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TEA FROM ASSAM

Total questions: 41

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which state did Pranjol belong to?

a)

Goa

b)

Assam

c)

Delhi

d)

Karnataka

2.

Almost everyone in the compartment was drinking _____ too

a)

coffee

b)

water

c)

tea

d)

lemonade

3.

Was Rajvir a fan of detective stories?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Maybe

d)

Don't know

4.

What is Assam popularly known as?

a)

Tea country

b)

Coffee country

c)

Green country

d)

Plantation crops country

5.

What does Pranjol's father do?

a)

Plantation

b)

Managing tea garden

c)

Tea plucking

d)

none of these

6.

The words like 'chai' and 'chini' are derived from _____.

a)

India

b)

China

c)

England

d)

France

7.

In Europe, tea was drunk as more of a _____ than _____.

a)

medicine, beverage

b)

beverage, medicine

c)

sleep waver, medicine

d)

sleep banisher, medicine

8.

What was Dhekiabari?

a)

name of a station

b)

tea garden managed by Pranjol's father

c)

tea garden managed by Rajvir's father

d)

name of a hill

9.

Who has invited whom to visit Assam during their summer vacations?

a)

Pranjol has invited Rajvir

b)

Rajvir has invited Pranjol

10.

What is the duration of the second flush or sprouting period?

a)

June-August

b)

October-December

c)

May-July

d)

August-November

11.

“You seem to have done your homework before coming,” Pranjol’s father said in surprise. Which homework is he talking about?

a)

Holiday homework

b)

Tuition homework

c)

Knowledge about Assam

d)

All of these

12.

Where did Rajvir and Pranjol study?

a)

Assam

b)

Coorg

c)

Goa

d)

Delhi

13.

How do they go to Assam ?

a)

by air

b)

by train

c)

by bus

d)

by car

14.

Tea was first drunk in _________ .

a)

China

b)

Europe

c)

India

d)

America

15.

Tea came to Europe in _____ century.

a)

15th

b)

16th

c)

17th

d)

18th

16.

Tea was 1st drunk in China in ________ .

a)

2000 B.C

b)

2300 B.C

c)

2700 B.C

d)

3000 B.C

17.

How many cups of tea are drunk everyday throughout the world ?

a)

eight lakh

b)

eighty crores

c)

eight crores

d)

eighty thousand

18.

How many tea plants grew out of eyelids ?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

20

d)

30

19.

Why was Rajvir excited ?

a)

because he saw a coffee garden

b)

because he saw a tea garden

c)

because he saw a wheat garden

d)

all of these

20.

Name the author of 'Tea from Assam'.

(a)  

21.

"In the distance was an ugly building with smoke billowing out of tall chimneys.' What does 'ugly building' mean here?

a)

factories

b)

mills

c)

urban buildings

d)

all of these

22.

Pranjol's parents' car crossed a cattle-bridge and entered ___________ .

a)

Dekhiabari

b)

Dekhiabari Coffee Estate

c)

Dekhiabari Tea Estate

d)

All of these

23.

Where did the train clatter ?

a)

Marini junction

b)

Mariani junction

c)

Marine junction

d)

none of these

24.

"Dwarfing the tiny tea plants were tall sturdy shade-trees and amidst the orderly rows of bushes busily moved doll-like figures." What does 'doll-like figures' mean here ?

a)

trees

b)

bushes

c)

tea-pluckers

d)

all of these

25.

What's the name of Pranjol's father (just the surname) ?

a)

Mr. Barua

b)

Mr. Brua

c)

Mr. Baruna

d)

none of these

26.

What is steaming hot liquid referred to as?

a)

coffee

b)

hot chocolate

c)

tea

d)

all of these

27.

What did Pranjol and Rajvir do when the train pulled out of station ?

a)

Pranjol buried his nose in his suspense book again and Rajvir read it with him

b)

Pranjol buried his nose in his detective book and Rajvir was looking at tall buildings

c)

Rajvir buried his nose in his detective book and Pranjol was looking at at a beautiful scenery

d)

Pranjol buried his nose in his detective book and Rajvir was looking at at a beautiful scenery

28.

What all things did Rajvir saw in the scenery?

a)

soft green paddy fields

b)

tea bushes

c)

densely wooded hills

d)

an ugly building

e)

tea pluckers

29.

Here 'dwarfing' means _____.

a)

splendid

b)

short

c)

providing shade

d)

in the middle of

30.

Here 'amidst' means _________ .

a)

beyond

b)

behind

c)

in between

d)

covering

31.

Here 'ardent' means _________ .

a)

interested

b)

passionate

c)

splendid

d)

excited

32.

Give a synonym for 'ascetic'.

a)

monk

b)

Buddhist

c)

both A and B

d)

none of these

33.

Which among the following has the largest concentration of plantations in the world ?

a)

India

b)

Karnataka

c)

Darjeeling

d)

Assam

34.

How many legends are mentioned in the chapter ?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

35.

Here 'veered' means ______ .

a)

changed direction

b)

moved

c)

stopped

d)

none of these

36.

With what has the author compared the tea fields to ?

a)

sea

b)

ocean

c)

pond

d)

hills

37.

Who called out to sell tea ?

a)

grocer

b)

vendor

c)

both A and B

d)

none of these

38.

Who was waiting at the station ?

a)

Pranjol

b)

Rajvir

c)

their parents

d)

Pranjol's parents

39.

What did they cross before entering the Dhekiabari Tea Estate ?

a)

cow-bridge

b)

camel-bridge

c)

river-bridge

d)

none of these

40.

What did the tea-pluckers had with them?

a)

baskets

b)

bamboo baskets

c)

aprons

d)

plastic aprons

e)

both B and D

41.

Why did Pranjol's father slowed down his car ?

a)

to allow a trailer-load to pass

b)

to allow a tractor pulling the trailer-load to pass

c)

to allow a truck to pass

d)

all of these