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FULL SYLLABUS ENGLISH

Total questions: 101

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the irony in this lesson?

a)

(a) Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though he was the one waiting for a shower

b)

(b) Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange money for him

c)

(c) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him

d)

There is no irony

2.

How much money was the postmaster able to arrange?

a)

50 pesos

b)

60 pesos

c)

70 pesos

d)

100 pesos

3.

Where did Lencho expect the downpour to come from?

a)

(a) north

b)

(b) north-east

c)

(c) north-west

d)

South

4.

An extremely strong wind is called...........

a)

Cyclone

b)

Whirlwind

c)

Tornedo

d)

Gale

5.

How did the pleasant rain become devilish for Lencho?

a)

It rained heavily

b)

It brought large hailstones

c)

It did not give sufficient water to his fields

d)

It made Lencho's roof leak

6.

What do the 'frozen pearls' refer to?

a)

hailstones

b)

raindrops

c)

golden corns

d)

none of the above

7.

What made Lencho dejected and depressed?

a)

The rain that brought hailstones.

b)

The rain that drenched his fields.

c)

The rain and hailstorm that caused leakage in his roof.

d)

The hailstones that completely destroyed his crops.

8.

Why did Lencho compare the hailstones with a plague of locusts?

a)

because the plague too causes destruction of crops.

b)

because the plague occurs with the hailstones.

c)

because the plague causes illness to humans.

d)

because the plague is more dangerous than rain.

9.

Meaning of 'Amiable' is

a)

Naughty and mischievous

b)

Truthful and loyal

c)

Kind- hearted and friendly

d)

Cruel and hateful

10.

"These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins." This is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Pathetic Fallacy

11.

Was Lencho surprised to see the money?

a)

A little

b)

Not at all

c)

Very much

d)

Neutral

12.

What does 'courage' mean to Mandela?

a)

to be very bold and braveheart

b)

triumph over fear

c)

never be fearful of anything

d)

face all dangers

13.

Which pair of the words is incorrect?

a)

profound - deep and strong

b)

emancipation - freedom from restriction

c)

inevitably - unavoidably

d)

transitory - permanent

14.

What “twin obligations” does Mandela mention?

a)

to family and to friends

b)

to family and to society

c)

to nation and to society

d)

to family and to relatives

15.
Which quote from "Long Walk to Freedom" best explains Nelson Mandela's commitment to the people of South Africa.
a)
"When I walked out of prison, that was my mission, to liberate the oppressed and the oppressor both. "
b)
"As long as I obeyed my father and abided by the customs of my tribe, I was not troubled by the laws of man or God."
c)
"It was during those long and lonely years that my hunger for the freedom of my own people became a hunger for the freedom of all people, white and black. "
d)
" The oppressed and the oppressor alike are robbed of their humanity."
16.

According to Mandela what comes naturally?

a)

love

b)

courage

c)

hate

d)

fear

17.

According to Mandela What is courage?

a)

absence of fear

b)

presence of fear

c)

victory over the sense of fear

d)

all of the above

18.

Which organisation did Mandela join?

a)

African National Leaders

b)

African National Congress

c)

African National People

d)

none of these

19.

How many national anthems were sung on the occasion of inauguration?

a)

one

b)

two

c)

three

d)

four

20.

Who was appointed the second deputy president of South Africa?

a)

Mr de Klerk

b)

Thabo Mbeki

c)

Nelson Mandela

d)

Oliver Tambo

21.

Who was appointed the first deputy president of South Africa?

a)

Thabo Mbeki

b)

Nelson Mandela

c)

Mr de klerk

d)

Oliver Tambo

22.

What was the purpose behind calling Paris Control?

a)

(a) To know about air traffic

b)

(b) To know the direction of the route

c)

(c) To know the details about landing

d)

(d) None of the Above

23.

Who give Young Seagull a piece of fish?

a)

(a) Brother Seagull

b)

(b) Mother Seagull

c)

(c) Father Seagull

d)

(d) None of the Above

24.

