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DEEP WATER

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of 'Deep Water'?

a)

Alphonse Daudet

b)

Pearl S. Buck

c)

William Douglas

d)

Stephen Spender

2.

How old was William when the Y.M.C.A incident occurred?

a)

three or four years old

b)

four or five years old

c)

eight or nine years old

d)

ten or eleven years old

3.

Douglas first developed an aversion to water when he had gone with his father to a beach in ......

a)

Florida

b)

Texas

c)

California

d)

New York

4.

The boy who threw Douglas into the pool was ........years old.

a)

fifteen

b)

sixteen

c)

seventeen

d)

eighteen

5.

Why did Douglas have an aversion to water from the beginning?

a)

because he used to have nightmares of drowning in water

b)

because he wasn't able to learn to swim

c)

because he didn't like the taste of water

d)

because he was knocked down by a wave

6.

When the big boy threw the author into the pool, did he lose his presence of mind?

a)

Yes

b)

No

c)

Both a & b

d)

I'm not sure

7.

Which genre does the story "Deep Water' belong to?

a)

biography

b)

autobiography

c)

horror

d)

science fiction

8.

What was the condition of his legs?

a)

his legs were kicking

b)

they were soft

c)

they seemed paralyzed

d)

they were active

9.

When did Douglas finally conquer his fear?

a)

when his instructor gave his approval

b)

when he tried swimming alone at different places

c)

when he was able to put his face under the water

d)

when he tried different strokes on his own in the pool

10.

Which proverb most aptly describes the theme of the story 'Deep Water'?

a)

all's well that ends well

b)

time and tide wait for none

c)

cut your coat according to your cloth

d)

where there's a will, there's a way

11.

When the author's feet touched the bottom, he:

a)

made a big jump

b)

lay flat at the bottom

c)

made no efforts to come to the surface

d)

none of these

12.

Yakima river as according to mother of William Douglas was

a)

trecherous

b)

treachrous

c)

treacherous

d)

trechereous

13.
Why did Douglas hire an instructor?
a)
To be confident in swimming
b)
To compete with others
c)
To flaunt
d)
To overcome his fear of water and learn swimming
14.
“I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?
a)
spavilion
b)
changing room
c)
unconsciousness
d)
death
15.
Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
a)
because he wanted to swim in the waters of the Cascade
b)
because his friend had challenged him
c)
because he had a bet on it
d)
because he wanted to win a medal
16.
What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
a)
4 miles
b)
3 miles
c)
5 miles
d)
2 miles
17.
How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?
a)
By visiting California
b)
By jumping into the waters
c)
By taking a lesson from the instructor
d)
By swimming into the lake Wentworth
18.
‘All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words?
a)
Douglas
b)
his instructor
c)
his father
d)
President Roosevelt
19.
‘What do you think you can do to me’? These words were spoken by Douglas to
a)
a shark
b)
to his enemy
c)
to the boy who pushed him
d)
to terror
20.
‘What do you think you can do to me’? These words were spoken by Douglas to
a)
a shark
b)
to his enemy
c)
to the boy who pushed him
d)
to terror
21.
The water in the pool had a
a)
dirty yellow tinge
b)
a blue reflection
c)
green colour
d)
no colour
22.
Though Douglas was frightened, he was not
a)
afraid to die
b)
going to survive
c)
out of his wits
d)
able to shout for help