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WorksheetsBeehive Objectives
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 50mins
Who was the intruder?
a thief
a criminal
a priest
a soldier
Who did Gerrard live with?
his wife
his son
his mother
alone
How did Gerrard behave to see the intruder with a gun in his hand?
he started crying
he remained calm
he was nervous
he has fainted
According to Gerrard who comes to visit him?
The banker
The greengrocer
the milkman
the guard
What does the intruder say about his speciality?
murder
kidnapping
jewel robbery
all of the above
What was intruder's plan?
to kill Gerrard
to disguise himself as Gerrard
to rob Gerrard
to stay with Gerrard
What was Gerrard's full name?
Bill Winston Gerrard
William Turning Gerrard
Henry Joseph Gerrard
Vincent Charles Gerrard
Do you think Gerrard was actually a murder?
Yes
No
"A little harsh, Isn't it?". What was a little harsh?
The idea of stealing.
The idea of killing.
The idea of stabbing.
The idea of robbing.
What does 'dandy' mean?
blunt
ugly
excellent
dark
How was Intruder similar to Gerrard?
similar appearance
similar nature
identical face
identical field of crime
Evelyn Glennie is a famous ______________.
multi - percussionist
pianist
violinist
What happened with Evelyn at the age of eight?
She played Xylophone for the first time.
Ron Forbes discovered her potential.
Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time.
Who spotted Evelyn's potential in Music?
Percussionist James Blade
Her School teachers
Percussionist Ron Forbes
What advice did Ron Forbes give to Evelyn?
see how the fingers move on the instruments
sense through different parts of the body
reading the notes of the music
How did Evelyn feel the vibrations of the drums?
By striking drum sticks hard on the drums.
By leaning against the drums
Higher drum from the waist up and the lower one from the waist down.
Which award did she bag in the year 1991?
Grammy award
Academy of Country Music Awards
Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award
Name the two languages that Evelyn speaks flawlessly in addition to her Scottish lilt.
French and Japanese
French and German
German and Japanese
The Sound of Music is an inspiring story of the life and achievement of
Lady Gaga & Ustad Amjad Ali Khan
Michael Jackson & Anuksha Sharma
Evelyn Glennie & Ustad Bismallah Khan
Ustad Bismillah Khan & Evelyn Knight
Evelyn toured the United Kingdom by the age of
18 years
20 years
16 years
None of the above
What was Kezia's father's routine before going to work?
He would come into her room and give her a casual goodbye kiss.
He would ask for his boots.
He would ask for a newspaper.
He would request for a cup of tea.
Why did Kezia use to feel a glad sense of relief when the noise of the carriage would grow fainter?
Because she hated the sound of the carriage.
She was afraid of her father as she used to do a lot of mischief.
She was afraid of her father. So his moving away from her brought her relief.
All of these
What did kezia's Father use to ask for after returning from work?
Tea
Newspaper
Slippers
All of these
Why did Kezia use to stutter only before her father?
Because of his fear she was trying so hard to say things properly and so she stuttered.
She did it intentionally to irritate him.
Her father's appearance made her stutter.
All of these
What is the figure of speech used in the line,
"Thinking about him alone was like thinking about a giant."?
Metaphor
Simile
Personification
Pun
Why did the grandmother suggest Kezia to make a pin cushion?
It was to be a birthday gift for her father's birthday.
It was to be a birthday gift for her mother's birthday.
The grandmother had a hobby of collecting pin cushions.
The grandmother was nurturing Kezia's creativity.
What made Kezia's father punish her?
She used to stutter before him.
She was staring at him while he was asleep.
She had torn down sheets of paper which contained his speech for the port authority.
She had refused to remove his shoes.
At the end of the chapter what impression of her father does Kezia have?
A giant
A man mocking her
A man lacking feelings
A man of big heart
What did the wind scatter?
books
papers
shutters
How does the poet call the wind?
Wind, come softly
You tore pages
Don't break the shutters
The wind is clever to poke fun at
firm doors
weaklings
books
The wind brings
rain
rainbow
clouds
What should be done to make friends with Wind?
fight with the wind
build strong roads
make the heart steadfast
What is the figure of speech used in the given line - "Now in memory comes my mother"
PERSONIFICATION
ALLITERATION
ASSONANCE
NONE OF THE ABOVE
Who are the darling dreamers in the poem, "Rain on the Roof"?
