MP Board 10th English Textual mCQs Question Bank

MP Board 10th English Textual mCQs Question Bank :

TEXTUAL MCQs-
A Letter to God

  1. Who read the letters sent by Lencho?
    (a) His wife (b) The postmaster
    (c) The God (d) His son
  2. Who is the author of the lesson ‘A Letter to God’?
    (a) G.L. Fuentes (b) Anne Frank
    (c) Gavin Maxwell (d) Eleanor Estes
  3. What did Lencho think of the post office employees?
    (a) rude (b) proud
    (c) bunch of crooks (d) unhelpful
  4. How much money was arranged by the postmaster?
    (a) 100 pesos (b)500 pesos
    (c)1000 pesos (d)70 pesos
  5. How much money did Lencho want?
    (a) 100 pesos (b) 50 pesos
    (c) 10 pesos (d) 70 pesos
  6. The field looked as if it were covered in ——-.
    (a) locusts (b) salt
    (c) sugar (d) greenery
  7. Lencho had grown—– in his fields.
    (a) barley (b) corn
    (c) rice (d) wheat
  8. Where was Lencho’s house situated?
    (a) in a city (b) in the forest
    (c) bottom of the hill (d) top of a hill
  9. Lencho compared the large raindrops with—————.
    (a) new coins (b) pearl
    (c) diamonds (d) stone
  10. What destroyed Lencho’s fields?
    (a) locusts (b) hailstones
    (c) leaves (d) salt
    Lencho had faith in———-.
    (a) other farmers (b) the postmaster
    (c) the God (d) his family
  11. Why did Lencho need money?
    (a) to save his family (b) to buy a tractor
    (c) to go to city (d) to herd cattle
  12. Lencho wrote a letter to——
    (a) his friend (b) God
    (c) the postmaster (d) his father

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Dust of Snow

  1. Who is the poet of the poem ‘Dust of Snow’?
    (a) Robert Frost (b)Ogden Nash
    (c)Walt Whitman (d) W.B. Yeats
  2. What did the crow shake on the poet?
    (a) dust of soil (b)dust of snow
    (c) dust of tree (d) dust of ash
  3. The dust of snow affected the poet by __
    (a) making him superior (b)making him energetic
    (c) changing his mood (d) none of these
  4. Where was the crow sitting?
    (a) on a banyan tree (b)on a neem tree
    (c) on a pine tree (d) on a hemlock tree
  5. What has the poet saved in the poem “Dust of Snow”?
    (a) some part of the day (b)some books
    (c)some stories (d) some money

Fire and Ice

  1. Who has written the poem “Fire and Ice”?
    (a) Robert Frost (b)John Keats
    (c)W.B .Yeats (d) S.T. Coleridge
  2. What does ‘ice’ symbolize in the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
    (a) desire (b) hatred
    (c) love (d) pain
    What does ‘fire’ symbolize in the poem ‘Fire and Ice’?
    (a) desire (b) hatred
    (c) love (d) pain
  3. What is the meaning of ‘perish’?
    (a) rise (b)birth
    (c) glow (d) die
  4. According to Robert Frost, what will end one day?
    (a) world (b)water
    (c) air (d) plant

