FIRST FLIGHT

A LETTER TO GOD

Q1- Where was Lencho's house situated?

A) bottom of the hill
B) top of a hill
C) top of a plateau
D) in a city
 

Q2- What was the only thing that the Earth needed according to Lencho?
A) a shower
B) a snowfall
C) strong winds
D) sunlight
 

Q3- Where did Lencho expect the downpour to come from?

A) north
B) north-east
C) north-west
D) south-east
 

Q4 - What did Lencho compare the large raindrops with?

A) silver coins
B) pearls
C) diamonds
D) new coins
 

Q5- Which crop was growing on Lencho's fields?

A) Corn
B) Barley
C) Rice
D) None of the above
 
Q6- What destroyed Lencho's fields?
A) heavy rainfall
B) hailstorm
C) landslide
D) flood
 

Q7- The field looked as if it were covered in _______.

A) salt
B) locusts
C) sugar
D) ice
 

Q8- Lencho compared the quantum of damage with

A) attack by rats
B) attack by crows
C) plague of locusts
D) None of the above
 

Q9- What was the only hope left in the hearts of Lencho's family?
A) compensation from government
B) help from farmer's association
C) help from God
D) there was no hope left
 

Q10- How did Lencho decide to contact his last resort?

A) by visiting them personally
B) through a letter
C) through e-mail
D) through fax
 

Q11- How much money did Lencho ask for?

A) 100 pesos
B) 1000 pesos
C) 10 pesos
D) 500 pesos
 

Q12- What was the immediate reaction of the postman on seeing the letter?
A) laughed whole-heartedly
B) cried
C) felt sad about what happened
D) felt empathetic
 

Q13- The postmaster was a fat, amiable man. What is the meaning of
amiable?
A) rude
B) helpful
C) friendly
D) enthusaistic
 

Q14- On seeing the letter, the postmaster was moved by Lencho's ______
A) unwavering faith
B) handwriting
C) love for God
D) determination
 

Q15- Why did the postmaster decide to reply to Lencho's letter?

A) he was a good man
B) he felt empathetic
C) to preserve Lencho's faith in God
D) all of the above
 

Q16- What else did the reply demanded apart from goodwill, ink and paper?
A) lost crop
B) money
C) God's signature
D) new seeds
 
Q17- How much money was the postmaster able to arrange?
A) 100 pesos
B) Nil
C) 1000 pesos
D) 70 pesos
 

Q18- What did the postmaster feel on experiencing Lencho receive the
letter?
A) contended
B) proud
C) overwhelmed
D) all of the above
 

Q19- Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money in the envelope?
A) he was too sad to acknowledge it
B) he had unwavering faith in God
C) he was an ungrateful man
D) none of the above
 

Q20- How did he feel when he counted the money?

A) grateful
B) joyful
C) relieved
D) angry
 

Q21- What did Lencho think of the post-office employees?

A) bunch of crooks
B) rude
C) unhelpful
D) proud
 

Q22- What did Lencho ask for in his second letter?

A) more money
B) remaining amount and not send it by mail
 C) remaining amount and send it by mail only
D) he didn't ask for anything
 

Q23- What is the irony in this lesson?

A) Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though he was the one waiting
for a shower
B) Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange money for him
C) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him
D) there is no irony
 

Q24- What type of conflict does the chapter highlight?

A) conflict between nature and humans
B) conflict among humans
C) conflict among God and nature
D) both 1 and 2
 

Q25- Who is the author of the lesson 'A Letter to God'?

A) G.L. Fuentes
B) J.k. Rowling
C) William Shakespeare
D) Roald Dahl
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 B 11 A 21 A

2 A 12 A 22 B

3 B 13 C 23 C

4 D 14 A 24 D

5 A 15 C 25 A

6 B 16 B    
 7 A 17 D    

8 C 18 A    

9 C 19 B    

10 B 20 D    

 
NELSON MANDELA …LONG WALK TO FREEDOM 
Q1- When was the inauguration day?
A) 10 May
B) 10 March
C) 20 May
D) 20 March
 

Q2- It was a celebration of South Africa's first ______ government.

