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Total questions: 245

Worksheet time: 2hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where were the surgeons summoned from?

a)

(a) Delhi

b)

(b) Bombay

c)

(c) Calcutta

d)

(d) Madras

2.

While playing with the prince, the king got hurt when a tiny sliver pierce his

a)

(a) right hand

b)

(b) left hand

c)

(c) right elbow

d)

(d) left the ankle

3.

Who killed the hundredth tiger?

a)

the dewan

b)

the hunters

c)

the maharaja

d)

the british officials

4.

Which Ornament was sent from British Company of Jewellers in Calcutta to the Maharaja?

a)

diamond earrings

b)

diamond bracelets

c)

diamond rings

d)

diamond necklace

5.

How did the hundredth tiger take its final revenge upon the Tiger King?

a)

by piercing the king's right hand

b)

by piercing the king's left hand

c)

by piercing the king's arm

d)

neither of the above

6.

A brave, courageous, strong and determined king, who killed 99 tigers, meets his death with an inanimate toy wooden tiger.

The statement above is an example of;

a)

joke

b)

flattery

c)

corruption

d)

irony

7.

What evidence from the story gives us the hint that this story belongs to the British era in India?

a)

the prince was brought up in English culture

b)

various states were under British officers

c)

both of the above

d)

neither of the above

8.

Why did the Tiger King marry?

a)

for love

b)

to obey his dharma

c)

to obtain a new province where he could kill tigers

d)

to produce an heir for the throne

9.

What is the theme of the story?

a)

birds

b)

animals

c)

birds and animals live on the planet

d)

All birds and animals have an important role to maintain the ecological balance

10.

What does Durai mean in the story?

a)

Chief leader in bengal

b)

Chief leader in andhra

c)

Chief leader in andhra

d)

Chief British Officer

11.

What did the astrologer predict?

a)

the boy will be a king

b)

the boy will visit the world

c)

the king will be killed by 100th tiger

d)

none

12.

What did the king utter to astrologer's prediction?

a)

let tigers watch

b)

Let tigers beware

c)

let tigers be careful

d)

None

13.

At what age the boy crowned as king?

a)

30

b)

15

c)

22

d)

20

14.

Whom did the King marry?

a)

a queen

b)

a princess

c)

the royal family of a state with large tiger population.

d)

none

15.

What is the theme of the story?

a)

Desire of power

b)

Desire to have power for one's selfish interests and not for the welfare of the people

c)

desire to help others

d)

none

16.

Why did the King decide to marry?

a)

to buy tigers

b)

to own tigers

c)

to tame tigers

d)

to achieve his target of killing 100 tigers.

17.

What became the cause of King's death?

a)

a tiger

b)

a tiger from his wife's state forest

c)

a tiger from his own state forest

d)

a wooden tiger from the toy shop

18.

What is the irony in the story?

a)

kings desire to prove predictions wrong

b)

king's desire to marry

c)

king's desire to tigers

d)

The king killed 99 tigers and died because of a toy tiger.

19.

Why did the king send rings to British official's wife?

a)

to save his state and to please The British

b)

to invite them for hunting

c)

to invite them for a feast

d)

to find more tigers

20.

Why did the Maharaja double the tax?

a)

In his rage against the disappearance of the sheep and to find 100th tiger

b)

to raise the funds

c)

to increse the income of the state

d)

to help the poor

21.

The real name of the Tiger King was _________

a)

Jam Jam Bahadur

b)

Jing Jing Bahadur

c)

Jung Jung Bahadur

d)

Bahadur of Bahadur

22.

What is the figure of speech used in the line, "Even the threat of a Stuka bomber will not throw me off track."?

a)

Metaphor

b)

Hyperbole

c)

Chiasmus

d)

Transferred Epithet

23.

The genre of 'The Tiger King' is ________________.

a)

Tragedy

b)

Tragi-comedy

c)

Elegy

d)

Satire

24.

What does the author mean when he says, "the Tiger King has reached that final abode of all living creatures."?

a)

The Tiger King has become a legend.

b)

The Tiger King has become immortal.

c)

The Tiger King has been to hell.

d)

The Tiger King is dead.

25.

"At that very moment a great miracle took place." Which miracle is being referred to here?

a)

The Tiger King was born.

b)

The sign of bull appeared in the sky.

c)

The ten day old baby was speaking.

d)

The sound was coming from the sky.

26.

Why does the chief astrologer say that the death of Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur will come from the tiger?

a)

because Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur was born in the hour of the Bull and the Bull and the Tiger are enemies.

b)

because a tiger was sacrificed for the birth of Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur.

c)

because the tigers had gone rampant in the kingdom.

d)

All of these

27.

What was the reaction of Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur on hearing about his death from the chief astrologer?

a)

He was petrified.

b)

He was transfixed in stupefaction.

c)

He said that the tigers should beware of him.

d)

He kept calm and did not say anything.

28.

When The Maharaja showed the first tiger he killed to the chief astrologer, what did the astrologer say?

a)

He congratulated The Maharaja.

b)

He acquiesced his defeat.

c)

He said that The Maharaja need not worry about the tigers anymore.

d)

He said that The Maharaja could kill ninety nine tigers but should be careful with the hundredth.