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  1. According to Nelson Mandela, what is courage?
    (a) triumph over love (b) triumph over fear
    (c) triumph over poverty (d) triumph over selfishness
  2. According to Nelson Mandela, what is a country’s greatest wealth?
    (a) its mineral (b)its people
    (c)its traditions (d) its forests
  3. Which party did Mandela join?
    (a)National African party (b) Indian National Congress
    (c)Universal party (d) African National Congress
  4. How many deputy presidents were elected?
    (a) two (b) three
    (c) one (d) none
  5. What change brought international leaders to South Africa?
    (a) humanity (b)end of Apartheid
    (c) peace (d) trade
  6. Whom did Mandela want to thank?
    (a) his family (b) military
    (c) patriots (d) rulers
    What does depths of oppression create?
    (a) poverty (b) richness
    (c) heights of character (d) freedom
  7. A man who takes away freedom of another man is—–
    (a) rude (b)a prisoner of hatred
    (c) criminal (d) innocent
  8. According to Mandela, what comes naturally to heart?
    (a) hatred (b) love
    (c) discrimination (d) unity
  9. Which flame can never be extinguished?
    (a) man’s love (b) man’s hatred
    (c) man’s goodness (d) none of these
  10. The spectacular array of South African jets was displayed by——
    (a) military (b)crowd
    (c) leaders (d) villagers
  11. Nelson Mandela was accompanied by——-
    (a) his aunt (b) his daughter
    (c) his mother-in-law (d) his sister
  12. Who was daughter of Nelson Mandela?
    (a) Nancy (b) Maria
    (c) Zenani (d) Lucy
    A Tiger in the Zoo
  13. Who has written the poem ‘ A Tiger in the Zoo’?
    (a) Leslie Norris (b) Robert Frost
    (c) W.B. Yeats (d) John Keats
  14. The tiger looks at———
    (a) cars (b) stars
    (c) house (d) none
  15. Who passes near the water hole?
    (a) elephant (b) buffalo
    (c) deer (d) none
  16. Caged tiger—– the visitors.
    (a) terrorizes (b)kills
    (c) welcomes (d) ignores
  17. Where should tiger hide himself?
    (a) in shadows (b) in car
    (c) in zoo (d) in house
    His First Flight
  18. Who has written the story ‘His First Flight’?
    (a) Liam O’ Flaherty (b) Anne Frank
    (c) Frederick Forsyth (d) Nelson Mandela
  19. What was the seagull afraid of?
    (a) running (b) flying
    (c) swimming (d) none of these
  20. Why was the seagull exhausted?
    (a) due to running (b) due to crying
    (c)due to strange exercise (d) none of these
  21. Who gave seagull a small piece of fish?
    (a) mother seagull (b) father seagull
    (c) brother seagull (d) none of these
  22. What food did the seagull’s mother get for it?
    (a) insect (b) crab
    (c)prawn (d) fish
  23. Why did mother seagull stop midway while giving fish?
    (a) to push him to fly (b) She got tired
    (c) She didn’t want to give (d) none of these
  24. The sight of—— maddened seagull.
    (a) his brothers flying (b) his family enjoying
    (c) food (d) none of these
  25. What did his parents threaten him with?
    (a) never to talk with him (b) to punish him
    (c) to starve him (d) none of these
  26. The lesson ‘His First Flight’ is about——
    (a) pigeon (b) pilot
    (c) parrot (d) seagull
  27. What were the seagull’s siblings doing around him?
    (a) flying (b) enjoying
    (c) sleeping (d) swimming
  28. What did the seagull pretend?
    (a) running fast (b) falling asleep
    (c) crying (d) swimming
  29. Nobody came near the seagull for—-
    (a) 10 hours (b) 12 hours
    (c) 24 hours (d) 20 hours
  30. The young seagull had lack of—-
    (a) courage (b) fear
    (c) enthusiasm (d) morality
  31. Who was alone on the ledge?
    (a) brother of seagull (b) mother seagull
    (c) father seagull (d) young seagull

