G8 - Influence (SRMs, ACPLs, LCRs)

Who is the writer of ‘What’s Your Dream'?

• Salman Rushdie
• Vikram Seth
• Ruskin Bond
• Rabindranath Tagore

Which tree was the writer perched on in his garden one day?

• Litchi Tree
• Mango Tree
• Apple Tree
• Banana Tree

Who asked the question, ‘What’s your dream?’ to the writer?

• His father
• An old woman
• A little girl
• An old beggar man

‘Other boys didn’t dream, they had catapults.’ What does a ‘catapult’ mean?

• A strong fabric sheet connected by springs to a frame, used as a springboard and landing area in doing acrobatic or gymnastic exercises.
• A forked stick with an elastic band fastened to the two prongs, used by children for shooting small stones
• To move suddenly or at great speed
• To hurl or launch something

What was it that the writer wanted in the story 'What's your Dream'?

• A tree of his own
• A room of his own
• A catapult of his own
• A kingdom of his own

What is the meaning of the word ‘skeptical’?

• Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations
• Happy about something
• Confident about something
• Worried about something

What is Colonel Harland David Sanders famous for?

• Domino’s Pizza
• Uncle Sam's Pizza
• McDonald's
• KFC

For which book did Ruskin Bond receive the Sahitya Academy Award in 1992?

• Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra
• The White Tiger
• The Great Indian Novel
• The God of Small Things

What is the meaning of the word ‘intoning’?

• to speak continuously
• to be familiar with something
• to say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice
• to say or recite with a high pitch of voice

‘Freedom, I was beginning to realize, is something you have to insist upon.’ Which of the following can replace the word ‘insist’?

• request
• demand
• command
• suggest