A) autocratic, racial
B) democratic, non-racial
C) democratic, racial
D) monarch, non-racial
 

Q3- How many deputy presidents were elected?

A) two
B) three
C) one
D) none
 

Q4- Why did other countries broke off diplomatic relations wih South Africa?
A) White rulers
B) Other countries are racial
C) It is a poor country
D) Apartheid policy
 

Q5- What change brought international leaders to South Africa?

A) End of Apartheid
B) humanity
C) peace
D) trade negotiations
 

Q6- "We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take
possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for ____."
A) justice
B) peace
C) human dignity
D) all of the above
 

Q7- What was it that the nation needed to be liberated from?

A) poverty
B) gender discrimination
C) deprivation
D) all of the above
 

Q8- "We have achieved our political emancipation." What is the meaning of emancipation?
A) freedom from restriction
B) enslavement
C) slavery
D) both 2 and 3
 

Q9- The spectacular array of South African jets was a display of -

A)military's precision
B) military's loyalty to democracy
D) both 1 and 2
C) none of the above
 

Q10- What colours does the new South African flag possess?
A) black, red, green, blue and gold
B) black, red, yellow, blue and gold
C) orange, black, yellow, blue and silver
D) black, blue, violet, saffron and green
 

Q11- "The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane,
societies the world has ever known." What structure is Mandela talking about?
A) Racial domination against the black skinned
B) Poverty and suffering
C) Discrimination against the poor
D) oppression of women
 

Q12- Whom did Mandela wanted to thank but couldn't?

A) his family
B) white rulers
C) African patriots who no longer existed
D) Military
 

Q13- What unintended effect did the decades of oppression and brutality had?
A) created men of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity
B) Poverty and suffering
C) boycot from foreign nations
D) both 2 and 3
 

Q14- According to Mandela, what is the greatest wealth of a nation?

A) minerals
B) gems
C) diamonds
D) people
 

Q15- What did Mandela learn about courage?

A) it is absence of fear
B) it is the triumph over fear
C) both 1 and 2
D) none of the above
 

Q16- What are a man's obligations in life?

A) Obligation to people
B) Obligation to family
C) Obligation to God
D) Both 1 and 2
 

Q17- Why were two National Anthems sung?

A) to imply unity
B) to mark the end of racial discrimination
C) to mark the end of gender discrimination
D) Both 1 and 2
 

Q18- What comes more naturally to heart according to Mandela?

A) hatred
B) unity
C) love
D) racial discrimination
 

Q19- What realisations did Mandela have of his boyhood freedom?

A) it is just an illusion
B) he was born free
C) freedom was meant for kids
D) he had no realisations
 

Q20- What began Mandela's hunger for freedom?

A) the fact that it had already been taken away from him
B) his obligation towards people
C) his obligation towards family
D) he was born to fight
 

Q21- Which party did Mandela join?

A) Indian National Congress
B) African National Congress
C) National African Party
D) he did not join any party
 

Q22- A man who takes away another man's freedom is _____

A) White
B) a prisoner of hatred
C) criminal
D) rude
 

Q23- Who, according to Mandela is not free?

 A) oppressor
B) oprressed
C) both 1 and 2
D) none of the above
 

Q24- How did Mandela's hunger for freedom change his life?
A) turned from frightened to bold
B) turned from law-abiding attorney to a criminal
C) turned a life-loving man to live like a monk
C) all of the above
 

Q25- What does depths of oppression create?

A) oppressed
B) heights of character
C) poverty
D) lack of freedom
 

 
 
ANSWER KEY

1 A 11 A 21 B

2 B 12 C 22 B

3 A 13 A 23 C

4 D 14 D 24 D

5 A 15 B 25 B

6 D 16 D  

7 D 17 D  

8 A 18 C  

9 C 19 A  

10 A 20 A  
 TWO STORIES ABOUT FLYING
 

Q1- Who is the author of "His First Flight"?

A) Liam O' Flaherty
B) Frederick Forsyth
C) Roal Dahl
D) Paulo Coehlo
 

Q2- Who is the author of "Black Aeroplane"?