  32. Lessoon-3-II Black Aeroplane
  33. Why was the aeroplane twisting in the air?
    (a) due to storm (b) due to night
    (c) due to lightening (d) due to rain
  34. Why did the pilot call Paris control?
    (a) to know about air traffic (b) for landing
    (c) for direction (d) for fuel
  35. The pilot was not able to—— anything.
    (a) speak (b) see
    (c) hear (d) all of these
  36. Which instrument of plane stopped working first?
    (a) radio (b) compass
    (c) speedometer (d) engine
  37. What risk did the pilot take?
    (a) flying into storm (b) flying back to Paris
    (c) missing the breakfast (d) He took no risk.
  38. Which control station did the pilot contact on his way back?
    (a) London (b) Delhi
    (c) Paris (d) Munich
  39. The pilot was flying from—–to —-.
    (a) England, Paris (b) France, England
    (c) France, India (d) India, France
  40. Who is the author of ‘The Black Aeroplane’
    (a) Gavin Maxwell (b) Anne Frank
    (c) Frederick Forsyth (d) Eleanor Estes
  41. What looked like black mountains?
    (a) tall buildings (b) black hillock
    (c) storm clouds (d) none of these
  42. How far was pilot from Paris when he saw black clouds?
    (a) 100km (b) 150 km
    (c) 50 km (d) 200 km
  43. In which direction did the pilot follow the black aeroplane?
    (a) North (b) East
    (c) West (d) South
  44. What was the name of the plane flown by the pilot?
    (a) Airbus (b) Dakota
    (c) Boeing (d) None of these
  45. The woman at the control tower confirmed that——-
    (a) There was no other plane. (b) There was no difficulty.
    (c) There was no signal. (d) The radio was dead.

  46. How to Tell Wild Animals
  47. Who has written ‘How to tell wild Animals’?
    (a)Carolyn Wells (b) Carl Sandburg
    (c) W B Yeats (d) Walt Whitman
  48. Which animal do you find while walking in a yard?
    (a) Asian Lion (b) Bear
    (c) Bengal Tiger (d) Leopard
  49. Which animal looks like a Lizard?
    (a)Hyena (b) Giraffe
    (c) Chameleon (d) Bear
  50. Who cries while catching its prey?
    (a)Hyena (b) Zebra
    (c) Tiger (d) Crocodile
  51. Which is the noble wild beast?
    (a) Tiger (b) Lion
    (c) Leopard (d) Bear
  52. Which animal hugs you?
    (a) Wolf (b) Bear
    (c) Jackal (d) Horse
  53. Who smiles while catching its prey?
    (a) Crocodile (b) Lion
    (c) Hyena (d) Leopard

  54. The Ball Poem
  55. Who has composed ‘The Ball Poem’?
    (a) John Berryman (b) Carolyn Wells
    (c) Leslie Norris (d) Robin Klein
  56. Where was the boy staring down?
    (a) the sea (b)the harbour
    (c) the ocean (d) the lake
  57. What does a ball cost?
    (a) 10 dime (b) 1 dime
    (c) 15 dime (d) 4 di
  58. What was the boy playing with?
    (a) a ball (b) a car
    (c) a bus (d) a bat
  59. Where does the ball go?
    (a) in bushes (b) in water
    (c) on the roof (d) in the jungle

  60. From the Diary of Anne Frank
  61. Anne Frank was a
    (a) German girl (b) Jewish girl
    (c) both a and b (d) none of the above
  62. Anne Frank wrote her diary while
    (a) while playing with her family (b) while hiding with her family
    (c) while a trip (d) while working
  63. Which of these is Anne’s long waited friend?
    (a) her dog (b) her cat
    (c) her father (d) her diary
  64. Which of these names did Anne give to her diary?
    (a) Kitty (b) Bitty
    (c) Kitten (d) Mitten
  65. Which of these assigned Anne an essay on the subject ‘A Chatterbox’?
    (a) Mr. Keesing (b) Miss Margot Frank
    (c) Mr. Otto Frank (d) Mrs. Kuperus
  66. Anne decided to write a diary because-
    (a) she had no close friend (b) she was a good writer
    (c) she loved to express her thoughts (d) she wanted to be different
  67. Anne died because of
    (a) fever (b) typhus
    (c) hiding (d) hiding
  68. A book in which you write down your thoughts and feelings is a
    (a) Log (b) Memoir
    (c) Diary (d) Journal
  69. Which of these is true about Anne?
    (a)She was outspoken. (b) She was careless
    (c) She was reserved. (d) She was rude.
  70. Mr. Keesing asked Anne to write an essay as-
    (a) homework (b) a project
    (c) a punishment (d) It was for the school magazine.
  71. Who was Mr. Keesing?
    (a) her teacher (b) her counsellor
    (c) her principal (d) her relative
  72. What was Margot Frank’s birthday gift?
    (a) a diary (b) her sister Anne Frank
    (c) new stationery (d) her grandfather
  73. The final entry in the diary of Anne Frank was of
    (a) 1 August 1944 (b) 2 August 1944
    (c) 3 August 1944 (d) 4 August 1944
  74. Anne Frank has become one of the most renowned and discussed of
    (a) Holocaust victims (b) Hospital victims
    (d) Exam victims (d) camp victims
  75. Anne Frank stayed at the Montessori nursery school until she was
    (a) 5 years old (b) 6 years old
    (c) 7 years old (d) 4 years old

