QUESTION BANK XII ENGLISH

VISTAS-CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE

Short Answer Type Questions

 The Enemy

1. Why didn’t Dr Sadao put the wounded man back in the sea even though he was his enemy?                                                                                                             

A. Dr Sadao could not put the wounded man back in the sea even though he was an enemy because he was a Doctor and the foremost duty of a doctor is to save life. He knew the man would die if not tended medically. This would be against medical ethics. So, he rescued him to give medical treatment. 

2. How did the servant express their displeasure?                                                         A. The servants did not like the idea of helping an enemy. Yumi refused to wash the white man. They stopped working; but became watchful as long as a white man was harbored there. 

3. How did Hanna show her human side to the wounded man after the operation?
A. Hanna nursed the man herself. When he was getting ready to face some fearful eventuality she told him not to be afraid of anything. Then she knelt and fed him gently from the porcelain spoon. She also told him that he would be soon strong.
4. What did Dr Sadao do to send off the man?                                                         

A. As soon as it was dark Dr Sadao dragged the stout boat down to the shore. He put food, bottled water and two quilts. He medically examined the man. Then gave him his own little flashlight to signal for food, gave him Japanese clothes, covered his blond head and let him go. 

5. What message does ‘The Enemy’ give?                                                                     

A. ‘The Enemy’ gives the message that humanism transcends all man made prejudices and barriers. Here Dr Sadao upholds the ethics of medical profession in treating an enemy. The story is a great lesson of peace, love, sympathy, fellow feeling and humanism. 

3. Should Wizard Hit Mommy?

1. What was usually the basic storyline of the tale that Jack told Jo almost daily?
A. The stories that Jack used to tell Joe were the slight variation of the basic tale about a small creature usually named Roger. Roger would go to the wise owl whenever in trouble. The wise owl would ask him to go to the wizard who would finally solve Roger’s problem. 

2. Describe the wizard’s room.                                                                                  

A. The wizard’s room is a white house over the crick. Inside it are all magic things all jumbled together in a big dusty heap as the wizard did not have any cleaning lady.
3. How did Roger Skunk’s mommy react when he smelling ‘roses’ went home?
A. When Roger Skunk smelling ‘roses’ reached home his mommy asked what was that awful smell. Roger Skunk replied that the wizard had made him smell like that. She got angry and with Roger went to the wizard and hit his head with an umbrella. 
4. How did Jo react to Jack’s storyline?                                                               

A. Jo did not agree with Jack’s version of the story in which Roger Skunk’s mommy hit that wizard right over his head for changing Roger Skunk’s smell. Instead she wanted the wizard hit Skunk’s mommy and did not change that little Skunk’s smell back. 

5. What does Jack actually want Jo to know and understand in the story?
A. Jack actually wants Jo to know and understand that parents always love their children as they are. Smelling good or bad is immaterial against the natural biological bond. But this thing is Jo’s beyond understanding. She understands what she sees around; but not beyond that.  

4. On The Face of It

1. What is it that draws Derry towards Mr. Lamb in spite of himself?
A. Mr. Lamb is a good inspirer, a motivator and a patient listener. He holds a positive attitude to life. On seeing Derry he neither asks anything about his face nor does he look disgusted rather he makes Derry feel comfortable with his burnt face. He instills confidence in Derry. He wants him to understand the world and see the difference by watching and listening. Due to these qualities Derry is drawn towards Lamb.  
2. What does Mr. Lamb tell about himself?                                                                           A. Lamb tells that he is old and has a tin leg. Children tease him calling Lamey Lamb, but still they come to his garden. They are not afraid of him because he is not afraid of them. He is never bothered about his old age or tin leg as life has many more things to offer. 

3. It is all relative, beauty and beast. Justify the statement.
A. Mr. Lamb and Derry though both have physical deformity perceive things differently. Mr. Lamb tells Derry there are plenty of things to stare at and if people look at their handicap they should not mind, as they will be tired of soon. Beauty or ugly depends upon individual’s perceptions. One may see beauty in a thing; but to another it may be a beast.  

4. How does Derry’s attitude change?                                                                   

A. Due to his burnt face Derry had withdrawing attitude. He curses his handicap; is afraid of people’s stare at him. But Lamb a lame person changed his attitude. Lamb instilled courage in him to live life as it is. He cited his own example. Children call him Lamey Lamb but he does not mind. He has a tin leg but that does not stop him from making friends 

5. What do you think the play ‘On the Face of It’ is all about?
A. It is play about frustration, loneliness and sadness of the physically disabled persons. It is about their suffering due to criticism by some unscrupulous people which is shown by Derry. There are people like Lamb who finds way to live in spite of their disabilities. 

5. Evans Tries an O-Level

1. What kind of a person Evans was?                                                                         A. Evans was a young, clever prisoner. He had escaped thrice from the prison for which he was known ‘Evans the Break’. He was not a violent short of a person. He was quite a pleasant person and was a star at the Christmas concert.
2. What were the precautions taken for the smooth conduct of the examination?
A. For smooth conduct examination various precautionary measures were taken. All sharp instruments like razor nail scissors were removed. The Governor, senior prison officer Jackson and officer Stephen were put on duty. A special invigilator was arranged. A microphone was fitted in the prison cell where the examination was to be conducted. 

3. Why was the sigh of relief short lived after the examination?
A. After conducting the examination the governor heaved a sigh of relief. But their relief was short lived as they found Evans had escaped from the prison injuring McLeery. Later truth came to light that Evans had stayed as injured McLeery
4. What helped the prison officers track Evans?                                                      

A. The German question paper helped. A photocopied sheet had been superimposed over last page of the question paper with the plan and instruction which helped track Evans.  

5. What did the Governor do to find out about the correction slip?
A. The governor immediately dialed the Examination Board Office; but could not contact as the line was engaged. He applied his own knowledge of German which he had studied up to sixth standard and was convinced that it was about the agreement of adjectives. Then he heard the invigilator announcing the correction which sounded genuine.  

6. Do you agree that between crime and punishment it is mainly a battle of wits?
A. Yes, it is a battle of wits between crime and punishment. If the government and law enforcing officials are vigilant crime can be detected and criminals can be booked. But criminals like Evans can hoodwink the authorities and escape punishment as long as the officials are slow and lack alertness and wit. 

FLAMINGO-CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE 

Short Answer Type Questions

1. THE LAST LESSON 

1. Why was Franz tempted to play truant (bunk) from school? Why was Franz afraid of going to school that day?
A. French teacher M Hamel was going to ask questions on participle which Franz had not prepared. To avoid being scolded he was tempted to play truant from school and spend the day out doors in a pleasurable manner.
2. What was unusual about the school that Franz noticed when he entered the school?
A. On entering the school Franz noticed there was unusual silence. There was no usual bustle of opening and closing of desks. The village elders had occupied the last benches that usually remain empty.                                                    

3. Why was it the last lesson? How did Franz react to it?
A. As the order from Berlin had come to teach German in all schools of Alsace and Lorraine there would be no French lesson form the next day M Hamel announced in the class. The announcement was like a thunderclap to Franz. He felt sorry for not learning French. The French books, which earlier were nuisance, became attractive. He felt he could not give up his French books.
4. What reasons did M Hamel give for their lack of interest in learning French?
A. The lack of interest in learning French was due to the parents who wanted their children to work in farm or mill to earn, due to the students who were reluctant to learn and often put off the lesson for the next day and due to himself as he asked them to water the flower and gave them off when he had to go for fishing.
5. Why did not M Hamel want the people to forget French?
A. M Hamel wanted them not to forget French as it is the most beautiful and logical language and as long as they hold fast to their language it would be as if they had the key to the prison.                                                                                     

6. Describe how M Hamel conducted the last lesson.                                                   A. In his last French class though M Hamel was emotional he fully involved himself in the teaching learning process. He heard every lesson to the last sitting motionless in the chair. When the church bell struck twelve he stood up pale and wrote ‘Vive La France’ and with a gesture he communicated that the school is dismissed.

2. LOST SPRING

1. Seemapuri a place on the periphery of Delhi yet miles away from it metaphorically. Justify this statement.                                                                       A. Seemapuri the rag pickers shanty is just in the outskirt of Delhi but it is far away from Delhi so far as Delhi’s glitter and amenities are concerned. Here the squatters of Bangladesh who came after 1971 war live in structures of mud with roof of tin or tarpaulin. There is no sewerage, drainage or pipe water that people of Delhi enjoy.
2. Through the years rag picking has acquired the ‘proportion of a fine art’ in Seemapuri. Justify the statement.                                                                                     A. The means of survival of migrants of Bangladesh in Seemapuri is rag picking. Garbage to them is gold. Like a fine art that has no end in appealing the sense of beauty the rag picker’s scrounging the garbage is a never ending process which provides them their daily bread day after day. 

3. Does the rag picking mean the same thing for parents and children? Give reasons for your answer.                                                                                                                     A. No, rag picking is not the same for parents and children. For children it is wrapped in wonders where as for parents it is the means of survival.
4. Why was not Saheb happy on getting a job?
A. Saheb was not happy on getting a job in tea stall for a salary of Rs.800/- per month as he lost his freedom. He had to carry the stall owner’s steel canister in place of his bag. He lost his carefree look He was now no longer his own master.
5. Why don’t the bangle makers of Firozabad organise themselves?
A. The bangle makers are trapped in the vicious circle of middlemen and police. If they organise a co-operative they will be hauled up, beaten and dragged to jail by police for doing something illegal. There is no leader to help them out from their misery. They are the victims of greed and injustice.
6. What does Mukesh want to be?

A. Mukesh is a bangle maker from Firozabad in U.P. He wants to be a motor mechanic. But as per family tradition, he has to continue his traditional business, i.e., Bangle making.

7. What are the hazards related to Glass Bangle making?

A. The people engaged in glass bangle making are victims of certain diseases pertaining to lungs and eyes. Most of them become blind after working continuously at some bangle making industries. They have to work in high temperature with no arrangement of light and air in dingy cells.

3. DEEP WATER

1. What had happened when Douglas was three or four years old?
A. When Douglas was three or four years old he was on the California beach with his father. There the sea waves knocked him down and swept over him. He felt breathless buried in the water and was frightened; but his father laughed at him.
2. What was the misadventure of Douglas? How did it end?
A. The misadventure was his being ducked by a big bruiser of a boy of eighteen in the YMCA swimming pool. He was drowned and nearly dying in the pool; but was somehow miraculously saved from the mouth of death.
3. How was the instructor successful in making Douglas a perfect swimmier?
A. The instructor made Douglas a perfect swimmer by removing his fear of being drowned and teaching him swimming piece by piece in a period of three months. During the training he let Douglas swim back and forth of the pool tying him with a pulley. He taught him to put his face under the water to exhale raise above it to inhale.
4. How did Douglas finally overcome his fear of water?
A. Douglas overcame his fear of water by challenging the fear itself and going for several round of swimming in the pool; but finally the residual fear he overcame when he went up to Tieton to Conrad meadows and swam across the other shore and back of the warm lake as Doug Corpron used to do.  
5. What thought of Roosevelt deeply impacted Douglas? How did the thoughts apply to his life?                                                                                                                 A. The thought of Roosevelt that there is terror in the fear of death had deep impact on Douglas. He had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror of the fear of death. But later he brushed aside his fear by challenging it by the will to live and succeeded.  

4. THE RATTRAP

1. What was the peddler’s philosophy about rattrap? Why did it amuse him?
A. The peddler’s philosophy was that the whole world is a rattrap with several baits in it. As one is tempted to bait and touches it the door is closed and everything comes to an end like in a rattrap. The thought amused him because he has so far been selling rattrap; but not fallen in this world’s rattrap.
2. What kind of host was the old crofter?                                                                               A. The old crofter was an affectionate and generous host. He warmly welcomed the peddler as he got someone to talk to in his loneliness. He served him porridge for his supper and offered a pipe with tobacco roll to smoke and finally played with him mjolis till bedtime.                                                                                                   

3. The reader’s sympathy is with the peddler right from the beginning? Is it justified? Give reasons.                                                                                                         A. The rattrap peddler draws reader’s sympathy because of his poverty. The author’s description of his clothes and appearance like –“his clothes are in rags, his cheeks are sunken and hunger gleams his eyes” and his resorting to begging and petty thievery to keep his body and soul together evoke reader’s sympathy.
4. Who do you think was at fault-the ironmaster or the peddler? Give two reasons.
A. I think the ironmaster was at fault because it was he who invited the tramp to his house for the Christmas thinking him to be his old acquaintance; but on knowing he was not his acquaintance he could not oppose his daughter’s decision to offer him Christmas cheer.                                                                                         5. Why was the peddler grateful to the ironmaster and his daughter? 
A. The peddler was grateful to the ironmaster and his daughter as they empowered him to release himself from the world’s rattrap through their selfless hospitality, love, sympathy, compassion, and understanding.