A) Liam O' Flaherty
B) Frederick Forsyth
C) Roal Dahl
D) Paulo Coehlo
 

Q3- The lesson "His First Flight" is about a ______

A) pilot
B) seagull
C) parrot
D) pigeon
 

Q4- Why was he afraid to fly?

A) he was a coward
B) he was afraid his wings will not support him
C) he was afraid that everyone would judge him
D) both 1 and 2
 

Q5- What did his parents threaten him with if he didn't flew away?
A) to never talk to him
B) to punish him
C) to starve him
D) to abandon him
 
Q6- What were his parents teaching his brothers and sisters?
A) to perfect the art of flying
B) to skim the waves
C) to dive for fish
D) all of the above
 

Q7- The sight of ________ maddened him.

A) his brothers flying
B) his siblings enjoying without him
C) food
D) all of the above
 

Q8- What urged him to make his first flight?

A) hunger
B) sight of fish
C) courage
D) both 1 and 2
 

Q9- Why did his mother stop midway while giving him the fish?
A) she was mad at him
B) to push him to fly out of hunger
C) she didn't want to give him the fish
D) she got tired
 

Q10- The title "Black Aeroplane" is based on?

A) the aeroplane that helped the pilot
B) the pilot's aeroplane
C) aeroplane in the stormy sky
D) none of the above
 

Q11- The pilot was flying from _____ to _____.

A) England, France
B) England, India
C) France, England
D) France, India
 

Q12- What was the pilot looking forward to?

A) to reach his destination
B) to meet his family
C) his holiday
D) both 2 and 3
 

Q13- Which control station did he contact on his way?

A) Paris
B) India
C) England
D) he didn't contact any
 

Q14- "They looked like black mountains standing in front

of me across the sky". What looked like black mountains?
A) Black mountains
B) Storm clouds
C) tall buildings
D) black plateau
 

Q15- What risk did the pilot take?

A) flying back to Paris
B) missing the breakfast he desired
C) he took no risk
D) flying his old Dakota straight into the storm
 

Q16- What instruments had stopped working during the storm?

A) compass
B) radio
C) both of them
D) none of them
 
Q17- What was the pilot not sorry about?
A) missing his holiday
B) driving the plane into the storm
C) risking the lives of fellow passengers
D) both 2 and 3
 

Q18- What did the seagull pretend was happening to him so that he could
take his first flight?
A) he was unconscious
B) he was falling down the cliff
C) he was falling asleep
D) He lost his balance
 

Q19- What food did the seagull's mother get for it?
A) earthworms
B) fish
C) insects
D) rodents
 

Q20- How far was the narrator from Paris when he saw dark clouds in the
sky?
A) 200 km
B) 100 km
C) 50 km
D) 150 km
 

Q21- Which of the pilot's intruments stopped working first?

A) compass
B) radio
C) both stopped together
D) both were working
 

Q22- When the pilot of the black aeroplane asked the narrator to follow him,
in which direction did he turn the aeroplane?
 A) south
B) north
C) east
D) west
 

Q23- Why didn't the pilot turn the aeroplane back towards Paris?
A) He wanted to meet his family
B) He wanted to go on a holiday
C) He did not want to miss the breakfast
D) He did not like Paris
 

Q24- What was the name of the aeroplane that the pilot was flying?
A) Airbus
B) Boeing
C) Dakota
D) Minesotta
 

Q25- The pilot was not able to ___ anything

A) see
B) hear
C) speak
D) all of them
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 A 11 C 21 A

2 B 12 D 22 B

3 B 13 A 23 C

4 B 14 B 24 C

5 C 15 D 25 A

6 D 16 C 20  D
7 C 17 D  

8 D 18 C  

9 B 19 B  

10 A

DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL

Q1- 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) Both A and C
 

 
Q2- Who would Anne allow to read her diary?
A) her sister
B) her parents
C) a real friend (if she got one)
D) no one
 

 
Q3- Why does Anne want to keep a diary?
A) she has no close friends
B) she loves to write
C) she wants people to read about her later
D) she likes the idea of it
 