Why didn’t the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris?

a)

(a) He wanted to meet his family

b)

(b) He wanted to go on a holiday

c)

(c) He did not want to miss the breakfast

d)

(d) He did not like Paris

25.

Which of the pilot’s intruments stopped working first?

a)

(a) compass

b)

(b) radio

c)

(c) both stopped together

d)

(d) both were working

26.

Which control station did he contact on his way?

a)

(a) Paris

b)

(b) India

c)

(c) England

d)

(d) he didn’t contact any

27.

The pilot was flying from _____ to _____.

a)

(a) England, France

b)

(b) England, India

c)

(c) France, England

d)

(d) France, India

28.

Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?

a)

(a) she was mad at him

b)

(b) to push him to fly out of hunger

c)

(c) she didn’t want to give him the fish

d)

(d) she got tired

29.

A narrow horizental shelf projecting from a wall or a cliff

a)

Edge

b)

Ridge

c)

Kledge

d)

Ledge

30.

Skim

a)

picking and moving with a scoop

b)

picking and moving with a troop

c)

To move lightly just below a surface

d)

To move lightly just above a surface

31.

Who is the author of "His First Flight"?

a)

Liam O' Flaherty

b)

Frederick Forsyth

c)

Roal Dahl

d)

Paulo Coehlo

32.

When did Anne born?

a)

12 June 1929

b)

12 July 1929

c)

12 July 1919

33.

Why was writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne?

a)

she had never written anything before

b)

she didn't know how to write

c)

neither she nor anyone else would be interested in it later

d)

she had to get it off her chest

34.

What language was the diary originally written in ?

a)

Spanish

b)

English

c)

Dutch

d)

French

35.

How did Anne justify her being talkative in the essay?

a)

she disussed the subject topics in class

b)

it is a habit

c)

it is an inherited trait from her mother and you can't do much about it

d)

the class is boring

36.

What would the kids bet about in class?

a)

who is more talkative

b)

who would pass the class

c)

football matches

d)

baseball matches

37.

When was the diary given to Anne?

a)

11th birthday

b)

12th birthday

c)

13th birthday

d)

14th birthday

38.
Anne Frank's Family was a ...
a)
Jewish family from Israel
b)
Catholic family from Mexico
c)
German family living in Belguim
d)
Jewish family living in the Netherlands
39.
What made Wanda different? 
a)
She always wore the same blue dress
b)
She had a funny last name
c)
She did not talk to anybody
d)
All of the above
40.
Who was the most popular girl? 
a)
Maddie
b)
Peggy
c)
Cecile
d)
Wanda
41.
Where did Wanda sit in Room 13?
a)
In the front of the room.
b)
In the back of the room.
c)
In the center of the room.
d)
In a section with her friends.
42.
How many dresses and shoes does Wanda say she has?
a)
100 dresses and 60 shoes.
b)
100 dresses and 60 pairs of shoes.
c)
60 dresses and 100 shoes.
d)
60 dresses and 100 pairs of shoes.
43.

Peggy liked the __________________ dress and Madeline liked the ___________ dress.

a)

green, blue

b)

blue, green

c)

red, golden

d)

Grey, golden

44.

Who is the author of "The Hundred Dresses"?

a)

Liam O' Flaherty

b)

Frederick Forsyth

c)

Roal Dahl

d)

El Bsor Ester

45.

What tells you that Peggy wasn't cruel?

a)

protected small children from bullies

b)

couldn't stand animals getting mistreated

c)

did not make Wanda cry

d)

all of the above

46.

Who were the two best friends?

a)

Peggy, Maddie

b)

Wanda, Peggy

c)

Maddie, Wanda

d)

Willie, Wanda

47.

Where did they used to wait for Wanda?

a)

Bakers street

b)

Boggins Heights

c)

Boggins street

d)

Oliver street

48.

Why did Peggy say "and I thought I could draw"?

a)

she'd won the medal always

b)

Wanda's drawings were amazing

c)

she thought Wanda could draw better

d)

All of the above

49.