      5. INDIGO

1. Why was Gandhiji impressed with Rajkumar Shukla’s tenacity and determination?
A. Rajkumar Shukla the Champaran-Sharecropper requested Gandhiji in Congress Session in Lucknow to fix a date to visit Champaran where the sharecroppers were subjected to injustice. Till Gandhiji fixed a date he did not leave him rather he accompanied him wherever he went. Gandhiji was impressed by his tenacity and determination and finally agreed to go there from Calcutta.
2. Why did Gandhi chide the lawyers who represented the interests of group of sharecroppers of Champaran?                                                                                             A. Gandhiji chided the lawyers for collecting big fees from the sharecroppers to fight their case in law courts. He felt taking their case to law courts would do little good when they were so crushed and fear stricken. So his first priority was to free them from fear.                                                                                                                 

3. What were the conditions of sharecroppers of Champaran?
A. The peasants of Champaran were tenants of British landlords. Under long term sharecropping arrangement they were growing Indigo on 15 percent of their holding and surrendering the harvest as rent to the British landlord. But when Indigo price fell due to synthetic Indigo developed in Germany the landlords obtained agreement from the peasant to pay them compensation which some of the peasants resisted and fought their case in court.
4. What made the British realise that the Indians could challenge their might hither to unquestioned?                                                                                                                       A. The spontaneous demonstration around the courthouse by the peasants of Motihari on knowing that Gandhiji was in trouble was the beginning of their liberation from fear of the British which made the British realise that now the Indians can challenge their might.                                                                                       

5. How did Gandhiji make the peasants fearless and self-reliant?
A. Gandhiji made the peasants fearless by letting them know about their rights, fighting their case and by obtaining the refund of compensation made to the British landlords who were behaving as lords above the law.

SHORT QUESTIONS IN POETRY-CLASS XII ENGLISH CORE

1. My Mother at Sixty-Six

1. What did the poet realise looking at her mother in the car?
A. When the poet saw her mother’s face ashen like that of a corpse in the car she realised with pain that her mother has grown old and would die soon.
2. How was the scene outside the moving car different from the inside one?
A. Inside the car the scene was inert and lifeless. The poet’s old mother has dozed off. With her mouth slightly opened she was looking like a corpse. In contrast the scene outside was full of life and energy with trees sprinting and children spilling out of their homes.                                                                                                    

3. How does the poet describe her mother?                                                                       A. The poet compares her sixty-six years old mother with late winter’s moon. In her old age she has become pale, wan and dim like the late winter’s moon whose journey of life will be over soon.                                                                                         

4. What is the old familiar ache the poet felt?                                                         

A. The childhood fear and pain about the aging and inevitability of death gripped the poet seeing her mother’s failing health. She realised soon her mother would die and she would be separated from her forever 

2. An Elementary Classroom In a Slum

1. How do the children of the elementary school in a slum look?                                               A. They look grim. Their faces are pale and lifeless. The torn hair around their pale faces look like rootless weeds. They look ill, weak, exhausted and depressed due to malnutrition. Their eyes shine like the rat’s eyes in their diseased body.
2. How has the poet expressed his despair and hope?                                                                 A. The poet has expressed his despair through the paper-thin boy who has inherited his father’s gnarling disease and his hope through the unnoted boy who sits on the last seat and dreams of squirrel’s game outside the class room in the tree- trunk.
3. Why don’t the maps and pictures have any relevance to the children of the slum?
A. The maps and pictures that decorate the classroom walls belong to the world of rich. There is a big gap between the world in which the slum children live and the world of the rich. The beautiful wall hangings cannot cheer them as they are diseased and suffer from malnutrition and their future full of uncertainties.
4. What does the poet want for the children of the slum?                                                   A. The poet does not want the children to be cramped in classrooms with pictures donated by the rich that have no relevance to their living; rather they should be allowed to explore the world, get strength from the Sun and fight the social injustice.

3. Keeping Quiet

1. Why does the poet want us to keep quiet?                                                                                 A. The poet wants us to keep quiet to feel the strangeness of being quiet. When we all will keep quiet it will be an exotic moment which will allow us to establish communion with our fellow beings and all other living beings at spiritual level.
2. Does the poet advocate total inactivity and death by suggesting being quiet?
A. No, the poet does not advocate it. He wants no truck with death. In fact he wants to live life full bloodedly. But by advocating quietness he wants mixing of physical and spiritual aspect of life.                                                                                    

3. Why does not the poet want us to speak in any language?
A. The poet wants us not to speak in any language to introspect and know what we are about- know the meaning of our existence. He wants everybody to know his spirit and have spiritual contact with others for some-time for which no language is required.

4. Thing of Beauty 

1. How is a thing of beauty a joy forever?                                                                       A. A thing of beauty is a joy forever as its loveliness increases through recollection and contemplation. It is a perennial source of pleasure that ensures good health and quiet breathing; that brings relief in our painful existence.  
2. What makes human beings love life in spite of troubles and sufferings?
A. In spite of troubles and sufferings human beings love life because there are some beautiful things that move away the gloom from the depressed minds. The beautiful things in nature like the moon, the sun, the trees, the ferns and the daffodils bring happiness and reduce human’s sufferings. 
3. What is lovelier than the lovely tales heard by us?                

A. Our earth which is the source of all beauty; the fountain of immortal drink from heaven is lovelier than all lovely tales heard by us.                                                             

4. Why is grandeur associated with mighty dead?                                                                   A. The sad things become a source of beauty and pleasure when they assume the status of art. The poet says that the contemplation of the reminiscences of the mighty person who are dead gives us same pleasure as we experience in contemplating beautiful things of nature.                                                                            

5. What becomes of all lovely tales we have heard or read?                                      

A. All lovely tales that we have heard or read become a source of pleasure. They become an endless fountain of nectar and give us heavenly pleasure.  

5. Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers 

1. Describe Aunt Jennifer’s tigers. How are they different from her?
A. Aunt Jennifer’s embroidered tigers prance across a green screen. They are fearless. They are not afraid of the man beneath the tree. They move elegantly with brave style and confidence which is opposite to Aunt Jennifer’s character who is meek and finds difficult to pull the ivory needle from the wool and on whom the responsibility of married life weighs heavily.

2. Explain ‘massive weight of Uncle’s wedding band’.                                                       A. Aunt Jennifer is tied down by the constraints of married life. The wedding band symbolizes the ordeals of married life.                                                                         

3. Why do you think Aunt made the tigers that were proud and unafraid?
A. Aunt Jennifer wanted to be chivalric like the tigers; but was stifled by the institution of marriage. To give an expression of freedom to her subdued self she embroidered the prancing tigers that were proud and unafraid.

 

Master Essay Type Questions of FLAMINGO & VISTAS 

     

1. The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet

“The Last Lesson” by Alphonse Daudet reveals the importance of mother tongue for a person and nation. In the chapter the narrator, Franz is small student of a French school of Alsace. During Franco-Prussian war between France and Germany, France lost its two districts named Alsace and Lorraine. Hence due to an order from Berlin, French was replaced by German. This was a great blow for the people of Alsace and Lorraine. On the last day of his stay in Alsace, Franz’s teacher M Hamel told them the importance of their mother tongue. The narrator never showed any interest in learning his own mother tongue, but that day he understood easily everything told by M Hamel about French. To M Hamel, everyone should not only respect their mother tongue but should protect it also. It is the only key to prison when people are enslaved. 

2. Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood by Anees Jung

Childhood is the best stage of life and no one can forget it throughout his/her life. But the life of child workers is deprived of this childhood. This is very well presented by Anees Jung in “Lost Spring: Stories of Stolen Childhood”. The chapter consists of two parts. The first part deals with Saheb, a rag picker boy from Bangladesh living in Seemapuri, Delhi. Like Saheb there are about ten thousand rag pickers living miserably in Seemapuri. These children roam about here and there bare feet. Later on Saheb starts working at a tea stall where he is no longer his own master. The second part deals with Mukesh, a bangle maker from Firozabad. He wants to be motor mechanic instead of carry on his family business of bangle making. Working in bangle industry is making these bangle makers blind and ill, but they have to work because of continuous and endless poverty. This is depriving these child workers the pleasure of their childhood. 

3. Deep Water by William Douglas

“Deep Water” by William Douglas is a drowning tragedy which describes the writer’s victory over his fear of water with his determination and will-power. At the age of three or four, when he went to the sea beach with his father and a powerful wave swept over him. The child was terrified and a permanent fear of water overpowered his sub-conscious mind. To overcome his fear he decided to learn swimming in the water of Y.M.C.A. swimming pool. One day a strong big boy picked him up and threw him into the deepest part of the pool. He sank to the bottom but he tried to jump and come up gradually. As fear had gripped him, all his efforts went in vain. He tried to breathe but swallowed water. That day he was nearly drowned and faced   the fear of death. But someone saved him. He was so terrified that the sight of water made him sick. He could not go fishing or canoeing. So to overcome his fear he found an instructor who trained him as a swimmer bit by bit. He swam in many water bodies. And thus he overcame his fear completely and made his life worth living with his strong determination and courage.

4. The Rattrap by Selma Lagerlof

Our love and understanding can change even a criminal minded person into a real human-being. This is very well presented in “The Rattrap” by Selma Lagerlof. In the story, the rattrap seller, a homeless fellow believed that the whole world is nothing but just a big rattrap which offers luxuries of life as baits to trap human-beings. Since no one treated him nicely, so he always thought ill of others. As rattrap selling was not a profitable business, so he sometimes used to steal to keep his body and soul together. One day, he stayed in the crofter’s cottage for a night. The crofter treated him as a guest and friend, but the rattrap seller stole the crofter’s money and escaped into a forest. Later in the forest, the iron master mistook him his old comrade and invited him his home. But after refusal of the paddler, his daughter, Edla succeeded in taking the paddler her home. But when the reality of the paddler was revealed, the iron master tried to eject him from his home. At this Edla defended the paddler and treated him nicely. Edla’s selfless understanding and love for human-beings changed him completely. 

Thus our true love and understanding can reform even criminals.

5. Indigo by Louis Fischer

“Indigo” by Louis Fischer describes Gandhi’s struggle for the poor peasants of Champaran. The Champaran episode proved the turning point not only for Gandhiji, but for India’s freedom struggle also. According to one old agreement, the peasants (share croppers) had to grow indigo on fifteen percent of the land and give as rent. The British didn’t need the indigo crop any more when Germany had developed synthetic indigo. Just to release the peasants from the fifteen percent agreement they demanded compensation. Some illiterate peasants agreed but others refused. Later lawyers were appointed .At that time Gandhiji went to Champaran on the request of a poor peasant, Raj Kumar Shukla. There he saw that the poor peasants were fear-stricken of the British. So he sat his own example by showing courage and fought against injustice. He managed to get justice after a yearlong battle for the peasants. He also made arrangements for the education, health, and hygiene for the families of the poor peasants. He gave them the lesson of self-reliance and courage to defend their rights. Moreover the episode also gave a new direction to Indian freedom struggle as Gandhi’s weapons of ‘Satyagraha’ and ‘non-violence’ were also tested during the episode.

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VISTAS

2. The Enemy by P S Buck

“The Enemy” by P S Buck involves a doctor’s moral and ethical duties at professional level and patriotic devotion at national level. During the World War a wounded American soldier was washed ashore at the doorstep of a Japanese doctor, Dr. Sadao. As loyal citizens it was duty of Dr. Sadao and his wife, Hana to hand over the soldier to the officials, but being true human-beings they took him inside into their house. For this they saw rebel from their servants. Though for such a deed they could have been arrested but Dr. Sadao knew that he would not be arrested by the general as he himself might need his services any time for an operation. The man recovered and Dr. Sadao, being a patriot informed the general all about the man. The general also promised him to get the man killed by his private assassins. But when nothing happened for three days, Dr. Sadao helped the man in escaping from there and fulfilled his duty as a real human-being. Thus the story declares that humanity is the supreme religion on this earth and so everyone should erase all the prejudices   and try to be a real human-being.

3. Should Wizard Hit Mommy? By John Updike

“Should Wizard Hit Mommy?” by John Updike raises a moral issue-should parents always decide about the future of their children or let the children decide what they like to do. The chapter also presents a beautiful contrast between an adult’s perspective on life and the world view of a little child. The story of Roger Skunk told by Jack to his daughter Jo shows two different points of view- view of Jack representing parents and view of Jo representing children. Jack has the typical parental attitude. According to him, parents know what is best for their children. He defends the attitude of Roger Skunk’s mother by saying that a skunk should have its natural smell and Roger Skunk loves his mother very much. At the same time the mother also loves her child and knows very well about the wellbeing of her child. But Jo is not satisfied as the mother is stupid to get her son’s smell back. Due to foul smell no other animals will play with him. But Jo’s point of view is not right as parents have enough experience of this world and they can decide better about their child than child itself. To me, a child should be listened carefully by the parents and keeping in mind the feelings of child, parents should decide about their child. The ultimate decision should be only of the parents.

4. On The Face of It by Susan Hill

“On the Face of It” by Susan Hill depicts beautifully about the feeling of a disabled person. It also describes the society’s attitude towards disabled. In the play Mr. Lamb is a man of fifty having a tin leg. In his garden he meets Derry, a boy of about 14. Derry has got a half burnt face. Due to it he cannot mix with the society which talks about his face. When he meets Mr. Lamb, he finds that there are so many things in life to see and feel. He also learns how to cop up with his disability. Mr. Lamb encourages him to face the realities of life with positive attitude. In-spite of his handicap Mr. Lamb lives a life of self- respect and honour. Children call him ‘Lamey Lamb’ but he never feels insulted as it is the reality. From Mr. Lamb, Derry learns the way of life. The chapter also gives a message to the society not to make any discrimination with the disabled. Instead of showing any sympathy to them, the society should give them equal chance to mix in the main stream of society. 

