Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 9 (SSC) · English (Second Language)
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: The Bangle Sellers (Poem)
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What do bangles symbolise in the poem? [1]
(A) Different life stages of a woman
(B) Only fashion trends
(C) Only wealth
(D) Nothing symbolic
2. What life stage might a particular colour represent? [1]
(A) Childhood, bridal joy, or motherhood
(B) Only old age
(C) Only death
(D) Nothing specific
3. How are bangle sellers portrayed? [1]
(A) As important traditional figures
(B) As unimportant workers
(C) As foreign traders
(D) As villains
4. What imagery does the poem use? [1]
(A) Rich, colourful imagery
(B) Only dull, grey imagery
(C) No imagery at all
(D) Only technical descriptions
5. What does the poem celebrate? [1]
(A) Indian tradition and cultural significance
(B) Only modern fashion
(C) Only foreign customs
(D) Nothing cultural
6. What does this poem invite readers to do? [1]
(A) Appreciate cultural traditions
(B) Ignore cultural traditions
(C) Reject traditional items
(D) Nothing specific
7. What are bangles described as carrying? [1]
(A) Symbolic meaning for life milestones
(B) No meaning at all
(C) Only monetary value
(D) Only decoration
8. Why study this poem? [1]
(A) To appreciate cultural traditions through poetry
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What do bangles symbolise in the poem? [1]
(A) Different life stages of a woman
(B) Only fashion trends
(C) Only wealth
(D) Nothing symbolic
10. What life stage might a particular colour represent? [1]
(A) Childhood, bridal joy, or motherhood
(B) Only old age
(C) Only death
(D) Nothing specific
11. How are bangle sellers portrayed? [1]
(A) As important traditional figures
(B) As unimportant workers
(C) As foreign traders
(D) As villains
12. What imagery does the poem use? [1]
(A) Rich, colourful imagery
(B) Only dull, grey imagery
(C) No imagery at all
(D) Only technical descriptions
13. What does the poem celebrate? [1]
(A) Indian tradition and cultural significance
(B) Only modern fashion
(C) Only foreign customs
(D) Nothing cultural
14. What does this poem invite readers to do? [1]
(A) Appreciate cultural traditions
(B) Ignore cultural traditions
(C) Reject traditional items
(D) Nothing specific
15. What are bangles described as carrying? [1]
(A) Symbolic meaning for life milestones
(B) No meaning at all
(C) Only monetary value
(D) Only decoration
16. Why study this poem? [1]
(A) To appreciate cultural traditions through poetry
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests