MCQ Marathon
Dear Friends…I am starting an MCQ MARATHON for your practice.I will posting the questions below in the blog ….YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW THE BLOG…keep scrolling below ..n down. All the best..HAPPY learning. Much love to all of you by VANDANA MAM……. (AFTER EVERY 10 QUESTIONS,ANSWERS ARE GIVEN)
LETS BEGIN THE MARATHON
1 A: Sadao and Hana cared about the soldier but were worried about the consequences of
being considerate.
R: Sadao and Hana wanted to shirk their responsibility of looking after an injured
soldier, who could be an American.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true
d. Both A and R are false.
2 A: Yumi refused to wash the white man as he was an enemy.
R: Hana was sympathetic to him in the face of open defiance from the domestic staff.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
3 A: Yumi’s reaction to the news of the presence of the POW was fearful for Hana.
R: Hana knew if anybody told about the presence of the POW to the government, they
would lose everything.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true
d. Both A and R are false.
4 A: Dr. Sadao was a dedicated doctor.
R: The Japanese General depended upon him for his treatment.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true
d. Both A and R are false.
5 A: The American POW understood the words and silence of Sadao properly before
leaving Japan.
R: The POW did not want to cause any more trouble to Sadao and his family.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
6 A: Dr. Sadao was a true Patriot.
R: He informed the general about the presence of the white man in his house.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
7 A: The General sent the assassin to the house of Dr. Sadao.
R: He himself was in pain and needed Dr Sadao’s help.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true but R is false.
d. A is false but R is true.
8 A: “I guess if all the Japs were like you there wouldn’t have been a War.”
R: Dr. Sadao performed the surgery on the white man and also planned his escape.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true
d. Both A and R are false.
9 A: Dr Sadao as a human being rose above narrow prejudices.
R: Hatred against enemy race is justifiable, especially during the war time.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is false but R is True.
d. Both A and R are false.
10 A: Sadao typed a letter to report the whole thing to the Chief of Police, but put it in his
own desk.
R: He was too humane as a doctor to report someone he had healed.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is false but R is True.
ANS-1 a,2 b 3c 4c 5 b 6 a 7 d 8 c 9b 10a
HOPE YOU LIKE IT…..keep solving
11 A: Yumi was sad and upset.
R: She could not stay on with the children as her masters had sheltered a white man.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true
d. Both A and R are false.
12 A: Hana washed the white man herself.
R: Yumi refused to wash him and Sadao needed Hana’s help.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is false but R is True.
d. Both A and R are false.
13 A: Sadao does not keep grudges against the treatment by his father in his childhood.
R: Sadao comes out as a serious and an intelligent boy.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is false but R is True.
d. Both A and R are false.
14 A: Sadao was an instinctive and a dedicated doctor.
R: Hana was aware that as a doctor Sadao was almost perfect.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is false but R is True.
d. Both A and R are false.
15 A: Sadao shouted on the POW
R: The POW could mar his reputation as a loyal Japanese.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
16 A: Sadao could not sleep for several nights properly after confessing everything to the
General.
R: He was thinking that the police would come any day.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation
of assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
17 A: Sadao has been sent to America at the age of twenty.
R: Sadao’s education was his father’s chief concern.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
18 A: The gun wound on the right side of lower back of the POW has been reopened
R: The rocks at the lonely coast had struck the wound of the POW.
a. Both A and R are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. A and R both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c. A is true, R is false.
d. A is false, R is true.
19 A: Hana got unreasonably afraid lest the servants should report everything to their
neighbours to avenge.
R: There was a fierce look of resistance upon Yumi’s round dull face
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
20 A: Yumi refused to wash the white man and threatened to leave the job if she was forced.
R: Yumi hated Americans.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
ANS 11C-12A-13B-14-B-15A-16C-17-D,18-A,19D,20-A
21 A: Dr.Sadao helped the American soldier flee and thereby saved.
R: Sadao was a traitor.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
22 A: Initially, Hana wanted Dr.Sadao to put the prisoner back into the sea.
R: The servants wanted to hand him over to the police.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
23 A: Sadao did not help Hana in household chores after the servants had left their house.
R: Hana was more exhausted from fright than from work.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true
24 A: Sadao helped the white man escape.
R: The General had assured Dr.Sadao of sending his assassins to kill the white man.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true.
d. Both A and R are false.
