NCERT Solutions for Class 8 English Honeydew Poem 5 The School Boy - Poem

To whom is the poet talking to when he says the words - “if buds are nip’d…”

(a) The poet is talking to his parents

(b) The poet is talking to his teacher

(c) The poet is talking to a caged bird

(d) All of the Above 

Complete the sentence from the poem - “Nor in my _____ can I take delight”

(a) Book

(b) Learning bower

(c) Dreary shower

(d) All of the Above

According to the poet, what keeps all the joy away?

(a) A Caged bird keeps all the joy away

(b) Nip in the bud keeps all the joy away

(c) Blown blossoms keep all the joy away

(d) School on a summer morning keeps all the joy away

Name the poet of the poem “The School Boy”.

(a) The name of the poet is ‘William Blake’

(b) The name of the poet is ‘Thomas Wilde’

(c) The name of the poet is ‘Rabindranath Tagore’

(d) The name of the poet is ‘T.S. Eliot’

What excites the little boy about the huntsman?

(a) The sound of his horn excites the little boy

(b) Hunting skills of the huntsman excite the little boy

(c) The personality of the huntsman excites the little boy

(d) All of the Above

In stanza 2, the mood changes. Which words/phrases reflect the changed mood?

A cruel eye outworn (stanza 2)’ refers to

(i) the classroom which is shabby/noisy

(ii) the lessons which are difficult/uninteresting

(iii) The dull/uninspiring life at school with lots of work and no play.

Mark the answer that you consider right.

“Nor sit in learning’s bower worn thro’ with the dreary shower’

Which of the following is a close paraphrase of the lines above?

(i) Nor can I sit in a roofless classroom when it is raining.

(ii) Nor can I learn anything at school though teachers go on lecturing and explaining.

(iii) Nor can I sit in the school garden for fear of getting wet in the rain.

Find three or four words/phrases in stanza 1 that reflect the child’s happiness and joy.