness . The phrase "prudent lie" refers to (a) A clever story adults told the child (b) A harmful trick (c) A forgotten truth (d) A joke he didn't understand What does the poet mean by "my eye was devoted to seeing"? (a) He was interested only in watching TV (b) He observed everything with full focus (c) He had poor eyesight (d) He cried a lot What literary device is used in the line "My heart was no less thane inquisitiveness personified"? (a) Simile (b) Alliteration (c) Personification (d) Metaphor 18. What does the poem mainly explore? (a) Love for nature (b) Memories of early childhood and curiosity (c) The meaning, of dreams l (d) Pain and loss
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