5. Evans Tries an O’ Level by Colin Dexter 

“Evans Tries an O’ Level” by Colin Dexter deals with the fact that criminals take due advantage of the soft and kind attitude of society to them and cheat people. No one is born criminal but every criminal should not be taken equally. In the story, Evans is a criminal in Oxford HM Prison 

POEMS MCQ

  Poem 1 My Mother at Sixty Six

Q1- Who is the poet of this poem? A) John Keats B) Rudyard Kipling C) William Wordsworth D) Kamladas

Q2- What is her work known for? A) for their originality, versatility and flavour of the soil B) for theitr popularity C) for their style D) for the expressions used

Q3- What is the kind of pain and ache that the poet feels? A) Losing her mother B) heart attack C) headache D) children screaming at her

Q4- In which languages has Kamla Das written stories and novels? A) English and Tamil B) English and Hindi C) English and urdu D) English and Malayalam

Q5- Name the poetic devices used in the poem. A) metaphor B) similie C) alliteration D) all these

Q6- What is the significance of the title My Mother at Sixty Six? A) Poets fear of losing her old mother B) poets fear of moving fast C) poets inability to express her feelings D) All these

Q7- Which poetic device is Trees sprinting ? A) metaphor B) simile C) alliteration D) Personification

Q8- What is the distinctive feature of the poem? A) its metaphors B) simile used C) alliteration used D) narrative style using a single sentence in a set of 14 lines

Q9- What does this narrative style of the poem signify? A) differing thoughts B) many thoughts C) contrasting thoughts D) a single thread of thought mixed with harsh realities

Q10- What is the main idea of the poem? A) eternal painful old age and its fears B) mother and daughter love C) helplessness of a daughter D) lack of strength

Q11- What did the poet realize with the pain? A) her mother's appearance like a corpse with growing age B) she is helpless C) old age is painful D) she has duties

Q12- What is the familiar ache? A) her childhood fear of losing her mother B) her mother's weak health C) her duties D) her helplessness

Q13- Why are the trees described as sprinting? A) their running appearance and to show fast moving change of human life B) to show their running appearance C) to tell how trees look from a running car D) to show the speed of the car

Q14- What do the running trees signify? A) fast moving appearance B) speed of the moving car C) fast moving change of human life from childhood to old age D) none

Q15- What does 'ashen face ' signify? A) to show the poet's fears B) to tellaging is painful C) Pale and lifeless face of poet's mother D) to show old age

Q16- What does the poet notice in the outer world ? A) sprinting trees and running roads B) schools and roads C) other vehicles D) many people on the road

Q17- What do the parting words "See you soon Amma" signify? A) her helplessness B) Her optimistic farewell full of cheerfulness C) her hope D) her helplessness and cheerfulness

Q18- What does the poet's smile signify in the poem? A) Her assurance to mother and helplessness inside B) she has a responsibility C) she has to do her duty first D) she is a loving daughter

Q19- Why are the trees described as sprinting? A) their running appearance and to show fast moving change of human life B) to show their running appearance C) to tell how trees look from a running car D) to show the speed of the car Correct Answer: A

Q20- What do the running trees signify? A) fast moving appearance B) speed of the moving car C) fast moving change of human life from childhood to old age D) none Correct Answer: C

Q21- What does 'ashen face ' signify? A) to show poet's fears B) to tellaging is painful C) Pale and lifeless face of poet's mother D) to show old age Correct Answer: C

Q22- What does the poet notice in the outer world ? A) sprinting trees and running roads B) schools and roads C) other vehicles D) many people on the road Correct Answer: A

Q23- What do the parting words "See you soon Amma" signify? A) her helpless ness B) Her optimistic farewell full of cheerfulness C) her hope D) her helplessness and cheerfulness Correct Answer: B

Q24- What does poet's smile signify in the poem? A) Her assurance to mother and helplessness inside B) she has a responsibility C) she has to do her duty first D) she is a loving daughter

Q25- What is the universality of the theme of the poem? A) death is a truth B) Death is a reality C) everyone can feel the pain and loss associated with death D) All these

Q26- What worried the poet when she looked at her mother? A) her face B) her loving face C) her loving words D) her declining poor health

Q27- Why did the poet look at her mother again? A) because of her love B) because of her care C) because of her duties D) because of fear and insecurity

Q28- Why has the poet used the imagery of merry children spilling out of their homes? A) to show hope B) to show happiness C) to show youthfulness of her age D) to show lost hope and happiness of youth

Q29- Which Rhyming scheme used in the poem? A) couplet B) monorhyme C) sonnet style D) free verse

Q30- Quote an example of a simile used in the poem. A) familiar ache B) like that of a corpse C) wan and pale D) the merry children

Q31- Quote an example of a metaphor used in the poem. A) as a late winter's moon B) childhood's fears C) Driving from my parent’s home D) None

Q32- Quote an example of an alliteration used in the poem. A) like ashen B) smile, smile and smile C) Friday morning D) None

Q33- Quote an example of personification used in the poem. A) sprinting trees and running roads B) home to cochin C) airport's security check D) All these

Q34- Why does the poet feel scared? A) Because of her duties and commitments B) Because of her job C) Bcause of her chidren D) Because of her mother's deteriorating health

Q35- Why does the poet feel parted,upset and sad? A) because of her fears B) because she was getting late C) fear of missing her flight D) because of her duty towards mother and her own needs

Q36- What is the tone of the poem towards the end? A) sad B) hopeless C) cheerful D) resignation with acceptance

Q37- What does the narrative single sentence style of the poem highlight? A) Poet's fearful mind B) Poet's insecurities C) poet's thoughts D) Conscience of the poet where one thought is leading to another

Q38- What does the poem revolve around? A) poet's fears B) poet's love for her mother C) poet's journey D) Theme of advancing age and fears associated with it

Q39- What question arises from the complexity of the situation in the poem? A) how to overcome fears B) how to do one's duties C) how to take care of the parents D) How to strike a balance between duties and responsibilities

Q40- How is the imagery of 'young trees and merry children a contrast to the mother? A) hope is a way of life B) greenery and autumn C) spring and autumn D) Mother's health-hopelessness and trees and merry children- youthfulness and hope

Q41- What does the expression smile, smile and smile signify? A) hope is a way of life B) never leave hope C) never feel hopeless D) poet's desperate efforts to hide her fears

Q42- What was the expression of the poet's face while parting from her mother? A) satirical B) funny C) sad D) smiling

Q43- Whose house the poet was leaving? A) her friend's house B) in-law's house C) her husband's house D) her parents' house

Q44- What was the poet's childhood fear? A) Parting from her husband B) Parting from her friends C) Parting from her siblings D) losing her mother

Q45- What were the words she used while parting from her mother? A) See you soon Ba B) See you soon beeji C) See you soon mata ji D) See you soon, amma

Q46- What pangs did she feel when she looked at her mother? A) Pangs of headache B) Pangs of stomachache C) Pangs of knee pain D) Pangs of heartache

 

ANSWER KEY

1	D	11	A	21	D	31	D
2	A	12	A	22	D	32	D
3	A	13	A	23	D	33	D
4	D	14	C	24	B	34	D
5	D	15	C	25	A	35	D
6	A	16	A	26	B	36	D
7	D	17	B	27	A	37	D
8	D	18	A	28	D	38	D
9	D	19	D	29	D	39	D
10	A	20	D	30	D	40	D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poem 2 An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

Q1- Who has written Elementary School Classroom in a Slum? A) Kipling B) Wordsworth C) Kamlanath D) Stephen Spender

Q2- What theme did the poet concentrate on in the poem? A) themes of social injustice and class inequalities. B) theme of chidren and their happiness C) theme of insecurities D) none

Q3- What does the poet portray in the poem? A) young minds B) playfulness of the children C) questions of young mind D) the plight of young children in the slums

Q4- What does the poet compare in the poem? A) between young and old B) generation gaps C) old age and childhood D) rich (haves) and poor children (have nots)

Q5- What kind of life the children living in slums have? A) full of love B) full of care and warmth C) Hopeless and full of struggle D) all these

Q6- What does the poet compare the color of walls with? A) rotten fruits B) stale chapatis C) rotten vegetables D) sour cream

Q7- What are the poetic devices used in the poem? A) alliteration and simile B) metaphor and imagery C) synecdoche,and irony D) All these

Q8- What do the words “Their future is painted with fog” convey? A) no love and care B) no warmth C) no hardwork D) no hope of improvement

Q9- What do the faces of children in the slum areas reflect? A) happiness B) their aspirations C) their happiness D) sadness and lack of enthusiasm

Q10- What is ironical about the wall hangings and donations in the classroom? A) set up in very clean environment B) completely opposite to the needs of the children in the classroom C) set up in happy environment D) set up in gloomy set up

Q11- What was the boy with rat's eyes trying to escape from? A) bright light outside B) openness of trees C) dim light of the class D) children in the room

Q12- What is Tree Room in the poem? A) Room outside the school B) room on trees where squirrels play C) room on trees where rats play D) room on trees where pigeons play

Q13- What do Catacombs signify? A) underground cemetry showing irrelevance of the map hanging on the wall of the classroom B) irrelevance of the classroom C) irrelevance of the school D) irrelevance of the children

Q14- Why are the pictures and maps meaningless? A) they show beauty B) they show hope C) they show vastness -opposite to the world and needs of the chidren in the classroom D) All these

Q15- How can powerful people help the poor children? A) by fighting with the government B) by fighting with the powerful C) by bridging gaps of inequalities and injustice D) by fighting with the rich

Q16- What does the poem describe? A) elementary school classroom in a slum B) social setup C) different mindsets D) beauty of the surroundings

Q17- What does the poet wish for the children of the slums? A) He wish them to be happy and healthy B) He wishes a good change for them C) he wants them to lead a healthy and happy life D) All these

Q18- “Far far from gusty waves these children’s faces. Like rootless weeds, the hair torn round their pallor”:what do these words express? A) poor plight of the ground B) poor plight of chidren's homes C) poor plight of teachers D) poor plight of the slum children

Q19- Why is the head of the tall girl 'weighed down'? A)by the burden of studies B) by the burden of work C) by the burden of the world D) All these

Q20- What is the meaning of 'The paper seeming boy , with rat eyes'? A) rich people B) rich children C) powerful people and their influence D) weak and malnutritioned boy

Q21- What kind of look the faces and hair of the children give? A) a rich and beautiful B) organized C) healthy D) pale faces and scattered and undone hair

Q22- His eyes live in a dream- what is the dream? A) watching a movie B) going abroad C) eating icecream D) dream of better timeswith games and open spaces

Q23- Who was sitting at the back of the dim class? A) a girl B) an old man C) a teacher D) an unnoticed young boy

Q24- Who is the unlucky heir and what will he inherit? A) a fat boy and will inherit good health B) a short boy and will inherit good height C) an intelligent boy and will inherit intelligence D) thin boy with rat's eyes and will inherit twisted bones from his father

Q25- What is the stunted boy reciting? A) a happy song B) a religious song C) a sad song D) a lesson from desk

Q26- What does the color of the classroom walls point out? A) happy and poor state B) happy and rich state C) offwhite (sour cream) color points out hopeless poor condition of the slum children D) none

Q27- What does the expression 'Open handed map " show? A) power of the poor B) the poor are powerful C) the poor are powerless D) maps are drawn at the orders of the powerful people like hitler

Q28- Awarding the world its world' what do these words express? A) the world is ours B) the world is yours C) the world belong to the poor D) the world belong to the rich and powerful

Q29- In what sense are the slum chidren different? A) their IQ B) their wisdom C) their dresses D) because of no access to hope and openness of the world

Q30- What kind of future the slum children have? A) very hopeful B) bright C) clear like water D) hopeless and uncertain

Q31- What attracts the slum children? A)The animals B) The movies C) icecream D) All beautiful things like ship, Sun

Q32- What do the words 'From fog to endless night ' mean? A) bright light outside B) bright future C) hopelessness D) Dark and uncertain future of slum children from birth to death

Q33- Mention any two images used to explain the plight of the slum children. A) open handed map B) from his desk C) belled,flowery D) foggy slums and bottle bits on stones

Q34- What blots the maps of the slum children? A) garbage B) blockage C) stones in the streets D) Dirty slums

Q35- What does the poet show through expressions 'so blot their maps with slums as big as doom'? A) his clot the street B) enjoy the maps C) big maps D) poet's protest against social injustice and inequalities

Q36- What do the 'governor', inspector,visitor in the poem depict? A) higher officials B) Government officials C) Political people D) Powerful and influential people

Q37- What have the windows done to the children's lives in the poem? A) shut the doors B) blocked the passage C) clocked the Sunlight D) have shut the children inside and blocked their growth

Q38- What other freedom the poet wants the slum children to enjoy? A) Freedom of roaming B) freedom to spend money C) freedom to eat D) freedom of knowledge,wisdom and expression

Q39- What does the expression 'Break O break open' suggest? A) barriers on the road B) barriers of garbage heap C) barriers of dirty environment must be broken D) None

Q40- What does the poet want? A) to send the children out of the slums B) to send the children to America C) to send the children to open fields D) to send the children to a beach

 

ANSWER KEY

1	D	11	C	21	D	31	D
2	A	12	B	22	D	32	D
3	D	13	A	23	D	33	D
4	D	14	D	24	D	34	D
5	C	15	C	25	D	35	D
6	D	16	A	26	C	36	D
7	D	17	D	27	D	37	D
8	D	18	D	28	D	38	D
9	D	19	C	29	D	39	C
10	B	20	D	30	D	40	A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poem 3 Keeping Quiet

Q1- What does the title of the poem suggest? A) Inactivity B) noise C) unhappiness D) Maintenance of silence

Q2- What does the poem speak about? A) the necessity to be happy B) the necessity to introspect , understand and have feelings of brotherhood C) the necessity to work quietly D) none

Q3- What does counting upto 12 signify and how will it help? A) hours of the day B) months of a year C) it will help to create peace and harmony D) all

Q4- What is poet's pen name? A) Neruda B) Pable C) Pablo D) Pablo Neruda

Q5- What does the style of the poem symbolise, that the poet used to write with? A) desires B) happiness C) hope D) desire and hope

Q6- What is the original language of the poem ? A) English B) French C) Pali D) Spanish

Q7- What is the essence or message of the poem ? A) introspection and retrospection to be more peaceful and be in harmony B) to prosper C) to be happier D) to reach out more people

Q8- What does the poet feel is needed to be at peace? A) meeting with people B) talking with people C) interaction with the people D) Soul searching

Q9- According to the poet what creates barriers? A) interactions B) reactions C) fighting D) languages

Q10- Why does the poet ask people not to speak? A) because it creates noise B) he doesn't like noise C) it makes things unpleasant D) because it creates barriers or obstacles in the form of misunderstanding amongst people

Q11- What is the rhyming scheme used in the poem? A) enclosed rhyme B) Monorhyme C) sonnet D) Free verse

Q12- How is keeping quiet related to life and can change attitude? A) it helps to think and search soul B) helps to scratch one's soul C) helps to develop new thinking process D) All these

Q13- How will keeping quiet protect our environment? A) by creating peace and brotherhood feelings B) no noise will be there C) people will not fight D) none

Q14- What is destroying the environment? A) unthoughtful actions B) violent actions C) speaking without thinking D) All

Q15- What does number 12 represent? A) hours of the day and months of a year B) earth C) clock D) cricket players

Q16- What does the poem Keeping Quiet teach us? A) how to maintain silence B) not to make noise C) speaking creates noise D) To be peaceful , thoughtful and have feelings of brotherhood

Q17- Not move our arms' what does this expression refer to? A) sit quietly B) stand quietly C) to be inactive D) sitting still without any movement

Q18- Why is silence treated as a big issue? A) it helps to search our soul B) helps us to analyze our actions C) helps us to be thoughtful and find our true self D) All these

Q19- What should not be confused with total inactivity or death? A) no movement B) a statue C) talking people D) Stillness and silence

Q20- What can be a cure or an antidote to violent actions? A) speaking practice B) wise words C) polished language D) Practice of silence

Q21- What is the sadness in the poem that the poet speaks about ? A) violence because of unthoughtfulness of the people B) unnecessary movements C) speaking aloud D) fighting

Q22- What does the earth symbolise? A) perseverence and new beginning from seemingly stillness B) stillness C) greenery D) prosperity

Q23- What is always alive even when everything seems to be dead or still? A) mountains B) rivers C) Sun D) Earth and nature are always alive

Q24- Why does the poet request people to keep quiet? A) to maintain silence B) to avoid noise C) to be friendly D) in the hope of becoming more thoughtful and peaceful

Q25- What does the poet want people to do for one second? A) to sing B) to close eyes C) to stand quietly D) to be silent and motionless

Q26- How can the moments of no activity help people? A) they will be healthy B) they will be happy C) they will work easily D) to relax and be more thoughtful

Q27- What will happen if there are no engines and no crowd? A) noise will be lessened B) no crowd on roads C) no traffic rush D) it will create a perfect, happy moment

Q28- Why is the moment of silence called Exotic? A) because of the beautiful scenery around B) because of the gathering C) because of large gathering D) because of perfect peace and harmony

Q29- What would everyone feel at that exotic moment? A) happy B) content C) dancing D) strange blissful oneness

Q30- How long is the poet expecting everyone to stay still? A) for 10 minutes B) for 12 minutes C) for 15 minutes D) for 1 second till we count 12

Q31- Why is the poet asking everyone not to speak any language? A) to avoid noise B) to avoid loud voices C) to avoid people D) to avoid conflicts and misunderstandings

Q32- What is the poet expecting from fishermen? A) to find more fish B) to go deeper into the sea C) to think and stop harming the fish D) none

Q33- While gathering salt, what will happen to the man if he keep silent for a moment? A) he will stop dropping it B) he will look at the ground C) he will walk carefully D) he will think of the harm the salt is doing to his hands

Q34- What does hurt hand refer to ? A) Growing needs of the man B) growing greed of man C) unfulfilled desires D) growing insensitivity of man to pain

Q35- How will silence benefit the man and nature? A) both will be friends B) man will know nature better C) man will be healthy D) man will stop hurting nature and both will heal themselves

Q36- Which images in the poem show that the poet condemns or hate violence? A) fishemen not harming whales B) wars leaving behind no survivors to celebrate C) poet's refusal to deal with death D) All these

Q37- What symbol from nature the poet uses to prove that keeping quiet is not total inactivity? A) Sun B) Soil C) earth D) Nature and earth

Q38- What are the different kinds of wars mentioned in the poem? A) War against humanity B) War against nature C) War with gases and fire D) All these

Q39- What can human beings learn from nature? A) beauty B) keeping quiet C) to be happy D) working with silence

Q40- How does the poet perceive life? A) as stillness B) as silence C) a noisy place D) a continuous evolution of nature

 

ANSWER KEY

1	D	11	D	21	A	31	D
2	B	12	D	22	A	32	C
3	D	13	A	23	D	33	D
4	D	14	D	24	D	34	D
5	D	15	A	25	D	35	D
6	D	16	D	26	D	36	D
7	A	17	D	27	D	37	D
8	D	18	D	28	D	38	D
9	D	19	D	29	D	39	D
10	D	20	D	30	D	40	D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poem 4 A Thing of Beauty

Q1- What kind of a poet was John Keats? A) a Realistic B) Religious C) Medieval D) A romantic

Q2- Who is the poet of A thing Of Beauty? A) John Donne B) William Blakes C) William Wordsworth D) John Keats

Q3- From where has this poem A Thing Of Beauty been taken? A) From Keats work- Endymion- A poetic Romance B) Ode to a Nightingale C) Ode on Melancholy D) Ode on Indolenc

Q4- Who is Endymion? A) a worker B) an office boy C) a young child D) a young shepherd

Q5- Where did the poet and Endymion live? A) in a hut B) on a hill C) in a tree house D) on mount Latmos

Q6- Whom did the enchanted youth resolve to seek? A) God B) nature C) mentor D) Cynthia-the moon goddess

Q7- What are the things of beauty mentioned in the poem? A) Sun and Moon B) Young trees and streams C) flowers D) All these

Q8- Which things cause suffering to human beings? A) lack of virtues and inhuman acts B) withering flowers C) blooming flowers D) flowing streams

Q9- What does Endymion do to seek goddess? A) dances B) sings songs C) reads scriptures D) wanders through forests

Q10-How is a thing of beauty joy forever? A) because it is beautiful B) because it is nature C) because it is joyful D) because its beauty never ends and leaves a lasting impact

Q11- What is the message of the poem? A) Beauty never fades B) beauty lifts spirits high C) beauty is a joy forever D) All these

Q12- What does a thing of beauty do for us? A) gives hope B) gives happiness C) removes pain and suffering D) All these

Q13- What is the endless fountain and what is its effect? A) Moving streams B) The Sunlight C) A thing of beauty is endless fountain and it gives happiness D) None

Q14- What does a thing of beauty is a joy forever mean? A) joy is in memory B) joy is precious C) joy is not sold D) it will keep giving happiness for a longer time

Q15- What is Beauty in Keats' opinion? A) a suffering B) a cause of suffering C) a cause of pain D) a joy forever

Q16- What is the concept of beauty? A) Beauty is a pleasure B) beauty is cause of all happiness C) beauty is nothing D) a quality which always gives happiness

Q17- Do we experience things of beauty only for a short time ? A) yes they are short lived B) yes beauty is a temporary thing C) it never lasts forever D) no, they make a lasting impression of happiness

Q18- Who said that a thing of beauty is a joy forever? A) John Millet B) Christopher C)a young shepherd D) John Keats

Q19- How does a thing of beauty provide shelter and comfort? A) By giving a sense of joy and happiness B) by removing pain and suffering C) like a bower D) All these

Q20- Whose loveliness will keep on increasing? A) of rivers B) of mountains C) of nature D) of all beautiful things

Q21- Write the phrase which means 'it is immortal' A) it will never fade B) it will never pass into nothingness C) it will never cease D) it will keep giving happiness for a longer time

Q22- What is a bower? A) a river B) a stream C) a big tree D) a shady tree

Q23- Why do we need sweet dreams , health and quiet breathing? A) to have a healthy mind and body B) to have sound sleep C) to have peace and happiness D) All these

Q24- What are 'mighty dead' in the poem? A) dead people B) dead relatives C) dead plants D) great respectworthy ancestors specially dead emperors

Q25- What is the endless fountain of immortal drink? A) rivers C) flowing streams D) Sunlight D) All the things of beauty

Q26- What does 'brink' mean? A) roof top B) a rocky space C) mountain top D) an edge at the top

Q27- What does immortal mean? A) ever flowing B) evergreen C) forever beautiful D) never ending or endless

Q28- What image does the poet use to convey that beauty is everlasting? A) a bower quiet for us B) Some shape of beauty C) endless fountain of joy D) sprouting a shady boon

Q29- What is the effect of immortal drink? A) no one is thirsty B) everyone is happy C) immense joy and happiness D) beauty never moves away

Q30- Pick the words from the poem which mean: stories, magnificence. A) tales and grandeur B) old,and young C) green world and clear rills D) sweet dreams and health

Q31- What removes pall from our life? A) dark spirits B) Trees old, and young C) all the unhealthy things D) Nature's beauty

Q32- What is the meaning of gloomy? A) all the unhealthy things B) dark spirits C) dull and depressive D) none

Q33- How does beauty help us when we are grief stricken? A) By giving a ray of hope B) sprouting a shady boon C) by giving daffodils D) none

Q34- What does poet mean by Some shape of beauty? A) beauty has no shape B) beauty is abstract C) beautiful object that gives happiness D) All

Q35- Which figure of speech is used in the words-Some shape of beauty? A) Alliteration B) simile C) metaphor D) all

Q36- Why are our spirits referred as dark? A) because of dark clouds B) because of spirits around C) because of shady trees D) because of sadness and disappointments

Q37- What does morrow mean? A) morning time B) present time C) noon time D) the next day

Q38- Why do we need a flowery band? A) to look beautiful B) to smile C) to be joyful D) to have strength and joy inspite of all sadness

Q39- What is inhuman in life? A) human inside a river B) human inside caves C) human on trees D) selfcentred tendency and inacility to rise above shallow circles

Q40- What circumstances make man unhappy? A) chilly cold waves on mountains B) moisture of flowing rivers C) crowded places D) tendency of hopelessness

 

ANSWER KEY

1	D	11	D	21	B	31	D
2	D	12	D	22	D	32	C
3	A	13	C	23	D	33	A
4	D	14	D	24	D	34	C
5	D	15	D	25	D	35	C
6	D	16	D	26	D	36	D
7	D	17	D	27	D	37	D
8	A	18	D	28	C	38	D
9	D	19	D	29	C	39	D
10	D	20	D	30	A	40	D

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poem 6 Aunt Jennifer's Tigers

Q1- Who is the poet of the poem Aunt Jennifer’s Tigers? A) Adrienne Rich B) Jonathan Aaron C) J. H. M. Abbott D) Mark Abley

Q2- What is the poet known for? A) She is widely known for her involvement in contemporary women’s movement as a poet and theorist B) for her beauty C) for her philosophy D) for her poems

Q3- How many volumes of poetry has she published? A) 18 B) 29 C) 39 D) 19

Q4- What does echo through her work? A) A strong resistance to racism and militarism B) her love for poetry C) her passion of essay writing D) her wish to publish her work

Q5- What issue does the poem Aunt Jennifer's Tigers address? A) constraints of women B) constraints of married life a woman experiences C) constraints of women as a poet D) None

Q6- What do you understand by the words ‘denizens’ and ‘chivalric’ in the poem? A) The dominant and highly arrogant attitude of the wild animal-tiger B) tiger is a wild animal C) tiger is hungry D) beauty of the tiger

Q7- Which words depict the dominant and arrogant attitude of the wild animal in the poem ? A) dominant B) arrogant C) adorable D) denizens and chivalric

Q8- What do aunt Jennifer's fluttering hands through her wool in the second stanza tell us? A) the lost freedom and fear of Jennifer's mind because marital restraints B) her old age C) her love for embridery and knitting D) her love for tigers

Q9- Why is she finding the needle so hard to pull? A) because of fluttering fingers B) because of trembling hands C) because of her fears D) because of the heavy weight of her marriage ring

