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Mixed bag

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

By what name do we know Madhavikutty ?

a)

Shirley Toulson

b)

Kamala Das

c)

Bhama

d)

Sudha Murthy

2.

Story of Mukesh is an excerpt from a famous book . What's the name of the book?

a)

A) Lost Spring – Stories of Stolen Childhood

b)

B) Unveiling India

c)

C) Breaking the Silence

d)

D) The Song of India

3.

Why did Saheb -e- Alam not go to school?

a)

A) Not interested

b)

B) Had no money to pay fees

c)

C) Wanted to go for movies

d)

D) Wanted to earn money

4.

Saheb hailed from which place?

a)

A) Delhi

b)

B) Seemapuri

c)

C) Greenfields of Dhaka

d)

D) None

5.

Where is Seemapuri?

a)

A) In Noida

b)

B) South Delhi

c)

C) North Delhi

d)

D) East Delhi

6.

What are the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry?

a)

A) Poor health

b)

B) Impaired vision

c)

C) miserable life

d)

D) All of these

7.

What makes the working conditions of the children worst in the glass industry?

a)

A) Dark dingy cells without light and air

b)

B) Dazzling and sparking of welding light

c)

C) High temperature

d)

D) All of these

8.

What did Franz find on reaching the school?

a)

A) People were dancing

b)

B) school was closed

c)

C) Police patrolling

d)

D) strange quietness

9.

Why was Franz feeling regretful and sad?

a)

A) for reaching late

b)

B) for not learning participles

c)

C) for change of the Government

d)

D) for not learning his mother tongue

10.

Why did the villagers come to meet M. Hamel in the school?

a)

A) to complain

b)

B) to say goodbye

c)

C) to gossip

d)

D) to show gratitude

11.

What had been put up on the Bulletin Board that day?

a)

A) Teach only French

b)

B) Speak only English

c)

C) Teach only German

d)

D) Teach all these

12.

What is the story Deep Water speaking about?

a)

A) Fear of water and the way to overcome it.

b)

B) Fear of people

c)

D) Fear of dogs

d)

D) Fear of swimming

13.

What is haunting the author of 'Deep Water'?

a)

A) Terrible experience in the pool

b)

B) Ghosts

c)

C) His mother’s words

d)

D) A push by a young boy

14.

What is the theme of the story Deep Water?

a)

A) Victory in facing the fear

b)

B) Being fearful

c)

C) To learn swimming

d)

D) All

15.

What does this narrative style of the poem signify?

a)

A) differing thoughts

b)

B) many thoughts

c)

C) contrasting thoughts

d)

D) a single thread of thought mixed with harsh realities

16.

Whose house the poet was leaving?

a)

A) her friend’s house

b)

B) in-law’s house

c)

C) her husband’s house

d)

D) her parents’ house

17.

How is the imagery of ‘young trees and merry children’ a contrast to the mother?

a)

A) mother is old in comparison to the trees and children

b)

B) mother is like ash while the trees are green and children are happy

c)

C) like spring and autumn season

d)

D) Mother’s health-hopelessness and trees and merry children- youthfulness and hope

18.

What do the words “Their future is painted with fog” convey?

A) no love and care

B) no warmth

C) no hard work

D) no hope of improvement

a)

A) No warmth

b)

B) no love and care

c)

C) no hard work

d)

D) no hope of improvement

19.

What do Catacombs signify?

a)

A) relevance of the map hanging on the wall of the classroom

b)

B) confinement to the slums, the maps being irrelevant

c)

C) importance of the school

d)

D) death

20.

What other freedom the poet wants the slum children to enjoy?

a)

A) Freedom of roaming

b)

B) freedom to spend money

c)

C) freedom to eat

d)

D) freedom of knowledge,wisdom and expression