Amanda Extra Question Answer Class 10 SEBA
Very short answer type question :
1. Who wrote the poem 'Amanda' ?
Ans : Robin Klein wrote the poem Amanda.
2. Who is Amanda ?
Ans : Amanda is a young school going girl who wants freedom in everywhere.
3. Does Amanda live on a tower ?
Ans : Amanda does not live on a tower. She imagine herself to be Rapunzel who lived on a tower.
4. What does Amanda like to bite ?
Ans : Amanda likes to bite her nails.
5. Who lives in a languid, emerald sea ?
Ans : A mermaid lives in a languid emerald sea.
6. What about her homework is asked by the speaker ?
Ans : Amanda is asked to finish her homework by the speaker.
7. What does the speaker ask Amanda to clean ?
Ans : Amanda is asked to clean her shoes by the speaker.
8. What was Amanda asked to remember ?
Ans : Amanda was asked to remember her acne.
9. How is life in a tower ?
Ans : Life in a tower is tranquil and rare.
10. What type of girl is Amanda as mentioned in the final stanza ?
Ans : Amanda is a moody type of girl as mentioned in the final stanza.
11. Give the meaning of the following words :
Hunch - raise
Slouching - bending
Drifting - moving slowly
Roaming - wandering
Hushed - silent
Tranquil - calm
Nagged - disturbed
12. How was Amanda asked to sit up ?
Ans : Amanda was asked to set up straight.
13. Who want to become a sole inhabitant of a languid emerald sea ?
Ans : Amanda wants to become a sole inhabitant of a languid emerald sea.
14. What was Amanda asked not to eat ?
Ans : Amanda was asked not to eat chocolate.
15. How is the silence and freedom in the street ?
Ans : The silence is golden and freedom is sweet in the street.
Short answer type question :
1. Who is Amanda ? How old is she ?
Ans : Amanda is a young school going girl.
She is ten to twelve years old.
2. What is a mermaid ? What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid ?
Ans : A mermaid is an imaginary creature which upper half is a woman and lower half is a fishtail.
Amanda could drift blissfully in a languid emerald sea if she were a mermaid.
3. What does Amanda imagine doing as an orphan ?
Ans : As an orphan, Amanda imagines herself roaming on the streets and make patterns in soft dust with her hushed bare feet.
4. Is Amanda an orphan ? Why does she say so ?
Ans : No, Amanda is not an orphan.
She says so because she wants freedom like an orphan to enjoy her life freely.
5. Why should Amanda not eat chocolate ?
Ans : Amanda is asked not to have chocolate because of her acne.
6. Why does Amanda wish to be Rapunzel ?
Ans : Amanda wish to be Rapunzel to get much freedom. She also wants to live in a tower where life is tranquil and rare and no one be there to control her.
7. Do you think Amanda is sulking and moody ?
Ans : Yes, Amanda is really sulking and moody as the speaker warns her.
8. How do we know that Amanda is a teenager ?
OR
How old do you think Amanda is ? How do you know this ? (HSLC 15,16)
Ans : Amanda is a teenaged girl. She is probably ten to twelve years old because she is instructed and scolded by her parents which basically happens with every school student in this stage.
9. Where does Amanda roam ? What does she do with her bare feet ?
Ans : Amanda roams in the street.
She makes patterns in soft dust with her bare feet.
10. Who do you think is speaking to her ?
Ans : I think Amanda's parent or mother is speaking to her.
11. What does the girl yearn for ?
Ans : The girl yearns for a life with freedom.
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