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Oxford: A Part Of The Journey

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the name of the dog?

a)

Carter

b)

Monty

c)

Montmorency

d)

Skiff

2.

What was the name of the town?

a)

Oxford

b)

London

c)

Paris

d)

Mumbai

3.

Where are the boats left for hire?

a)

On the river Yamuna

b)

On the river Nile

c)

On the river Ganga

d)

On the river Thames

4.

Are the boats ornamental?

a)

Yes, they are

b)

No, they are not

5.

How are the boats?

a)

Really great

b)

Fairly watertight

c)

The worst

6.

How is the man in the hired-up river boat?

a)

Retiring

b)

A show-off

c)

Modest

d)

Arrogant

7.

What type of boat did the party write for?

a)

A sailboat

b)

A paddling boat

c)

A motor boat

d)

A double sculling skiff

8.

What was the name of their boat?

a)

The Pride Of The Nile

b)

The Pride Of The Marlow

c)

The Pride Of The Thames

d)

The Pride Of The Seas

9.

What was the name of the boy who was asked to fetch the boat?

a)

Jim

b)

Jill

c)

Harry

d)

Reynold

10.

The speaker thought at the first sight that the boat was actually a:

a)

A fossil of a whale belonging to the pre-glacial period

b)

Roman relic of a coffin

c)

A dirty old washing machine

d)

None of these

11.

The "Pride Of The Thames" had been in use for the last ______ years.

a)

30

b)

20

c)

40

d)

50

12.

What was the money charged for the loan of the remnant?

a)

5 shillings

b)

10 shillings

c)

20 shillings

d)

35 shillings

13.

The weather changed on which day?

a)

The second day

b)

The third day

c)

The fifth day

d)

The fourth day

14.

When does the man in the hired-up river boat do most of his travelling?

a)

At noon

b)

Early in the morning

c)

In the evening

d)

Late at night

15.

What does the man in the hired-up river boat do when he sees anyone he knows?

a)

He gets out on to the bank

b)

He waves out to them

c)

He hides behind a tree

d)

He loudly remarks how wonderful the boat is

16.

When did the speaker along with the party hire a boat?

a)

In the winter season

b)

In the summer season

c)

In the rainy season

d)

In the spring season

17.

What is the meaning of contemplate?

a)

To think about something deeply

b)

To be physically healthy

c)

To show-off

d)

To enjoy

18.

What is the meaning of constitutionally?

a)

Both of these

b)

Mentally

c)

None of these

d)

Physically

19.

What is/are the meaning/s of ornamental?

a)

Unattractive

b)

Decorative

c)

Fancy

d)

Ugly

20.

What is the meaning of relish?

a)

Starve

b)

Enjoy

c)

Unhappy

d)

Friendly

21.

How many fights did Montmorency have on the first day?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

11

d)

13

22.

How many fights did Montmorency have on the second day?

a)

14

b)

12

c)

11

d)

13

23.

What is the meaning of "give yourself airs"?

a)

To thoroughly enjoy something

b)

To make a serious request

c)

To deeply think about something

d)

To show-off

24.

What is a common practice at Oxford?

a)

To get a boat and row down

b)

To remove your shoes before entering a house

c)

To get a boat and row up

d)

To get to work by bus

25.

Complete this sentence:

For the energetic, however, the __________ journey is certainly to be preferred.

a)

Down-stream

b)

Road

c)

Up-stream

d)

Bumpy

26.

What is the meaning of watertight?

a)

Leaky

b)

Waterproof

c)

Fun

d)

A thing which is very tight

27.

What did the speaker along with his party do to the boat?

a)

Fastened the so-called boat with some pieces of string

b)

Kicked the boat so hard that it broke to pieces

c)

Got a bit of wall-paper and pasted over the shabbier places

d)

Said their prayers and stepped aboard

28.

What is the meaning of "a double sculling skiff"?

a)

A boat that requires two people

b)

A boat that requires only one person

c)

A boat that requires four people

d)

A boat that runs on a motor

29.

What is the meaning of "surmise"?

a)

A wrong answer

b)

The correct answer

c)

A hard question

d)

Guess

30.

What is the meaning of remnant?

a)

A reliable person

b)

Remains

c)

A new thing

d)

A fragile thing

31.

What is the genre of this prose?

a)

Science-fiction

b)

Fantasy

c)

Non-fiction

d)

Humorous fiction

32.

What is the meaning of modest?

a)

Boastful

b)

Humble

c)

Grand

d)

Immodest

33.

What is the meaning of "retiring"?

a)

Reserved

b)

Bold

c)

Outgoing

d)

Daring

34.

True OR False

The speaker along with the rest off the party had seen the hired up-river boat before.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Who is the author of the prose- Oxford: A Part Of The Journey?

a)

Sheldon Allan Shel Silverstein

b)

Roald Dahl

c)

J.K. Rowling

d)

Jerome Klapka Jerome