Poet's siblings
Poet's parents
Poet's friends
Raindrops
In the poem, "Rain on the Roof", what does the poet attach the darkness with?
Joyful mood
Sadness
Pleasant
Soothing
What weaves the air thread into woofs?
Droplets of rain
A breezy day
An echo in the heart
A thousand recollections
What does starry spheres mean?
A) places where stars are born
B) sky filled with stars
C) star groups in the sky
D) all
What is the favourite activity of the poet during the rainy season?
A) listening to music
B) eating snacks
C) roaming on the roof
D) lie on the bed and listen to the pitter-patter sound of the rain
What a bliss to press the pillow
ASSONANCE
PERSONIFICATION
METAPHOR
ALLITERATION
Every tinkle on the shingles
REPETITION
RHYME
ONOMATOPOEIA
NONE OF THE ABOVE
And lie listening to the patter
ALLITERATION
SIMILIE
REPETITION
ONOMATOPOEIA
Identify the figure of speech used in ‘dreamy fancies’.
Alliteration
Personification
Metaphor
Transferred epithet
Who is the poet of the poem. "Rain on the Roof"?
Katherine Mansfield
Coates Kinney
James Kirkup
Robert Frost
What was the name of Einstein's first wife?
Mileva
Maja
Elsa
Ilse
In what art was Einstein's mother particularly talented?
Calligraphy
Dancing
Painting
Music
With which of the following theories is the formula E=mc2 most closely associated?
Relativity
Ohm's Law
Planck's Law
The Blackbody Effect
Which of the following events happened first?
Einstein won the Nobel Prize.
Einstein wrote to Roosevelt.
Einstein became famous for his general relativity theory.
Einstein left Germany and moved to America.
Where was Einstein born?
Munich, Germany
Berlin, Germany
Berne, Germany
Ulm, Germany
When Einstein wrote his 1905 papers, he was working as a:
Private tutor.
Engineer.
Professor.
Patent Officer.
Einstein's ideals included all of the following EXCEPT:
Fascism
Universal Peace
International Brotherhood
No to Arms Buildup
Einstein was born in _____ and died in the year ______.
1879,1955.
1876,1955.
1879, 1956.
None of the above.
Which of the following statements is not true?
Einstein was ridiculed as a child by his friends and teacher.
Einstein left Germany when Hitler came to power.
Einstein regretted writing to Roosevelt to develop the atomic bomb.
Einstein wrote to the United Nation promoting world peace.
Into which bird was the old lady transformed into after being cursed by the saint?
Kingfisher
Woodpecker
Penguin
What made St. Peter angry with the woman?
Her cakes
She made a thin cake for him
Her greedy actions
All
Quote examples of alliteration used in the poem.
Tell the tales to you
Faint with fasting
Cakes that seem too small
All
When do people go for sledging?
In summers
During vacations
When snow falls
All
Legend is
A old house
An old traditional food
An old traditional story
An old animal
What did Saint ask the old lady for?
For shelter
For a piece of cake
For a mango
For alms
What did the Saint say about the woman?
The Saint about her that she was kind.
The Saint said about her that she was selfish.
The Saint said about her that she was generous.
The Saint said that she was lucky.
Name of Autobiography written by APJ Abdul kalam
My Experiment with Truth
Fire of Wings
Wings Of Fire
My Autobiography
What was the name of mother of Kalam?
Jainula
Jahanara
Ashiamma
Amina
Full name of APJ Kalam is
Abdul Pakir jainalabdeen Kalam
Abul pakir Jainalubdeen Kalam
Abdul Phakir Jainul Kalam
Abul Pakir Jainul Kalam
What is "Dinamani"
A magazine
A Tamil Newspaper
A Tamil Nesletter
A Tamil Journal
How did Kalam earn his first wages?
To sell tamarind seeds
To collect newspaper bundle
To distribute newspaper
To ask money from parents
During Second World war who sold newspaper in Rameswaram from Kalam's family?
Jainulabdeen
Arvindan
Samsuddin
Abdul Kalam
In which year Kalam became the president of India?
2001
2002
2003
2004
THE TASK OF PACKING THE HAMPERS HAMPERS (BASKETS) WAS GIVEN TO~
GEORGE
HARRIS
JEROME
BOTH A AND B
BOTH A AND C
WHAT DID THE AUTHOR FORGET TO PACK IN THE BAG?
