Paper Boats – 10 Competency-Based MCQs | Class 7 English | Rabindranath Tagore | HOTS Questions

 

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PAPER BOATS DRAG AND DROP EXERCISE  👈

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1. Why does the poet write his name on the paper boats?

• To make the boats look beautiful.
• To make someone in a strange land know about him.
• To show his writing skills.
• To decorate the village stream.

Correct Answer: To make someone in a strange land know about him.

2. What does the poet place inside his paper boats?

• Small stones from the stream.
• Leaves from the nearby trees.
• Shiuli flowers from his garden.
• Tiny toys from his room.

Correct Answer: Shiuli flowers from his garden.

3. What do the clouds become in the poet’s imagination?

• Silver birds flying high.
• White bulging sails.
• Little boats in the sky.
• Bright lamps in the night.

Correct Answer: White bulging sails.

4. Why does the poet hope his flowers reach the land safely?

• He wants to sell the flowers there.
• He imagines them carrying his garden’s beauty to distant places.
• He wants to decorate another garden.
• He wants to give them to his friends.

Correct Answer: He imagines them carrying his garden’s beauty to distant places.

5. What does the phrase “strange land” suggest?

• A beautiful village near his home.
• A distant place unknown to the poet.
• A place beside his garden.
• A familiar place across the stream.

Correct Answer: A distant place unknown to the poet.

6. What does the poet imagine about the clouds?

• He imagines birds pushing them forward.
• He imagines rain carrying them away.
• He imagines the wind stopping them.
• He imagines a playmate sending them to race with his boats.

Correct Answer: He imagines a playmate sending them to race with his boats.

7. What does the poet dream about at night?

• His paper boats sink in the running stream.
• His flowers disappear from the boats.
• His paper boats continue sailing under the midnight stars.
• His village becomes a strange land.

Correct Answer: His paper boats continue sailing under the midnight stars.

8. What do the “fairies of sleep” carry in their baskets?

• Baskets full of flowers.
• Baskets full of stars.
• Baskets full of dreams.
• Baskets full of paper boats.

Correct Answer: Baskets full of dreams.

9. Which idea is most strongly suggested by the poem?

• The child wants to become a sailor.
• The child uses imagination to connect with the unknown world.
• The child dislikes living in his village.
• The child wants to collect flowers.

Correct Answer: The child uses imagination to connect with the unknown world.

10. Why are the paper boats important beyond being toys?

• They represent the child’s wish to become rich.
• They represent the child’s fear of the night.
• They represent the child’s dislike of flowers.
• They represent the child’s hopes, imagination, and desire to connect with others.

Correct Answer: They represent the child’s hopes, imagination, and desire to connect with others.