The School Boy - Reading Comprehension

AP/ NCERT Board-Based Reading Comprehension 

Grade 8 Honeydew 

Poem The School Boy

Reading Comprehension 1

I love to rise in a summer morn,

When the birds sing on every tree;

The distant huntsman winds his horn,

And the sky-lark sings with me.

 O! what sweet company.

1. In which season do birds sing?

1. Winter
2. Summer
3. Monsoon
4. Autumn

2. Pick out the word that means 'sounds by blowing of horn'.

1. Morn
2. Horn
3. Distant 
4. Winds

3. With whom does the skylark sing?

1. The skylark sings with the huntsman.
2. The skylark sings with the other birds.
3. The skylark sings with the school boy.
4. The skylark sings with the trees.

4. How is the summer morning?

1. The summer morning is beautiful with full of music.
2. The summer morning is hot and humid.
3. The summer morning is irritating with noise of birds.
4. The summer morning is beautiful with children's voices.

5. The distant huntsman winds his horn - What figure of speech is found in the given phrase?

1. Assonance
2. Refrain
3. Alliteration
4. Metaphor

Reading Comprehension 2

Ah! then at times I drooping sit.

 And spend many an anxious hour.

 Nor in my book can I take delight,

 Nor sit in learnings bower.

 Worn thro’ with the dreary shower.

1. At times the school boy sits drooping because ...

1. he is always unhappy.
2. he does not want to study.
3. the atmosphere in the class is not good.
4. he has dropped something.

2. Why can he not take delight in books?

1. Because he is attracted towards nature
2. Because he is dull
3. Because he doesn’t like to study
4. Because the books are uninteresting.

3. The word anxious means

1. Carefree
2. Careful
3. Happy
4. Worried

4. The speaker in the poem is ...

1. very happy
2. unhappy
3. playing
4. enjoying

5. Which of the following does not mean dreary?

1. Cheerless
2. Exciting
3. Lifeless
4. Uninteresting

6. What does the phrase learning's bower mean?

1. Garden
2. Teacher's room
3. Classroom
4. Home

Reading Comprehension 3

O! father & mother. if buds are nip’d,

 And blossoms blown away.

 And if the tender plants are strip’d

 Of their joy in the springing day,

 By sorrow and cares dismay.

 How shall the summer arise in joy

 Or the summer fruits appear?

1. Whose parents are being referred to?

1. The bird’s parents
2. All parents
3. The poet's
4. The school boy's

2. What is the summer a symbol of?

1. Childhood
2. Youth
3. Schooldays
4. Infancy

3. What does the phrase 'the summer fruits' denote?

1. Beautiful deeds done during young age
2. Beautiful looks at the young age
3. Beautiful deeds done during infancy
4. Beautiful deeds done in old age

4. Which of the following means deprived?

1. Stripped
2. Dismay
3. Appear
4. Blossoms

5. The phrase ‘tender plants’ refers to ...

1. the young plants
2. the young children
3. the young birds
4. the tender buds.

Reading Comprehension 4

How can the bird that is born for joy,

Sit in a cage and sing.

How can a child when fears annoy,

But droop his tender wing,

And forget his youthful spring. 

1. What is natural for a bird ?

1. It is natural for a bird to sing joyfully.
2. It is natural for a bird to sing sorrowfully.
3. It is natural for a bird to eat happily.
4. It is natural for a bird to attack other birds.

2. Who is being compared to a caged bird?

1. A child at play is being compared to a caged bird.
2. A bird in the nest is being compared to a caged bird.
3. A child in school is being compared to a caged bird.
4. A teacher in school is being compared to a caged bird.

3. What does the phrase 'tender wing’ refer to ?

1. The phrase ‘tender wing’ refers to the simple and playful nature of the bird.
2. The phrase ‘tender wing’ refers to the simple and playful nature of childhood.
3. The phrase ‘tender wing’ refers to the soft wings of the bird.
4. The phrase ‘tender wing’ refers to the simple and playful nature of teacher.

4. Find the phrase which means “childhood days of joy’.

1. fears annoy
2. sit in cage
3. youthful spring
4. born for joy

5. Why can the boy not feel happy at school?

1. The boy can not feel happy at school because he doesn't learn anything.
2. The boy can not feel happy at school because he has other works to do.
3. The boy can not feel happy at school because is parents are away.
4. The boy can not feel happy at school because he is fearful at school.