25 A: Dr.Sadao though treated the prisoner, he wanted to get rid of him as early as possible.
R: He was afraid of General Takima.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true.
d. Both A and R are false.
26 A:Sadao told the white man to go to a nearby unguarded island.
R: He did not want him to be arrested by Japanese Police.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
27 A: General Takima was very cruel person.
R: He used to beat his wife black and blue.
a. A is true but R is false
b. A is false but R is true
c. Both A and R are true.
d. Both A and R are false.
28 A: Sadao and Hana both were afraid since they had given shelter an American in their
house.
R: They did it against the nation.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
29 A: Sadao was not to the warfront with the Japanese troops.
R: General Takima was in dire need of Dr.Sadao.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
30 A: Sadao was not penalised for helping the POW.R: General Takimawas suffering from acute pain from his gall bladder.
a. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Assertion is false, reason is true.
KEEP SOLVING I AM POSTING ANSWERS AFTER EVERY 10 QUESTIONS
ANS-20 A,21-C,22-A,23-D,24-C,25-C,26-A,27-C,28-A,29-A,30-A
31 A: Sadao decided to save the enemy soldier by operating him.
R: Sadao wanted to test his skill as a surgeon.
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
32 A: The servants think that Sadao and Hana like Americans.
R: Sadao and Hana had stayed for a long time in America.
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
33 A: Hana was tensed seeing a uniformed messenger coming to their house.
R: She presumed that the servants have informed about Tom
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
34 A: The General did not want Sadao to be arrested as a traitor
R: The General was a selfish person.
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
35 A: Dr.Sadao could not sleep after he returned from the General’s palace.
R: The thought of the assassins disturbed him
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
36 A: Tom was advised by Sadao to eat raw fish on the island.
R: The General forgot to send the assassins to kill Tom
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
37 A: The General apologized to Sadao for not keeping his promise to help him get rid of
the American POW.
R: The General did not want to offend him as Sadao was a skilled surgeon who was
treating him.
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
38 A: Sadao had great difficulty to find a place to live in America.
R: The Americans discriminated against the Japanese
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
39 A: Sadao’s father never joked or played with him.
R: Sadao’s father was a conventional and traditional man.
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
40 A: Dr.Sadao got irritable with the white man.
R: He heard Hana retching outside.
a. Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
b. Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c. Assertion is true, reason is false.
d. Both assertion and reason are false
ANS-
30.a
31.c
32.a
33.a
34.a
35.a
36.b
37.a
38.a
39.a
40.a
KEEPING QUIET BY PABLO NERUDA
ASSERTION AND REASONING QUESTION
Q.1. Assertion: The poet wants everyone to remain quiet for some time.
Reason: Silence will allow to listen to the voices of quiet and serene nature.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Q.2. Assertion: The self-introspection is necessary for all literary persons.
Reason: Then only they will be able to meditate and save mankind from destruction.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.3. Assertion: All marine animals will be saved, thereby help in maintaining ecological balance.
Reason: Fishermen will stop their merciless act of fishing.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.4. Assertion: Man will understand that he is harming himself in his endeavour to reap
commercial benefits out of Nature.
Reason: Man gathering salt will look at his hurt hands and understand that he is harming himself
in the process of gathering salt.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.5. Assertion: The Earth is inactive, therefore it is dead.
Reason: The Poet wants us to observe the Earth and understand that there is life under apparent
inactivity.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.6. Assertion: War is not beneficial to human civilization in any way.
Reason: War helps in establishing supremacy of stronger countries.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.7. Assertion: Silence and inactivity will help in introspection and mutual understanding among
mankind.
Reason: Indulging in too much talking and a mad rush for success often leads to lack of
misunderstanding.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.8. Assertion: Peaceful coexistence among mankind and Nature depends on man’s attitude towards
the world and the environment.
Reason: From time immemorial, mankind believes in the survival of the fittest.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of
assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.9. Assertion: The exercise of counting up to twelve is suggested by the poet.
Reason: It helps to sit still and achieve a sense of togetherness.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.10. Assertion: The poet wants everyone to learn from the nature to create and not to destroy
Reason: He wants to escape from his duty towards the mankind.
a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
d) Assertion is false and reason is true.