  76. Amanda (Poem)
    The poem ‘Amanda’ is composed by-
    (a) Robert Frost (b) John Berryman
    (c) Robin Klein (d) Amanda
  77. “Stop that slouching and sit up straight”.
    Which of these figures of speech has the poet used in the above line?

    (a) Metaphor (b) Simile
    (c) Personification (d) Alliteration
  78. Which of these causes Acne according to the speaker in the poem Amanda?
    (a) biting nails (b) eating chocolates
    (c) eating pizzas (d) cleaning the room
    According to Amanda freedom is——.
    (a) sour (b)sweet
    (c) bitter (d) all of these
  79. Which of these messages does the poet want to covey through the poem ‘Amanda’?
    (a) Children need instruction. (b) Children should be given freedom.
    (c) Children must be disciplined. (d) None of the above
  80. The poem ‘Amanda’ is about ——-.
    (a) teacher psychology (b) parent psychology
    (c) child psychology (d) None of these
  81. Amanda wants to be an orphan——-.
    (a) to feel the condition of an orphan
    (b) to enjoy the freedom that an orphan has
    (c) to avoid going to school
    (d) to play with orphan children
  82. What made Amanda sulk and moody?
    (a) when she had to complete her homework
    (b) when her mother gave her too many instructions
    (c) when she had to clean her shoes
    (d) when she ate chocolates
  83. Why should Amanda not eat chocolates?
    (a) It causes heart disease. (b) It will damage liver.
    (c) It causes acne. (d) It causes cancer.
    What does Amanda imagine to be when she pictures herself in a tower?
    (a) mermaid (b) orphan
    (c) Rapunzel (d) fairy
  84. Glimpses of India
  85. How many tea plants grew out of the eyelids?
    (a) Five tea plants (b) Ten tea plants
    (c) Twenty tea plants (d) Thirty tea plants
  86. Why was Rajvir excited?
    (a) because he had spotted coffee garden.
    (b) because he had spotted tea garden.
    (c) because he had spotted wheat garden.
    (d) None of the Above
  87. Who is the author of “A Baker from Goa”?
    (a) Arup Kumar Datta (b) Lokesh Abrol
    (c) Lucio Rodrigues (d) None of these
  88. What covers thirty percent area of the district of Kodagu?
    (a) Deciduous Forests (b) Evergreen Forests
    (c) Mountains (d) None of these
  89. What is referred to as ‘a piece of heaven’?
    (a) Swimming Pool (b) Coorg
    (c) Night (d) None of these
  90. Which word in the following means the same as ‘sweet smell’?
    (a) Good morning (b) Loaves
    (c) Fragrance (d) None of the Above
  91. Which one of the following tasks is done by bakers?
    (a) Bake the loaves (b) Bake the dough
    (c) Bake the mould (d) None of these
  92. Why do the elders think about their past?
    (a) They miss the good old days. (b) They remember their bad days.
    (c) They think younger are slow. (d) None of these
  93. Where did Rajvir and Pranjol study?
    (a) Assam (b) Coorg
    (c) Goa (d) Delhi
  94. What is the duration of the second flush or sprouting period?
    (a) June-August (b) October-December
    (c) May-July (d) August-November
  95. In Europe, tea was drunk as more of a _ than _.
    (a) medicine, beverage (b) beverage, medicine
    (c) sleep waver, medicine (d) sleep banisher, medicine
  96. What is Assam popularly known as?
    (a) Tea Country (b) Coffee Country
    (c) Green Country (d) Plantation Country
  97. “Almost everyone in the compartment was drinking _ too”
    (a) Coffee (b) Juice (c) Tea (d) Water
  98. What is rappelling?
    (a) travelling in a river in a canoe (b) travelling in a river in a raft
    (c) going down a cliff by sliding down a rope (d) None of the Above
  99. “The climb to the _____hills brings you into a panoramic view of the entire misty landscape of Coorg.”
    (a) Brahmagiri (b) Himalayan
    (c) Nilgiri (d) Parvati
  100. The first chief of the Indian Army is from _.
    (a) Coorg (b) Goa
    (c) Mysore (d) Punjab
  101. Coorg is a _________country.
    (a) tea (b) bread
    (c) coffee (d) green
  102. How many times did the baker come every day?
    (a) Once (b) Twice
    (c) Thrice (d) varies daily
  103. The baker was also their __.
    (a) friend (b) companion
    (c) guide (d) all of the above
  104. Who is the author of “Tea from Assam”?
    (a) Arup Kumar Datta (b) Lokesh Abrol
    (c) Lucio Rodrigues (d) None of these

