WorksheetsClass 12 Deep Water
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 17mins
How far have you understood the lesson Deep Water?
Understood completely
Understood to great extent
50 - 50
Could not understand at all
How did your teacher teach the lesson?
Too slow
Too fast
Pace was fine
Slides were nicely presented
Slides were not presented properly
"Deep Water" is written by
William Wordsworth
William North
William Douglas
In his childhood, William Douglas was told not to go near
Yakima river
YMCA Pool
Lake Wentworth
Douglas was swept away by waves at
YMCA Pool
California Beach
Lake Wentworth
The deep end of the YMCA pool was _____
8 ft.
10 ft.
9 ft.
One day Douglas was sitting by the poolside.......
waiting for others
watching the water
scared of going in
The big muscular boy _______ Douglas into the deep end of the pool.
picked up & tossed
threw
pushed
Douglas left all the hope of survival after
first trial
second trial
third trial
While drowning Douglas tried to catch
any other boy
the trainer's hand
ropes, ladders, water wings
His lungs ______, head _____ and legs were _______
burst, was numb, trying to push up
ached, throbbed, lifeless
felt weak, was full of thoughts, lifeless
After third attempt, Douglas
was saved by mother
left himself to the mercy of the waves
was still hopeful
After the misfortune, Douglas was
scared of going near water
strong and powerful
unable to swim ever
Douglas was keen to learn swimming as he
wanted to become a swimmer
wished for swimming, boating, fishing
wanted to prove himself
Douglas hired an instructor to learn
rafting
boating
swimming
The instructor trained him from
October-April
September- March
August- December
To ensure that he had learnt swimming, Douglas
went to Lake Wentworth & dived off a dock at Trigg's Island
swam across the lake to Stamp Act Island
Both are correct
None are correct
At first, why was the writer not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool?
Because he was sleeping
Because he was intoxicated
Because he thought that the lifeguard would come to his rescue
Because of confidence
How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?
By visiting California
By jumping into the waters
By taking a lesson from the instructor
By swimming into the lake Wentworth
“I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?
death
river
unconsciousness
revival
Why did Douglas' mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the Y. M.C.A swimming pool? As it was
local
safe
shallow
shallow and safe
How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of the pool?
once
twice
thrice
four times
What was the impact of the pool incident?
became confident
hydrophobia revived
lost confidence
hydrophobia was gone
What lesson did Douglas learn from his experience of drowning?
learnt swimming
left swimming
face the fear
fear the fear
Deep water is an excerpt from which book?
Of men and mountains
Of men and fear
Of fear and strength
Brave and fearless
When the big boy threw the author into the pool, did he lose his presence of mind?
Yes
No
Both a & b
I'm not sure
Which genre does the story "Deep Water' belong to?
biography
autobiography
horror
science fiction
What did the author do when his feet touched the bottom again?
he drowned
he swam under water
he made a leap
he remained there
Suddenly the author saw light. What did that mean?
he saw the light to heaven
he was coming out of water
some people came with a torch
there was a bulb in the water
When did Douglas finally conquer his fear?
when his instructor gave his approval
when he tried swimming alone at different places
when he was able to put his face under the water
when he tried different strokes on his own in the pool
Which proverb most aptly describes the theme of the story 'Deep Water'?
all's well that ends well
time and tide wait for none
cut your coat according to your cloth
where there's a will, there's a way
How old was William when the Y.M.C.A incident occurred?
three or four years old
four or five years old
eight or nine years old
ten or eleven years old
The Y.M.C.A pool was in (a)
The boy who threw Douglas into the pool was ........years old.
fifteen
sixteen
seventeen
eighteen
What is the famous quote by Roosevelt at the end of the lesson?
(a)