How would you describe Miss Mason's feelings towards the class?

a)

Angry

b)

Upset

c)

Happy

d)

Cheerful

50.

What was just as bad as what Peggy had done?

a)

Maddie staying silent while Peggy teased Wanda

b)

Maddie not stopping Peggy

c)

Maddie teasing Wanda

d)

None of the above

51.

What was Maddie reminded of by the Petronski's house?

a)

how they teased her

b)

how she could stop all of it

c)

Wanda's drawings

d)

Wanda's dress; unironed but clean

52.

What important decision does Maddie take?

a)

A) Unfriending Peggy

b)

B) visiting Wanda

c)

C) stop others from bullying

d)

D) all of the above

53.

Why did they think Wanda wouldn't reply?

a)

A) she didn't know how to read

b)

B) she didn't know how to write

c)

C) She must've been sad and angry

d)

D) all of the above

54.

“So Peggy had the same idea! Maddie glowed” What was the idea?

a)

To tease Wanda one more time

b)

To go and look for Wanda at Boggins Height

c)

To apologize to Wanda

d)

Both 2 and 3

55.

Why does the poet call it "dust of snow"?

a)

snow particles were too tiny

b)

they came over him like dust

c)

they felt like dust

d)

they looked like dust

56.

The poet says, "Of a day I had rued". What is the meaning of "rued"?

a)

ruined

b)

B) held in regret

c)

C) ruled

d)

D) conquered

57.

What uplifted his mood?

a)

falling of snow on his shoulder

b)

the crow

c)

hemlock tree

d)

all of the above

58.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?

a)

baba cdcd

b)

abab cdcd

c)

abab cddc

d)

abba cdcd

59.

Name the poetic device used in the line "Has given my heart"

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

oxymoron

d)

similie

60.

Name the poetic device used in the line "And saved some part"

a)

alliteration

b)

metaphor

c)

oxymoron

d)

similie

61.

What does "Dust of Snow" represent?

a)

healing power of nature

b)

particles of snow

c)

cool weather

d)

none of the above

62.

What are the two negative creatures that Frost used as carriers of positivity?

a)

snow, dust

b)

hemlock tree, snow

c)

snow, crow

d)

hemlock tree, crow

63.

The crow and Hemlock tree symbolize ____

a)

sorrow

b)

happiness

c)

celebration

d)

joy

64.

What is the main literary device used by Robert Frost?

a)

Simile

b)

Personification

c)

Symbolism

d)

Imagery

65.

According to you, what could 'fire' be a symbol of?

a)

epidemic

b)

love

c)

desire

d)

destruction

66.

"some say the world will end in fire

some say in ice "

tell the poetic device

a)

alliteration

b)

anaphora

c)

personification

d)

pun

67.

Which word in the poem means the same as 'to die'?

a)

Destruction

b)

Perish

c)

Desire

d)

Favour

68.
What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?
a)
abaa bcbcb
b)
aaba bcbcb
c)
aaab bcbcb
d)
abab bcbcb
69.

The poem draws a contrast between _____ and _____ .

a)

animals, human beings

b)

tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest

c)

tiger in a zoo, humans

d)

humans, tiger in forest

70.

What has been personified in the poem?

a)

TIGER

b)

FOREST

c)

ZOO

d)

ALL OF THE ABOVE

71.

WHICH POETIC DEVICE IS USED IN " IN HIS QUIET RAGE"?

a)

SIMILE

b)

METAPHOR

c)

ALLITERATION

d)

OXYMORON

72.

Why should he be lurking in shadow?

a)

out of fear

b)

out of anger

c)

to catch the deer

d)

both 1 and 2

73.

By "ignoring visitors", what is the poet trying to say?

a)

tiger knows his power is restricted

b)

there is no use of showing rage

c)

he is less terrorizing because of the cage

d)

all of the above

74.

Name the poetic device used in the line "On pads of velvet quiet".

a)

metaphor

b)

simile

c)

alliteration

d)

oxymoron

75.