  105. The Tree
  106. What rushes out to meet the trees?
    (a) Wind (b) Man
    (c) Water (d) Fire
  107. What does the poetess compare the tree branches to?
    (a) An old patient. (b) A newly discharged patient.
    (c) A Doctor (d) None of these
  108. Where are the decorative plants kept?
    (a) in open areas. (b) in play areas.
    (c) in houses (d) none of these
  109. What type of trees are described in the poem ‘The ‘Frees’?
    (a) Tall Trees (b) Short Plants
    (c) Decorative trees (d) All of these
  110. By morning, the forest will be full of _
    (a) insects (b) Sun
    (c) trees (d) birds
  111. What is the poetess doing in the poem ‘The Trees’?
    (a) writing long letters (b) reading
    (c) sleeping (d) watching television
  112. The pieces of the moon can be seen in the crown of which tree?
    (a) Apple tree (b) Hemlock tree
    (c) Oak tree (d) Walnut tree
  113. What reaches like a voice into the rooms?
    (a) Noise of the roots (b) shuffling of the branches
    (c) smell of leaves and lichens (d) light of the moon
  114. Who has been personified in the line “no sun bury its feet in shadow”
    (a) sun (b) feet
    (c) shadow (d) none of the above
  115. Name the literary device used in “The moon is broken like a mirror,”
    (a) metaphor (b) simile
    (c) alliteration (d) imagery

