Childhood | Comprehension and Examination based Questions | CBSE Board and other State Boards
Stanzas for Comprehension.
Stanza 1
When did my childhood go?
Was it the day I ceased to be eleven,
Was it the time I realised that Hell and Heaven,
Could not be found in Geography,
And therefore could not be, Was that the day?
Read the stanza carefully and answer the questions that follow:
Q.( I) Name the poem from which this stanza has taken and who is the poet?
(ii) When does the poet think he lost his childhood?
(iii) What do you think the poet felt about hell and heaven in his childhood?
(iv) What is the poet's opinion about hell and heaven now? Why?
(v) What does the stanza talk about?
Ans i)
This stanza has been taken from the poem 'Childhood' and Markus Natten is the poet of this poem.
Ans. ii)
At the age of eleven, the poet things he lost his childhood.
Ans. iii)
In his childhood, poet thought that hell and heaven exist somewhere and people go there after their death.
Ans: iv)
Poet now thinks that hell and heaven do not exist on this globe. So they can't be found on geography. It shows that he has become rational now.
Ans. : V)
This stanza talks about rationalism.
Q 1 . When did poet realise that his childhood has gone ?
Ans: He realized when he was eleven.
Q 2. Why is the age of eleven seems important to the poet?
Ans: At the age of eleven, he could differentiate between real and imaginary things.
Q.3. What quality did the poet acquire at this stage?
Ans.
The poet became rational at this stage .
Q 4. When did the poet realize that hell and heaven are imaginary things ?
Ans:
He realized when he couldn't locate these places in geography .
Q5. Why has the poet worried?
Ans:
The has lost his innocent behaviour and purity of thoughts.
Stanza 2
When did my childhood go?
Was it the time I realised that
adults were not all they seemed to be,
They talked of love and preached of love,
But did not act so lovingly, Was that the day!
Read the stanza carefully and answer the questions that follow:
1) What do adults talk and preach of?
Ans :The adults talk and preach of love.
2) How do the adults behave?
Ans: They do not act so lovingly.
3.) Are the adults sincere in their words? Why?
Answer : No, they are not sincere in their words. The didn't act as they preach.
4) What does the stanza talk about?
Ans: The stanza talks about the hypocrisy of adults.
Some More Important Examination Questions
Q 1. Why does the poet not talk great of the adults?
Ans . They do not behave good as they preach.
Q 2. Why does poet look confused?
Ans. The poet is confused thinking he is a child or an adult.
Q3 What does the poet think about the people of the world?
Ans: He regards them as hypocrites.
Stanza 3
When did my childhood go?
Was it when I found my mind was really mine,
To use whichever way I choose,
Producing thoughts that were not those of other people
But my own, and mine alone Was that the day!
1) Name the poem and the poem.
2) What does the poet wonder about in these lines?
3) What does the poet mean by "my mind was really my own"?
4) When does the poet think he lost his childhood?
5) Does the poet different from others and in what way?
6) What does the poet want to convey about himself in these lines?
1) Ans:
The name of the poem is "Childhood" and the poet is 'Markus Natten'.
2) Ans:
The poet in these lines wonders about when he lost his childhood.
3) Ans:
The poet means that he can think independently and produce ideas without influenced by others.
4) Ans:
Poet lost his childhood when he found that his mind was really his own and can produce ideas of his own.
5) Ans.
Yes, the poet is different from others. He has become rational. He can differentiate what is right and wrong. He also knows the hypocrisy of adults.
6) Ans:
The poet wants to convey that he has attained an individuality. His mind is not influenced by others. He can think of his own ideas. He can differentiate what is right and wrong.
Some Other Important Examination Questions.
Q 1. ' My mind was really mine.' Explain.
Ans: It means that poet is getting control over his own mind. He can now use it the way he wants.
Q 2 . 'Producing thoughts that were not these of other people'. Explain.
Ans. Poet can now produce thought of his own without influenced by others.
Q3. Which stage of life has been described in these lines?
Ans He is passing through adolescence.
Q 4. What type of thoughts of the poet told here?
Ans . These thoughts are based on individuality.
Stanza: 4
Where did my childhood go?
It went to some forgotten place,
That's hidden in an infant's face,
That's all I know.
