Class 10 English Amanda Question Answer . Class 10 English Addition Question Answer Solution .
Amanda
Thinking about the Poem :
1. How old you think Amanda is ? how do you know this ?
Ans:- From the activities of Amanda , it seems that she is a
very small girl . Her activities prove that she is a girl in between four and
five years of age . All her activities like biting nails and moving her
shoulders show her childlike behavior .
2. Who do you think is speaking to her ?
Ans:- The poet of the
poem is spesking to Amanda.
3. Why are Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis ?
Ans:- The Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 given in parenthesis because this
are the replies of Amanda to the poet . They have specific answers and it
reveals Amanda’s nature and mood .
4. Who is the speaker in Stanzas 2, 4 and 6 ? Do you think this
speaker is listening to the speaker in Stanzas 1, 3, 5 and 7 ?
Ans:- In Stanzas 2, 4, and 6, the speaker is the
little girl Amanda . She is replying in her own way to the piece of advice given
in stanzas 1, 3, 5 and 7 . Amanda does not want to live in other place except
her present dwelling .
5. What could Amanda do if she were a mermaid ?
Ans:- Amanda could move
about in the green sea blissfully if she
were a mermaid .
6. Is Amanda an orphan ? why does she say so ?
Ans:- Amanda as an orphan, in fact Amanda is not an orphan but
she says so because is wandering in the street .
7. Do you know the story of Rapunzel ? Why does she want to be Rapunzel ?
Ans:- Yes I know the story of Rapunzel .
Amanda wants to be Rapunzel because she wants to lead a carefree life .
According to her life in a tower is calm and rare .
8. What does the girl yearn for ? What does this poem tell you about Amanda ?
Ans:- The girl yearns for complete freedom .
The poem tell us that Amanda is a moody girl of little age . She does
not want to be interrogated by others .
9. Read the last stanza . Do you think Amanda is sulling and moody ?
Ans:- The last stanza reveals that Amanda is seems to be a
moody girl . But Amanda is not at all sulky . She has mind and has her own
views and feelings . Amanda want to enjoy a peaceful life .
Addition Question Answers :
1. Who was Amanda ?
Ans:- Amanda is girl . She felt her self as an orphan .
2. Who wrote the poem Amanda ? What is Amanda to remember ?
Ans:- The poem ‘Amanda’ was composed by Robin klein .
Amanda was asked to remember her acne .
3. Where does the Amanda roam
? what does she do with her bare feet
? [ HSLC – 2018 ]
Ans:- Amanda, the imaginative girl, roams the street .
She patterns soft dust with her hushed, bare feet .
4. How did Amanda describe her life as an orphan ?
Ans:- According to Amanda she was an orphan . She roamed about
the street and walked on the surface . She created patterns on the soft dust
by her bare feet . She found the freedom
. Silence was golden for her . She loved
both silence and freedom .
5. How does the speaker find Amanda to be in the end ?
Ans:- The speaker finds that Amanda is sulking and moody .
6. What could Amanda do if
she were a mermaid ? [ HSLC – 2015 ]
Ans:- Amanda could move about in the green sea blissfully if she were a mermaid .
7. How do we know that
Amanda was a teenager ? [ HSLC – 2015 ]
Ans:- In the poem, the poet Robin klein mentions that Amanda
bites her nails, eats chocolates, sulks and remains moody. From this, we know
that Amanda is a teenager .
8. How is old Amanda ? How
do you know it ? [ HSLC – 2016 - 2019 ]
Ans:- From the activities of Amanda , it seems that she is a
very small girl . Her activities prove that she is a girl in between four and
five years of age . All her activities like biting nails and moving her
shoulders show her childlike behavior .
9. Is Amanda a student ? How do you know ? [ HSLC - 2017 – 200 ]
Ans:- Yes, Amanda is a Student .
It is clear from the fact that her mother is asking her to do her
homework .
