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Beehive Objectives

Total questions: 100

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the intruder?

a)

a thief

b)

a criminal

c)

a priest

d)

a soldier

2.

Who did Gerrard live with?

a)

his wife

b)

his son

c)

his mother

d)

alone

3.

How did Gerrard behave to see the intruder with a gun in his hand?

a)

he started crying

b)

he remained calm

c)

he was nervous

d)

he has fainted

4.

According to Gerrard who comes to visit him?

a)

The banker

b)

The greengrocer

c)

the milkman

d)

the guard

5.

What does the intruder say about his speciality?

a)

murder

b)

kidnapping

c)

jewel robbery

d)

all of the above

6.

What was intruder's plan?

a)

to kill Gerrard

b)

to disguise himself as Gerrard

c)

to rob Gerrard

d)

to stay with Gerrard

7.

What was Gerrard's full name?

a)

Bill Winston Gerrard

b)

William Turning Gerrard

c)

Henry Joseph Gerrard

d)

Vincent Charles Gerrard

8.

Do you think Gerrard was actually a murder?

a)

Yes

b)

No

9.

"A little harsh, Isn't it?". What was a little harsh?

a)

The idea of stealing.

b)

The idea of killing.

c)

The idea of stabbing.

d)

The idea of robbing.

10.

What does 'dandy' mean?

a)

blunt

b)

ugly

c)

excellent

d)

dark

11.

How was Intruder similar to Gerrard?

a)

similar appearance

b)

similar nature

c)

identical face

d)

identical field of crime

12.

Evelyn Glennie is a famous ______________.

a)

multi - percussionist

b)

pianist

c)

violinist

13.

What happened with Evelyn at the age of eight?

a)

She played Xylophone for the first time.

b)

Ron Forbes discovered her potential.

c)

Her hearing disability was noticed by her mother for the first time.

14.

Who spotted Evelyn's potential in Music?

a)

Percussionist James Blade

b)

Her School teachers

c)

Percussionist Ron Forbes

15.

What advice did Ron Forbes give to Evelyn?

a)

see how the fingers move on the instruments

b)

sense through different parts of the body

c)

reading the notes of the music

16.

How did Evelyn feel the vibrations of the drums?

a)

By striking drum sticks hard on the drums.

b)

By leaning against the drums

c)

Higher drum from the waist up and the lower one from the waist down.

17.

Which award did she bag in the year 1991?

a)

Grammy award

b)

Academy of Country Music Awards

c)

Royal Philharmonic Society’s prestigious Soloist of the Year Award

18.

Name the two languages that Evelyn speaks flawlessly in addition to her Scottish lilt.

a)

French and Japanese

b)

French and German

c)

German and Japanese

19.

The Sound of Music is an inspiring story of the life and achievement of

a)

Lady Gaga & Ustad Amjad Ali Khan

b)

Michael Jackson & Anuksha Sharma

c)

Evelyn Glennie & Ustad Bismallah Khan

d)

Ustad Bismillah Khan & Evelyn Knight

20.

Evelyn toured the United Kingdom by the age of

a)

18 years

b)

20 years

c)

16 years

d)

None of the above

21.

What was Kezia's father's routine before going to work?

a)

He would come into her room and give her a casual goodbye kiss.

b)

He would ask for his boots.

c)

He would ask for a newspaper.

d)

He would request for a cup of tea.

22.

Why did Kezia use to feel a glad sense of relief when the noise of the carriage would grow fainter?

a)

Because she hated the sound of the carriage.

b)

She was afraid of her father as she used to do a lot of mischief.

c)

She was afraid of her father. So his moving away from her brought her relief.

d)

All of these

23.

What did kezia's Father use to ask for after returning from work?

a)

Tea

b)

Newspaper

c)

Slippers

d)

All of these

24.

Why did Kezia use to stutter only before her father?

a)

Because of his fear she was trying so hard to say things properly and so she stuttered.

b)

She did it intentionally to irritate him.

c)

Her father's appearance made her stutter.

d)

All of these

25.

What is the figure of speech used in the line,

"Thinking about him alone was like thinking about a giant."?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Personification

d)

Pun

26.

