Read the poem and answer the questions given below it.
At ten we said, “One game, and then we sleep.”
Kabir in Jaipur, Meher two lanes down,
Dev on his hostel bunk, and me at home,
my headphones on, my books pushed to the ground.
We lost the first. We lost the second, too.
Dev blamed the lag and nearly went to bed.
Kabir went quiet. Meher only laughed.
“Again. This time we play as one,” she said.
By two we spoke in half-words: “Left.” “Reload.”
“I’m low.” “Hang on, I’m coming.” “Got him. Go!”
No one played star. Each watched another’s back,
and round by round our score began to grow.
At five, the final round: twelve all. And Dev,
who blamed the lag, was last of us alive.
He held, and won. I jumped up in my room
and gave a silent cheer at ten past five.
By six the sky had turned from black to grey,
then pink above the water tanks, then gold.
“GG,” typed Meher. “Friday, same time?” “Done.”
And Ma would soon be up, and she would scold.
Which of the following is the most suitable title for the poem?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Four of Us Till Sunrise
A good title covers the whole poem: the four friends, the long night and the morning at the end.
- The poem is about four players together: Kabir, Meher, Dev and the speaker.
- It runs from “At ten” at night to “By six”, when the sky turns pink and gold. That is “till sunrise”.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: A Night Lost to the Screen — Incorrect. Contradicted: The night is not “lost” (wasted) for the speaker. It ends in a win, a cheer and a plan for Friday.
Option 2: Dev Wins the Match — Incorrect. Too narrow: Dev’s win is one moment in the fourth stanza. The poem is about the whole team and the whole night.
Option 3: Friends in Far-Off Towns — Incorrect. Too narrow: Where the friends live is told only in the first stanza.