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English Literature

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who is the author of 'The Fun They Had'?

a)

Charles Dickens

b)

Isaac Asimov

c)

Katherine Mansfield

d)

None of the above

2.

To which world does the story take the readers to?

a)

future world

b)

past world

c)

present World

d)

future world where computers will play a major role

3.

Which year has the story been set in?

a)

2057

b)

2189

c)

2157

d)

2247

4.

Where did Tommy find the book?

a)

in a public library

b)

in a library

c)

in his house

d)

on the roadside

5.

Why did Margie hate school?

a)

Because she didn't like waking up early morning.

b)

Because the mechanical teacher gave her test after test.

c)

Because the school was too far away.

d)

Because she didn't have many friends.

6.

Why did Margie's mother call the County Inspector?

a)

to repair a leakage

b)

to talk to Margie

c)

to talk to Tommy

d)

to check the fault in Margie's teacher in the Geography section

7.

Did Margie have fixed hours of study?

a)

No

b)

she studied off and on

c)

Yes she had fixed time and hours daily to study except Saturday and Sunday

d)

She studied on Saturdays and Sundays

8.

Who comes to your mind when thinking these words, round, red, box of wires and tools?

a)

Robo teacher

b)

County Inspector

c)

A mechanic

d)

Margie

9.

In "The Fun They Had," Tommy finds a book. Why are the book's pages yellow and crinkly?

a)

The book is very cheaply made.

b)

No one has ever read the book before.

c)

The book was printed a long time ago.

d)

Someone was trying to hide the book in the attic.

10.

Why does Margie think human teachers can't teach as well as mechanical teachers?

a)

They aren't as smart as machines

b)

They can't understand their students

c)

They make their students take too many tests

d)

They can't teach all the subjects

11.

Who is the poet of this poem?

a)

A) James

b)

B) William James

c)

C) William Wordsworth

d)

D) Robert Frost

12.

What does diverge mean?

a)

A) to be separated and taking a different turn

b)

B) to be torn

c)

C) to break

d)

D) all of the above

13.

What does Yellow woods mean?

a)

A) falling leaves

b)

B) forest with yellow leaves in the autumn season

c)

C) wood yellow in color

d)

D) none

14.

At the beginning of the poem , what is the conflict the speaker goes through?

a)

which road to take

b)

where to eat breakfast

c)

whether to go forward or turn back

d)

whether to keep walking or stop to take rest

15.
What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean?
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, 
a)
The speaker thinks both paths are equally good.
b)
The speaker is only one person and cannot go down two roads at the same time.
c)
The speaker would rather travel with someone, so they could each explore a path.
d)
The speaker regrets not taking the other road at the start.
16.
Which road did the traveler take?
a)
The one less traveled by.
b)
The one which bent in the undergrowth.
c)
The fair one.
17.

Frost uses the image of two diverging roads to symbolize.....

a)

sorrow and regret

b)

life's choice

c)

the love of nature

d)

the spirit of independence

18.

What rhyme scheme does the poem have?

a)

CADF

b)

AAAB

c)

ABAAB

d)

None

19.

The poet felt sorry because

a)

he could not travel on both the roads.

b)

he could not see the roads well.

c)

he did not know the directions.

20.

How did the mother distract the child from the toy?

a)

By dragging him away.

b)

By showing him the mustard field.

c)

By showing him flying beetles.

d)

By buying him an ice-cream.

21.

In the lesson what does the word "caper" mean.

a)

To run around playfully

b)

To sulk in a corner

c)

To be angry at someone

d)

To serve a large amount of people food

22.

What did the boy ask for first?

a)

A bullock cart ride

b)

To collect flowers

c)

To go back home

d)

To buy a toy

23.

“Will you have a ride on the horse?”

who is the speaker?

a)

Thief

b)

Kidnapper

c)

Strange gentle man

d)

His father

24.

Who was Lost in the story?

a)

Child

b)

Father

c)

Mother

d)

Daughter

25.

How did the flowering mustard-field look?

a)

White like silver

b)

Pale like melting gold

c)

Red like a rose

d)

Lovely like a rainbow

26.

Why did the child lag behind his parents?

a)

because of the stops he took to look closely at his favourite things

b)

because he was walking slow

c)

because he was crying

d)

all

27.

What does the child want to eat at the fair?

a)

Pastry

b)

Burfi

c)

Jalebi

d)

Ladoo

28.

When did the child realize that he had lost his way?

a)

While eating ice-cream

b)

when he turned to take permission from his parents to take a ride on a roundabout

c)

While running

d)

None

29.

What did the child do when he realized that he had lost his way?

a)

Felt happy

b)

reported to the office

c)

cried and ran here and there

d)

None

30.