Why did the grandmother suggest Kezia to make a pin cushion?

a)

It was to be a birthday gift for her father's birthday.

b)

It was to be a birthday gift for her mother's birthday.

c)

The grandmother had a hobby of collecting pin cushions.

d)

The grandmother was nurturing Kezia's creativity.

27.

What made Kezia's father punish her?

a)

She used to stutter before him.

b)

She was staring at him while he was asleep.

c)

She had torn down sheets of paper which contained his speech for the port authority.

d)

She had refused to remove his shoes.

28.

At the end of the chapter what impression of her father does Kezia have?

a)

A giant

b)

A man mocking her

c)

A man lacking feelings

d)

A man of big heart

29.

What did the wind scatter?

a)

books

b)

papers

c)

shutters

30.

How does the poet call the wind?

a)

Wind, come softly

b)

You tore pages

c)

Don't break the shutters

31.

The wind is clever to poke fun at

a)

firm doors

b)

weaklings

c)

books

32.

The wind brings

a)

rain

b)

rainbow

c)

clouds

33.

What should be done to make friends with Wind?

a)

fight with the wind

b)

build strong roads

c)

make the heart steadfast

34.

What is the figure of speech used in the given line - "Now in memory comes my mother"

a)

PERSONIFICATION

b)

ALLITERATION

c)

ASSONANCE

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

35.

Who are the darling dreamers in the poem, "Rain on the Roof"?

a)

Poet's siblings

b)

Poet's parents

c)

Poet's friends

d)

Raindrops

36.

In the poem, "Rain on the Roof", what does the poet attach the darkness with?

a)

Joyful mood

b)

Sadness

c)

Pleasant

d)

Soothing

37.

What weaves the air thread into woofs?

a)

Droplets of rain

b)

A breezy day

c)

An echo in the heart

d)

A thousand recollections

38.

What does starry spheres mean?

a)

A) places where stars are born

b)

B) sky filled with stars

c)

C) star groups in the sky

d)

D) all

39.

What is the favourite activity of the poet during the rainy season?

a)

A) listening to music

b)

B) eating snacks

c)

C) roaming on the roof

d)

D) lie on the bed and listen to the pitter-patter sound of the rain

40.

What a bliss to press the pillow

a)

ASSONANCE

b)

PERSONIFICATION

c)

METAPHOR

d)

ALLITERATION

41.

Every tinkle on the shingles

a)

REPETITION

b)

RHYME

c)

ONOMATOPOEIA

d)

NONE OF THE ABOVE

42.

And lie listening to the patter

a)

ALLITERATION

b)

SIMILIE

c)

REPETITION

d)

ONOMATOPOEIA

43.

Identify the figure of speech used in ‘dreamy fancies’.

a)

Alliteration

b)

Personification

c)

Metaphor

d)

Transferred epithet

44.

Who is the poet of the poem. "Rain on the Roof"?

a)

Katherine Mansfield

b)

Coates Kinney

c)

James Kirkup

d)

Robert Frost

45.

What was the name of Einstein's first wife?

a)

Mileva

b)

Maja

c)

Elsa

d)

Ilse

46.

In what art was Einstein's mother particularly talented?

a)

Calligraphy

b)

Dancing

c)

Painting

d)

Music

47.

With which of the following theories is the formula E=mc2 most closely associated?

a)

Relativity

b)

Ohm's Law

c)

Planck's Law

d)

The Blackbody Effect

48.

Which of the following events happened first?

a)

Einstein won the Nobel Prize.

b)

Einstein wrote to Roosevelt.

c)

Einstein became famous for his general relativity theory.

d)

Einstein left Germany and moved to America.

49.

Where was Einstein born?

a)

Munich, Germany

b)

Berlin, Germany

c)

Berne, Germany

d)

Ulm, Germany

50.

When Einstein wrote his 1905 papers, he was working as a:

a)

Private tutor.

b)

Engineer.

c)

Professor.

d)

Patent Officer.

51.

Einstein's ideals included all of the following EXCEPT:

a)

Fascism

b)

Universal Peace

c)

International Brotherhood

d)

No to Arms Buildup

52.

Einstein was born in _____ and died in the year ______.

a)

1879,1955.

b)

1876,1955.

c)

1879, 1956.

d)

None of the above.

53.

