BANGLE SELLERS POEM (COMPETENCY,SOURCE,BASED QIESTIONS

Bangle Sellers

Complete Question Bank | NEP 2020 Aligned

Stanza 1: The Sellers & The Fair

"Bangle sellers are we who bear
Our shining loads to the temple fair...
Who will buy these delicate, bright
Rainbow-tinted circles of light?
Lustrous tokens of radiant lives,
For happy daughters and happy wives."

Assertion & Reasoning

Q1. Assertion (A): The bangle sellers are heading towards the temple fair.
Reason (R): The temple fair is a crowded place where they can find many potential buyers like daughters and wives.

• A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
• B) Both A and R are true, but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

Competency Based (Analysis & Justification)

Q2 (Analysis). Why does the poet use the metaphor "Rainbow-tinted circles of light" instead of just "glass bangles"?

• a) To show they are made of cheap plastic.
• b) To highlight their fragility, beauty, and how they reflect happiness/hope.

Q3 (Justification). The poet claims these bangles are for "happy daughters and happy wives." Justify the use of the word "happy".

• (Think: Do bangles symbolize something deeper in culture?)

Source Based & Vocabulary

Q4. What does "shining loads" refer to?

• A) Bags of gold
• B) The bundles of bangles

Q5. Synonym for "Lustrous":

• C) Shiny/Gleaming
• D) Expensive

Q6. Meaning of "Bear":

• A) An animal
• B) To carry

True/False & Situation Based

Q7. The bangle sellers are complaining about the weight of their loads. (T/F)

Q8. The bangles are symbols of radiant lives. (T/F)

Q9 (Situation). In a modern city, which location best replaces the "temple fair"?

• A) Office
• B) Shopping mall or festival ground

1. Assertion: A (Both true, R explains A)

2. Analysis: (b) Highlights fragility and beauty

3. Justification: Bangles are not just ornaments; they are cultural symbols of well-being and joy.

4. Source: (B) Bundles of bangles

5. Vocab: (C) Shiny/Gleaming

6. Vocab: (B) To carry

7. T/F: False

8. T/F: True

9. Situation: (B) Shopping mall or festival ground

Stanza 2: The Maiden

"Some are meet for a maiden's wrist,
Silver and blue as the mountain mist,
Some are flushed like the buds that dream
On the tranquil brow of a woodland stream,
Some are aglow with the bloom that cleaves
To the limpid glory of new born leaves."

Competency Based

Q1 (Analysis). Why does the poet say the buds "dream"?

• a) Maidens sleep a lot.
• b) Symbolizes a stage full of dreams and potential waiting to bloom.

Q2 (Justification). Compare "mountain mist" and "new born leaves." Why do these fit a maiden?

• (Justify using concepts of freshness and purity)

Source Based & MCQ

Q3. Where are the "buds" located? (a) Garden (b) Woodland stream bank

Q4. Specific colors mentioned for a maiden: (a) Red/Gold (b) Silver/Blue

Q5. Metaphor for green bangles: (a) Deep forest (b) New born leaves

Assertion & Reasoning

Q6. Assertion (A): These bangles are suitable for maidens.
Reason (R): Imagery like "mist" and "new leaves" symbolizes purity and early life.

• A) Both A & R True, R explains A
• B) Both True, R does NOT explain A

Q7. Assertion (A): The bangles are "flushed" (reddish/pink).
Reason (R): They are compared to mountain mist.

• C) A is True, R is False (Mist is silver/blue)

Vocab & Fill in Blanks

Q8. Meaning of "Limpid": (a) Dried (b) Clear/Transparent

Q9. Meaning of "Flushed": (c) Glowing with warm color/pink

Q10 (FIB). The silver/blue bangles are compared to the ______ ______.

Q11 (FIB). The word "______" means sticks/adheres to.