29.

Why does the author say, "From that day onwards it was celebration time for all the tigers inhabiting Pratibandapuram."?

a)

because there was exponential growth in tiger population.

b)

because the hunters had disappeared from the Pratibandapuram forest.

c)

because the State banned tiger hunting by anyone except the Maharaja.

d)

because The Tiger King was no more.

30.

"At another time he was in danger of losing his throne." Why was The Maharaja in danger of losing his throne?

a)

He had been severely injured by a tiger.

b)

He had prevented a high ranking British officer from fulfilling his desire.

c)

He had no heir to succeed him.

d)

The people had turned against him for killing of innocent tigers.

31.

Why did The Maharaja not agree to the proposal of the high ranking British officer?

a)

because it would set a bad example and other British officers might turn up for tiger hunts.

b)

because there were only a few tigers left in his kingdom.

c)

because it might infuriate the people and they may turn against him.

d)

All of these

32.

Why were samples of expensive diamond rings sent to the duraisani?

a)

because it was a tradition.

b)

because The Maharaja's wife insisted it.

c)

because The Maharaja was asked to do so by the British officer.

d)

because The Maharaja wanted to please the British officer through his wife this way.

33.

"Within ten years he was able to kill seventy tigers. And then, an unforeseen hurdle brought his missionto a standstill." Which 'hurdle' is being referred to here?

a)

The Maharaja losing his passion for tiger hunts

b)

The Maharaja's wife turning against him

c)

The tiger population becoming extinct in the forests of Pratibandapuram

d)

The people of his kingdom turning against The Maharaja

34.

Why did The Maharaja decide to get married?

a)

because he had reached a critical age. So, he could not wait any longer.

b)

because tigers had become extinct in his kingdom. So, he needed a kingdom with a large number of tigers to complete his mission of killing hundred tigers.

c)

because it was the wish of his dying parents.

d)

because the people of his kingdom were clamouring for a queen.

35.

"But soon came the happy news which dispelled that gloom." What was the happy news?

a)

The queen had given birth to a baby boy.

b)

The Maharaja had emerged victorious in another battle.

c)

A tiger was at work in a hillside village.

d)

A sharp rise was noticed in the tiger population in his kingdom that year.

36.

"One day when his rage was at its height, the Maharaja called the dewan and ordered him to double the land tax forthwith." Why did the Maharaja do so?

a)

because he had to increase his revenue to pay the Britishers.

b)

because his people had revolted against him.

c)

because the people had informed him about the tiger but it was nowhere to be found.

d)

All of these

37.

What did the dewan do to save his job?

a)

He instigated people against the Maharaja.

b)

He colluded with other officers in helping the Britishers.

c)

He put the blame of not finding the tiger on his subordinates.

d)

He took the tiger which had been brought from the People’s Park in Madras and released it secretly in the forest.

38.

What does the author mean when he says, "the tiger launched its satyagraha"?

a)

The tiger went on a hunger strike.

b)

The tiger decided to protest against the killing of other tigers.

c)

The tiger decided to join the satyagraha movement launched by their community.

d)

The tiger refused to get out of the car.

39.

Why did the hunters decide that the Maharaja must not come to know that he had missed his target?

a)

since they could lose their jobs.

b)

since they did not want the Maharaja to kill the hundredth tiger.

c)

since it was the order of the dewan.

d)

All of these

40.

The wooden tiger cost only two annas and a quarter. Why did the shopkeeper state three hundred rupees as the price then?

a)

because he was greedy.

b)

because he thought the Maharaja loved the gift and would buy it at any price.

c)

beacuse he knew he could be punished under the rules of the Emergency for stating a low price and a higher price would satiate the ego of the king.

d)

because he knew that the Maharaja loved only expensive things.

41.

Why did the three surgeons announce “The operation was successful. The Maharaja is dead.”?

a)

because they had treated the infected arm and that operation was successful but the king died.

b)

It was said jokingly to have fun with the worried well-wishers of the Maharaja.

c)

By 'the operation' they were referring to the prediction of the astrologer which was successful as the king was killed by the hundredth tiger.

d)

They had to term their operation successful even though the Maharaja had died to save their skin.

42.
Who is the author of the lesson?
a)
Tishani Doshi
b)
Kamla Das
c)
Jane Austen
d)
Chitra Das
43.
Who is the author of the lesson?
a)
Tishani Doshi
b)
Kamla Das
c)
Jane Austen
d)
Chitra Das
44.

What does the lesson A JOURNEY TO THE END OF THE WORLD revolves around?

a)
It revolves around the world
b)
tourism
c)
children and their tour
d)
the world’s most preserved place, Antarctica
45.
What is the purpose of The Journey to the world’s most preserved place, Antarctica?
a)
to tour the world
b)
to see the beauty of the earth
c)
to know the geography more closely
d)
to sensitize the young minds towards climatic change
46.
How will the geographical phenomena help us to know the history of mankind?
a)
by telling the age of existence of human beings on the earth
b)
by showing the global warming
c)
by showing the imapcts of global warming
d)
none
47.
Why is a visit to Antartica important to understand the effect of global warming?
a)
because here one can see quickly melting glaciers and collapsing ice-shelves
b)
because it is filled with snow
c)
because it is away from urban rush
d)
None
48.
What is there in Antarctica?
a)
man's history
b)
snow's history
c)
geographical history
d)
Geological history
49.
Which programme aimed to take high school students to the end of the world?
a)
The author's delight
b)
Teachers delight
c)
School program
d)
Geoff Green's 'Students on Ice' programme
50.
Why did Geoff decide to take high school students on the journey?
a)
to make them tour the world
b)
to make them enjoy
c)
to make them feel relaxed
d)
to make them understand their planet and respect it.
51.

