X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET 26 JAMAiCAN FRAGMENT

X CLASS ENGLISH WORKSHEET 26

Jamaican Fragment (Segment I)

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TEACHING AND LEARNING WORKSHEET-26

LEVEL - II

SUBJECT: ENGLISH CLASS: X

UNIT - 8: READING A JAMAICAN FRAGMENT (Segment I)

There are 20 MCQs in section I

(Reading Comprehension)

SECTION I

(READING COMPREHENSION)

(Q.No.1-20) Read the following passage from the lesson “JAMAICAN FRAGMENT"

Every day, I walk a half-mile from my home to the tramcar lines in the morning and from the lines to my home in the evening. The walk is pleasant. The road on either side is flanked by red and green-roofed bungalows, green lawns and gardens. The exercise is good for me, and now and then, I learn something from a little incident. One morning, about half-way between my front gate and the tram track, I noticed two little boys playing in the garden of the more modest cottages. They were both very little boys, one was four years old perhaps, the other five. The bigger of the two was a sturdy youngster, very dark, with a mat of coarse hair on his head and coal-black eyes. He was definitely a little Jamaican — a strong little Jamaican. The other little fellow was smaller, but also sturdy — he was white, with hazel eyes and light-brown hair. Both were dressed in blue shirts and khaki pants. They wore no shoes and their feet were muddy. They were not conscious of my standing there, watching them; they played on. The game, if it could be called a game, was not elaborate. The little white boy strode imperiously up and down, and every now and then shouted imperiously at his bigger playmate. The little brown boy shuffled along quietly behind him and did what he was told.

'Pick up that stick!' The dark boy picked it up. 'Jump into the flowers!' The dark boy jumped.

'Get me some water!' The dark boy ran inside. The white boy sat down on the lawn.

I was amazed. Here before my eyes, a white baby, for they were little more than babies, was imposing his will upon a little black boy. And the little black boy submitted. I puzzled within myself as I went down the road. Could it be that the little dark boy was the son of a servant in the home and therefore had to do the white boy's bidding? No. They were obviously dressed alike, the little dark boy was of equal class with his playmate. No. They were playmates, the little dark boy was a neighbour's child. I was sure of that. Then how was it that he obeyed so faithfully the white boy's orders?

Multiple Choice

1. Who do you think "I" refer to?

• The dark boy

• The white man

• The white boy

• The narrator

Multiple Choice

2. How far does he walk in the morning to tramcar lines?

• A half-mile

• a half-kilo meter

• a five mile distance

• a mile

Multiple Choice

3. In the evening he walks half a mile .........

• from the tram lines to his home

• from the bus stop to his home

• from his home to the tram lines

• from his home to the tram lines

Multiple Choice

4. The exercise is good for me .... What is the exercise mentioned here?

• jogging

• walking

• running

• push-ups

Multiple Choice

5. Why do you think the walk was pleasant for the speaker?

• Because the speaker loves to walk

• Because the speaker walked on the way very first time

• Because the road and the plants are very narrow and small

• Because the road and either sides are beautiful

Multiple Choice

6. What did the speaker notice one day on his way to tram lines?

• He noticed a couple waiting for their children

• He noticed a couple watching their children playing

• He noticed two little boys playing in the garden

• He noticed nothing

Multiple Choice

7. How was the bigger boy? *

• very weak

• very strong

• very ill

• very thin

Multiple Choice

8. The children were ...

• four and five

• three and four

• five and seven

• three and five

Multiple Choice

10. Who got hazel eyes?

• neither of them got them

• both the smaller and bigger boys

• the bigger boy

• the smaller boy

Multiple Choice

9. According to the narrator who was/were strong?

• neither of the two were strong

• both the black boy and the white boy

• the white boy

• the brown boy

Multiple Choice

11. Who got a mat of coarse hair?

• neither of them got them

• the bigger boy

• the smaller boy

• both the smaller and bigger boys

Multiple Choice

12. Why do you think their feet were muddy?

• Because they didn't play anywhere

• Because they didn't wear any shoes

• Because they didn't take bath

• Because they wore shoes

Multiple Choice

13. Find a true statement.

• The children weren't conscious of the presence of the narrator.

• The parents were conscious of the presence of the narrator.

• The readers weren't conscious of the presence of the narrator.

• The children were conscious of the presence of the narrator

Multiple Choice

14. The dark boy jumped. Why?

• Because the boy didn't know what to do.

• Because the white boy ordered.

• Because the boy love to jump.

• Because he wanted to go inside.

Multiple Choice

15. The narrator was amazed. Why?

• He felt guilty himself to see them

• He found fault with the two boys

• He wanted the dark boy to order the white

• He found nothing with the two boys

Multiple Choice

16. Who do you think the dark boy was?

• a neighbour child

• a brother of the white boy

• a son of a servant

• a son of the narrator

Multiple Choice

17.Who were the two boys?

• brothers

• only batchmates

• only classmates

• only playmates

Multiple Choice

18. Find the wrong statement.

• They were dressed alike

• They were playing a game

• The white boy was imposing his will

• The dark boy was really a servant

Multiple Choice

19.Who asked to pick up that stick?

• the dark boy to the white boy

• the white boy to the dark boy

• both the boys ordered together

• neither of them ordered

Multiple Choice

20. The word 'impose' means ...

• taking the challenges

• force on someone

• it has no meaning

• take someone's orders