CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

AMANDA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What does Amanda say about her behaviour?
A
That she is very well mannered
B
That she wants to sit & behave exactly the way she wants to
C
That she hates behaving well
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -She says that she would have enjoyed her freedom then, by making the patterns of her bare feet on the sand and would live a peaceful life. Next, Amanda is scolded for eating too many chocolates as this causes pimples. She is also scolded for not listening to her mother.

Detailed explanation-2: -Her mother use to instruct her as a part of her upbringing, but Amanda found this extremely irritating and behaved in a way that others thought her mother harassed her. She even wanted to be a mermaid and drift away from all this.

Detailed explanation-3: -She is sitting in a slouching posture. That is why the speaker asks her to behave normally. He asks her not to bite her nails and hunch her shoulders. She should sit up straight.

Detailed explanation-4: -This poem is about the views of a small girl named Amanda about liberty in life. She is instructed not to bite her nails and not to hunch her shoulders. She is instructed to sit straight.

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