WorksheetsOxford: A Part Of The Journey
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 19mins
What was the name of the dog?
Carter
Monty
Montmorency
Skiff
What was the name of the town?
Oxford
London
Paris
Mumbai
Where are the boats left for hire?
On the river Yamuna
On the river Nile
On the river Ganga
On the river Thames
Are the boats ornamental?
Yes, they are
No, they are not
How are the boats?
Really great
Fairly watertight
The worst
How is the man in the hired-up river boat?
Retiring
A show-off
Modest
Arrogant
What type of boat did the party write for?
A sailboat
A paddling boat
A motor boat
A double sculling skiff
What was the name of their boat?
The Pride Of The Nile
The Pride Of The Marlow
The Pride Of The Thames
The Pride Of The Seas
What was the name of the boy who was asked to fetch the boat?
Jim
Jill
Harry
Reynold
The speaker thought at the first sight that the boat was actually a:
A fossil of a whale belonging to the pre-glacial period
Roman relic of a coffin
A dirty old washing machine
None of these
The "Pride Of The Thames" had been in use for the last ______ years.
30
20
40
50
What was the money charged for the loan of the remnant?
5 shillings
10 shillings
20 shillings
35 shillings
The weather changed on which day?
The second day
The third day
The fifth day
The fourth day
When does the man in the hired-up river boat do most of his travelling?
At noon
Early in the morning
In the evening
Late at night
What does the man in the hired-up river boat do when he sees anyone he knows?
He gets out on to the bank
He waves out to them
He hides behind a tree
He loudly remarks how wonderful the boat is
When did the speaker along with the party hire a boat?
In the winter season
In the summer season
In the rainy season
In the spring season
What is the meaning of contemplate?
To think about something deeply
To be physically healthy
To show-off
To enjoy
What is the meaning of constitutionally?
Both of these
Mentally
None of these
Physically
What is/are the meaning/s of ornamental?
Unattractive
Decorative
Fancy
Ugly
What is the meaning of relish?
Starve
Enjoy
Unhappy
Friendly
How many fights did Montmorency have on the first day?
14
12
11
13
How many fights did Montmorency have on the second day?
14
12
11
13
What is the meaning of "give yourself airs"?
To thoroughly enjoy something
To make a serious request
To deeply think about something
To show-off
What is a common practice at Oxford?
To get a boat and row down
To remove your shoes before entering a house
To get a boat and row up
To get to work by bus
Complete this sentence:
For the energetic, however, the __________ journey is certainly to be preferred.
Down-stream
Road
Up-stream
Bumpy
What is the meaning of watertight?
Leaky
Waterproof
Fun
A thing which is very tight
What did the speaker along with his party do to the boat?
Fastened the so-called boat with some pieces of string
Kicked the boat so hard that it broke to pieces
Got a bit of wall-paper and pasted over the shabbier places
Said their prayers and stepped aboard
What is the meaning of "a double sculling skiff"?
A boat that requires two people
A boat that requires only one person
A boat that requires four people
A boat that runs on a motor
What is the meaning of "surmise"?
A wrong answer
The correct answer
A hard question
Guess
What is the meaning of remnant?
A reliable person
Remains
A new thing
A fragile thing
What is the genre of this prose?
Science-fiction
Fantasy
Non-fiction
Humorous fiction
What is the meaning of modest?
Boastful
Humble
Grand
Immodest
What is the meaning of "retiring"?
Reserved
Bold
Outgoing
Daring
True OR False
The speaker along with the rest off the party had seen the hired up-river boat before.
True
False
Who is the author of the prose- Oxford: A Part Of The Journey?
Sheldon Allan Shel Silverstein
Roald Dahl
J.K. Rowling
Jerome Klapka Jerome
