CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

AMANDA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What made amanda sulk and become moody
A
When she had to complete her homework
B
When her mother gave her too many instructions
C
When she has to clean her shoes
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What made Amanda sulk and become moody? Ans. Amanda sulks and becomes moody when her mother gives her too many instructions. She does not want to follow them but she can’t dare to ignore them either, so she sulks.

Detailed explanation-2: -Amanda is getting instructions from her parents, which become too much to handle for the small girl. She is told not to eat her nails and sit in a proper position. Amanda’s response to it is her work of imagination where she is a mermaid drifting effortlessly by the languid river.

Detailed explanation-3: -No Amanda is not sulking or moody. She does not like to listen to her parents’ constant scolding and nagging so she chooses to escape into an imaginary world. She imagines herself to be a mermaid, an orphan and Rapunzel where she can experience freedom and peace.

Detailed explanation-4: -Amanda suffers due to the constant nagging from her parents. She seeks a place full of peace and serenity, where there is no one to disturb her. Hence, she wishes to live on a tower.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans. No, the purpose of someone constantly giving instructions to Amanda is not being fulfilled. Rather, Amanda becomes angry and moody when her mother gives her too many instructions. She doesn’t listen to her mother and doesn’t care to follow her, but she can’t even dare to ignore them, so she gets angry.

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