 
Q4- What did she name her diary?
A) Anne
B) Catty
C) Kitty
D) Kitten
 

 
Q5- Why does she give a brief sketch about her family in the diary?
A) no one would understand it if she dove right in
B) to introduce Kitty to her family
C) she would forget facts about her family
D) she liked talking about her family
 

 
Q6- Which subject was she not sure of passing?
A) Maths
B) science
C) english
D) all of the above

 
Q7- Why was Mr Keesing annoyed with her?
A) she was not a good student
B) she was talkative
C) she was rude
D) all of the above
 

 
Q8- Which topic was she to write an essay on as a part of her punishment?
A) A Chatterbox
B) An incorrigible chatterbox
C) Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox
D) all of the above
 
  
Q9- What language was the diary originally written in ?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Dutch
D) French
 

 
Q10- 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
 

 
Q11- What shows Anne's love for her grandmother?
A) she still thinks about her
B) she misses her
C) she let her birthday pass with little celebration
D) both 1 and 2
 

 
Q12- Why does Anne think she was lonely?
A) she had no friends
B) she had no real friends
C) she was all alone
D) she was an introvert
 

 
Q13- Why was she unable to get closer to her already existing friends?
A) she didn't like her friends
B) her friends are not understanding
C) she can't bring herself to talk about personal stuff
D) all of the above
 

 
Q14- 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
 

 
Q15- What did she write in her last essay?
A) a poem
B) a joke
C) a paragraph
D) a funny poem
 

 
Q16- When was the diary given to Anne?
A) 11th birthday
B) 12th birthday
C) 13th birthday
D) 14th birthday
 

 
Q17- What name was her book published with?
A) From the Diary of Anne Frank
B) The Diary of a Young girl
C) Anne Frank
D) Anne Frank's Diary
 

 
Q18- Why did she not want to give a brief in the diary at first?
A) she didn't want to be formal
B) she wanted the diary to be her real friend
C) She did not like the idea
D) both 1 and 2
 

 
Q19- How many siblings did Anne have?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
 

 
Q20- What was Anne Frank's full name?
A) Anneliese Marie Frank
B) Anna Mariam Frank
C) Anne Mark Frank
D) Anneliese Martina Frank
 

 
Q21- Who was the only survivor from Anne's family
A) Anne
B) Anne's father
C) Anne's mother
D) Anne's sister
 

 
Q22- What was the name of Anne Frank's sister?
A) Margaret
B) Margot
C) Marrie
D) Martina
 
  
Q23- In which city were Anne and Margot sent to live with their
grandmother?
A) Berlin
B) Aachen
C) Munich
D) Bonn
 

 
Q24- How old was Anne's father when he married her mother?
A) 34
B) 35
C) 36
D) 32
 

 
Q25- On which date did Anne record the incident in Mr Keesing's class in her
diary?
A) 12 June, 1942
B) 21 June, 1942
C) 20 June, 1942
D) 22 June, 1942
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 D 11 D 21 B

2 C 12 B 22 B

3 A 13 C 23 B

4 C 14 B 24 C

5 A 15 D 25 C
 6 A 16 C  

7 B 17 B  

8 D 18 D  

9 C 19 A  

10 C 20 A  

 
The hundred dresses-I
Q1- Who is the author of "The Hundred Dresses"?
A) Liam O' Flaherty
B) Frederick Forsyth
C) Roal Dahl
D) El Bsor Ester
 

Q2- Who were the two best friends?

A) Peggy, Maddie
B) Wanda, Peggy
C) Maddie, Wanda
D) Willie, Wanda
 

Q3- Where in the classroom does Wanda sit?

A) end corner
B) middle
C) front
D) rotational
 

Q4- Why did Wanda used to sit there?

A) she didn't score very good marks
B) her feet were filled with dirt and mud
C) her friends sat there
D) no one really knows
 

Q5- Which classroom did they all sit in?

A) Room fifteen
B) Room thirteen
C) Room twelve
D) Room eleven
 

Q6- Who was the most popular girl in school?