Why is the Antarctica the right place to understand the past, present and future?

a)

because half million-year-old carbon records are trapped in its layers of ice.

b)

because of layers of ice

c)

because of cold

d)

none

52.
Why did the author visit Antarctica?
a)
to have a better understanding of the planet
b)
to see the white expanse
c)
to enjoy the cold weather
d)
none
53.
Why has the author called her journey as Journey to the End of the Earth'?
a)
because it was too far
b)
because no human race or plants exist
c)
crosses nine time zones, six checkpoints, three water bodies and many ecospheres to reach there. The
d)
All these
54.
Why is Antarctica a restricted place?
a)
because it's too cold
b)
because of no life
c)
because of snow
d)
to protect the environment
55.
Who was Geoff Green?
a)
Geoff was a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and The Explorers Club.
b)
A scientist
c)
A traveller
d)
A tourist guide
56.
How many years back were India and Antarctica part of the same landmass?
a)
100 million years back
b)
300 million years ago
c)
200 million years ago
d)
400 million years ago
57.
What was Gondwana?
a)
An ancient tourist place
b)
an ancient city in Antarctica
c)
An ancient super continent
d)
None
58.
What wondered Tishani Doshi?
a)
Beauty of the place
b)
white expanse
c)
Beauty of balance on the earth
d)
None
59.
What was the objective of the Students on the Ice program?
a)
to make them travel
b)
to make them see snow
c)
to make them see white expanse in the form of ice
d)
to enable them to think differently to save the planet
60.
What are the important indications of the future of human kind?
a)
melting glaciers
b)
depleting ozone layer
c)
increasing global warming
d)
All these
61.
Why was Tishani Doshi filled with relief and wonder when she first set his foot on the continent?
a)
to see its white expanse
b)
to see its vastness and immense white expanse
c)
to see the isolation from the rest of the world
d)
All these
62.
What were the writer's feelings on reaching the continent?
a)
of relief and amazement
b)
tired and fatigued
c)
sad
d)
none
63.
What disturbed the silence of the continent?
a)
The birds
b)
the animals
c)
the humans
d)
Avalanches
64.
Why was the programme 'Students on Ice ' a great success?
a)
because of its arrangements
b)
good travel facilities
c)
good food arrangements
d)
because of the life changing exposure to the youngsters
65.
How has the man created ruckus on the earth?
a)
by travelling
b)
by encroaching the earth
c)
by visiting the iceland
d)
none
66.
What is phytoplankton?
a)
Oceas
b)
Southern oceans
c)
Microscopic grasses
d)
None
67.
How were the Himalayas formed?
a)
by a collapse in the Gondwana supercontinent
b)
by evolution
c)
by deforestation
d)
All these
68.
What does the author compare the running and stretching of crabs to?
a)
to melting glaciers
b)
to avalanches
c)
to stray dogs
d)
None
69.
What was the center of the Gondwana Supercontinent?
a)
Asia
b)
Pacific
c)
Antarctica
d)
All these
70.
What are the reasons of increasing global tempratures?
a)
cutting of trees
b)
human activities
c)
increasing pollution
d)
All these
71.
What kind of atmosphere does Antarctica have?
a)
coldest
b)
driest
c)
windiest
d)
All these
72.
How old are the records trapped in the layers of ice on Antarctica?
a)
1 million year old
b)
2 million years old
c)
half million-year-old carbon records
d)
All these
73.
What used to flourished on Antarctica years back?
a)
Animals
b)
Tigers
c)
Humans
d)
Fauna and flora
74.
Where does 90% of earth's total ice exist?
a)
Pacific region
b)
Southern oceans
c)
Northern pole
d)
Antarctica Continent
75.
Why is Antarctica completely pure?
a)
Because of ice
b)
because of avalanches
c)
because of melting glaciers
d)
because of non-existence of humans
76.
Where is the world's geological history trapped?
a)
on southern pole
b)
On Northern Pole
c)
on Asia Continent
d)
On Antarctica Continent
77.
Which program was the author a part of?
a)
Tour Program
b)
Research Program
c)
Students on Ice Program
d)
None
78.
Which program was a life changing program?
a)
Tour and Travels
b)
Know Antarctica
c)
Know your earth
d)
Students on Ice
79.
What gives us an insight into the world's geological history?
a)
Study of Northern Pole
b)
Study of Southern Pole
c)
Study of Antarctica Continent
d)
None
80.
How does the geographical phenomena help us?
a)
how small changes cause big things to happen
b)
it makes us study
c)
it helps us to watch everything closely
d)
none
81.
What was the name of the Southern Super continent?
a)
Asia
b)
Asia Pacific
c)
Northern pole
d)
Gondwana
82.
If we want to know our earth ,the human race and its past,present,and future where should we go?
a)
Northern Pole
b)
Southern Pole
c)
Gondwana
d)
Antarctica Continent
83.
Why did Mr. Lamb call Derry blessed?
a)