  116. Mijbil the Otter
  117. What group of animals does otters belongs to?
    (a) Elk (b) Hedgehogs
    (c) Mustellines (d) by his friend
  118. Who is the author of “Mijbil the Otter”?
    (a) Gavin Maxwell (b) Roald Dahl
    (c) Paulo Coehlo (d) Arup Kumar Dutta
  119. What were Mij’s favourite toys?
    (a) Toy Car (b) Marbles
    (c) Soil (d) None of these
  120. When did Gavin Maxwell decide to keep an otter?
    (a) New Year of 1955 (b) New Year of 1956
    (c) New Year of 1957 (d) New Year of 1958
  121. What did the otter look like?
    (a) Small dog (b) Small dragon
    (c) Small cat (d) Small rabbit
  122. What had trickled out of the box?
    (a) juice (b) blood
    (c) water (d) paint
  123. What did the woman in the aeroplane think that the otter was?
    (a) a dog (b) an otter
    (c) a rat (d) a seal
  124. What was the name given to the otter?
    (a) Major (b) Mijbil
    (c) Mad (d) Majhis
  125. Where did the Arabs keep the otter?
    (a) in a box (b) in a bag
    (c) in a sack (d) in the pocket
  126. What kept Mij engaged when they shifted to London?
    (a) Ping-pong game (b) the children
    (c) the author (d) All of these
  127. What do you mean by “compulsive habits”?
    (a) destructive habits (b) good habits
    (c) constructive habits (d) habits impossible to control
  128. What did Mij do to the box?
    (a) made it wet (b) tore the lining of the box
    (c) overturned it (d) All of these
  129. What is the meaning of “an appalling spectacle”?
    (a) a safe space (b) a funny scene
    (c) a mysterious situation (d) a shocking scene
  130. In the beginning, the Otter was _.
    (a) friendly (b) hostile
    (c) aloof and indifferent (d) sad
  131. What is the meaning of apathy?
    (a) absence of interest
    (b) the ability to understand and share the feelings of another
    (c) unfriendly
    (d) rude
  132. How many days later did the author’s mail arrive?
    (a) 2 (b) 4
    (c) 5 (d) 7
  133. Where does the author of ‘Mijbil the Otter’ live?
    (a) London (b) Southern Iraq
    (c) India (d) None of these
  134. What is the name of the poet of the poem ‘Fog’?
    (a) Robin Klein (b) Carl Sandburg
    (c) Robert Frost (d) Walt Whitmam
  135. What does the fog look over?
    (a) Over houses (b) Over the harbour and the city.
    (c) Over offices. (d) None
  136. How does the fog come?
    (a) Slowly and silently. (b) Faster and silently.
    (c) Faster and making noise. (d) None of the Above.
  137. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem ‘Fog’?
    (a) aabbccdd (b) abcd
    (c) aabc aabc (d) no of these
  138. What does the fog do while it looks over the city and the harbour?
    (a) sits (b) moves
    (c) stands (d) dances
  139. What has been personified in the poem ‘Fog’?
    (a) fog (b) city
    (c) cat (d) harbour
  140. How does the fog arrive and depart?
    (a) by announcing its arrival (b) silently
    (c) loudly (d) both1 and 3
  141. What has the poet compared the fog with?
    (a) dog (b) cat
    (c) woman (d) none of these
  142. After sitting, the fog _
    (a) Disappears (b) sits there only
    (c) moves on (d) gets dense
  143. The feet of the fog are like the feet of a __.
    (a) cat (b) lion
    (c) tiger (d) dog