Q10- What does the image 'massive weight of the wedding band ' mean? A) wedding bond of hard married life B) fatty structure of uncle C) fatty body of aunty D) heavy body of tiger

Q11- Of what or of whom is aunt Jennifer terrified of in the 3rd stanza? A) of tigers B) of her death C) of her old age D) of her dominant husband

Q12- What are the ordeals aunt Jennifer is surrounded by? A) wild animals B) old people C) a heavy crowd D) heavy responsibilities of married life

Q13- What is the significance of the word ringed? A) responsibilities B) heavy duties C) fatty people D) responsibilities that formed circles like a ring eurrounding her finger

Q14- What is the meaning of the word 'ringed'? A) circles of a ring B) her wedding ring around finger C) circles of responsibility of married life D) none

Q15- What is the purpose of creating animals which are completely a contrast to aunt's character? A) to show her strength and ability of not giving up in the face of difficulties B) her courage C) her fears and strengths D) none

Q16- What is the poet suggesting through the different nature of characters in the poem? A) Diversity in nature B) all are different and unique C) simultaneous nature of fears and strengths of aunt. Though she has fears, yet she is not defeated by them D) all

Q17- Tell and interpret the meaning of 'Denizen of aworld of green'. A) forest haters B) forest lovers C) forest dwellers D) all

Q18- What is the attitude of the poet or speaker towards aunt Jennifer? A) critic B) very harsh and rude C) indifferent D) full of appreciation and sympathy

Q19- Does Aunt Jennifer need sympathy? A) yes B) no C) no, more than sympathy she deserves praise D) none

Q20- What is the wedding band? A) ring B) ring ceremony C) marriage between uncle and aunt D) All

Q21- What did marriage bring for Jennifer? A) unhappiness B) loss of freedom C) loss of freedom and burden as if she has put on a heavy band D) a heavy mountain

Q22- What is still fresh in Jennifer's mind? A) happy moments B) early days of marriage C) uncle's attitude D) the old unhappy memories

Q23- What did ordeals or tough times do in Jennifer's life? A) they made her a hard hearted person B) she developed hatred C) she became weak D) they crushed her artistic personality

Q24- Where do aunt's tigers belong? A) to a cage B) zoo C) mountains D) world of green forests

Q25- What is the poet conveying through aunt Jennifer's tiger? A) wild life B) courageous tigers C) tigers and their courage D) female existence and their fear of men

Q26- Interpret terrified hands. A) Physical condition of aunt B) mental stae of aunt C) tensed ,troubled physical and mental state of aunt Jennifer D) fears of aunt

Q27- What is the tone of the poem towards the end? A) happy moments B) resolving C) hopeful D) sad and tensed

Q28- How are aunt Jennifer's tigers different from her? A) aunt lives in a city and tigers in forests B) aunt is old and tigers are young C) tigers are courageous and carefree and aunt is terrified D) none

Q29- What is aunt Jennifer loaded with? A) weight of rings B) weight of tigers C) burden of household work D) heavy responsibilities of married life

Q30- What lies heavily on aunt Jennifer's hand? A) needles B) embrideries C) work pressure D) wedding ring

Q31- What does wedding ring represent? A) beauty B) expenses C) unnecessary pressures of her dominant husband and responsibilities of married life D) none

Q32- How do the Prancing tigers look? A) just like diamond B) just like Topaz C) just like coal D) just like stone

Q33- Why did aunt embroider tigers on the panel? A) to express her supressed feelings B) to express her strenghths C) to express her fighting spirit of a warrior D) All these

Q34- Why are tigers given the name Aunt Jennifer's tigers? A) because she created them as an expression to her inner feelings B) because she brought them C) because she bought them D) because she nurtured them

Q35- How are tigers described in the poem? A) as ferocious B) fearless C) chivalric D) All these

Q36- What is the meaning of the word 'Chivalric'? A) ferocious B) fearless C) commanding and demanding high respect D) None

Q37- What would Jennifer's terrified hands tell after her death? A) story of her life B) her constrained married life C) her strength to find her ways and beat the fears D) All these

Q38- What is presented through uncle's character? A) Male strength B)Man is powerful C) man is like tigers D) male chauvinism

Q39- Where are the tigers sleeping? A) on the trees B) on the mountain top C) in the cage D) in the caves

Q40- What is Aunt doing in the poem? Cooking Embroidery Reading Sleeping

 

ANSWER KEY

1	A	11	D	21	C	31	C
2	A	12	D	22	D	32	B
3	D	13	D	23	D	33	D
4	A	14	C	24	D	34	A
5	B	15	A	25	D	35	D
6	A	16	C	26	C	36	C
7	D	17	C	27	D	37	D
8	A	18	D	28	C	38	D
9	D	19	C	29	D	39	D
10	A	20	C	30	D	40	B

Vistas book MCQ’S

 Chapter 1 The Third Level

Q1- Who is the author of The Third Level? A)George Orwell B) Agatha Christie C) James Joyce D) Jack Finney

Q2- What was Jack's full name? A) Walter Braden Jack Finey B) Stephen Jone Jack C) Ray Douglas Bradbury D) None

Q3- Why was the author renamed? A) to change his name B) Priest's suggestion C) to honor his mother D) as an honor to his father

Q4- What are the author's best known works? A) English and Science fiction B) Science and history fiction C) Science fiction and nature D) Science fiction and thrillers

Q5- What is the meaning of 'Waking dream wish fulfillment"? A) a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present B) a pleasant wish that takes one to the future C) A pleasant wish which inspires to work D) a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present

Q6- What is the theme of the lesson? A) human tendency of escapism because of the harsh realities of the present B) time travelling C) theory of escapism D) a dialogue between a patient and a psychiatrist

Q7- How does the story begin? A) in a jovial manner B) in an aggressive manner C) on a happy note D) in a serious manner

Q8- What does the Third level signify? A) a human tendency to escape from the harsh realities of the present to past happy times B) A third way on Grand Central station C) A third gate on Grand Central Station D) None

Q9- What is 'Waking dream wish fulfillment" according to the psychiatrist in the lesson? A) Charles finding of a Third level at Grand Central Stationand realization of his wish to visit Galesberg Illinois B) Charles escapism C) Charles escapism from realities D) None

Q10- Who was Charles' wife? A) a woman B) a woman with bright top C) A woman at The Third Level D) Louisa

Q11- What is Sam's letter to Charles represent? A) A blend B) an acceptance to visit C) a proof of his fantasy D) a blend of reality with fantasy

Q12- What is Sam's letter testimony to in the lesson proving? A) his acceptance to travel B) his refusal to travel C) Sam accompanying Charles D) Charles' tendency of escapism from the realities

Q13- In what way do we try to overcome the insecurities of the present harsh times A) by engaging ourselves in practical activities B) by talking to friends and family C) reading good books D) All these

Q14- What is the significance of 1894 in the lesson? A) it was past B) Authors' parents were alive C) Author's childhood time D) representing a peaceful , romantic living time

Q15- Who was sam in The Third Level? A) a doctor B) a friend C) a psychiatrist and a friend of Charley D) None

Q16- Why did Charley visit Sam? A) To consult the incident of Third level incident at Grand Central Station B) To invite him C) to invite him to accompany at Galesberg D) To guide him in Galesberg

Q17- Does the Third Level really exist at Grand Station? A) Yes B) yes, there were 3 levels C) No, there were only two levels at the station D) None

Q18- What unusual thing the narrator sees at the Grand Central Sation? A) Trees B) motorcars C) Third Level D) All these

Q19- Why was the narrator seeing this Third Level? A) as a wish to visit Galesberg B) wanted to meet his friends C) wanted to take a break from office D) As a result of stress and anxiety in his mind

Q20- What does the Psychiatrist explain to Charlie? A) Third level is a beautiful place B) Third level is worthseeing C) Third level is well maintained D) That it was the result of stress and anxiety of his mind

Q21- How did Charlie reach the Third Level? A) In his fantasy he takes a subway or a corridor faster than a bus B) in a superfast train C) in jetways D) in an escalator

Q22- What was the Third Level? A) a third tier on the station B) a third storey on the station C) an imaginary discovery of the narrator's mind D) none

Q23- What did Charley see at the Third Level? A) flickering gas lights and people with funny mustaches B) brass spittoons C) men wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw D) All these

Q24- Why was Louisa,Charley's wife worried? A) Knowing the incident of Third Level B) for not getting tickets C) tickets were delayed D) Sam was scaring

Q25- Why does Charley want to visit Galesberg? A) to escape from the troublesome world B) to enjoy C) to see the beautiful landscape D) to meet his old friends

Q26- Why do you think the Third Level was an escape for Charley? A) Because it existed at the third storey B) Because Sam knew about it C) Because he shared it with Sam D) Because it existed only in his fantasy and not in reality

Q27- What is First Day Cover? A) A new stamp gets the Postmark and date B) A gift C) A gift wrapper D) A gift wrapped in a beautiful wrapper

Q28- How does the story interweave fantasy and reality? A) For Charle's tendency to treat harsh realities with his imaginary Third Level B) It presents imagination C) imagination happens on Central Station D) None

Q29- What specific difference did Charley notice at the Third Level of Central Station? A) Everything was weird B) Everything was old styled and smaller in size C) everything was too big D) everything was shining

Q30- Where was Charley ducked on Central Station? A) into a room B) into an office C) into an arched door heading for subway D) into a store

Q31- What was the strangest thing at The Third Level? A) Beards B) Mustaches C) dresses D) The corridor that led him into the past.

Q32- Where was Charley often lost? A) from a train B) from the footpath C) from an escalator D) from a subway faster than bus at The Central Station

Q33- What did Charley find in his stamp collection? A) old addresses B) hair styles C) old letters D) First day cover

Q34- What happens when Charley enters the Grand Central Station? A) He finds a huge tree like Station B) new staircases,corridors and tunnels C) tree keeps spreading its roots throwing rooms and windows D) All of these

Q35- What convinced Charly that he had reached the Third Level Grand Central Station and not the second level? A) A different world of gas lights and brass spittoons B) beards and mustaches of 1894 C) newspaper with a date June11, 1894 D) All of these

Q36- Who had sent that 'First Day cover and when? A) Sam's father B) Sam's uncle C) Sam's friend D) Sam a psychiatrist in 1894

Q37- Whose signatures were there on the letter? A) Charle's teacher B) Charle's friend C) Sam D) None

Q38- What did the letter state? A) That everything is okay B) that Sam is joining them C) Third level do exist and Charle was advised to keep looking at this worthseeing place D) None

Q39- What was Sam invited for according to the letter? A) for a party B) for a tea party C) for a bachelor's party D) for a lemonade party

Q40- What kind of appearances people had at Third level and why did the clerk refuse to accept money? A) funny and clerk refused to accept money because it was currency of modern times B) weird and notes were big C) weird and notes were torn D) weird and notes were wet

 

ANSWER KEY

1	D	11	D	21	A	31	D
2	A	12	D	22	C	32	D
3	C	13	D	23	D	33	D
4	D	14	D	24	A	34	D
5	A	15	C	25	A	35	D
6	A	16	A	26	D	36	D
7	D	17	C	27	A	37	C
8	A	18	C	28	A	38	C
9	A	19	D	29	B	39	D
10	D	20	D	30	C	40	A

 

 Chapter 2 The Tiger King

Q1- Who is the author of The Tiger King? A) Ramaswamy Aiyer Krishnamurthy B) Charles Dickens C) Kamladas D) None

Q2- What is author's pen name? A) chalki B) Balki C) Kalki D) None

Q3- From where did the author derive his name? A) from the prefix of his name B) from the sufix of his name C) from the sufix of his wife's name D) from the sufix of his and his wife's name

Q4- What is the theme of the story? A) birds B) animals C) birds and animals live on the planet D) All birds and animals have an important role to maintain the ecological balance

Q5- On which issue is the story The Tiger King a satire on? A) on people B) on animals C) on birds D) on the false pride,ego and stubborness of the powerful people

Q6- About which time is the story based? A) ancient times B) modern times C) medieval times D) time of autocratic kings

Q7- Under whose rule were the kings living? A) sovereign rule B) queen's rule C) king's rule D) Under the thumb rule of the British Correct Answer: D

Q8- What does Durai mean in the story? A) Cief leader in bengal B) Chief leader in andhra C) chief leader in Tamil D) none

Q9- Who was Duraisani? A) an old lady B) a young lady C) a greedy woman ,wife of a high rank British officer D) none

Q10- Who is The Tiger King in the story? A) Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur B) M.A.D C) A.C.T.C. D) C.R.C.K.