because he was young
b)
because he had a mother
c)
because he had friends
d)
because except a burnt face he had a perfectly healthy body
84.
Which story did Mr. Lamb narrate to Derry?
a)
Cindrella
b)
The snowman
c)
The Dwarfman
d)
the beauty of the beast
85.
What kind of a garden did Mr. Lamb have ?
a)
cherry
b)
plum
c)
peach
d)
Apple garden
86.
Where was Mr. Lamb's house?
a)
on atree
b)
on the road
c)
oin a street
d)
inside the garden
87.
How did Derry burn his face?
a)
in a fire
b)
with a gas stove
c)
hot water
d)
acid burnt his face
88.
Why even inspite of physical disability Mr. Lamb did not feel lonely?
a)
because he was busy
b)
because he had a garden
c)
he had servants
d)
because he never let himself to be alone and keep himself busy
89.
Why did Mr. Lamb keep the door of his garden open?
a)
to let the people come in
b)
to get fresh air
c)
to avoid opening the door again and again
d)
to have fine contact with the outer world and enjoy
90.
Why did Derry develop an inferiority complex?
a)
he didn't have a big house
b)
he didn't have much money
c)
because of his burnt face
d)
none
91.
Why did Derry like to be alone?
a)
because of burnt face
b)
because he couldn't bear with people's comments
c)
because of inferiority complex
d)
All these
92.
How the meeting With Mr. Lamb became a turning point for Derry?
a)
h encouraged Derry to be friends with everyone and not to be bothered by their comments
b)
he taught him to look at everything positively
c)
he taught him to admire everything
d)
All these
93.
What did Derry learn from the fairy tale?
a)
how to look beautiful
b)
how to make friends
c)
learnt to love and appreciate himself
d)
All these
94.
How was Mr. Lamb happy inspite of his disability?
a)
because of his acceptance of it
b)
because he was wise
c)
because he had grown old
d)
All these
95.
Why did Derry always find a vacant place to live?
a)
he liked to be alone
b)
was scared of people
c)
because of inferioritu complex as he had a burnt face
d)
All these
96.
Why was Derry startled entering the garden?
a)
because of trees
b)
because of apples
c)
because he expected no one else but seeing Mr.Lamb
d)
none
97.
What complex does Derry suffer from?
a)
Superiority
b)
oedipus
c)
inferiority
d)
All these
98.
Why did Mr. Lamb not have curtains in his house?
a)
it's difficult to wash
b)
too expensive
c)
because he wanted visitors in his house
d)
none
99.
What did Mr. Lamb tell about himself?
a)
he had a tin leg
b)
still he was happy
c)
he never mind even if children teased him
d)
All these
100.
What specific things about Mr. Lamb does Derry notice?
a)
A man of firm resolution
b)
always remains happy inspite of his deformitu
c)
had a positive outlook
d)
All these
101.
In what sense was friendship between Lamb and Derry was fruitful?
a)
he gave him fruit to eat
b)
his maturity
c)
both were good companions and Lamb's mature experiences and words helped Derry to have a positive view of life
d)
none
102.
What draws Derry towards Lamb?
a)
his appearance
b)
his grief
c)
his positive outlook
d)
All these
103.
Derry entered Mr Lamb’s garden by———–
a)
climbing over the wall
b)
climbing through the window
c)
walked in through the open gate
d)
walking in stealthily
104.
Why was Derry startled?
a)
He was caught
b)
There were many people
c)
By Mr Lamb’s presence
d)
On seeing a watchdog
105.
Why did Derry enter Mr Lamb’s garden?
a)
He wanted to see the flowers
b)
He wanted to see the bees
c)
He wanted to steal crabapples
d)
Out of curiosity
106.
Derry was afraid that Mr Lamb would find his face———-
a)
repulsive
b)
unusual
c)
boring
d)
hard to forget
107.
Mr Lamb believed that Derry wanted to turn back because of he———-
a)
he had been caught
b)
he was ugly
c)
he was afraid of Mr Lamb
d)
he had something to hide
108.
Mr Lamb asked Derry to stay back and———-
a)
help him in plucking crabapples
b)
talk to him
c)
hear birds sing
d)
discuss his problems
109.
One side of Derry’s face was————
a)
marred by scars
b)
had spots
c)
was darker
d)
burnt by acid
110.
No one liked to look at him This made Derry suffer from————-
a)
lack of self-regard 
b)
a callous attitude
c)
bitter hatred for the world
d)
a desire to die
111.
Mr Lamb changed the subject and started talking about———–
a)
apple picking
b)
bees singing
c)
beauty and the beast
d)
his tin leg
112.
Derry didn’t like being with people because————
a)
he was a shy boy 
b)
he was deformed
c)
people repulsed him
d)
people reminded him of his ugliness
113.
Derryfelt Mr Lamb said———things
a)
peculiar
b)
sad
c)
funny
d)
profiunfd
114.
Mr. Lamb had ——– at the windows
a)
barricades
b)
lovely curtains
c)
no curtains
d)
no window panes
115.
Mr . Lamb claimed he had ______ friends
a)
hundreds of
b)
no
c)
two or three
d)
a couple of
116.
Mr . Lamb made——-  with honey
a)
cake
b)
cookies
c)
pie
d)
toffee
117.
The boy’s name is ——– but he prefers
a)
Dennis
b)
Derek
c)
Derham
d)
Derrain
118.
——–blew up Mr Lamb’s leg
a)
A Bomb
b)
A Gunshot
c)
An Accident
d)
A Splinter
119.
How far is Derry’s house from Mr Lamb’s?
a)
A Mile
b)
2 miles
c)
3 Miles
d)
4 Miles
120.
Derry’s family has been living in that house for only ———months
a)
2
b)
3
c)
4
d)
5
121.
If Derry didn’t go back, he was scared————
a)
Mr Lamb would not let him in
b)
Mr Lamb would make other friends
c)
he wouldn’t be able to pick crabapples
d)
he’d never go anywhere in the world again
122.
Why does Derry begin to weep in the end?
a)
Out of relief as had managed to come
b)
Mr Lamb was dead
c)
Mr Lamb did not want him
d)
His mother prohibited him from stepping out of doors
123.
Who has written On The Face Of It?
a)
Susan Hill
b)
William Sydne
c)
Salman Rushdie
d)
Chetan Bhagat
124.
What is this play featuring?
a)
an old man and a small boy meeting in old man's garden
b)
gossip of old man
c)
old man's woes
d)
brave acts of a small boy
125.
Who is Mr. Lamb?
a)
a young man
b)
a middleaged man
c)
an old man
d)
none
126.
What were Derry and Mr. Lamb victims of?
a)
vision impairment
b)
Physical impairment
c)
war
d)
none
127.
Why did Mr. Lamb help Derry?
a)
because both were victims of war
b)
both were sad
c)
both were victims of physical impairment
d)
because he wanted Derry to change his view of life.
128.
Who is Derry?
a)
Derek- a boy of 14 and has acid burnt on his face
b)
a small boy
c)
a boy
d)
a young boy
129.
What unites Mr. Lamb and Derry?
a)
their age
b)
their woes
c)
their life stories
d)
their physical impairment
130.
How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy?
a)
by reading books
b)
by chatting with people
c)
by pulling down the ripe crab apples of his garden
d)
All these
131.
Why did Derry go to Mr. Lamb's garden?
a)
to steal apples
b)
to speak to Mr. Lamb
c)
to help the old man
d)
to feel that place
132.
How did Derry enter the garden?
a)
from the front gate
b)
from the side gate
c)
from back gate
d)
by climbing the garden wall
133.
Why did Mr. Lamb keep the door of his garden open?
a)
to keep an eye over his garden
b)
to be safe
c)
to chat with the people and the children who come there to take fruit
d)
none
134.
Why did children call Mr. Lamb Lamey Lamb?
a)
because he stopped them from taking apples
b)
he spoke rudely
c)
they didn't like him
d)
because of his broken leg in a bomb exploison
135.
Why didn't Mr. Lamb feel hurt by chidren's comments?
a)
because he thought that it suits him
b)
he loves children
c)
he likes them
d)
he want them to play in his garden
136.
What does Mr. Lamb grow in his garden?
a)
cherry
b)
peach
c)
pomegranate
d)
apples
137.
How did Mr. Lamb pick apples?
a)
bending down
b)
with the help of his servant
c)
with the help of children
d)
using a ladder and a stick
138.
How did Mr. Lamb use the apples?
a)
made jam
b)
made pickle
c)
earned money
d)
he used to make jelly with them
139.
Why did Derry go to Mr. Lamb at the end?
a)
because of his wish to live a free life
b)
he wanted apples
c)
he wanted to play in the garden
d)
none
140.
Why did Derry's mother stop him to stay with Mr. Lamb?
a)
because he was not well
b)
because he would scold him
c)
because he talked too much
d)
because she didn't want him to stay with a stranger
141.
Why did Derry share his fear with Mr. Lamb?
a)
because he had a garden
b)
because he was old
c)
because he understood him and was friendly
d)
none
142.
How did Mr. Lamb help Derry?
a)
by giving him apples
b)
by talking to him
c)
by helping his mother
d)
by giving him a positive outlook towards life
143.
Who is the author of the lesson Memories of childhood?
a)
Zitkala-Sa and Bama
b)
Emily Brontë
c)
Charles Dickens
d)
None
144.
What does the story present?
a)
An autobiography of the author
b)
An autobiography of a man
c)
An autobiographical episode from the lives of two women
d)
None
145.
What are the names of the two women?
a)
Zitkala Sa a Native American and Bama Tamilian Dalit
b)
Zitkala and Sa
c)
Ba and Ma
d)
Annan and Bama
146.
What advice did Annan give to Bama?
a)
to go away from the place
b)
to leave the house
c)
to study hard and progress to rise above all shackels of indignity
d)
All
147.
Who was Zitkala Sa?
a)
A tamilian
b)
A protester
c)
A native American
d)
None
148.
What did Zitkala Sa find?
a)
discrimination against native American culture and women
b)
her dignity was in danger
c)
women were in danger
d)
all these
149.
What did the cutting of long hair of Zitkala Sa symbolise in the lesson?
a)
subjection to the rulers
b)
her wish to dominate
c)
her wish to get justice
d)
her wish to look modern
150.
Who is Bama's brother?
a)
A boy
b)
A young boy
c)
Annan
d)
None
151.
How much time did Bama take to reach home?
a)
2 hours
b)
3hours
c)
4hours
d)
1 hour
152.
What is the meaning of childhood memories?
a)
memories with a child