  144. Madam Rides the Bus
  145. What amused Valli the most?
    (a) The sight of buffalo running in front of the bus.
    (b) The sight of passngers travelling in the bus.
    (c) The sight of dog running in front of the bus.
    (d) The sight of cow running in front of the bus.
  146. What did Valli do one fine spring day?
    (a) Caught the bus to the town. (b) Caught the bus to the village.
    (c) Caught the car to the town. (d) Caught the car to the village.
  147. What did Valli wish?
    (a) Bus ride (b) Truck ride
    (c) Car ride (d) Cycle ride
  148. What was Valli’s favourite pastime?
    (a) To stand at the front doorway and look into the street.
    (b) To stand at the front doorway and look every passenger.
    (c) To stand at the back doorway and look every passenger.
    (d) None of the Above
  149. What was the most fascinating scene for Valli in the street?
    (a) The bus with new set of curtains every time.
    (b) The bus with new set of passengers every time.
    (c) The bus with new driver every time.
    (d) The bus with new conductor every time.
  150. What can you tell about the conductor from the text?
    (a) he was funny (b) he was grumpy
    (c)he was quiet (d) all of these
  151. What was the timing of the afternoon nap taken by Valli’s mother?
    (a) 1 to 3 (b) 1 to 4
    (c) 2 to 4 (d) 2 to 3
  152. What saddened Valli?
    (a) the dead cow (b) car accident
    (c) the handicapped passenger (d) all of the above
  153. What does it tell you about Valli when she refused to accept the conductor’s treat?
    (a) responsible (b) stubborn
    (c) rude (d) disrespectful
  154. What made Valli laugh on her journey?
    (a) the sight of a running cow (b) the old woman’s earrings
    (c) the old man (d) None of these
  155. What did Valli have to resist on Village Fair Day to save for the ride?
    (a) balloons (b) merry go round
    (c) toys (d) peppermint
  156. Why did Valli find the woman repulsive?
    (a) she had large piercings in her ears
    (b) she wore ugly earrings
    (c) she was chewing betel nut which could spill out any moment
    (d) all of the above
  157. What did the old man say to Valli that annoyed her?
    (a) He shouted at her (b) he asked why she’s alone
    (c) he merely asked her to sit (d) None of these
  158. How did Valli pick up small details about the bus journey?
    (a) listening to conversations of neighbours
    (b) asking a few discreet questions
    (c) both a and b
    (d) None of these
  159. “Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus.” What is the meaning of wistfully?
    (a) fearfully (b) carefully
    (c) willingly (d) longingly
  160. How many times did the bus cross her street per hour?
    (a) 1 (b) 2
    (c) 4 (d) 6
  161. What was Valli’s age?
    (a) 7 (b) 8
    (c) 9 (d) None of these
  162. Who is the author of the lesson “Madam rides the Bus”?
    (a) Gavin Maxwell (b) Vallikkannan
    (c) G. L. Fuentes (d) Arup Kumar Dutta

  163. The Tale of Custard the Dragon
  164. Who mourned over the death of the pirate?
    (a) Blink (b) Custard
    (c) Ink (d) None of these
  165. What did the dragon cry for?
    (a) Because he was hurt. (b) For a new mouse
    (c) For a nice safe cage. (d) None of these
  166. Who was called cowardly?
    (a) Blink (b) Custard
    (c) Ink (d) Rither
  167. Who was Mustard?
    (a) Belinda’s little yellow rat. (b) Belinda’s little yellow mouse.
    (c) Belinda’s little yellow dog. (d) Belinda’s little grey dragon.
  168. Where did Belinda live?
    (a) in a little white house (b) in a little yellow house
    (c) in a little grey house (d) in a little pink house
  169. What did Custard do to the pirate?
    (a) ate him (b) scared him away
    (c) held him hostage (d) None of these
  170. Who did Belinda used to tease?
    (a) kitten (b) mouse
    (c) dragon (d) dog
  171. What qualities does the dragon possess?
    (a) big sharp teeth (b) spikes on top of him
    (c) sharp toes (d) All of these
  172. Who is described as the most timid of all?
    (a) kitten (b) mouse
    (c) dragon (d) dog
  173. What was the name of the black kitten?
    (a) Custard (b) ink
    (c) blink (d) mustard

