Prose Lesson Revision for CT3

The author of the story, Journey Through A different India is:

• Manoj. T. Thomas

• Lewis Carroll

• Ted Hughes

• Jules Verne

How did Phileas Fogg get to know that it was now possible to travel around the world?

• A bet

• a picture of an Indian city

• an article in an English newspaper

• a visit to India

Which word/phrase in the lesson means 'before the planned time'?

• valet

• bet

• ahead of schedule

• punctually

At ___________ they reached the junction of the branch line that goes towards south-eastern India.

• Pauwell

• Callyan

• Khandeish

• Burhampoor

Which sentence in the lesson tells us that Passepartout enjoyed the journey?

• He bought some Indian slippers at Burhampoor

• He could not believe he was crossing India in a railway rain.

• He rode in the same carriage as his master.

• "Sir! no more railway!"

Phileas Fogg was calm throughout because

• he knew about the railway line not being laid.

• Sir Francis guided him throughout

• He always expected where and how problems could occur

• He was a calculative man

Who said the line, "Certainly. The railway isn't finished."

• Sir Francis

• Phileas Fogg

• Passepartout

• the conductor

Which would you say is a character trait of Sir Francis?

• calm at all times

• ignorant of India

• gets angry at unexpected problems

• meticulous planner

Where did the train stop?

• at the village of Khandeish

• at the village of Kholby

• at the narrow passages of the Sutpour mountains

• at Calcutta

We know that this was a story written during pre-independence of India because of the:

• old spellings of places in India

• the incomplete railway line

• Phileas Fogg travelled with a French valet

• Sir Francis says so.