Class 12 English MCQ Chapter 14 A Roadside Stand

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Class 12 English MCQ Chapter 14 A Roadside Stand

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Chapter: 14

POETRY

Choose The Correct Option:

1. Who is the poet of “A Roadside Stand”?

(i) William Blake.

(ii) Robert Frost.

(iii) T.S. Eliot.

(iv) Emily Dickinson.

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Ans: (ii) Robert Frost.

2. What is being sold at the roadside stand in the poem?

(i) Fruits and vegetables.

(ii) Wild berries and squash.

(iii) Gasoline.

(iv) Flowers.

Ans: (ii) Wild berries and squash.

3. How does the poet describe the people passing by the roadside stand?

(i) Interested.

(ii) Indifferent.

(iii) Sympathetic.

(iv) Helpful.

Ans: (ii) Indifferent.

4. What does the phrase “greedy good-doers” refer to?

(i) People who help selflessly.

(ii) People who exploit the poor under the guise of doing good.

(iii) People who ignore the poor.

(iv) People who demand help.

Ans: (ii) People who exploit the poor under the guise of doing good.

5. What is the attitude of the rural people towards city money?

(i) They want it for luxury.

(ii) They desire it for survival and recognition.

(iii) They do not care for it.

(iv) They prefer to live without it.

Ans: (ii) They desire it for survival and recognition.

6. What is the main problem faced by the people at the roadside stand?

(i) Lack of goods to sell.

(ii) Being ignored by passing cars.

(iii) Lack of food.

(iv) Lack of space.

Ans: (ii) Being ignored by passing cars.

7. What does the speaker express sympathy for?

(i) The poor city dwellers.

(ii) The rural people’s unfulfilled dreams and hopes.

(iii) The city’s fast-paced life.

(iv) The wealthy people.

Ans: (ii) The rural people’s unfulfilled dreams and hopes.

8. How does the speaker feel about the rural people’s plight?

(i) He is indifferent.

(ii) He feels guilty.

(iii) He feels sympathy and sorrow.

(iv) He is angry.

Ans: (iii) He feels sympathy and sorrow.

9. What does the poet suggest about the rural people’s longing for city life?

(i) They are indifferent to it.

(ii) They believe it will solve all their problems.

(iii) They reject city life.

(iv) They are unaware of city life.

Ans: (ii) They believe it will solve all their problems.

10. What happens when the cars stop at the roadside stand?

(i) They buy goods.

(ii) They ask for directions or gas.

(iii) They offer help.

(iv) They donate money.

Ans: (ii) They ask for directions or gas.

11. What is the main complaint of the speaker in the poem?

(i) The rural people are too dependent on the city.

(ii) The city people are too selfish and indifferent.

(iii) The rural people are lazy.

(iv) The city people are too busy.

Ans: (ii) The city people are too selfish and indifferent.

12. What is the significance of the “squeal of brakes” in the poem?

(i) It signals a car stopping to buy something.

(ii) It signals the arrival of a new customer.

(iii) It represents the only hope of interaction for the rural people.

(iv) It represents the noise of the city.

Ans: (iii) It represents the only hope of interaction for the rural people.

13. What does the poem suggest about the rural way of life?

(i) It is simple and fulfilling.

(ii) It is full of hardship and neglect.

(iii) It is better than city life.

(iv) It is becoming obsolete.

Ans: (ii) It is full of hardship and neglect.

14. What does the speaker mean by “the great relief it would be to put these people out of their pain”?

(i) End their suffering by offering them money.

(ii) Help them escape to the city.

(iii) End their dreams of a better life.

(iv) Give them land to cultivate.

Ans: (i) End their suffering by offering them money.

15. What does the speaker wonder about at the end of the poem?

(i) How to help the rural people.

(ii) Whether city life is better than rural life.

(iii) How the rural people feel about their situation.

(iv) Whether he would like someone to offer him relief in his pain.

Ans: (iv) Whether he would like someone to offer him relief in his pain.

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