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1. Why do adults talk and preach of love but do not act lovingly?
because they are hypocrites
because they are double-faced
because they do not want to
because they invest in only those whom they find interesting

2. Antithesis is where two opposite words are used together in a sentence in a poem, where did the poet use it?
infant’s face
forgotten place
 Hell and Heaven
preached of love

3. What did the poet sense about himself when he realised he could use his own mind the way he wants?
he sensed that he is as intelligent as his friends
he sensed his own individuality and a separate personality
he sensed that he is very smart
 he sensed that he could use his mind in creative work

4. What is the opposite of the word ‘hidden’?
 open
closed
partial
out

5. Who is the poet of the poem ChildhoodShirley Toulson?
Walt
Whitman
Marcus Natten
Naipul

6. Where could he see his childhood now?
in an infant’s face
only in his memories
Nowhere
in other kids

7. What did the poet realise about his mind when he lost his childhood?
that he can use it whatever way he wants
that he is very intelligent
 that he is dumb
None of the Above

8. What did the poet realise about adults?
 that they are mature
 they have to earn money
they are not what they seem to be
they are cunning

9. What the poet could not find in the Geography book?
Hell and Heaven
end to sky
island
country

10. What is the poem ‘Childhood’ about?
poet’s lost childhood
childhood of every person
childhood of poet’s child
poet’s father childhood