b)
memories of the times spent with a child
c)
memories of olden times
d)
memories formed during childhood period
153.
Why did Bama reach home in one hour in place of 10 minutes?
a)
she was watching shows on the road
b)
she was stopping at every shop
c)
she was enjoying all fun on the roads
d)
all these
154.
What did Zitkala Sa feel when her long hair was cut?
a)
oppression and victimization
b)
happy and delidhted
c)
relaxed
d)
None
155.
What was Bama victim of?
a)
gender prejudice
b)
violence
c)
child abuse
d)
caste system
156.
What did Annan tell Bama?
a)
Education is the only way to break the chains of caste system
b)
running away is the only way out to solve the problem
c)
keeping quiet is the only way to solve the issue
d)
none
157.
What did Zitkala mean by Eating By Formula?
a)
Set pattern of sitting
b)
set pattern of standing in lines
c)
set pattern of rules
d)
set pattern of eating decorum
158.
Why did Zitkala not like her hair cut?
a)
because her mother told her that mourners and cowards keep such hair.
b)
she liked long hair
c)
she wanted different style
d)
she didn't like anyone to touch her hair
159.
Who told Bama that untouchability is a crime?
a)
her mother
b)
Zitkala and Sa
c)
her sister
d)
Her brother Annan
160.
What comic incident did Bama mention to her brother?
a)
a man bringing vadas for his landlord by holding the vada packet by a string.
b)
a man bringing vadas in a basket
c)
a man bringing vadas in a tiffin
d)
all these
161.
Which community does Bama belong to?
a)
rich
b)
Brahmins
c)
Untouchable low caste
d)
None
162.
What is the meaning of untouchability?
a)
segregating a minority from the mainstream social group
b)
not to touch anyone
c)
keep distance from
d)
none
163.
Why did Zitkala find Eating by formula a hard trial?
a)
because of her inability to follow the bell taps
b)
because of too many rules
c)
because of restrictions
d)
none
164.
What attracted Bama in the street?
a)
monkeys
b)
the cyclist
c)
Pongal offerings
d)
all these
165.
Why did Zitkala feel oppressed in her new establishment?
a)
because of indignities shown to her
b)
because she didn't like the place
c)
she wanted to be with her mother
d)
none
166.
When did Bama first come to know of social discrimination?
a)
in class 1
b)
when she was in class 3
c)
when she was in class 2
d)
when she was in class 4
167.
Why did the Landlord's man ask Bama's brother on which street did they live?
a)
to know his class
b)
to know his background
c)
to know his work
d)
to know his caste
168.
"I felt like sinking to the floors" why did Zitkala feel so?
a)
because her blanket was stripped off from her shoulders and she felt uncomfortable
b)
because she didn't like her short hair
c)
because she didn't like her dress
d)
because she felt cold
169.
What did Judewin tell Zitkala?
a)
A new dress is comimng
b)
she will meet her mother
c)
she will go to a new place
d)
her hair would be cut
170.
How did Bama earn respect of the people of higher class?
a)
by shopping
b)
by spending money
c)
by studying hard and earning first position in her class
d)
all these
171.
What sort of shows attracted Bama?
a)
shows by jugglers
b)
shows by monkeys
c)
shows by shopkeepers
d)
shows by political people
172.
Why was Zitkala in tears on her first day in the land of apples?
a)
because of new environment
b)
cultural differences
c)
eating by formula and cutting of her hair
d)
all these
173.
What was common between Bama and Zitkala?
a)
belonged to minority
b)
victims of cultural differences
c)
were struggling because of class
d)
all these
174.
Why did Zitkala start crying at the dining table ?
a)
she didn't like the food
b)
she was a stranger
c)
because of eating by formula
d)
all these
175.
Why did Zitkala hide herself?
a)
to save herself
b)
to save herself from a woman
c)
to save herself from other chidren
d)
to stop people from cutting her hair
176.
How did the scene in the market change Bama's life?
a)
because of that she decided to study hard and stand against discrimination
b)
she became fearful
c)
she became stubborn
d)
she was irritated
177.
What was the author's original name?
a)
Zitkala
b)
Zitkala sa
c)
Zitkala Bama
d)
Gertrude Simmons Bonnin
178.
What did the story showcase?
a)
Discrimination on the basis of casteism specially with Indians in western culture
b)
difference of Indian and Western culture
c)
views of minorities
d)
none
179.
What was the name of the school where Zitkala studied?
a)
Carlisle Indian school
b)
Carlisle Western school
c)
Carlisle Indonesian school
d)
Carlisle American school
180.
What is Belfry?
a)
part of a bell tower
b)
part of a tower
c)
part of a music tower
d)
part of a silver tower
181.
Which family did Bama belog to?
a)
A jewish family
b)
a rich family
c)
a poor catholic family
d)
all
182.
What had hurt Bama in the society?
a)
Political plays
b)