1. Analysis: (b) Symbolizes potential/dreams

2. Justification: Mist and new leaves represent the freshness, innocence, and beginning of life.

3. Source: (b) Woodland stream

4. Source: (b) Silver and Blue

5. MCQ: (b) New born leaves

6. Assertion: A (Both true, R explains A)

7. Assertion: C (A True, R False)

8. Vocab: (b) Clear/Transparent

9. Vocab: (c) Glowing/Pink

10. FIB: Mountain mist

11. FIB: Cleaves

Stanza 3: The Bride

"Some are like fields of sunlit corn,
Meet for a bride on her bridal morn,
Some, like the flame of her marriage fire,
Or, rich with the hue of her heart's desire,
Tinkling, luminous, tender, and clear,
Like her bridal laughter and bridal tear."

Competency Based

Q1 (Analysis). Why does the poet mix "bridal laughter and bridal tear"?

• a) She is confused.
• b) Marriage brings joy of new life but sadness of leaving parents.

Q2 (Justification). Bangles are like "fields of sunlit corn". Justify the color Yellow/Gold.

• (Hint: Prosperity, Harvest, Turmeric/Haldi)

Source Based & MCQ

Q3. "Yellow" bangle is compared to: (c) Sunlit corn

Q4. "Hue of heart's desire" refers to: (c) Red/Orange (Passion)

Q5. Auditory image used: (b) Tinkling

Assertion & Reasoning

Q6. Assertion (A): Bangles are red/yellow.
Reason (R): Colors represent passion (flame) and prosperity (corn).

• A) Both A & R True, R explains A

Q7. Assertion (A): Bangles are "silent and dull".
Reason (R): Bride is sad.

• B) Both False (They are tinkling/luminous)

Vocab & Fill in Blanks

Q8. Meaning of "Luminous": (c) Emitting light/Glowing

Q9. Meaning of "Hue": (b) A shade of color

Q10 (FIB). "Tender" represents the emotional state of the ______.

Q11 (FIB). Simile: "like the flame of her ______ ______".

1. Analysis: (b) Mixed emotions (Joy vs Separation)

2. Justification: Yellow represents harvest, prosperity, and the auspicious Haldi ceremony.

3. Source: (c) Sunlit corn

4. MCQ: (c) Red/Orange

5. MCQ: (b) Tinkling

6. Assertion: A (Both True)

7. Assertion: Both False (Bangles are tinkling/luminous)

8. Vocab: (c) Glowing

9. Vocab: (b) Shade of color

10. FIB: Bride

11. FIB: Marriage fire

Stanza 4: The Matriarch

"Some are purple and gold flecked grey
For she who has journeyed through life midway,
Whose hands have cherished, whose love has blest,
And cradled fair sons on her faithful breast,
And serves her household in fruitful pride,
And worships the gods at her husband's side."

Competency Based

Q1 (Analysis). What does "gold flecked grey" symbolize?

• (b) Wisdom, maturity, and graying hair due to age.

Q2 (Evaluation). "Serves her household in fruitful pride." Does this portray her as a servant or a leader? Justify.

Source Based & MCQ

Q3. What has she done for her sons? (b) Cradled them

Q4. Where does she worship? (c) Husband's side

Q5. "Fruitful pride" implies: (c) Fulfillment/Achievement

Q6. "Faithful" describes: (c) Her breast/heart (dedication)

Assertion & Reasoning

Q7. Assertion (A): Bangles are purple and grey.
Reason (R): Colors represent dignity and experience.

• A) Both A & R True, R explains A

Q8. Assertion (A): She has just started life.
Reason (R): Text says "journeyed through life midway".

• D) A is False, R is True

Vocab & True/False

Q9 (Vocab). Synonym for "Cherished": (b) Protected and loved dear

Q10 (Vocab). Meaning of "Flecked": (b) Spotted/Marked with small patches

Q11 (T/F). This woman is a grandmother or mother with grown children.

Q12 (FIB). She has journeyed through life ______.

1. Analysis: (b) Wisdom/Maturity

2. Evaluation: It portrays her as a respected matriarch/leader. "Pride" and "Fruitful" suggest she finds value and honor in her role, not servitude.

3. Source: (b) Cradled them

4. Source: (c) Husband's side

5. MCQ: (c) Fulfillment

6. MCQ: (c) Her breast (dedication)

7. Assertion: A (Both True)

8. Assertion: D (A False, R True)

9. Vocab: (b) Loved dear

10. Vocab: (b) Spotted

11. T/F: True

12. FIB: Midway