Q11- What did the astrologer predict? A) the boy will be a king B) the boy will visit the world C) the king will be killed by 100th tiger D) none

Q12- What did the king utter to astrologer's prediction? A) let tigers watch B) Let tigers beware C) let tigers be careful D) none

Q13- How did the child grow? A) drinkinking goat's milk like other royal chidren B) drinking buffalo's milk like other royal chidren C) drinkinking cow's milk like other royal chidren D) none

Q14- Who brought up the king? A) a nanny B) an English tutor C) An English nanny D) None

Q15- At what age the boy crowned as king? A) 30 B) 15 C) 22 D) 20

Q16- How did the king challenge the prediction of the astrologer? A) by killing the first tiger B) by killing the 100th tiger C) by killing all the tigers in the state D) none

Q17- When did the Prince marry? A) at the age of 20 B) when he killed the first tiger C) After killing all the tigers in the State D) None

Q18- Whom did the King marry? A) to a girl B) to a princess C) to a princess whose father had many tigers D) all

Q19- What is the theme of the story? A) Desire of power B) Desire to have power for one's selfish interests and not for the welfare of the people C) desire to help others D) none

Q20- Why did the King decide to marry? A) to buy tigers B) to own tigers C) to tame tigers D) to achieve his target of killing 100 tigers

Q21- What became the cause of King's death? A) a tiger B) a tiger from his wife's forest C) a tiger in his state D) the wooden tiger from the toyshop

Q22- What pierced Maharaja's right hand? A) the slivers on toy tiger's body B) tiger's leg C) tiger's teeth D) none

Q23- Who actually shot the 100th tiger? A) one of the hunters who accompanied the king B) a soldier C) king's guest D) British high officer

Q24- Why was the king called The Tiger King? A) he was fond of tigers B) he kept many tigers C) he tamed many tigers D) because he killed 100 tigers

Q25- Why did Maharaja put a ban on Tiger hunting in his state? A) to prove the priest's prediction wrong B) to prove his power C) to show his love for animals D) his kindness towards the animals

Q26- What does Kalki trying to show in this story? A) The futility of going against the destiny B) kings shallowness C) false pride and ego D) none

Q27- What is the irony in the story? A) kings desire to prove predictions wrong B) king's desire to marry C) king's desire to kill tigers D) The king killed 99 tigers and died because of a toy tiger

Q28- Why was the king in danger of losing his kingdom? A) because he prohibited British officer from killing a tiger B) because he killed all the tigers C) becuse he killed atiger in the forest D) All

Q29- What did the Maharaja do to ensure his safety? A) He owned tigers B) married a princess C) prohibited British officer to enter his territory D) He killed tigers

Q30- How did the 100th tiger take its revenge? A) a silver on toy tiger's body pricked his finger B) by being fainted C) by being killed by a hunter D) by putting him in danger

Q31- Why was the Maharaja so anxious to kill 100th tiger? A) to ensure his safety and to prove prediction wrong B) to prove his hunting skills C) to prove his power D) none

Q32- Why did the Maharaja double the tax? A) In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger B) to raise the funds C) to increse the income of the state D) none

Q33- Why did the king send rings to British official's wife? A) to save his state and to please The British B) to invite them for hunting C) to invite them for a feast D) to find more tigers

Q34- What proved the Dewan's resorcefulness? A) his wits B) his intelligence C) his ability to mange a tiger in Madras D) none

Q35- What birthday gift did the Maharaja present to his 3 years old son? A) a toy B) gold coins C) forests D) a toy tiger

Q36- What is the moral of the story? A) Power B) Power makes us powerful C) Power is meaningless before destiny D) All

Q37- What literary device has been used in the story? A) metaphorical expressions B) Irony C) sarcasm D) All

Q38- How has the writer has proved the futility of king's desire? A) by showing him a victim of a toy tiger B) by showing him as a powerful king C) by making the king kill 99 tigers D) All

Q39- What shows the false ego and pride of the king in the story? A) his killing of tigers and no concern for nature B) his desire to marry C) his orders from time to time D) None

Q40- Why did The King not permit British officer to click a picture with the dead tiger? A) to prove his might B) he was scared of the  British C) because it was against the rules of his state D) None

 

ANSWER KEY

1	A	11	C	21	D	31	A
2	C	12	B	22	A	32	A
3	D	13	B	23	A	33	A
4	D	14	C	24	D	34	C
5	D	15	D	25	A	35	D
6	D	16	B	26	A	36	C
7	D	17	C	27	D	37	B
8	C	18	C	28	A	38	A
9	C	19	B	29	D	39	A
10	A	20	D	30	A	40	C

 

 chapter 3 Journey to the end of the Earth

Q1- Who is the author of the lesson? A) Tishani Doshi B) Kamla Das C) Jane Austen D) Chitra Das

Q2- What does the lesson revolve around? A) It revolves around the world B) tourism C) children and their tour D) the world’s most preserved place, Antarctica

Q3- What is the purpose of The Journey to the world’s most preserved place, Antarctica? A) to tour the world B) to see the beauty of the earth C) to know the geography more closely D) to sensitize the young minds towards climatic change

Q4- How will the geographical phenomena help us to know the history of mankind? A) by telling the age of existence of human beings on the earth B) by showing the global warming C) by showing the imapcts of global warming D) none

Q5- Why is a visit to Antartica important to understand the effect of global warming? A) because here one can see quickly melting glaciers and collapsing ice-shelves B) because it is filled with snow C) because it is away from urban rush D) None

Q6- What is there in Antarctica? A) man's history B) snow's history C) geographical history D) Geological history

Q7- Which programme aimed to take high school students to the end of the world? A) The author's delight B) Teachers delight C) School program D) Geoff Green's 'Students on Ice' programme

Q8- Why did Geoff decide to take high school students on the journey? A) to make them tour the world B) to make them enjoy C) to make them feel relaxed D) to make them understand their planet and respect it.

Q9- Why is the Antarctica the right place to understand the past, present and future? A) because half million-year-old carbon records are trapped in its layers of ice. B) because of layers of ice C) because of cold D) none

Q10- Why did the author visit Antarctica? A) to have a better understanding of the planet B) to see the white expanse C) to enjoy the cold weather D) none

Q11- Why has the author called her journey as Journey to the End of the Earth'? A) because it was too far B) because no human race or plants exist C) crosses nine time zones, six checkpoints, three water bodies and many ecospheres to reach there. The D) All these

Q12- Why is Antarctica a restricted place? A) because it's too cold B) because of no life C) because of snow D) to protect the environment

Q13- Who was Geoff Green? A) Geoff was a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorers Club. B) A scientist C) A traveller D) A tourist guide

Q14- How many years back were India and Antarctica part of the same landmass? A) 100 million years back B) 300 million years ago C) 200 million years ago D) 400 million years ago

Q15- What was Gondwana? A) An ancient tourist place B) an ancient city in Antarctica C) An ancient super continent D) None

Q16- What wondered Tishani Doshi? A) Beauty of the place B) white expanse C) Beauty of balance on the earth D) None

Q17- What was the objective of the Students on the Ice program? A) to make them travel B) to make them see snow C) to make them see white expanse in the form of ice D) to enable them to think differently to save the planet

Q18- What are the important indications of the future of human kind? A) melting glaciers B) depleting ozone layer C) increasing global warming D) All these

Q19- Why was Tishani Doshi filled with relief and wonder when she first set his foot on the continent? A) to see its white expanse B) to see its vastness and immense white expanse C) to see the isolation from the rest of the world D) All these

Q20- What were the writer's feelings on reaching the continent? A) of relief and amazement B) tired and fatigued C) sad D) none

Q21- What disturbed the silence of the continent? A) The birds B) the animals C) the humans D) Avalanches

Q22- Why was the programme 'Students on Ice ' a great success? A) because of its arrangements B) good travel facilities C) good food arrangements D) because of the life changing exposure to the youngsters

Q23- How has the man created ruckus on the earth? A) by travelling B) by encroaching the earth C) by visiting the iceland D) none

Q24- What is phytoplankton? A) Oceas B) Southern oceans C) Microscopic grasses D) None

Q25- How were the Himalayas formed? A) by a collapse in the Gondwana supercontinent B) by evolution C) by deforestation D) All these

Q26- What does the author compare the running and stretching of crabs to? A) to melting glaciers B) to avalanches C) to stray dogs D) None

Q27- What was the center of the Gondwana Supercontinent? A) Asia B) Pacific C) Antarctica D) All these

Q28- What are the reasons of increasing global tempratures? A) cutting of trees B) human activities C) increasing pollution D) All these

Q29- What kind of atmosphere does Antarctica have? A) coldest B) driest C) windiest D) All these

Q30- How old are the records trapped in the layers of ice on Antarctica? A) 1 million year old B) 2 million years old C) half million-year-old carbon records D) All these

Q31- What used to flourished on Antarctica years back? A) Animals B) Tigers C) Humans D) Fauna and flora

Q32- Where does 90% of earth's total ice exist? A) Pacific region B) Southern oceans C) Northern pole D) Antarctica Continent

Q33- Why is Antarctica completely pure? A) Because of ice B) because of avalanches C) because of melting glaciers D) because of non-existence of humans

Q34- Where is the world's geological history trapped? A) on southern pole B) On Northern Pole C) on Asia Continent D) On Antarctica Continent

Q35- Which program was the author a part of? A) Tour Program B) Research Program C) Students on Ice Program D) None

Q36- Which program was a life changing program? A) Tour and Travels B) Know Antarctica C) Know your earth D) Students on Ice

Q37- What gives us an insight into the world's geological history? A) Study of Northern Pole B) Study of Southern Pole C) Study of Antarctica Continent D) None

Q38- How does the geographical phenomena help us? A) how small changes cause big things to happen B) it makes us study C) it helps us to watch everything closely D) none

Q39- What was the name of the Southern Super continent? A) Asia B) Asia Pacific C) Northern pole D) Gondwana

Q40- If we want to know our earth ,the human race and its past,present,and future where should we go? A) Northern Pole B) Southern Pole C) Gondwana D) Antarctica Continent

 

ANSWER KEY

1	A	11	C	21	D	31	D
2	D	12	D	22	D	32	D
3	D	13	A	23	B	33	D
4	A	14	B	24	C	34	D
5	A	15	C	25	A	35	C
6	D	16	C	26	C	36	D
7	D	17	D	27	C	37	C
8	D	18	D	28	D	38	A
9	B	19	D	29	D	39	D
10	A	20	A	30	C	40	D

 

chapter 4 The Enemy

Q1- Who is the author of the lesson The Enemy? A) Pearl S. Buck B) Dickens C) D.H.Lawrence D) None

Q2- Why did Dr Sadao treat the soldier when he was from enemy's nationality? A) He was a doctor B) It was against his professional ethics C) as a doctor he could not let anyone die D) All

Q3- Who was Dr. Sadao? A) An Iranian Doctor B) An American doctor C) A Japanese doctor D) None

Q4- How did Hana help Dr. Sadao? A) By assisting him B) by giving him money C) by giving him tools D) by working as a nurse

Q5- Why did the General not pass orders to arrest Dr. Sadao for giving space to a whiteman? A) because he trusted him B) because he needed him C) General was not in good health and needed his services D) None

Q6- Why did Dr become irritatable and impatient with his patients? A) because of his inability to leave the white man to help his distressed wife B) because of many patients C) because of General's pressure D) All these

Q7- Why did Dr.'s wife feel distressed? A) seeing many patients B) Seeing General's reaction C) Seeing the orders D) Seeing Whiteman's blood

Q8- Why did the surgeon speak sharply to his wife? A) to get things he needed B) to get her help C) to stop any disturbance that could lead to harm the wounded man. D) None

Q9- What was Hana's reaction over her husband's words? A) She held her mouth with her hands and vomited outside the operation room B) she shouted C) she cried D) she stopped helping him

Q10- Why did Hana wash the wounded man herself? A) Because of her servants B) because her servants ran away C) because her servants refused to help an American enemy soldier D) none

Q11- Why did the servants refuse to help ? A) out of fears B) because of suoerstitions C) because he was an American Soldier D) All these

Q12- How did Dr. ensure that the American Soldier had left safely? A) by escorting him B) by seeing no signal of flashlight C) by giving him a call D) none

Q13- Why did Sadao marry a Japanese girl only? A) because he liked Japanese B) he didn't like any other nationality C) Because of his father's fear D) because he didn't want to upset his father

Q14- What kind of person was Sadao's father ? A) a serious B) a jollygood man C) very strict D) A true patriot and traditional person

Q15- Why did the messenger come to the doctor? A) to meet him B) for checkup C) to inform about the General's pain D) All these

Q16- Seeing the messenger, what was Hana's reaction? A) She got frightened B) she thought he has come to arrest her husband C) General's man D) All these

Q17- What kind of person The General was? A) a kind hearted B) a wise man C) a selfish man D) none

Q18- Why did General spare the White American soldier? A) to spare his own life B) he himself was in pain C) needed Dr Sadao's help D) All these

Q19- How did Dr get rid of the American Soldier? A) by giving him instructions B) by giving him flaslight to use in times of distress C) by asking him to row to the island D) All these

Q20- Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the battlefield? A) because he had no interest B) he didn't love his country C) he was supposed to offer his services to the General who was in pain D) All these

Q21- Why did Dr. Give his flashlight to the enemy soldier? A) to help him B) to show him the way in the dark C) so that he could send him signal in case of any distress D) All these

Q22- What was General's plan for American soldier? A) he wanted him to reach safely B) will inform his country C) will get him assassinated by some private assassins D) none

Q23- Why did the servants leave Dr.'s House? A) Because he was wounded B) because he was dirty C) Because he was an American Soldier and they didn't like him D) All

Q24- Where did Dr find American soldier? A) in the park B) in the battlefield C) outside his house D) none

Q25- Why did Dr. help an enemy soldier? A) because he was an ethical and sincere doctor B) because he was his friend C) because he knew him D) none

Q26- What conflicting ideas disturb Dr.'s mind after he brought American soldier? A) duty of a doctor and loyalty towards nation B) his wife's health and general's health C) patient's health and servants D) servants' behavior

