WorksheetsG. 10 C. Eng. Memory of my Visit to France
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 9mins
This morning the city of Paris looks slightly fuming; the sky is overcast, and it is drizzling too.
The contextual meaning of FUMING is: ........................
The morning was angry.
the morning atmosphere was full of moisture.
smoke had filled the surrounding.
There was strong smell of acid in the atmosphere.
The writer had asked Nirmal for a list of museums in the vicinity of Paris yesterday.
The writer means: ......................................
the area near or surrounding a particular place
an approximate amount
same scene seen from two different places
condition being close in space or relationship
The writer was never a painter, nor a sculptor, nor a connoisseur, or a professional, but then, the world knew that his interest in the lives of great artists and their lasting works was growing deeper.
He meant he wasn't ..............
an expert of arts.
a judge to decide a case.
an expert to distinguish taste of food or drink.
a specialist who knows everything about something and nothing about anything else.
He moved merely a dilettante, however, with a deep sense of awe and rev-erence.
What an awe is in the context?
a feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder
fear
wonder
affection
''The paintings of Braque and Picasso moved me exceedingly.'' The writer means to say that ...........................
he was extremely impressed by the paintings of Braque & Picasso.
the paintings of Braque & Picasso were kept where he used to live.
He was badly shocked seeing Braque & Picasso's paintings.
he had to leave place at once to keep Braque & Picasso's paintings.
The very visit to France had emboldened the writer.
The opposite of emboldened is: .........................
Gave courage
discouraged
inspired
encouraged
How was the morning weather?
It was very hot.
It was pretty cold and foggy.
It was fuming.
It was fuming, overcast and drizzling.
Where was Musee Rodin?
It was near Nord station.
It was adjacent to Vernon station.
It was at the end of the road that led from Vernon station.
It was in a walking distance from Vernon.
How does the author describe the road?
It was wide and wet.
The sidewalk were lonely and desolate.
There were maples and poplars shadowing the road.
Colourful leaves had covered the path.
The sweepers were removing the dry leaves from the road.
Why did the author feel lonely and helpless?
None cared anyone there on the way.
People didn't speak to him.
He didn't know French people and their language.
Nirmal wasn't there with him.
Why did the author hire a hand machine?
so that he could talk in French.
so that people could talk to him in English.
so that he could avoid the warmth and suffocation.
so that he could hear everything people told him in English.
What was the garden of Rodin like?
It was full of pointed shapes of fir and pine trees reflecting the best proof of French topiary.
Trees like walnut, juniper and yew were standing in a distant.
Birds of different families were chirruping on the top of trees.
People were taking photographs in the garden.
Describe Rodin's 'Thinking Man' in few sentences.
It squatted on a large tall marble slab.
It was sitting in half bent posture and pensive mood.
This is one of the masterpieces of modern art and has no comparison to other.
Rodin's pensive mood is remarkable.
This masterpiece is the beauty of entire Louvre.
When had the author visited a museum in Baltimore?
He had visited a museum in Baltimore last week.
He had visited a museum in Baltimore two decades ago.
He had visited a museum in Baltimore three years previously.
He had never been to Baltimore.
Where was the replica of Rodin's Thinking Man?
Monet museum
Illinois museum
a museum in Baltimore.
National Art Gallery USA
What was the theme of brochure distributed at the metro station?
It was to visit the Rodin's on the first day of one's visit to Paris.
Paris was the only tourist destination.
People should travel by metro.
People had to use French language during the visit so far as possible.