A) Wanda
B) Maddie
C) Peggy
D) all of them
 

Q7- Why did "they" wait for Wanda?

A) they were friends
B) to make fun of her
C) they cared about her
D) they missed her
 

Q8- How would you describe Wanda's dress?

A) faded blue
B) not ironed properly
C) clean
D) all of the above
 

Q9- 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
 

Q10- Why was Peggy's game bothering Maddie?

A) she cared about Wanda
B) Peggy was harsh on Wanda
C) she feared she'd be next to get teased
D) all of the above
 
Q11- How many shoes did Wanda say she had?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 10
D) 60
 

Q12- Why was Maddie glad even when she was late for school?
A) she didn't want to attend the class
B) they could not make fun of Wanda
C) she liked going late
D) both 1 and 3
 

Q13- What reason did Maddie give herself to justify teasing Wanda?
A) Wanda used to lie about her dresses
B) Wanda deserved it
C) Peggy was the best liked girl and couldn't do anything wrong
D) both 1 and 2
 

Q14- Why did Maddie not write to Peggy in the first place?
A) She was afraid she'd be next to get teased
B) She thought Peggy was right in teasing Wanda
C) She did not really care
D) She realised Wanda deserved it
 

Q15- What did the drawing and colouring contest mean for the girls and boys?
A) designing dresses and motorboats
B) designing interiors and bikes
C) designing dresses and bikes
D) designing interiors and motorboats
 

Q16- Where did they used to wait for Wanda?

A) Bakers street
B) Boggins Heights
C) Boggins street
D) Oliver street
 
Q17- Who did Maddie think would win the contest?
A) Wanda
B) Maddie
C) Peggy
D) None of the above
 

Q18- What was the room covered with?

A) drawings of girls
B) drawings of boys
C) 100 drawings of Wanda
D) All of the above
 

Q19-  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
 

Q20- Miss Mason said, "look at her exquisite drawings". What is the meaning of
"Exquisite"?
A) luxurious
B) neatly made
C) superior
D) extremely beautiful and well-made
 

Q21- What was Maddie's full name?

A) Madgeline
B) Madeline
C) Maddeline
D) Madger
 

Q22- Who won the drawing contest?

A) Peggy
B) Wanda
C) Maddie
D) None of them
 Q23- How many drawings did Wanda draw?
A) 100
B) 10
C) 50
D) 150
 

Q24- How many dresses did Wanda say were lined up in her closet?
A) 100
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60
 

Q25- What was Wanda's full name?

A) Wanda Polenski
B) Wanda Petronski
C) Wanda Patrick
D) Wanda Polish
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 D 11 D 21 B

2 A 12 B 22 C

3 A 13 C 23 A

4 D 14 A 24 A

5 B 15 A 25 B

6 C 16 D    

7 B 17 C    

8 D 18 D    

9 D 19 D    

10 C 20 D    
 

HUNDRED DRESSES-II
Q1- Who wrote the letter received by Miss Mason?
A) Wanda
B) Wanda's mother
C) Wanda's father
D) Wanda's brother
 

Q2- What did the letter convey?

A) Wanda wasn't well
B) Wanda won't be attending school
C) they have moved to the big city
D) both 2 and 3
 

Q3- what else was mentioned in the letter?

A) her drawings
B) her medal
C) the school
D) her funny name
 

Q4- How did Miss Mason feel about whatever happened with Wanda?
A) unfortunate
B) sad
C) cruel
D) both 1 and 2
 

Q5- How would you describe Miss Mason's feelings towards the class?
A) Angry
B) Upset
C) Happy
D) Cheerful
 

Q6- 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
 

Q7- What did Maddie think of herself after the letter was read out loud?
A) Grateful
B) Lucky
C) Hero
D) Coward
 

Q8- "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 apologise to Wanda
D) Both 2 and 3
 

Q9- 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
 

Q10- What excuses does Peggy think of for her behaviour?

A) Wanda didn't know she was being made fun of
B) she got the idea of hundred drawings only when Peggy asked her
C) None of these
D) Both A and B
 

Q11- What important decision does Maddie take?