Q27- How did Dr emerge successfully out of all the conflicts? A) by throwing the patients out of his house B) by sending his servants out of the house C) by succumbing before the general D) By saving soldier's life as a sincere doctorand helping him to escape

Q28- What kind of person Dr Sadao was? A) an excellent doctor B) a compassionate human being C) Sincere and responsible citizen D) All these

Q29- What idea do you form of Dr after reading the lesson? A) an excellent doctor B) a compassionate human being C) Sincere and responsible citizen D) All these

Q30- What were the dominant traits of Dr.'s personality? A) expertise in his profession and compassion as a human B) obstinate C) doesn't like to obey anyone D) rude

Q31- Why did Dr. Sadao go to America? A) to meet the soldiers B) to meet his friends C) to travel D) to study surgery and medicine which was his father's wish

Q32- What did Dr give to the soldier? A) his boat B) food to eat C) flashlight to use in distress D) All these

Q33- What does this chapter revolve around? A) war B) war between Israel and America C) war between Malasia and America D) war between Japan and America

Q34- What does the narrator speak about in the beginning of the chapter? A) the war B) the General C) Dr. Sadao’s childhood and his father. D) the servants and Dr 's wife

Q35- Where did Dr. meet Hana? A) in Japan B) in his neighbour C) in the battlefield D) at professor Harley's house in America

Q36- Why did Dr feel alone at the beach? A) for not bringing his wife with him B) for not listening to General C) for saving an American soldier's life D) none

Q37- At what age Dr. Sadao went to America? A) 22 B) 32 C) 12 D) 42

Q38- At what age he came back to Japan? A) 20 B) 40 C) 50 D) 30

Q39- How many children Dr. Sadao has? A) 4 B) 5 C) 3 D) 2

Q40- What does Dr. Sadao remember towards the end of the story? A) five American faces which had a lion’s share in his B) which had a lion’s share in his life C) his first landlady, who was full of prejudice, yet saved his life when he was suffering from influenza. D) All these

 

ANSWER KEY

1	A	11	D	21	C	31	D
2	D	12	B	22	C	32	D
3	C	13	D	23	C	33	D
4	D	14	D	24	C	34	C
5	C	15	C	25	A	35	D
6	A	16	D	26	A	36	C
7	D	17	C	27	D	37	A
8	C	18	D	28	D	38	D
9	A	19	D	29	D	39	D
10	C	20	C	30	A	40	D

 

 

Chapter 5 Should Wizard hit the Mommy?

Q1- Who is the author of the lesson? A) John Updike B) John Donne C) William Blake D) John Williams

Q2- What is this story about? A) Worldview of a little girl and her curious questions to her father B) worldview of children C)world of wizars D) All these

Q3- How did the wizard help Roger Skunk? A) by using magic wand B) by chanting C) by helping him get rid of foul smell D) All these

Q4- What did the Wizard ask Roger? A) what did he want to have B) what did he want to eat C) what did he want to smell like? D) None

Q5- How did Jo want the story of Roger Skunk to end? A) wanted to punish Roger's mother B) wanted to hit her C) wanted to kill her D) wanted to beat her

Q6- Who hit whom in the original story? A) roger hit his mom B) Roger hit the wizard C) Wizard hit Roger's mom B) Roger's mom hit the wizard

Q7- Why does Jo call Roger's mom stupid? A) because she doesn't listen B) because she is stupid C) because it is because of her action that Roger start smelling bad again D) none

Q8- Why did Jo think that Roger Skunk was better with new smell off? A) because she was able to bear him now B) she was able to be with him now C) because of pleasant smell now people were able to be friends with him D) All these

Q9- What did Roger want to smell like? A) marigold B) Sunflower C) Jasmine D) Rose

Q10- What kind of end Jo did want for Roger's story? A) pathetic B) sad C) Happy note D) All these

Q11- How could Roger find so many new friends to play happily? A) because of new dishes B) because of new clothes C) because of new appearance D) because of new rosy smell

Q12- Why was Roger's Mom angry with him? A) because of new rosy smell B) because of new dress C) because of new appearance D) none

Q13- Why does Roger's mother not want him to smell like a rose? A) becase she didn't like it B) because she is allergic to it C) because he is a skunk and he should smell bad D) none

Q14- What did Roger's mother decide finally? A) to take him back to awful wizard and get his bad smell back B) to take him with her C) to get him new smell D) none

Q15- How does Jo want the wizard to behave with Roger's mother? A) nicely B) politely C) rudely D) She wants the wizard to hit her

Q16- Why does Jo want the Wizard to hit Roger's mother? A) because she speaks rudely B) because she behaves rudely C) because she doesn't let her son have new smell D) none

Q17- What idea does Jo not approve? A) Roger's mother have rosy smell B) Wizard hit Roger's mother C) Roger's mother hit the wizard D) None

Q18- Why did Roger Skunk visit the owl? A) to be his friend B) to talk to him C) to learn the art of flying D) to seek his advice to solve his problem

Q19- What advice did the wise owl give to Roger Skunk? A) to visit his friends B) to think deeply C) to consult his mother D) to consult the wizard

Q20- What did the wizard demand to make Roger smell like a rose? A) 10 pennies B) 4 pennies C) 5 pennies D) 7 pennies

Q21- How many pennies did Roger have to pay? A) 7 pennies B) 6 pennies C) 8 pennies D) 4 pennies

Q22- Where did the wizard suggest Roger to get rest three pennies? A) from a tree B) from a river C) from the ocean D) from a magic well

Q23- What part of the story did Jack himself enjoy the most? A) when mother hits the wizard B) when Roger finds pennies from the mgic well C) when at the wizard's house, Roger imitates wizard's voice D) none

Q24- Why did Jack enjoy Roger's imitation of wizard's voice? A) he recalls his past B) he recalls his childhood C) he relates his own childhood experiences with it D) none

Q25- Why did Roger visit the wizard? A) to learn magic B) to gossip C) to get rid of his mother D) to seek advice to get rid of foul smell

Q26- Who advised Roger to go to the wizard? A) His mother B) Jo C) Jack D) Owl

Q27- Why does Jo want her father to tell her story in a different way? A) to give the story a sad ending B) to understand the story better C) to complete the story D) to give the story a happy ending with an adult and mature understanding

Q28- What kind of a person is Roger's mother is in Jo's opinion? A) wise B) pleasing C) wicked and stupid C) All these

Q29- Where does Jo prefer to live? A) in the world of friends B) in the school of swings C) in her world of dreams and fantasies D) none

Q30- Why does Jo's father want to punish the wizard? A) as a mature person he thinks that wizard has tried to interfere with nature so it must be punished B) because he doesn't like the wizard C) he thinks that wizard spoil chidren D) none

Q31- Why did Roger want to change his smell? A) because no one liked him B) none was ready to play with him C) he smelt very badly and it made people cry D) All these

Q32- Why did Mother Skunk want her son to retain his identity? A) she is an adult B) has a mature thinking C) wanted her son to be accepted as it is D) All these

Q33- Why does Jo's father has a different opinion from Jo? A) because Jo is a child B) because he has a mature thought C) he doesn't go by facial expression D) All these

Q34- What is different about Roger's story ? A) Jo had a different opinion from her father B) this was more interesting C) it had a wizard D) none

Q35- Why did Jo have a different opinion from her father? A) because she was a child B) because she was unable to see beyond facial expressions C) because she wanted a happy ending D) All these

Q36- What is the moral of the story? A) Parents are wise and know what is best for them B) mothers should not interfere in their children's affairs C) mothers are cruel D) chidren are cute and right

Q37- Who is Jo? A) A 4 years old girl who is curious to find unknown aspects of the stories told by her father B) a girl child C) a naughty girl D) A 4 years old girl who is curious to find unknown aspects of the stories told by her fathe

Q38- Why did Jack start finding storytelling telling ritual a chore ? A) because it became a routine to make Jo sleep B) because it was becoming interesting day by day C) friends were liking it D) none

Q39- What does a 4 year old child symbolise in the story? A) innocence B) smartness C) obstinacy D) none

Q40- What do adult people signify in the story? A) maturity and experience B) wise words C) cruelty D) indifference

 

ANSWER KEY

1	A	11	C	21	D	31	D
2	A	12	A	22	D	32	D
3	D	13	C	23	C	33	D
4	C	14	A	24	C	34	A
5	A	15	D	25	D	35	D
6	D	16	C	26	D	36	A
7	C	17	C	27	D	37	D
8	C	18	D	28	C	38	A
9	D	19	D	29	C	39	A
10	C	20	D	30	A	40	A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chapter 6 On the Face of it

Q1- Who has written On The Face Of It? A) Susan Hill B) William Sydne C) Salman Rushdie D) Chetan Bhagat

Q2- What is this play featuring? A) an old man and a small boy meeting in old man's garden B) gossip of old man C) old man's woes D) brave acts of a small boy

Q3- Who is Mr. Lamb? A) a young man B) a middleaged man C) an old man D) none

Q4- What were Derry and Mr. Lamb victims of? A) vision impairment B) Physical impairment C) war D) none

Q5- Why did Mr. Lamb help Derry? A) because both were victims of war B) both were sad C) both were victims of physical impairment D) because he wanted Derry to change his view of life.

Q6- Who is Derry? A) Derek- a boy of 14 and has acid burnt on his face B) a small boy C) a boy D) a young boy

Q7- What unites Mr. Lamb and Derry? A) their age B) their woes C) their life stories D) their physical impairment

Q8- How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy? A) by reading books B) by chatting with people C) by pulling down the ripe crab apples of his garden D) All these

Q9- Why did Derry go to Mr. Lamb's garden? A) to steal apples B) to speak to Mr. Lamb C) to help the old man D) to feel that place

Q10- How did Derry enter the garden? A) from the front gate B) from the side gate C) from back gate D) by climbing the garden wall

Q11- Why did Mr. Lamb keep the door of his garden open? A) to keep an eye over his garden B) to be safe C) to chat with the people and the children who come there to take fruit D) none

Q12- Why did children call Mr. Lamb Lamey Lamb? A) because he stopped them from taking apples B) he spoke rudely C) they didn't like him D) because of his broken leg in a bomb exploison

Q13- Why didn't Mr. Lamb feel hurt by chidren's comments? A) because he thought that it suits him B) he loves children C) he likes them D) he want them to play in his garden

Q14- What does Mr. Lamb grow in his garden? A) cherry B) peach C) pomegranate D) apples

Q15- How did Mr. Lamb pick apples? A) bending down B) with the help of his servant C) with the help of children D) using a ladder and a stick

Q16- How did Mr. Lamb use the apples? A) made jam B) made pickle C) earned money D) he used to make jelly with them

Q17- Why did Derry go to Mr. Lamb at the end? A) because of his wish to live a free life B) he wanted apples C) he wanted to play in the garden D) none

Q18- Why did Derry's mother stop him to stay with Mr. Lamb? A) because he was not well B) because he would scold him C) because he talked too much D) because she didn't want him to stay with a stranger

Q19- Why did Derry share his fear with Mr. Lamb? A) because he had a garden B) because he was old C) because he understood him and was friendly D) none

Q20- How did Mr. Lamb help Derry? A) by giving him apples B) by talking to him C) by helping his mother D) by giving him a positive outlook towards life

Q21- Why did Mr. Lamb call Derry blessed? A) because he was young B) because he had a mother C) because he had friends D) because except a burnt face he had a perfectly healthy body

Q22- Which story did Mr. Lamb narrate to Derry? A) Cindrella B) The snowman C) The Dwarfman D) the beauty of the beast

Q23- What kind of a garden did Mr. Lamb have ? A) cherry B) plum C) peach D) Apple garden

Q24- Where was Mr. Lamb's house? A) on atree B) on the road C) oin a street D) inside the garden

Q25- How did Derry burn his face? A) in a fire B) with a gas stove C) hot water D) acid burnt his face

Q26- Why even inspite of physical disability Mr. Lamb did not feel lonely? A) because he was busy B) because he had a garden C) he had servants D) because he never let himself to be alone and keep himself busy

Q27- Why did Mr. Lamb keep the door of his garden open? A) to let the people come in B) to get fresh air C) to avoid opening the door again and again D) to have fine contact with the outer world and enjoy

Q28- Why did Derry develop an inferiority complex? A) he didn't have a big house B) he didn't have much money C) because of his burnt face D) none

Q29- Why did Derry like to be alone? A) because of burnt face B) because he couldn't bear with people's comments C) because of inferiority complex D) All these

Q30- How the meeting With Mr. Lamb became a turning point for Derry? A) h encouraged Derry to be friends with everyone and not to be bothered by their comments B) he taught him to look at everything positively C) he taught him to admire everything D) All these

Q31- What did Derry learn from the fairy tale? A) how to look beautiful B) how to make friends C) learnt to love and appreciate himself D) All these

Q32- How was Mr. Lamb happy inspite of his disability? A) because of his acceptance of it B) because he was wise C) because he had grown old D) All these

Q33- Why did Derry always find a vacant place to live? A) he liked to be alone B) was scared of people C) because of inferioritu complex as he had a burnt face D) All these

Q34- Why was Derry startled entering the garden? A) because of trees B) because of apples C) because he expected no one else but seeing Mr.Lamb D) none

Q35- What complex does Derry suffer from? A) Superiority B) oedipus C) inferiority D) All these