What did the child speak repeatedly after losing his parents?

a)

I want my father I want my mother

b)

I want swings

c)

I want toys

d)

I want sweets

31.

Name the author (writer) of the story 'The Lost Child'.

a)

Ruskin Bond

b)

R.K.Laxman

c)

Mulk Raj Anand

d)

Oscar Wilde

32.

Who is the author of the lesson " The Adventures of Toto"?

a)

Khushwant Singh

b)

Ruskin Bond

c)

Jane Austen

d)

W.B.Yeast

33.

What is this story about?

a)

A) humour and adventure of a naughty monkey, Toto

b)

B) love animals

c)

C) about habitatas of monkeys

d)

D) None

34.

From where did grandfather buy the monkey?

a)

A) from the market

b)

B) from a shop

c)

C) from the jungle

d)

D) from a tonga driver

35.

What was the price that grandfather paid to buy the monkey?

a)

A) Rs.10/-

b)

B) Rs.7/-

c)

C) Rs.5/-

d)

D) Rs.6/-

36.

Why was Toto kept secretly?

a)

A) to save from other animals

b)

B) because grandmother disliked animals

c)

C) because he was naughty

d)

D) None

37.

Toto was taken to Saharanpur in _________.

a)

a jute bag

b)

a hand bag

c)

a canvas bag

d)

an iron cage

38.

The tonga-driver used to keep the little red monkey tied to

a)

a chain

b)

to the tonga

c)

a feeding-trough

d)

to a peg

39.

Toto's tail served as a third hand because

a)

he could run faster

b)

He could use it to hang from a branch; and it was capable of scooping up any delicacy

c)

it looked like a third hand

d)

He could play with his third hand

40.

On which tree did Toto sit and eat the pulao dish?

a)

Banyan Tree

b)

Mango tree

c)

Banana tree

d)

Jackfruit tree

e)

Orange tree

41.

How old was Evelyn when she went to the Royal academy of music?

a)

14

b)

17

c)

20

42.

what problem did Evelyn face in her life?

a)

she was mentally disabled

b)

she was Blind

c)

She was Broke

d)

She was deaf

43.

what languages does evelyn know?

a)

japanese, chinese, english

b)

spanish, english , german

c)

tamil, english, japanese

d)

japanese, english , french

44.

Bismillah Khan was called

a)

Khansaab

b)

Bismillahsaab

c)

Bismillahsaab

d)

Ustadsaab

45.

Tahar Mosiquee Ustaad Bismillah Khan auditorium is situated in :

a)

Montreal

b)

Osaka

c)

Teheran

d)

Behrin

46.

Which of the following is Bismillah Khan’s composition?

a)

Mere khuda mujhko na bhoolana

b)

Dil ka khilona hai toot gaya

c)

Main Tere dar to aaya Noon

d)

Ye Dil ka taranaa hai

47.

Who was Ali Bux?

a)

Bismillah’s maternal uncle

b)

Bismillah’s father

c)

Bismillah’s grandfather

d)

Bismillah’s friend

48.

What was Bismillah Khan’s grandfather?

a)

a soldier

b)

the shehnai Nawaz of the Bhojpur King’s court

c)

an actor

d)

a courtier

49.

What credit is given to Ustad Bismillah Khan regarding shehnai?

a)

inventing shehnai

b)

inventing pungi

c)

bring shehnai onto the classical stage

d)

None of these

50.

Who encouraged Evelyn to become a percussionist?

a)

James Colon

b)

Sai Karthikeya

c)

Ron Forbes

d)

Alex Carey

51.

Who is the author of the lesson 'The sound of music'

a)

Phoebe Cary

b)

Ruskin bond

c)

Deborah Cowley

d)

Yashwanth Kumar

52.

Where was the Royal Music Academy?

a)

U.S

b)

London

c)

Birmingham

d)

Paris

53.

Shehnai evolved from

a)

tabla

b)

guitar

c)

pungi

d)

Flute

54.

What was Bismillah Khan's first reward as a five year old?

a)

a trophey

b)

Gold coins

c)

Bharat ratna

d)

a big laddu

55.

The sloping supporting beams of a roof are called

a)

reapers

b)

fritters

c)

beamers

d)

rafters

56.

What should be done to make friends with Wind?

a)

fight with the wind

b)

build strong roads

c)

make the heart steadfast

57.

"He won't do what you tell him"Who is he in this line?

a)

God

b)

Wind God

c)

wind

d)

all

58.

Wind is a symbol of __________.

a)

adversities in life

b)

strong fire

c)

weak fire

d)

an enemy

59.

What is the moral of this poem?

a)

be firm and strong and never be defeated by any obstacle

b)

pray to the wind

c)

don't be weak

d)

request the wind

60.

The process of separating the grain from the husk is called

a)

Windowing

b)

Winnowing

c)

Winning

d)

Winding