Elementary School

Who has written Elementary School Classroom in a Slum?

• Kipling

• Wordsworth

• Kamlanath

• Stephen Spender

What theme did the poet concentrate on in the poem?

• themes of social injustice and class inequalities.

• theme of children and their happiness

• theme of insecurities

• none

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the poet portray in the poem?

• young minds

• playfulness of the children

• questions of young mind

• the plight of young children in the slums

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the poet compare in the poem?

• between young and old

• generation gaps

• old age and childhood

• rich (haves) and poor children (have nots)

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What kind of life the children living in slums have?

• full of love

• full of care and warmth

• Hopeless and full of struggle

• all these

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What does the poet compare the color of walls with?

• rotten fruits

• stale chapatis

• rotten vegetables

• sour cream

Tags

CCSS.RL.11-12.11

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are the poetic devices used in the poem?

• alliteration and simile

• metaphor and imagery

• synecdoche,and irony

• All these

What do the words “Their future is painted with fog” convey?

• A) no love and care

• B) no warmth

• C) no hardwork

• D) no hope of improvement

What do the faces of children in the slum areas reflect?

• happiness

• their aspirations

• their happiness

• sadness and lack of enthusiasm

What is ironical about the wall hangings and donations in the classroom?

• set up in very clean environment

• completely opposite to the needs of the children in the classroom

• set up in happy environment

• set up in gloomy set up

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.11-12.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2