class students
c)
Road shows
d)
Practice of untouchability
183.
Bama’s brother told her that if she wanted to make progress, she had to
a)
learn to cook
b)
study
c)
learn to stitch and knit
d)
learn to drive
184.
Bama was very rebellious and the thought of oppression at the hands of upper castes
a)
infuriated her
b)
provoked her to slap someone
c)
made her abusive
d)
made her want to murder someone
185.
Bama’s elder brother was studying at
a)
school
b)
college
c)
university
d)
medical college
186.
She had thought that the man carrying the bag was only
a)
making a game out of carrying the parcel
b)
trying to make her laugh
c)
obeying orders
d)
not touching it because it was hot
187.
The man was carrying
a)
pakoras
b)
samosas
c)
jalebis
d)
vadai or green banana bhaji
188.
One day the author was attracted by the sight of
a)
two riders on a horse
b)
a monkey performing tricks
c)
cattle treading out the grain from straw
d)
dogs fighting with cats
189.
There would always be some kind of entertainment
a)
in the school
b)
in the church
c)
in the bazaar
d)
in the house
190.
Bama used to dawdle along from school because she was
a)
too slow
b)
crippled
c)
distracted by lots of things on the way
d)
unable to wait for the school bus
191.
The author Bama felt she already had experienced the humiliation due to
a)
dark skin
b)
short height
c)
poverty
d)
untouchability
192.
The author was being stared at by people and she felt she
a)
looked pretty
b)
looked terrible
c)
had suffered extreme indignities
d)
looked like a model
193.
We have to submit because they are strong’. These words were said by
a)
Zitkala-Sa
b)
Judewin
c)
Marry-Ann
d)
Christine
194.
Short hair, in the author’s tribe, was worn only by
a)
mourners
b)
old people
c)
young kids
d)
elderly women
195.
While others ate, the author
a)
laughed
b)
watched them
c)
cried
d)
frowned
196.
Everyone kept standing except
a)
the teacher
b)
the matron
c)
the caretaker
d)
the author
197.
As the bell rang, the whole group of pupils
a)
sat on the floor
b)
drew a chair from under the table
c)
sat on the stools
d)
knelt down on the ground
198.
The Indian girls wore
a)
clinging dresses
b)
nightgowns
c)
trousers
d)
skirts
199.
Zitkala was being constantly observed by a woman who had
a)
a pale face
b)
fair complexion
c)
dark complexion
d)
angry look
200.
Rama was a
a)
Bengali writer
b)
a Tamil Dalit
c)
an NRI
d)
a politician
201.
Zitkala-Sa was a victim of
a)
racial prejudice
b)
serious crime
c)
rape
d)
a car accident
202.
The lesson ‘Memories of Childhood’ is
a)
an autobiographical episode
b)
a fable
c)
a legend
d)
a play
203.
Who is A. R. Barton?
a)
A modern writer
b)
author of Going Places
c)
lives in Zurich and writes in English
d)
All these
204.
What theme does Barton explore in this story?
a)
theme of children's happiness
b)
theme of adolescent fantasising and hero worship
c)
theme of elderly people's happiness
d)
theme of individual happiness
205.
What is the sub theme of the story?
a)
Relationships- family and friends
b)
friends
c)
family members
d)
adolescents
206.
What is the significance of the subject discussed in the lesson?
a)
it tells how to deal with friends
b)
it tells how to behave smartly
c)
immediate relevance to the life of school leavers
d)
it tells how to behave with elderly
207.
What are the literary devices used in the lesson?
a)
metaphorical expressions and slangs
b)
similes
c)
irony
d)
none
208.
what is the meaning of the word “chuffed”?
a)
meaning delighted or very pleased
b)
meaning not happy
c)
meaning frustated
d)
none
209.
what is the meaning of the words :“nosey”, “gawky”?
a)
“nosey”, meaning inquisitive and “gawky”, meaning awkward, ungainly.
b)
noisy and beautiful
c)
noisy and useful
d)
noisy and gainful
210.
The story Going Places revolve around whom?
a)
a fat boy
b)
an old couple
c)
a teenage girl Sophie, her family and friends
d)
none
211.
What kind of girl is Sophie ?
a)
a happy go lucky kind
b)
a realistic
c)
Day dreamer
d)
a naughty child
212.
What is Sophie in reality?
a)
a dreamer
b)
a fighter
c)
a worker at Biscuit factory
d)
none
213.
What does Sophie dream about?
a)
Becoming an actor
b)
becoming a manager
c)
a sophisticated person
d)
becoming rich and sophisticated
214.
What is the turning point in the story?
a)
when she fights with her brother.
b)
when her father gets angry.
c)
when her brorher reveals her story.
d)
when she thinks of meeting Danny Casey- a famous football player
215.
What story she make up in front of her brother?
a)
She will become an actress
b)
she will become a manager
c)
she will be a famous beautician
d)
Casey will come to meet her.
216.
Who are Sophie and Jansie?
a)
teenagers who are friends and classmates
b)
neighbourers
c)
colleagues
d)
actors
217.
Explain Words had to be prized out of him like stones out of a ground.
a)
ii was difficult to speak to him