A) Unfriending Peggy
B) visiting Wanda
C) stop others from bullying
D) all of the above
 

Q12- How did they contact Wanda?

A) Letter
B) Phone call
C) Email
D) They visited her
 

Q13- What did they write in the letter?

A) apology
B) Her drawings and that she won
C) asked about new city
D) both 2 and 3
 

Q14- Why did they think Wanda wouldn't reply?

A) she didn't know how to read
B) she didn't know how to write
C) She must've been sad and angry
D) all of the above
 

Q15- Who was more anxious for a reply?

A) Maddie
B) Peggy
C) Miss Mason
D) All of them
 

Q16- What did Maddie notice in the drawings?

A) Wanda drew their faces
B) they were beautiful
C) Wanda wrote notes for them
D) all of the above
 
Q17- What was the tone of Wanda's reply?
A) Friendly
B) Angry
C) ungrateful
D) hatred
 

Q18- What do you mean by "picking on someone"?

A) Unfairly criticising them
B) Taking something from them
C) Taking them somewhere
D) None of the above
 

Q19- What was Maddie's reaction on receiving the drawing?

A) sad
B) happy
C) excited
D) neutral
 

Q20- What did Peggy infer from the drawing?

A) Wanda was a good artist
B) Wanda liked them
C) Wanda hated them
D) Both 1 and 2

Q21- What was the description of the house which Maddie thought to be
Wanda's house?
A) Little white house
B) Big white house
C) Small green cottage
D) Tiny Red hut

Q22- The grass along the pathway to Wanda's house looked like ____
A) puppies
B) snakes
C) kittens
D) monkeys
  

Q23- Wanda's house was ____

A) on a cliff
B) on top of a hill
C) by the river
D) in the forest
 

Q24- What was used to decorate the classroom on Christmas?

A) bells
B) tree
C) both
D) None of the above
 

Q25- What was the colour of the dress in Peggy'e drawing?

A) red
B) green
C) blue
D) white
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 C 11 C 21 A

2 D 12 A 22 C

3 D 13 D 23 B

4 D 14 C 24 C

5 B 15 A 25 B

6 A 16 A 26  

7 D 17 A 27  

8 D 18 A 28  
 9 D 19 A 29  

10 D 20 B 30  

 
GLIMPSES OF INDIA

Q1- Who is the author of "A Baker from Goa"?

A) Arup Kumar Datta
B) Lokesh Abrol
C) Lucio Rodrigues
D) None of the Above
 

Q2- Who is the author of "Coorg"?

A) Arup Kumar Datta
B) Lokesh Abrol
C) Lucio Rodrigues
D) None of the Above
 

Q3- Who is the author of "Tea from Assam"?

A) Arup Kumar Datta
B) Lokesh Abrol
C) Lucio Rodrigues
D) None of the Above
 

Q4- What are the bakers known as in Goa?

A) Pader
B) Portugese
C) pekar
D) Baker
 

Q5- The baker was also their ______.

A) friend
B) companion
C) guide
D) all of the above
 

Q6- What did the children long for?

A) Loaves
B) bread bangles
C) banana bread
D) all of the above
 

Q7- How many times did the baker come everyday?

A) Once
B) Twice
C) Thrice
D) varies daily
 

Q8- _____ was called kabai.

A) Baker's dress
B) baker's basket
C) baker's bamboo
D) baker's song
 

Q9- Coorg is a _________country.

A) tea
B) bread
C) coffee
D) green
 

Q10- Where is Coorg situated?

A) Mysore
B) Mangalore
C) Karnataka
D) Kerala
 
Q11- The first chief of the Indian Army is from _____.
A) coorg
B) Goa
C) Mysore
D) Punjab
 

Q12- _____ river obtains its water from Coorg.

A) Yamuna
B) Narmada
C) Kaveri
D) Tapi
 

Q13- "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
 

Q14- What are the activities available in Coorg?

A) River-rafting
B) Canoeing
C) Mountain biking
D) All of the above
 

Q15- 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
 

Q16- What is canoeing?

