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Chapter 6: Amanda!
📖 Poem
Class 10
✍️ Robin Klein
NCERT First Flight
📖 Chapter Summary
This poem is about a young girl named Amanda who is constantly being scolded by her parents. Her parents keep telling her not to bite her nails, not to slouch, not to eat chocolates, do homework, etc. Amanda escapes into her imaginary world where she is a mermaid, an orphan, or Rapunzel — free and happy.
📖 NCERT Chapter — First Flight
✅ NCERT Exercise Solutions
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Comprehension Check
4 Q
Q1.
How old do you think Amanda is?
Ans: Around 10-12 years old, based on what her parents scold her about.
Q2.
What is Amanda scolded for?
Ans: Biting her nails, slouching, not doing homework, and eating chocolates.
Q3.
Where does Amanda want to go?
Ans: To an imaginary world where she is free — like a mermaid or an orphan.
Q4.
Why does Amanda dream of being an orphan?
Ans: Orphans have no parents to scold them, so she imagines total freedom.
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Thinking about the Poem
2 Q
Q1.
What is the theme?
Ans: The importance of giving children freedom and not constantly nagging them.
Q2.
What kind of a girl is Amanda?
Ans: Dreamy, sensitive, imaginative, and one who values her freedom.
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Literary Devices
2 Q
Q1.
Identify metaphor.
Ans: Amanda compares herself to a mermaid, orphan, and Rapunzel.
Q2.
Identify alliteration.
Ans: 'Stop that slouching and sit up straight' — repetition of 's'.
❓ Important Questions
Q1. Why does Amanda escape into imagination?
To be free from constant instructions and scoldings.
Q2. What is the message?
Children need love, freedom, and understanding — not constant nagging.
📄 Previous Year Questions (PYQ)
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Q1. Why does Amanda wish to be alone?
She wants peace and freedom from constant instructions.
2023
Q2. What kind of a girl is Amanda?
Dreamy, sensitive, and imaginative.
2021
Q3. What does Amanda wish to become?
A mermaid, an orphan, and Rapunzel.
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Amanda is a young girl who is always scolded.
अमांडा एक छोटी लड़की है जिसे हमेशा डांटा जाता है।
Her parents tell her not to bite her nails.
उसके माता-पिता उसे नाखून काटने से मना करते हैं।
They tell her not to slouch and not to eat chocolates.
वे उसे झुककर चलने और चॉकलेट खाने से मना करते हैं।
Amanda escapes into her own imaginary world.
अमांडा अपनी काल्पनिक दुनिया में भाग जाती है।
She dreams of being a mermaid or an orphan.
वह मत्स्यकन्या या अनाथ बनने का सपना देखती है।
The poem shows children need freedom.
कविता दिखाती है कि बच्चों को आज़ादी चाहिए।