( i). Name the poem and the poet?
(ii)What does the poet wonder about in these lines?
(iii) Where did the poet's childhood go, according to him?
(iv) What is the forgotten place?
(v) What does the poet want to convey through these lines?
Ans.i
The poem is Childhood, and the poet is Markus Natten.
Ans: ii
The poet wonders about the place where his childhood has gone.
Ans iii
According to the poet, it went to a forgotten place.
Ans .iv
The forgotten place is the face of an infant.
Ans. v
The poet wants to convey that loss of childhood is the loss of innocence.
SOME IMPORTANT EXAMINATION QUESTIONS
FROM TEXTBOOK.
Q. 1. Identify the stanza that talks of each of the following.
Individuality
Rationalism
Hypocrisy
Ans.
Individuality in stanza 3
Rationalism in stanza 1
Hypocrisy 8n stanza 2
Q. 2 : What according to the poem is involved in the process of growing up?
Ans: Different elements such as rationalism, hypocrisy and individuality are involved in the process of growing up.
As the child grows, he becomes rational. He begins to differentiate between real and imagery things, between truth and fantasy. The poet , at a certain time, realized that hell and heaven could not be found in geography. So, they could not exist. It was the beginning of a rational stage.
The second element is hypocrisy. As the child grows he does not remain the same as he was in his childhood. He talks and preaches of one thing but does not act accordingly. The poet wonders whether he lost his childhood when he realized that adults were not the same as they seemed to be. They talked of love. They preached of love. But they did not behave or act with love.
The third element that growing up involves is individuality. As one grows up one become independent in his thinking. His ideas become his own. He can think and act by using his own mind. He can use his mind which way he likes.
Q. 3. What is the poet's feeling towards childhood?
Ans. The poet feels that childhood is a period of innocence. A child believes whatever the elders say. He is not rational. He does not differentiate between truth and fiction. He is not a hypocrite. Whatever he says he means. Whatever he talks, he acts upon it. There is no difference between his words and his actions. A child also knows no ego. He does not consider himself superior to others. He is innocent and pure at heart.
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Q 4 : Which do you think are the most poetic lines? Why?
Ans. The last four lines of the poem are the most poetic. These are full of poetry. The second line rhymes with the third and the first with the fourth. Other lines seem prosaic there is no rhyme scheme in them. Meaning of these lines is also poetic. They glorify the innocence of an infant. Innocence is hidden in the face of an infant.
Q5.
When did the poet realize he had lost his childhood?
Ans:
At the age of eleven , poet realized that he has lost his childhood.
The poet realized that he had lost his childhood when he completed eleven years of He, then, began to question the existence of hell and heaven because they could found in geography, He then became a rational being.
Q6.
What did the poet feel about hell and heaven in his childhood? How did he think about then when he was no longer a child?
Ans. :
in his childhood, the poet thought that hell and heaven exist at a particular place . They were real place where one went after death. But when he was a adolescent, he began to question their existence because he could find them in geography. He now thought these were not real places. They did not exist anywhere in this world. They were just the products of imagination.
Some More Short Answer Questions
Q. 1 How does the poem expose people to present them in true colours?
Ans. Childhood is a symbol of purity and innocence. As child grows up, these qualities disappear. Man becomes liar , cunning , selfish , hypocrite. People preach of love, but spread hatred. Their softness and kindness evaporate into thin air, as soon as they grow up. They are not at all as they seem to be .
Q 2. How does the poet describe the process of growing up?
Ans . A child believes whatever the adults tell him . He believes in hell and heaven. when he reaches at adolescent, he starts thinking different way. He uses his own mind pondering over real and imaginary places. His mind starts producing thoughts and ideas of its own.
Q 3. How does the poet repent on the loss of his childhood?
Ans. : Poet feels deep disappointed at the loss of childhood. Childhood can not be regained once passed through. It keeps aloof of the world of of hypocrisy and bitter experiences.
Q 4 Why has the poet two questions about time and place?
Ans.
Poet has used two questions to describe the disappearance of childhood 'when' describes the time at which the childhood lost and 'Where' describe the place where the childhood has disappeared. The poet has lost his childhood at particular time and 'where' indicates the place childhood has hidden.
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