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The Silver Lining

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

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Class
Date
1.

Name of the author of 'The Silver Lining' is

a)

Rudyard Kipling

b)

Ruskin Bond

c)

Chaman Nahal

d)

Rabindranath Tagore

2.

When Mr. Dhanda beckoned Promodni, her parents had _________ look on their faces.

a)

Cheerful

b)

Happy

c)

Painful

d)

Satisfying

3.

____________ came as 'Silver lining' in Promodini's life.

a)

Mr David

b)

Mr Dhanda

c)

Mrs Bhandari

d)

Mr Bhandari

4.

Mr David was

a)

Deaf

b)

Deaf and blind

c)

Blind and dumb

d)

Deaf and dumb

5.

Synonym of gratitude is

a)

Appreciation

b)

Resentment

c)

Thanklessness

d)

Oblivion

6.

Mrs. Bhandari looked the happiest woman in the world because

a)

she was a good hostess

b)

David agreed to take Promodni as his first Pupil

c)

Promodni was happy in the company of Mr. Dhanda

d)

David could communicate with her

7.

The Bhandari Guest House was

a)

Situated in the main market

b)

Was not comfortable

c)

Had inhospitable hosts

d)

Had charming hostesses

8.

"I vaguely felt I had wronged her parents." Who is he referring to?

a)

Mrs Bhandari

b)

Mr Bhandari

c)

Promodni

d)

Mr David

9.

The author was somewhat critical of North Indian men because he thought they have

a)

sweet nature

b)

untempered roughness

c)

pleasant face

d)

strong built

10.

Choose the correct options.

The author said that he felt that he had known the family for years because

a)

they were family friends

b)

Mrs. Bhandari was hospitable

c)

Mrs Bhandari looked after his luggage

d)

Guest House had good reviews in the advertisement

11.

Choose the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect).


The baby ________________ (fall) asleep before the guest _______________ ( arrive).

a)

fell, had arrived

b)

fell, arrived

c)

had fallen, arrived

d)

had fallen, had arrived

12.

Choose the correct tense (Simple Past or Past Perfect).


She ____________ (throw) away the letter that she ___________ (write).

a)

threw, had written

b)

threw, wrote

c)

had thrown, wrote

d)

had thrown, had written

13.

Concluding something from the evidence means

a)

Sympathetic

b)

Confirmation

c)

Forwardness

d)

Inferred

14.

Write the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions.


To put up with –

a)

to take charge

b)

to tolerate

c)

to give

d)

to meet someone

15.

Write the meaning of the following idiomatic expressions.


To run into someone-

a)

to meet someone by chance

b)

to hit someone

c)

to give

d)

to gain the affection of someone