Q36- Why did Mr. Lamb not have curtains in his house? A) it's difficult to wash B) too expensive C) because he wanted visitors in his house D) none

Q37- What did Mr. Lamb tell about himself? A) he had a tin leg B) still he was happy C) he never mind even if children teased him D) All these

Q38- What specific things about Mr. Lamb does Derry notice? A) A man of firm resolution B) always remains happy inspite of his deformitu C) had a positive outlook D) All these

Q39- In what sense was friendship between Lamb and Derry was fruitful? A) he gave him fruit to eat B) his maturity C) both were good companions and Lamb's mature experiences and words helped Derry to have a positive view of life D) none

Q40- What draws Derry towards Lamb? A) his appearance B) his grief C) his positive outlook D) All these

 

ANSWER KEY

1	A	11	C	21	D	31	D
2	A	12	D	22	D	32	D
3	C	13	A	23	D	33	D
4	B	14	D	24	D	34	C
5	D	15	D	25	D	35	C
6	A	16	D	26	D	36	C
7	D	17	A	27	D	37	D
8	D	18	D	28	C	38	D
9	D	19	C	29	D	39	C
10	D	20	D	30	D	40	C

 

 

 

 

 

chapter 7 Evans tries an O - Level

Q1-Name the author of the lesson. A) William Blake B) Sir Johnson C) H.L.Hegde D) Norman Colin Dexter

Q2- Why did Evan decide to take the O level exam? A) to keep his hat on his head B) to study C) to add to his academics D) to plan an escape from the prison

Q3- What kind of a person was Evans? A) Kleptomaniac B) pleasing personality and a tendency to mislead C) stealing habit D) All these

Q4- Why was Evans called 'Evans the break? A) because of his pleasing personality B) because he keeps hat on his head C) for escaping from prison thrice D) All these

Q5- Why did Evans drape a blanket around his shoulder? A) to conceal his efforts of changing dress to look like MCleery B) bcause he was feeling cold C) to hide himself from the police D) All these

Q6- What two purposes did the correction slip serve? A) to give correct name of hotel to Evans and exact date and time of exam to Evans B) to help Evan escape C) to inform Evan Gang his plan of escape D) All these

Q7- How did Evan escape from the jail? A) by jumping the wall B) by befooling the watchman C) his friend Prison officer released him D) all

Q8- What is Norman Colin Dexter known for? A) for his writings B) for his poems C) for his plays D) for his Inspector Morse series of novels

Q9- When was for his Inspector Morse series of novels written? A) between 1975 -1999 B) between 1975 -1998 C) between 1975 -1997 D) between 1975 -1994

Q10- Who ordered Evans to take off his hat? A) Jackson B) Stephens C) The Governor D) None

Q11- Why was the Governor not ready to take risk? A) to bring a good name B) to stop Evan from taking exam C) to avoid any bad name D) none

Q12- Who checked the cell thoroughly? A) The police B) The Governor C) Jackson and Stephens D) Stephens

Q13- Why did Evans request not to take off his hat? A) he was feeling cold B) to give a smart look C) he loved to wear D) Evans considered it lucky for himself

Q14- Why couldn't Stephens identify Evans' trick? A) because he was not trained B) he was a new recruit C) he was not experienced D) none

Q15- How could Evans' plan of escape become a success? A) because of his wits B) because he keeps his hat on his head C) because he was cunning D) all

Q16- Who was Carter? A) a policeman B) watchman C) Detective Superintendent D) None

Q17- Who arrived first on the scene after Stephen found Mcleery? A) Jackson B) Stephens C) Detective Superintenden Carter D) None

Q18- Whom did Stephen actually catch? A) Mcleerey B) Evans C) a thief D) All

Q19- Who was Mc Leery? A) Evan's friend B) policeman C) inspector D) the invigilator who had been appointed by the Governor to invigilate

Q20- How did Evan outwit the Governor? A) by taking exam B) by putting his hat C) by keeping a letter D) by escaping again

Q21- How was the governor able to locate Evans? A) by putting together 6 figures B) by decoding C) with the help of Ordnance survey map of oxfordshire D) All these

Q22- Where was Evan located? A) in the middle east B) in Japan C) in the middle of chipping Norton D) none

Q23- From where did they find the name of the hotel where Evan was staying? A) from the police B) from the people C) secret agent D) from the correction slip

Q24- What was the name of the hotel where Evans was staying? A) Palampura B) The Golden Palms C) The Golden Era D) The Golden Lion

Q25- What aided Evan's arrest? A) his friends B) his gang C) secret agents D) The clues Evan left

Q26- Where were the clues left? A) on the table B) in the cell C) on the mobile D) on the question paper

Q27- Why did Evans clip his hair short? A) to aid his escape plan and to pass off as Mc Leery later B) he was feeling hot C) to give modern look D) to give a young look

Q28- What was the purpose of the second call? A) to take away Stephen so that Evan could give final touches to his makeup B) to give time to Evan to run C) to befool Stephen and Jack D) none

Q29- From whom did the governor receive the first call? A) Assisstant Secretary B) Joint Secretary C) Assisstant commissioner D) All

Q30- How did the first call mislead the governor? A) by demanding prison van for a remand case where as it was needed for Evan's escape B) by giving wrong information C) by calling him to CM office D) none

Q31- What did the Governor want Carter to do? A) he wanted him to check Evan B) he wanted him to go with Evan C) he wanted him to accompany him D) he wanted him to accompany injured Mcleery

Q32- What was there in the small brown suitcase that Mcleery carried? A) sealed question papers B) yellow invigilation form C) special authentication card D) All these

Q33- What information did the governor receive from the detective Superintendent? A) Mcleery had spotted Evan B) Ean was seen near Elsfield way C) chased Evan but lost him D) All these

Q34- What did the Governor tell the Secretary of the examination Board? A) Evan is a pleasing person B) can imitate stars and was star of Christmas concert C) was a kleptomaniac D) All these

Q35- How can we say that Evan could not get through the O Level German examination? A) he is unable to understand even simple expression like Gutten Gluck B) he didn't study C) didn't attend any class D) was behind the bars

Q36- Why was Evan keeping the hat on his head? A) to cheat B) to avoid cold C) to give a smart look D) to avoid being detected as he had clipped his hair short to look like Mcleery

Q37- What precautions did the authorities take to conduct the examination smoothly? A) The Governor personally supervised security B) Evan's cell was checked thoroughly C) All belongings were taken away from Evan, The invigilator was frisked and a police officer was posted to keep a vigil D) All these

Q38- Why was the invigilator frisked? A) to ensure that he had no objectionable material with him B) to check his true identity C) to check if he was a real man D) none

Q39- What made Evan have his last laugh? A) his friend a prison officer opened his handcuffs and helped him to escape B) Evan was locked up C) Evan was released D) None

Q40- What should be the Governor's plan to bring Evan back to prison from the hotel? A) He should have sent him by air B) He should have sent him with more people C) He himself should have travelled along D) None

 

ANSWER KEY

1	D	11	C	21	D	31	D
2	D	12	C	22	C	32	D
3	D	13	D	23	D	33	D
4	C	14	B	24	D	34	D
5	A	15	A	25	D	35	A
6	A	16	C	26	D	36	D
7	C	17	C	27	A	37	D
8	D	18	A	28	A	38	A
9	A	19	D	29	A	39	A
10	A	20	D	30	A	40	C

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

chapter 8 - Memories of childhood

Q1- Who is the author of the lesson Memories of childhood? A) Zitkala-Sa and Bama B) Emily Brontë C) Charles Dickens D) None

Q2- What does the story present? A) An autobiography of the author B) An autobiography of a man C) An autobiographical episode from the lives of two women D) None

Q3- What are the names of the two women? A) Zitkala Sa a Native American and Bama Tamilian Dalit B) Zitkala and Sa C) Ba and Ma D) Annan and Bama

Q4- What advice did Annan give to Bama? A) to go away from the place B) to leave the house C) to study hard and progress to rise above all shackels of indignity D) All

Q5- Who was Zitkala Sa? A) A tamilian B) A protester C) A native American D) None

Q6- What did Zitkala Sa find? A) discrimination against native American culture and women B) her dignity was in danger C) women were in danger D) all these

Q7- What did the cutting of long hair of Zitkala Sa symbolise in the lesson? A) subjection to the rulers B) her wish to dominate C) her wish to get justice D) her wish to look modern

Q8- Who is Bama's brother? A) A boy B) A young boy C) Annan D) None

Q9- How much time did Bama take to reach home? A) 2 hours B) 3hours C) 4hours D) 1 hour

Q10- What is the meaning of childhood memories? A) memories with a child B) memories of the times spent with a child C) memories of olden times D) memories formed during childhood period

Q11- Why did Bama reach home in one hour in place of 10 minutes? A) she was watching shows on the road B) she was stopping at every shop C) she was enjoying all fun on the roads D) all these

Q12- What did Zitkala Sa feel when her long hair was cut? A) oppression and victimization B) happy and delidhted C) relaxed D) None

Q13- What was Bama victim of? A) gender prejudice B) violence C) child abuse D) caste system

Q14- What did Annan tell Bama? A) Education is the only way to break the chains of caste system B) running away is the only way out to solve the problem C) keeping quiet is the only way to solve the issue D) none

Q15- What did Zitkala mean by Eating By Formula? A) Set pattern of sitting B) set pattern of standing in lines C) set pattern of rules D) set pattern of eating decorum

Q16- Why did Zitkala not like her hair cut? A) because her mother told her that mourners and cowards keep such hair. B) she liked long hair C) she wanted different style D) she didn't like anyone to touch her hair

Q17- Who told Bama that untouchability is a crime? A) her mother B) Zitkala and Sa C) her sister D) Her brother Annan

Q18- What comic incident did Bama mention to her brother? A) a man bringing vadas for his landlord by holding the vada packet by a string. B) a man bringing vadas in a basket C) a man bringing vadas in a tiffin D) all these

Q19- Which community does Bama belong to? A) rich B) Brahmins C) Untouchable low caste D) None

Q20- What is the meaning of untouchability? A) segregating a minority from the mainstream social group B) not to touch anyone C) keep distance from D) none

Q21- Why did Zitkala find Eating by formula a hard trial? A) because of her inability to follow the bell taps B) because of too many rules C) because of restrictions D) none

Q22- What attracted Bama in the street? A) monkeys B) the cyclist C) Pongal offerings D) all these

Q23- Why did Zitkala feel oppressed in her new establishment? A) because of indignities shown to her B) because she didn't like the place C) she wanted to be with her mother D) none

Q24- When did Bama first come to know of social discrimination? A) in class 1 B) when she was in class 3 C) when she was in class 2 D) when she was in class 4

Q25- Why did the Landlord's man ask Bama's brother on which street did they live? A) to know his class B) to know his background C) to know his work D) to know his caste

Q26- "I felt like sinking to the floors" why did Zitkala feel so? A) because her blanket was stripped off from her shoulders and she felt uncomfortable B) because she didn't like her short hair C) because she didn't like her dress D) because she felt cold

Q27- What did Judewin tell Zitkala? A) A new dress is comimng B) she will meet her mother C) she will go to a new place D) her hair would be cut

Q28- How did Bama earn respect of the people of higher class? A) by shopping B) by spending money C) by studying hard and earning first position in her class D) all these

Q29- What sort of shows attracted Bama? A) shows by jugglers B) shows by monkeys C) shows by shopkeepers D) shows by political people

Q30- Why was Zitkala in tears on her first day in the land of apples? A) because of new environment B) cultural differences C) eating by formula and cutting of her hair D) all these

Q31- What was common between Bama and Zitkala? A) belonged to minority B) victims of cultural differences C) were struggling because of class D) all these

Q32- Why did Zitkala start crying at the dining table ? A) she didn't like the food B) she was a stranger C) because of eating by formula D) all these

Q33- Why did Zitkala hide herself? A) to save herself B) to save herself from a woman C) to save herself from other chidren D) to stop people from cutting her hair

Q34- How did the scene in the market change Bama's life? A) because of that she decided to study hard and stand against discrimination B) she became fearful C) she became stubborn D) she was irritated

Q35- What was the author's original name? A) Zitkala B) Zitkala sa C) Zitkala Bama D) Gertrude Simmons Bonnin

Q36- What did the story showcase? A) Discrimination on the basis of casteism specially with Indians in western culture B) difference of Indian and Western culture C) views of minorities D) none

Q37- What was the name of the school where Zitkala studied? A) Carlisle Indian school B) Carlisle Western school C) Carlisle Indonesian school D) Carlisle American school

Q38- What is Belfry? A) part of a bell tower B) part of a tower C) part of a music tower D) part of a silver tower

Q39- Which family did Bama belog to? A) A jewish family B) a rich family C) a poor catholic family D) all

Q40- What had hurt Bama in the society? A) Political plays B) class students C) Road shows D) Practice of untouchability

 

ANSWER KEY

1	A	11	D	21	A	31	D
2	C	12	A	22	D	32	C
3	A	13	D	23	A	33	D
4	C	14	A	24	B	34	A
5	C	15	D	25	D	35	D
6	A	16	A	26	A	36	A
7	A	17	D	27	D	37	A
8	C	18	A	28	C	38	A
9	D	19	C	29	D	39	C
10	D	20	A	30	D	40	D