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) All of the above
 

Q17- "Almost everyone in the compartment was drinking _____ too"

A) Coffee
B) Juice
C) Tea
D) Water
 

Q18- Was Rajvir a fan of detective stories?

A) Yes
B) No
C) maybe
D) don't know
 

Q19- What is Assam popularly known as?

A) Tea country
B) Coffee country
C) Green country
D) Plantation country
 

Q20- The words like 'chai' and 'chini' are derived from _____.
A) Indi
B) China
C) France
D) None of the Above
 

Q21- In Europe, tea was drunk as more of a _____ than _____.

A) medicine, beverage
B) beverage, medicine
C) sleep waver, medicine
D) sleep banisher, medicine
 
 Q22- What was Dhekiabari?
A) name of a station
B) tea garden managed by Pranjol's father
C) tea garden managed by Rajvir's father
D) name of a hill
 

Q23- What is the duration of the second flush or sprouting period?

A) June-August
B) October-December
C) May-July
D) August-November
 

Q24- “You seem to have done your homework before coming,” Pranjol’s
father said in surprise. Which homework is he talking about?
A) Holiday homework
B) Tuition homework
C) Knowledge about Assam
D) All of the Above
 

Q25- Where did Rajvir and Pranjol study?

A) Assam
B) Coorg
C) Goa
D) Delhi
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 C 11 A 21 A

2 B 12 C 22 B

3 A 13 A 23 C

4 A 14 D 24 C
5 D 15 C 25 D

6 B 16 A  

7 B 17 C  

8 A 18 A  

9 C 19 A  

10 C 20 B  

MADAM RIDES THE BUS

Q1- Who is the author of the lesson "Madam rides the Bus"?
A) Gavin Maxwell
B) Vallikkannan
C) Paulo Coehlo
D) Arup Kumar Dutta
 

Q2- What was Valli's full name?

A) Vallikkannan
B) Valliammai
C) Valliannai
D) Vallikannam
 

Q3- What was Valli's age?

A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) None of these
 

Q4- What was her favourite pastime?

A) watching the street outside
B) playing outside
C) travelling the bus
D) reading books
 

Q5- How many times did the bus cross her street per hour?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6
 

Q6- What was her overwhelming desire?

A) to have friends
B) to travel by bus
C) to top the class
D) None of these
 

Q7- "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
 

Q8- What would make Valli jealous?

A) strangers ravelling by bus
B) hearing stories of her friend's bus journey
C) her mother travelling the bus
D) all of the above
 

Q9- How did she pick up small details about the bus journey?
A) listening to conversations of neighbours
B) asking a few discreet questions
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
 

Q10- Why did Valli stand up?

A) She wanted to enjoy the ride
B) she wasn't able to look outside properly
C) she liked standing
D) she was tired of sitting
 

Q11- 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 the above
 

Q12- "Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive". What do you mean by
"repulsive"?
A) causing strong dislike
B) showing displeasure
C) extremely attractive
D) admirable
 

Q13- 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
 

Q14- Why did the old lady ask Valli so many questions?
A) she was bothered about Valli
B) she liked Valli
C) she was poking her nose
D) she was bored
 

Q15- What did she have to resist on Village Fair Day to save for the ride?
A) balloons
B) merry go round
C) toys
D) peppermint
 

Q16- What was the next challenge once she'd saved enough money?
A) tell her mom about it
B) know about the timings
C) buy a ticket
D) to sneak out of the house
 

Q17- What made her laugh on her journey?

A) the sight of a running cow
B) the old woman's earrings
C) the old man
D) None of the above
 

Q18- Why did Valli not get off the bus for sight-seeing?
A) she was afraid
B) she didn't want to
C) she didn't have the time
D) she didn't like the city
 

Q19- What does it tell you about Valli when she refused to accept the
conductor's treat?
A) responsible
B) stubborn
C) rude
D) disrespectful
 

Q20- Who was a "real chatterbox"?

A) Valli
B) conductor
C) her aunt
 D) all of the above
 

Q21- What saddened Valli?

