VOCATION

VOCATION

By Hemlata Soni

Multiple Choice

1.1What is the hawker selling here?

• Toys

• Bangles

• Watches

• Glasses

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1.2 The hawker passes time......

• leisurely

• tensely

• with great difficulty

• happily

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1.3 The child wants to become......

• a bangle seller

• a green grocer

• a hawker

• a shopkeeper

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1.4 The child wishes so because--------

• It will make him a sensible man.

• It will give him opportunity to work hard.

• It will give him enough money

• It will give him full freedom of action.

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1.5 What does the word 'gong' in the passage mean?

• A type of cage

• A metal object which makes a loud sound when one hits it.

• A large boad.

• None of the above

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2.1 Who is the speaker?

• An adult man

• a hawker

• a small boy

• an old man

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2.2 What does he see the gardener doing?

• cutting the trees

• cleaning the garden

• digging the earth with his spade and soiling his clothes

• none of the above

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2.3 What does the phrase 'take to task' in the above mean?

• order

• rebuke

• praise

• honour

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2.4 Here the child wants to become.....

• a hawker

• a gardener

• a grown up man

• a shopkeeper

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2.5 What does the word 'bake' in the above stanza mean?

• feel comfortable

• feel proud

• feel guilty

• feel very hot

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3.1 What is the job of a watchman?

• to walk up and down the street all night for the safety of the people

• to supervise the people's activities during nights

• to whistle during nights

• to save people form criminals during nights

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3.2 What does he carry in his hand?

• a whistle

• a torch

• a lantern

• a big stick

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3.3 The street lamp has been compared to a .......

• ship

• giant

• witch

• magician

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3.4 The lane is dark and lonely because.....

• there is no street lamp there

• it is a holiday

• it is very cold

• it is night

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3.5 What does the word ' chasing' in the extract mean?

• running fast

• going after

• moving backward

• staring at someone