7th Samacheer English – The Computer Swallowed Grandma – Quiz
1. The poem “The Computer Swallowed Grandma” is written by:
A) Robert Louis Stevenson
B) Anonymous
C) William Wordsworth
D) Walter de la Mare
Ans: B) Anonymous
2. According to the speaker, what swallowed Grandma?
A) A television
B) A mobile phone
C) A computer
D) A printer
Ans: C) A computer
3. Which two keys did Grandma press?
A) Shift and Delete
B) Control and Enter
C) Alt and Tab
D) Escape and Enter
Ans: B) Control and Enter
4. What happened after Grandma pressed “Control” and “Enter”?
A) The computer switched off
B) Grandma disappeared from view
C) The Internet stopped
D) An email was sent
Ans: B) Grandma disappeared from view
5. In “It devoured her completely”, the word “it” refers to:
A) The Internet
B) A worm
C) The computer
D) A virus
Ans: C) The computer
6. What does “devoured” mean?
A) Saved
B) Consumed completely
C) Protected
D) Printed
Ans: B) Consumed completely
7. What does the thought of Grandma's disappearance make the speaker do?
A) Laugh
B) Squirm
C) Sleep
D) Shout
Ans: B) Squirm
8. What does “squirm” mean?
A) To wriggle in discomfort
B) To laugh loudly
C) To jump with joy
D) To run quickly
Ans: A) To wriggle in discomfort
9. The speaker thinks Grandma might have caught a:
A) Mouse
B) Virus
C) Keyboard
D) File
Ans: B) Virus
10. According to the poem, Grandma might also have been eaten by a:
A) Bug
B) Worm
C) Spider
D) Snake
Ans: B) Worm
11. Which computer location did the speaker search first for Grandma?
A) Inbox
B) Desktop
C) Recycle bin
D) Sent folder
Ans: C) Recycle bin
12. Besides the recycle bin, the speaker searched:
A) Files of every kind
B) Only photographs
C) Only emails
D) Only documents
Ans: A) Files of every kind
13. What else did the speaker use to search for Grandma?
A) A calculator
B) The Internet
C) A scanner
D) A printer
Ans: B) The Internet
14. Did the speaker find Grandma after searching the recycle bin, files and Internet?
A) Yes
B) No
C) Only partly
D) The poem does not say
Ans: B) No
15. Whom did the speaker ask for help in desperation?
A) Google
B) Jeeves
C) Grandma's friend
D) A teacher
Ans: B) Jeeves
16. Why did the speaker ask Jeeves for help?
A) To repair the keyboard
B) To refine the searches
C) To send an email
D) To buy a computer
Ans: B) To refine the searches
17. What kind of reply did the speaker receive?
A) Positive
B) Negative
C) Funny
D) Immediate success
Ans: B) Negative
18. What was found online?
A) Grandma
B) Her photograph
C) Her email
D) Not a thing
Ans: D) Not a thing
19. Where does the speaker finally hope someone might see Grandma?
A) In the recycle bin
B) Inside an Inbox
C) On the keyboard
D) On a printer
Ans: B) Inside an Inbox
20. What does the speaker ask the reader to do if Grandma is found?
A) Delete her
B) Copy, Scan and Paste her
C) Print her photograph
D) Close the computer
Ans: B) Copy, Scan and Paste her
21. How does the speaker ask Grandma to be sent back?
A) By post
B) By courier
C) In an email
D) Through a telephone call
Ans: C) In an email
22. Which pair of words rhymes in the second stanza?
A) true – view
B) squirm – worm
C) kind – find
D) see – me
Ans: B) squirm – worm
23. Which pair of words rhymes in the third stanza?
A) kind – find
B) refine – online
C) true – view
D) squirm – worm
Ans: A) kind – find
24. Which pair of words rhymes in the fourth stanza?
A) see – me
B) true – view
C) refine – online
D) kind – find
Ans: C) refine – online
25. Which pair of words rhymes in the final stanza?
A) see – me
B) squirm – worm
C) true – view
D) kind – find
Ans: A) see – me
26. Which pair of words rhymes in the first stanza?
A) grandma – true
B) true – view
C) Enter – view
D) computer – grandma
Ans: B) true – view
27. What is the rhyme scheme followed by each stanza of the poem?
A) AABB
B) ABAB
C) ABCB
D) ABBA
Ans: C) ABCB
28. Which of these is NOT a computer-related term used in the poem?
A) Recycle bin
B) Inbox
C) Internet
D) Telescope
Ans: D) Telescope
29. What is the tone of “The Computer Swallowed Grandma”?
A) Humorous and imaginative
B) Angry and violent
C) Serious and historical
D) Frightening and tragic
Ans: A) Humorous and imaginative
30. What is the main idea of the poem?
A) A humorous imaginary search for Grandma using computer terminology
B) Instructions for repairing a computer
C) The dangers of travelling alone
D) A lesson on writing emails
Ans: A) A humorous imaginary search for Grandma using computer terminology
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