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Unseen Poem MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 10 Unseen Poem questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
Practice questions
Q1Consider two statements about the line "Her smile was as bright as the morning sun." Statement (i): The line uses a simile because it compares the smile to the morning sun with "as". Statement (ii): A simile always needs the words "like" or "as". Which is correct about these statements?
The line links the smile to the morning sun through the comparison word "as", so it is a textbook simile and (i) is true. By the basic definition taught at primary level, a simile always needs "like" or "as" — without one of them, the comparison turns into a metaphor instead. So (ii) is also true.
Q2How many syllables can primary learners count when they clap out the line "I love my little black puppy"?
Clapping the line gives one beat each for I, love, my, lit, tle, black, pup, py. That makes a total of eight beats, so a primary learner who claps once per syllable will count eight. The clap-and-count drill is the standard primary way to introduce rhythm in an unseen poem.
Q3Arrange the following primary-classroom steps for handling an unseen poem in the correct order. (i) Ask comprehension and inference questions. (ii) Read the poem aloud with expression. (iii) Let learners read the poem silently. (iv) Help with vocabulary in context. Which is the right order?
The teacher first reads the poem aloud with expression so learners hear rhyme and rhythm. Then they read the poem silently to settle their own pace. Next, the teacher helps with the few new words in context. Only after sound, silent reading and vocabulary are in place does the teacher ask comprehension and inference questions.
Q4Which of the following is NOT a literary device that primary learners are expected to spot in an unseen poem?
Rhyme, alliteration and simile are routinely taught in primary classes through Marigold-style poems. Iambic pentameter is a strict ten-syllable metre studied in senior English literature, far above the comprehension level set for an unseen poem at primary level.
Q5Match each literary device in List I with the matching definition in List II. List I: 1) Simile 2) Alliteration 3) Rhyme 4) Repetition. List II: a) Same beginning consonant sound in nearby words. b) Same ending sound at the close of two or more lines. c) A direct comparison using "like" or "as". d) The same word or line used again for emphasis.
Simile is a direct comparison using "like" or "as", so it pairs with c. Alliteration is the same beginning consonant repeating in nearby words, so it pairs with a. Rhyme is the matching end-sound of lines, so it pairs with b. Repetition is reusing a word or line for emphasis, so it pairs with d.
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6Read the lines: "My pet cat is like a soft cloud, / She purrs and purrs and purrs aloud." Consider these statements about the lines. (i) The first line uses a simile. (ii) The second line uses repetition. (iii) The lines do not rhyme. Which combination is correct?
7Assertion (A): A primary teacher should read an unseen poem aloud at least twice before asking comprehension questions. Reason (R): Repeated listening helps young learners catch rhyme and rhythm before they decode meaning. Choose the correct option.
8In the line "Silly snakes slither swiftly", which literary device is most clearly used?
9A quatrain in primary English poems is a stanza made up of how many lines?
10Read the lines: "The little stars are twinkling bright, / Across the sky on this calm night." What is the rhyme scheme of these two lines?