A) the dead cow
B) car accident
C) the handicapped passenger
D) all of the above
 

Q22- What was the one way fare from the village to the town?
A) one rupee
B) 50 paise
C) 40 paise
D) 30 paise
 

Q23- 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
 

Q24- How does the conductor address Valli?

A) as Valli
B) as Madam
C) as kiddo
D) None of the above
 

Q25- 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 the above
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 B 11 C 21 A

2 B 12 A 22 D

3 B 13 D 23 B

4 A 14 A 24 B

5 B 15 B 25 A

6 B 16 D    

7 D 17 A    

8 B 18 A    

9 C 19 A    

10 B 20 C    

 
THE SERMON AT BENARAS

Q1- What was Gautama Buddha's early name?

A) Sidhha
B) Sadhu
C) Siddhartha
D) Sidhanth
 

Q2- What moved him to seek out enlightenment?

A) a sick man
B) an aged man
C) a monk begging
D) all of the above
 

Q3- For how many years did he wander?

A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) 6
 

Q4- Where did he vow to stay until his enlightenment came?

A) his palace
B) under peepal tree
C) under banyan tree
D) under a tree
 

Q5- What did he name the tree?

A) Bodhi tree
B) Buddha tree
C) Gautama tree
D) Siddhartha tree
 

Q6- Which seed did Buddha ask Kisa to bring?

A) Pumpkin seeds
B) Mustard seeds
C) Sunflower seeds
D) Seesame seeds
 

Q7- What was the condition imposed upon the source of the seeds?
A) to be borrowed from a man
B) to be borrowed from a woman
C) to be borrowed from a child
D) None of the above
 

Q8- How did Kisa feel at first on being unable to find such seeds?
A) weary
B) hopeless
C) Motivated
D) Both A and B
 

Q9- What did the flickering lights made her realise?

A) she is being selfish
B) death is common to all
C) men are mortals
D) all of the above
 

Q10- What did Buddha tell her about life?

A) It is troubled
B) It is brief
C) combined with pain
D) all of the above
 

Q11- Both young and adults, fools and wise fall into the power of _____
A) life
B) death
C) food
D) all of the above
 

Q12- What is the meaning of lamentation?

A) expression of sorrow
B) expression of gratefulness
C) expression of joy
D) expression of laughter
 

Q13- What does Kisa search for from house to house in the first place?
A) mustard seed
B) a medicine to bring her son back to life
C) pumpkin seeds
D) None of the above
 

Q14- "Of those who, overcome by death, __________".

A) depart from life
B) become immortal
C) become free
D) become dead
 

Q15- "The wise do not _____, knowing the terms of the world"
A) laugh
B) smile
C) grieve
D) all of the above
 

Q16- How old was Siddhartha when he renounced the princely life?
A) 22
B) 32
C) 35
D) 25
 

Q17- He got enlightenment after how many days?

A) 10
B) 15
C) 7
D) 1
 

Q18- In which city did Buddha deliver his first sermon?

A) Patna
B) Benaras
C) Lumbini
D) Gaya
 

Q19- What did Kisa ask for to bring her son back to life?
A) medicine
C) money
C) doctor
D) prayers
 
Q20- How many more children did Kisa have?
A) 5
B) 3
C) 4
D) None
 

Q21- Who is free from sorrow?

A) who overcomes sorrow
B) who does not see sorrow
C) who remains happy
D) who gives sorrow to others
 

Q22- How can one save his loved ones from death?
A) by grief
B) by crying
C) by both
D) none of these
 

Q23- Those who do not grieve are _____.

A) arrogant
B) proud
C) happy
D) wise
 

Q24- What quantity of Mustard seeds did Buddha ask for?

A) a sackful
B) a handful
C) a pinch
D) a cup
 

Q25- According to Buddha, what is an inscrutable kind of suffering?

A) loss of a loved one
B) beating
C) hatred
 D) verbal abuse
 

 
ANSWER KEY

1 C 11 B 21 A

2 D 12 A 22 D

3 A 13 B 23 D

4 B 14 A 24 B

5 A 15 C 25 A

6 B 16 D  

7 D 17 C  

8 D 18 B  

9 D 19 A  

10 D 20 D