Can you please explain why option B is correct? On what basis are we to eliminate the other options? Please explain clearly. 

Dear Student,

The poet wants to dismantle the capitalist structure that is responsible for the malaises of these children. Therefore, 'break o break open' means dismantling the capitalist structure to set the children free.
'Break free' means to escape. So, it can mean escape of the children from their present situation. So, 1 is a possible answer.
'Break silence' means raising your voice. It can mean that the poet is asking society to raise their voices against the injustice being committed against these children. So, 2 is a possible answer.
'Break out' also means escape. So, 3 is also a possible answer.
'Break even' means to reach a point where we make neither a profit nor a loss. So, it is unrelated to the question. So, 4 is not a possible answer.
Therefore, we can eliminate option c.
'Break through' means to make an important discovery. It is unrelated to the question. So, 5 is not a possible answer.
So, option a and c cannot be the answer.

Only, option remaining is b. So, b is the correct answer.

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Please note this question is from the poem 'An elementary school classroom in a slum'. 
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