Which of the following statements is not true?

a)

Einstein was ridiculed as a child by his friends and teacher.

b)

Einstein left Germany when Hitler came to power.

c)

Einstein regretted writing to Roosevelt to develop the atomic bomb.

d)

Einstein wrote to the United Nation promoting world peace.

54.

Into which bird was the old lady transformed into after being cursed by the saint?

a)

Kingfisher

b)

Woodpecker

c)

Penguin

55.

What made St. Peter angry with the woman?

a)

Her cakes

b)

She made a thin cake for him

c)

Her greedy actions

d)

All

56.

Quote examples of alliteration used in the poem.

a)

Tell the tales to you

b)

Faint with fasting

c)

Cakes that seem too small

d)

All

57.

When do people go for sledging?

a)

In summers

b)

During vacations

c)

When snow falls

d)

All

58.

Legend is

a)

A old house

b)

An old traditional food

c)

An old traditional story

d)

An old animal

59.

What did Saint ask the old lady for?

a)

For shelter

b)

For a piece of cake

c)

For a mango

d)

For alms

60.

What did the Saint say about the woman?

a)

The Saint about her that she was kind.

b)

The Saint said about her that she was selfish.

c)

The Saint said about her that she was generous.

d)

The Saint said that she was lucky.

61.

Name of Autobiography written by APJ Abdul kalam

a)

My Experiment with Truth

b)

Fire of Wings

c)

Wings Of Fire

d)

My Autobiography

62.

What was the name of mother of Kalam?

a)

Jainula

b)

Jahanara

c)

Ashiamma

d)

Amina

63.

Full name of APJ Kalam is

a)

Abdul Pakir jainalabdeen Kalam

b)

Abul pakir Jainalubdeen Kalam

c)

Abdul Phakir Jainul Kalam

d)

Abul Pakir Jainul Kalam

64.

What is "Dinamani"

a)

A magazine

b)

A Tamil Newspaper

c)

A Tamil Nesletter

d)

A Tamil Journal

65.

How did Kalam earn his first wages?

a)

To sell tamarind seeds

b)

To collect newspaper bundle

c)

To distribute newspaper

d)

To ask money from parents

66.

During Second World war who sold newspaper in Rameswaram from Kalam's family?

a)

Jainulabdeen

b)

Arvindan

c)

Samsuddin

d)

Abdul Kalam

67.

In which year Kalam became the president of India?

a)

2001

b)

2002

c)

2003

d)

2004

68.

THE TASK OF PACKING THE HAMPERS HAMPERS (BASKETS) WAS GIVEN TO~

a)

GEORGE

b)

HARRIS

c)

JEROME

d)

BOTH A AND B

e)

BOTH A AND C

69.

WHAT DID THE AUTHOR FORGET TO PACK IN THE BAG?

a)

TABACCO POUCH

b)

BOOTS

c)

TOOTH BRUSH

d)

TOOTH PASTE

70.

WHAT HAPPENED WHEN GEORGE PUT BUTTER ON CHAIR?

a)

JEROME ATE IT

b)

HARRIS SAT ON IT AND BUTTER WAS STUCK TO HIS BACK

c)

MONTMORENCY ATE IT

71.

Who was irritating George and Harris?

a)

Jerome

b)

Montmorency

c)

Packing

d)

none

72.

Who was the best packer?

a)

Jerome

b)

Harris

c)

George

d)

All of them were very good

73.

How was packing worsened with Montemorency's contribution?

a)

packing became tiresome

b)

became a perfect nuisance

c)

put his leg into jam and sat over the things

d)

all of the above

74.

While packing the hamper, George and Harris started with breaking a cup

a)

false

b)

true

75.

What time did the packing finish finally ?

a)

11.05p.m

b)

11.24p.m

c)

11.35p.m

d)

12.50p.m

76.
The strength of the tree is exposed' what do these words convey?
a)
roots of the tree taken out of the earth
b)
roots are withered
c)
tree is withered
d)
All
77.
How do the trees die?
a)
when they don't get water
b)
when they don't get manure
c)
when their roots are uprooted
d)
when we cut it with knife or jab
78.
What does the poet equate killing trees with?
a)
killing animals
b)
killing insects
c)
killing human beings
d)
None
79.
Who is the poet of the poem ‘On Killing a Tree’?
a)
Edward Lear
b)
Gieve Patel
c)
W.W.E. Ross
d)
William Wordsworth
80.
What will again expand to a tree’s full size?
a)
roots
b)
green twigs
c)
fruit
d)
flowers
81.

