English- Vocation MCQ with Answers

Question 1

Who is the speaker in the poem 'Vocation'?

1) A child

2) A teacher

3) A gardener

4) A watchman

The speaker is a child who observes different workers on his way to school and back.

Question 2

What does the hawker sell in the morning?

1) Bangles

2) Fruits

3) Toys

4) Books

The hawker sells bangles in the street in the morning.

Question 3

Why does the child wish to be a hawker?

1) Because he likes bangles

2) Because hawkers go to school

3) Because the hawker is free

4) Because hawkers earn money

The child thinks the hawker is free because he has no fixed time or place to follow.

Question 4

What is the gardener doing in the afternoon?

1) Planting trees

2) Digging the ground

3) Watering plants

4) Sleeping

The gardener is digging the ground with a spade in the afternoon.

Question 5

Why does the child admire the gardener?

1) Because he is strong

2) Because nobody scolds him

3) Because he has a big garden

4) Because he sells flowers

The child admires him because nobody scolds him even if he gets dirty in the sun or rain.

Question 6

What does the child compare the street lamp to?

1) A giant with one red eye

2) A tall tower

3) A fire torch

4) A policeman

The street lamp is compared to a giant with one red eye in its head.

Question 7

What is the watchman doing at night?

1) Sleeping

2) Crying loudly

3) Reading a book

4) Walking with his lantern

The watchman walks up and down the lane swinging his lantern at night.

Question 8

Why does the child wish to be a watchman?

1) Because he never goes to bed

2) Because he likes carrying a lantern

3) Because he earns more money

4) Because he can chase thieves

The child wishes to be a watchman because he can walk all night and never go to bed.

Question 9

Which of these is the opposite of 'day'?

1) Morning

2) Afternoon

3) Evening

4) Night

The opposite of day is night.

Question 10

Choose the correct synonym of 'giant' used in the poem.

1) Tiny

2) Fast

3) Huge

4) Weak

A giant means a very huge person or thing.

Question 11

Which sentence is an exclamation?

1) What a free life the gardener lives!

2) The gardener digs the ground.

3) The watchman carries a lantern.

4) The hawker sells bangles.

Exclamations show strong feelings and end with an exclamation mark.

Question 12

What is the contraction of 'do not'?

1) donot

2) don't

3) dn’t

4) don

The contraction of 'do not' is 'don't'.

Question 13

Which of these pairs are rhyming words from the poem?

1) Sun – Fun

2) Lamp – Tree

3) Man – Ground

4) Bed – Red

‘Bed’ and ‘red’ are rhyming words in the poem.

Question 14

Which creative activity is suggested in the chapter?

1) Writing about future dreams

2) Counting numbers

3) Learning tables

4) Memorizing dates

The activity asks children to imagine and write about what they want to be when they grow up.

Question 15

Which punctuation mark is used in contractions like 'it's'?

1) Comma

2) Apostrophe

3) Colon

4) Dash

An apostrophe (') is used in contractions.

Question 16

What freedom does the child see in the hawker’s life?

1) He has no fixed routine

2) He studies in school

3) He plays games

4) He sleeps early

The hawker has no fixed routine and roams freely.

Question 17

What freedom does the child see in the gardener’s life?

1) He travels far

2) He sells bangles

3) No one scolds him for getting dirty

4) He never works

The gardener is free because no one scolds him for getting dirty.

Question 18

What freedom does the child see in the watchman’s life?

1) He can stay awake all night

2) He plays with friends

3) He goes to bed early

4) He sells food

The watchman can stay awake all night and walk freely in the lane.