b)
it was difficult to locate him in a shop
c)
it was difficult to locate him in factory
d)
it was difficult to get information out of him
218.
Where is Sophie lost?
a)
in her imagination
b)
in her dreams
c)
in her words
d)
in her imagination and dream of owning a boutique shop to become a famous fashion designer
219.
What does Jansie tell Sophie?
a)
talk unrealistic
b)
be wise
c)
be practical
d)
be sensible and not to dream big
220.
Why does Jansie discourage Sophie to dream big?
a)
because it requires a lot of money
b)
because it is not practical
c)
because it is unrealistic
d)
all these
221.
What was Sophie's reply to Jansie?
a)
That she will go door to door to collect money
b)
She will open a boutique
c)
she will open an office
d)
she will become an actress or a manager to realize her dream.
222.
Why does she want to be an actress?
a)
to earn money
b)
to be famous
c)
to be a fashiondesigner
d)
to earn a lot of money and open a boutique to be famous fashion designer.
223.
Why is Jansie not able to support Sophie's view?
a)
because he is a happy go lucky man
b)
because his imagination is poor
c)
because he is unable to believe
d)
because he is a realistic and believes in practicality
224.
Why does Sophie feel choked in the house?
a)
because of stove's steam and dirtydishes
b)
because of foul smell
c)
because of smoke
d)
because of no air
225.
Who is Sophie's elder brother?
a)
Geoffe - a trainee mechanic
b)
Jansie
c)
Dany Casey
d)
none
226.
Explain On Saturday they made their weekly pilgrimage to the United
a)
repairing stove
b)
repairing a car
c)
repairing a cooler
d)
went to the United dutifully with a lot of devotion
227.
What secret did Sophie share with her brother?
a)
She met Mary Quaint a famous fashion designer
b)
She met Prime Minister
c)
She met Christopher
d)
She met Danny Casy a famous footballer
228.
When does Sophie and her family go to watch the football match?
a)
Sunday morning
b)
Sunday evening
c)
Sunday afternoon
d)
Saturday
229.
Which game are Sophie and her family fans of ?
a)
cricket
b)
Badminton
c)
volleyball
d)
football
230.
Why did their favourite team win the match?
a)
Because they played well
b)
they were united
c)
they planned well
d)
because of the goal made by Casey
231.
Who is Sophie's younger brother?
a)
Geoffe - a trainee mechanic
b)
Casey
c)
Frank
d)
Derek
232.
What does Jansie ask Sophie?
a)
about Danny Casey
b)
about Mary Quaint
c)
about her dream
d)
the reality behind her meeting with Danny Casey
233.
Why does Sophie get angry with her brother?
a)
Because he revealed her secret to Jansie's brother
b)
he doesn't speak to her
c)
because of his silence
d)
none
234.
Where does Sophie visit to meet Casey in her imagination?
a)
a football ground
b)
in the match
c)
in a hotel
d)
a secret place near canal
235.
Sophie's dreams and disappointments are all in her mind?
a)
they all represent her imagination and nothing in reality
b)
they represent her nature
c)
they explain her personality
d)
they tell us her future
236.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of fantasising?
a)
helps in dreaming big
b)
helps in achieving big
c)
develops creative imagination and disadvantage is that it makes people self obsessed.
d)
none of these
237.
What kind of person is Sophie's father ?
a)
a kind hearted
b)
a loving and caring
c)
a hard core realistic
d)
carefree
238.
Why did Sophie like her brother Geoff more than anyone else?
a)
he keeps silent
b)
because he keeps her secret
c)
because she can confide in him
d)
all these
239.
What does Geoff's silence symbolise in Sophie's view?
a)
distant places
b)
his vague personality
c)
his jovial nature
d)
wandering of his mind to distant places
240.
Which country did Danny play for?
a)
Netherland
b)
Newzealand
c)
Switzerland
d)
Ireland
241.
Why does Sophie feel jealous of her brother?
a)
because he keeps silent
b)
because he is a mechanic
c)
because he reveals his secret
d)
because of inability to reach unknown areas of his mind
242.
Why is Sophie attracted to Danny and does she meet him in reality?
a)
Because he is a heroic footballer and she meets him in imagination only
b)
because he earns well
c)
because he plays football
d)
because he is smart
243.

We can conclude that the story has a good ending as :

a)

It shows how Sophie comes out of her fantasies

b)

It shows Sophie realising the truth about Danny Casey

c)

It realistically depicts Sophie getting

stuck up in her fantasies

d)

It teaches her the most valuable lesson not to fall in fantasies

244.

The word "approbation" means....

a)

silence

b)

reproval

c)

approval

d)

loud noise

245.

What is "Shepherd's pie" ?

a)

A sweet delicacy

b)

Mashed potato with cabbage

c)

Mutton chops with sauce

d)

Minced meat with mashed potato

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