Why does it takes much time to kill tree?

a)

Because the axe is not sharp

b)

Because the wood cutter is not well

c)

Because the tree is in standing position

d)

Because ,by consuming the Earth, the tree is very strong

82.

Which statement about the. Tree is true?

a)

The bleeding barks of the tree will heal the tree of the tree is getting any damage .

b)

The tree was there before a hundred years

c)

That tree was planted by a child

d)

The tree was laying towards a river which has a lot of crocodiles .

83.

What does leperous hide mean here?

a)

Discoloured bark

b)

Grown up branches

c)

Powerful tree

d)

Weak root

84.

According to the poet, how does nature (here, the tree) renew itself after an attack by man?

a)

After cutting the tree, it will start growing leaves.

b)

It will start growing after rainwater feeds the roots

c)

The different parts of the tree like bark, twigs will grow to their former size if left unchecked.

85.

In spite of being cut, the tree will grow again.The lines to show it heals are:

a)

And from close to the ground

Will rise curled green twigs,

b)

The most sensitive, hidden

For years inside the earth.

c)

Miniature boughs

Which if unchecked will expand again

To former size.

d)

Out from the earth-cave,

And the strength of the tree exposed

86.

What was the colour of the snake?

a)

Light green

b)

Deep green

c)

Brown

d)

Green

87.

The meaning of Reeds is:

a)

Marsh plants with thin stems

b)

Marsh plants with thick stems

c)

Water or Marsh plants with thick roots

d)

Marsh plants with thin roots

88.

Where does the snake go and hide? (third stanza)

a)

Camouflaging blue bushes of the shrubs

b)

Ripples if water

c)

Camouflaging Green bushes of the marshy plants

d)

Camouflaging Green trees

89.

What is the theme of the poem 'The Snake Trying'?

a)

The poem inspires the readers to cultivate a sympathetic and loving attitude towards all living beings.

b)

The poet inculcates in reader a sense of justice that it is unfair to hurt innocent snake without any provocation.

c)

The poem is a plea to all human beings to preserve the diversity of nature.

d)

All of the above.

90.

Name the poet of the poem 'The Snake Trying'

a)

William Wordsworth

b)

WWE Ross

c)

Robert Frost

d)

William Shakespeare

91.

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?

a)

Escapes

b)

Long grass

c)

Waves

d)

Disappears

92.

What is the message conveyed by the poet of the poem 'The Snake Trying'?

a)

All the creatures of nature have equal right to have peaceful life .

b)

All the creatures should be treated with kindness and compassion.

c)

To maintain an ecological balance, there should be a harmonious co existence between human beings and animals.

d)

All of the above.

93.

Q3- Where did the author find the sloth bear?

a)

A) in the fields

b)

B) in the forest

c)

C) in the sugarcane field near Mysore

d)

D) in the dense forest

94.

Q6- What was the name given to the bear?

a)

A) Tinu

b)

B) Chiku

c)

C) Bruno

d)

D) Merino

95.

Q7- Why was Bruno so happy to see the narrator's wife?

a)

A) because he was seeing her after 3 months

b)

B) because he was seeing her after 5 months

c)

C) because he was seeing her after 2 months

d)

D) because he was seeing her after 6 months

96.

Q8- Whom did the narrator's wife and son miss?

a)

A) their servant

b)

B) their dog

c)

C) the narrator

d)

D) the bear,Bruno

97.

Q9- Why did the narrator's family decide to leave Bruno in the zoo?

a)

A) he was growing too big to be at home

b)

B) he was becoming notorious

c)

C) they didn't like him

d)

D) they were scared of him

98.

Q10- What made Bruno weak and paralysed?

a)

A) his disease

b)

B) eating less food

c)

C) eating vegetables

d)

D) drinking poison meant for rats

99.

Q11- Why did Bruno vomit?

a)

A) he was sick

b)

B) because of overeating

c)

C) because he was hungry

d)

D) because he ate some poison-barium carbonate

100.

Q30- Which zoo was Bruno kept in ?

a)

A) 87 km away at Mysore zoo

b)

B) in Bangalore

c)

C) in Karnataka

d)

D) none