  174. The Sermon at Benares
  175. “The Sermon at Benares” is a lesson based on the life of
    (a) Lord Krishna (b) Mahavir
    (c) Buddha (d) Nelson Mandela
  176. What was the name of Buddha in his childhood?
    (a) Vivekananda (b) Siddhartha Gautam
    (c) Devendra (d) Narendra
  177. At what age, Siddhartha was sent for schooling?
    (a) 12 years (b) 20 years
    (c) 25 years (d) 15 years
  178. For how many years did the Buddha wandered before getting enlightenment?
    (a) 5 years (b) 7 years
    (c) 10 years (d)13 years
  179. Under which tree did the Buddha get enlightened?
    (a) Peepal (b) Apple
    (c) Banyan (d) Laburnum
  180. For how many days did the Buddha sit under the Bodhi tree before getting enlightenment?
    (a) 6 (b)7
    (c)8 (d)9
  181. ‘The Bodhi Tree’ means the tree of
    (a) Wealth (b) Wisdom
    (c) fruits (d) Flowers
  182. At what age the Buddha noticed the sufferings of the people for the first time?
    (a) 15 years (b) 20 years
    (c) 25 years (d)35 years
  183. The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of
    (a) Mumbai (b) Benares
    (c) Prayagraj (d) Mathura
  184. What did Kisa Gotami ask her neighbour for?
    (a) Fruits (b) Flowers
    (c) Seeds (d) Leaves
  185. Life of mortals is compared to
    (a) Ripe fruits (b) Earthen vessels
    (c) Both a&b (d)None of these
  186. Who went from house to house to ask for mustard seeds?
    (a) Gautam Buddha (b) Kisa Gotami
    (c) Neighbours (d) Monk
  187. Kisa Gotami was sad due to the death of her
    (a) Husband (b) Father
    (c) Son (d) Daughter
  188. Gautam Buddha is known for his
    (a) Wealth (b) Wisdom
    (c) Kingdom (d) Foolishness
  189. Who are subject to death?
    (a) Fools (b) Wise
    (c) Adults (d) All of these

  190. For Anne Gregory
  191. Who is the poet of the poem “For Anne Gregory”?
    (a) W.B.Yeats (b) Shakespeare
    (c) Dryden (d) Jackson
  192. Name the literary device used in ‘honey coloured ramparts at your ear’
    (a) Oxymoron (b) metaphor
    (c) Assonance (d) None of these
  193. Name the literary device used in the line “and set such colour there”.
    (a) Oxymoron (b) Alliteration
    (c) Assonance (d) None of these
  194. Who can love us for who we are and not for how we look?
    (a) Poet (b) young boy
    (c) God (d) None of these
  195. What does the girl think she can do to get rid of lovers?
    (a) cut her hair (b) dye her hair
    (c) colour her hair (d) none of these
  196. What colour will the girl dye her hair into?
    (a) Black (b) brown
    (c) carrot (d) all of these
  197. What is the mood of the young man?
    (a) Sad (b) happy
    (c) romantic (d) miserable

  198. The Proposal
  199. The name of Natalya’s dog is –
    (a) Squeezer (b) Mirnov
    (c) Guess (d) Ivan
  200. When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by his –
    (a) evening dress (b) palpitation
    (c) shyness (d) impudence
  201. Lomov comes to Chubukuv’s house –
    (a) to propose to his daughter (b) like a good neighbor
    (c) for a formal meeting (d) to borrow money from Chubukov.
  202. Chubukov is a –
    (a) Landowner (b)lawyer
    (c) merchant (d) physician
  203. Chubukov ordered Lomov to shut up or he would shoot him like a –
    (a) patridge (b)fox
    (c) dog (c) wolf
  204. Chubukov comments that Lomovs have had in their family
    (a) autocracy (b) lunacy
    (c) hypocrisy (d) democracy
  205. Lomov went to his neighbour, Chubukov’s house –
    (a) to borrow money (b) to settle a dispute
    (c) to give a marriage proposal (d) to complain.
  206. Chubukov is delighted with the proposal for the following reasons –
    (a) Natalya can at last return her love for Lomov.
    (b) Lomov loves Natalya.
    (c) Chubukov had moved this proposal a long time ago.
    (d) Chubukov would like to see his daughter married.
  207. Squeeze’s parents were –
    (a) Rock and Mick (b) Harness and Chisels
    (c) Rocky and Roll (d) Lalu and Tulu.
  208. According to Lomov, what amount would be good enough for buying squeezer?
    (a) 25 roubles (b) 50 roubles
    (c) 34 roubles (d) 40 roubles
  209. Who is a Guess in story ‘The Prposal’?
    (a) A dog (b) a cat
    (c) a rabbit (d) a hen

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