Chapter 5 “Bangle-Sellers” English Important Questions Class 6 Bihar Board बिहार बोर्ड

1. Why are bangles compared to rainbow-tinted circles of light?

Answers :  Because they shine in different bright colors, making them look like little rainbows.

2. How does the poem describe bangles for maidens (young girls)?

Answers :  They are silver and blue, like the mist in the mountains.

3. Why might bangles be important to women and girls?

Answers :  Bangles symbolize joy, beauty, and are a part of cultural celebrations.

4. What is special about the colors of the bangles in the poem?

Answers :  They represent different stages of a woman’s life, like youth and marriage.

5. What do bangles that look like flower buds represent?

Answers :  They represent young maidens and the beauty of youth.

6. What do “bloom that cleaves” bangles represent?

Answers :  They represent fresh beauty, like the leaves of a new plant.

7. In what ways does the poet describe bangles in nature’s colors?

Answers :  Using colors like silver, blue, and comparing them to flowers, leaves, and mist.

8. What does the line “lustrous tokens of radiant lives” mean?

Answers :  The bangles shine brightly and symbolize joyful lives of the wearers.

9. What role does the bangle seller play in the poem?

Answers :  They bring happiness by selling beautiful bangles to daughters and wives.

10. What feelings does the poet connect with the bangles?

Answers :  Feelings of happiness, beauty, and tradition.

Long Questions (with Answers)

1. Explain the significance of colors like silver and blue in the poem.

Answers :  Silver and blue represent purity and beauty, and are compared to mountain mist, symbolizing young maidens.

2. Why are bangles called “lustrous tokens of radiant lives”?

Answers :  They shine and bring joy to the lives of those who wear them, symbolizing happiness.

3. What does the poet mean by “Rainbow-tinted circles of light”?

Answers :  The colorful bangles look like small rainbows, bright and delicate, symbolizing beauty.

4. How does Sarojini Naidu describe nature in the poem?

Answers :  She compares bangles to natural things like mist, flowers, and new leaves, highlighting their beauty.

5. Why might Sarojini Naidu be known as the Nightingale of India?

Answers :  She wrote beautiful, expressive poems about India and its culture, much like a nightingale sings beautifully.