TABACCO POUCH
BOOTS
TOOTH BRUSH
TOOTH PASTE
WHAT HAPPENED WHEN GEORGE PUT BUTTER ON CHAIR?
JEROME ATE IT
HARRIS SAT ON IT AND BUTTER WAS STUCK TO HIS BACK
MONTMORENCY ATE IT
Who was irritating George and Harris?
Jerome
Montmorency
Packing
none
Who was the best packer?
Jerome
Harris
George
All of them were very good
How was packing worsened with Montemorency's contribution?
packing became tiresome
became a perfect nuisance
put his leg into jam and sat over the things
all of the above
While packing the hamper, George and Harris started with breaking a cup
false
true
What time did the packing finish finally ?
11.05p.m
11.24p.m
11.35p.m
12.50p.m
Why does it takes much time to kill tree?
Because the axe is not sharp
Because the wood cutter is not well
Because the tree is in standing position
Because ,by consuming the Earth, the tree is very strong
Which statement about the. Tree is true?
The bleeding barks of the tree will heal the tree of the tree is getting any damage .
The tree was there before a hundred years
That tree was planted by a child
The tree was laying towards a river which has a lot of crocodiles .
What does leperous hide mean here?
Discoloured bark
Grown up branches
Powerful tree
Weak root
According to the poet, how does nature (here, the tree) renew itself after an attack by man?
After cutting the tree, it will start growing leaves.
It will start growing after rainwater feeds the roots
The different parts of the tree like bark, twigs will grow to their former size if left unchecked.
In spite of being cut, the tree will grow again.The lines to show it heals are:
And from close to the ground
Will rise curled green twigs,
The most sensitive, hidden
For years inside the earth.
Miniature boughs
Which if unchecked will expand again
To former size.
Out from the earth-cave,
And the strength of the tree exposed
What was the colour of the snake?
Light green
Deep green
Brown
Green
The meaning of Reeds is:
Marsh plants with thin stems
Marsh plants with thick stems
Water or Marsh plants with thick roots
Marsh plants with thin roots
Where does the snake go and hide? (third stanza)
Camouflaging blue bushes of the shrubs
Ripples if water
Camouflaging Green bushes of the marshy plants
Camouflaging Green trees
What is the theme of the poem 'The Snake Trying'?
The poem inspires the readers to cultivate a sympathetic and loving attitude towards all living beings.
The poet inculcates in reader a sense of justice that it is unfair to hurt innocent snake without any provocation.
The poem is a plea to all human beings to preserve the diversity of nature.
All of the above.
Name the poet of the poem 'The Snake Trying'
William Wordsworth
WWE Ross
Robert Frost
William Shakespeare
he lay until observed
and chased away, and now
he vanishes in the ripples
among the green slim reeds.
What is the meaning of vanishes?
Escapes
Long grass
Waves
Disappears
What is the message conveyed by the poet of the poem 'The Snake Trying'?
All the creatures of nature have equal right to have peaceful life .
All the creatures should be treated with kindness and compassion.
To maintain an ecological balance, there should be a harmonious co existence between human beings and animals.
All of the above.
Q3- Where did the author find the sloth bear?
A) in the fields
B) in the forest
C) in the sugarcane field near Mysore
D) in the dense forest
Q6- What was the name given to the bear?
A) Tinu
B) Chiku
C) Bruno
D) Merino
Q7- Why was Bruno so happy to see the narrator's wife?
A) because he was seeing her after 3 months
B) because he was seeing her after 5 months
C) because he was seeing her after 2 months
D) because he was seeing her after 6 months
Q8- Whom did the narrator's wife and son miss?
A) their servant
B) their dog
C) the narrator
D) the bear,Bruno
Q9- Why did the narrator's family decide to leave Bruno in the zoo?
A) he was growing too big to be at home
B) he was becoming notorious
C) they didn't like him
D) they were scared of him
Q10- What made Bruno weak and paralysed?
A) his disease
B) eating less food
C) eating vegetables
D) drinking poison meant for rats
Q11- Why did Bruno vomit?
A) he was sick
B) because of overeating
C) because he was hungry
D) because he ate some poison-barium carbonate
Q30- Which zoo was Bruno kept in ?
A) 87 km away at Mysore zoo
B) in Bangalore
C) in Karnataka
D) none
