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- 1. Multiple Choice
Who is the poem addressed to?
Children
Teachers
Parents
Neighbours
- 2. Multiple Choice
According to the poet, children should _________ be allowed near the television set.
always
rarely
never
- 3. Multiple Choice
The poet says that children stare at the television until their eyes _______ out.
pop
get
go
- 4. Multiple Choice
What has the poet seen in almost every house he's been too?
Children staying up past their bed time.
Children gaping at the television screen.
Children messing up the house while playing
Children happily playing with one another.
- 5. Multiple Choice
Children sit and stare at the television until they are ______ .
active
hypnotized
sleepy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Television does not kill the imagination of children.
True
False
No information given
- 7. Multiple Choice
Why do parents let their children watch the television?
because it keeps the children still
because children do not climb out the window sill
because children never fight, kick or punch and parents are free to cook lunch
All of the above.
- 8. Multiple Choice
The television _____ the sense in the head.
plots
loses
rots
None of the above.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Roald Dahl pleads with the readers to ...
install a new television set.
throw away all the books.
buy a new radio.
throw away their television set
- 10. Multiple Choice
The poet says that the bookshelf should be filled with...
books.
comics.
magazines.
All of the above
- 11. Multiple Choice
Identify the figure of speech in the following lines.
' Last week in someone's place we saw a dozen eyeballs on the floor.'
Simile
Metaphor
Hyperbole
Personification
- 12. Multiple Choice
According to the poet, 'Reading' is not important or necessary for children.
True
False
No information given
- 13. Multiple Choice
Identify the figure of speech in the following line.
'It kills imagination dead.'
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
- 14. Multiple Choice
As a result of watching television, the child's brain becomes as soft as ....
sponge
cheese
tofu
bread
- 15. Multiple Choice
The poet tells the readers that to entertain themselves, children must ....
Watch the television
Read Books
Visit new places
Pick up a hobby
- 16. Multiple Choice
Identify the figure of speech in the given line.
'They's READ and READ, AND READ and READ...'
Alliteration
Personification
Repetition
Hyperbole
- 17. Multiple Choice
According to the poet, when children watch television, their powers of thinking ______ .
sharpen
rust and freeze
clog and clutter
dull
- 18. Multiple Choice
Name the author the poet mentions in the poem.
Betty Miles
Neil Gaiman
Beatrix Potter
Enid Blyton
- 19. Multiple Choice
Roald Dahl considers the television to be a monster.
True
False
No information given
- 20. Multiple Choice
According to the poet, initially when a bookshelf is installed on the wall, children will ....
be excited
yell, bite, kick and hit with sticks
buy new books
be indifferent
- 21. Multiple Choice
Within what time span of the bookshelf being installed will the children feel the need to read?
a month or two
a day or two
a year or two
a week or two
- 22. Multiple Choice
According to the poet, once children begin to read, they will wonder what they had ever seen in the ______ machine.
entertaining
hypnotic
disastrous
ridiculous
- 23. Multiple Choice
The author ensures the readers that in about a week or two of having nothing else to do, children will feel the need to ____ .
play
read
drink
draw
- 24. Multiple Choice
Identify the figure of speech in the following line.
'And cannibals crouching 'round the pot...'
Personification
Repetition
Hyperbole
Alliteration
- 25. Multiple Choice
According to the poet, children will ______ their parents more for making them read books.
hate
love
fight answer
ignore
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