Q1- Who is the poet of the Ball poem?

a)

A) Leslie Norris

b)

B) John Berryman

c)

C) Carolyn Wells

d)

D) Robert Frost

76.

Name the literary device used in "Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!"

a)

Metaphor

b)

Simile

c)

Alliteration

d)

Anaphora

77.

What does a ball cost

a)

5 dimes

b)

10 dimes

c)

1 dime

d)

4 dimes

78.

According to the poet what is child learning

a)

to bear loss

b)

to take care of things

c)

to be responsible

d)

to be careful

79.

Does the poet condole the boy

a)

can't say

b)

yes

c)

no

d)

none of them

80.

Why does the poet decide not to condole the boy

a)

he is busy

b)

he is indifferent

c)

it will be of no use

d)

he is happy

81.

Who is the author of the story “Triumph of Surgery”?

a)

Anton Chekhov

b)

Leslie Norris

c)

Leo Tolstoy

d)

James Herriot

82.

I looked down again at the dog. That was the problem. Tricki’s only fault was —

a)

His laziness

b)

His greed

c)

He refused food

d)

He had been quite active lately

83.

Tricki had no medicinal treatment.

a)

True

b)

False

84.

For how long was Tricki at the surgery?

a)

A month

b)

2 months

c)

A week

d)

A fortnight

85.

Who is Mrs. Pumphrey's gardener?

a)

Hodgkin

b)

Joe

c)

Mr. Herriot

d)

James

86.

What did Mrs. Pumphrey think her dog is suffering from?

a)

fever

b)

malnutrition

c)

stomach pain

d)

footsore

87.

Who does 'I' refer to in the story,`A Triumph of Surgery'?

a)

Mrs.Pumphrey

b)

Tricki

c)

James Herriot

88.

How did Tricki look?

a)

He looked very thin.

b)

He looked very smart.

c)

He looked like as if he was always ready to run.

d)

He looked like a bloated sausage.

89.

Mrs Pumphrey was distraught. Tricki would eat nothing.


What is the meaning of 'distraught'?

a)

1. bend

b)

2. worried

c)

3. upset

d)

4. both 2 and 3

90.

where was Anil house

a)

over Jamuna cloth shop

b)

over Jumna sweet shop

c)

over Jamuna sweet shop

d)

over Jamuna juice shop

91.

Q2- What was Anil's age?

a)

25

b)

10

c)

15

d)

30

92.

How has the narrator described Anil?

a)

Simple

b)

Kind

c)

Easy Going

d)

All of These

93.

What was Anil doing when the boy met him?

a)

Cooking

b)

Watching a Match

c)

Playing

d)

Writing an Article

94.

Who is making footprints?

a)

The boy on the street

b)

The scientist Jaffers

c)

Griffin

d)

Mr Hall

95.

Why we're the two boys in London surprised and fascinated?

a)

They saw some one jumping

b)

They saw muddy footprints of a human beings but no man can be seen

c)

They saw someone laughing

d)

They saw someone playing

96.

Mrs Hall is superstitious owner of the on at ________inn

a)

iping

b)

Liping

c)

Luping

d)

Lisping

97.

Who reported burglary to the police?

a)

Police

b)

Clergyman

c)

Mrs hall

d)

Jaffers

98.

What did he do for revenge?

a)

burned himself

b)

burned the landlord

c)

burned the house

d)

he didn't do anything for revenge

99.

What does the first encounter tell us about Mrs Hall?

a)

She is not friendly

b)

She is money-minded

c)

she is disinterested in her guests

d)

all of the above

100.

Why was Mrs Hall prepared and ready to tolerate strange habits and irritable temper?

a)

he had paid in advance

b)

he was a scientist

c)

both 1 and 2

d)

He was a guest

101.

what was an unusual event?

a)

a guest at the inn during winters

b)

a guest at the inn during summers

c)

a guest at the inn during spring

d)

nothing was unusual there