ANSWER
Q.1. c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
Q.2. d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.3. a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Q4. a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Q.5 d) Assertion is false and reason is true
Q.6. c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
Q.7. a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Q.8. b) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Q.9. a) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
Q.10. c) Assertion is true and reason is false.
POEM-AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CLASSROOM IN A SLUM
ASSERTION AND REASONING QUESTIONS
1, Assertion (A): The children are compared to seedless weeds.
Reason (R): They are unwanted and do not belong to this society
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A): The girl’s head is weighed down
Reason (R): She is a tall girl
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
3, Assertion (A): The eyes of the boy are like rat’s eyes
Reason (R): The boy is paper seeming boy
A) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true- Assertion (A): The students are stunted, unlucky heir of twisted bones
Reason (R): They received their father’s gnarled diseases
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true - Assertion (A): The students imagine of squirrel’s game in the tree room
Reason (R): The class is being conducted in the dim light
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true - Assertion (A): For the students Shakespeare is wicked
Reason (R): They don’t know how to read
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true - Assertion (A): The map will become their world
Reason (R): When the governor, the inspector, visitors will pay their serious attention to their
development
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
- Assertion (A): All their future is painted with fog
Reason (R): There is invisibility because of dense fog
A) Both A and R true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true - Assertion (A): The children’s faces are far far from gusty waves
Reason (R): The children live far far away from the sea
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
10, Assertion (A) : For the students, the maps are not their world
Reason (R) : They don’t like the maps instead of they like windows
A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C) A is true but R is false
D) A is false but R is true
ANSWER-1 ) A 2 ) B 3 ) B 4 ) A 5 ) B 6 ) C 7 ) A 8 ) C 9 ) C 10 ) A
MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX
ASSERTION REASON QUESTION
1.
Assertion: While driving from her parent’s home to Cochin Airport, Kamala Das notices her
mother, who was sitting beside her, dozing with her mouth open.
Reason: She was very tired and wanted to take rest that is why mother was dozing with her
mouth open.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
2
Assertion: Kamala Das’s mother’s face was pale like a dead body.
Reason: She was an old lady.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
3
Assertion: The expression on mother’s face was of separation and old age.
Reason: She did not want to live with her daughter
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
4
Assertion : Kamala Das thinks that her mother is old now and could pass away leaving her
all alone
Reason: Mother was looking like a dead body
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true..
5
Assertion: Kamala Das started playing music in her car.
Reason: She wanted to drive her thoughts away from the agony and pain
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
.
6
Assertion: The joyous children playing outside represent youth, energy and life.
Reason: The children were looking very inactive and dull.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
7
Assertion: After the security check at the airport, Kamala Das looks back.
Reason: She wanted know that her mother was there or not.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
8
Assertion: The poet senses a familiar pain and her childhood fear after observing mother’s
face.
Reason: Her mother was looking so happy and energetic.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
9
Assertion: Overcome with sorrow and fear, she bids her old mother goodbye and keeps
smiling.
Reason: She wanted to show her actual feelings that how happy she was.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
10
Assertion: The face of the mother is compared to a late winter’s moon.
Reason: There was a brightness on her face like winter’s moon.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
SO ARE YOU LIKING THE MCQ-MARATHON?
ANSWER
- (C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
2 (A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
3 (C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
4 (A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
5 (D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
6 (C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
7 (C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
8 (C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
9 (C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
10 (C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
THE THIRD LEVEL
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
- What convinced Charley that he had reached the Third Level Grand Central Station and
not the second level?
A. newspaper with a date June 11, 1894
B. beards and moustaches of 1894
C. A different world of gas lights and brass spittoons
D. All of these - What was the strangest thing at The Third Level?
A. Beards
B. Moustaches
C. Shirt
D. The corridor that led him into the past. - What is the term used for ‘the study/collection of postage stamps’?
A. Philately
B. Fantasy
C. Philanthropy
D. None of the above - What did Charley see at the Third Level? A. flickering gas lights and people with funny moustaches B. brass spittoons C. men wearing a tan gabardine suit and a straw D. All these
- What did Charley want to escape from? A. insecurity B. worries C. war D. All of the above
- Who did Sam write the letter to in ‘The Third Level?
A. a doctor
B. a friend
C. Charley
D. None of the above
- What does Sam’s letter to Charley represent?
A. A blend
B. an acceptance to visit
C. a proof of his fantasy
D. a blend of reality with fantasy - What is ‘Waking dream wish fulfilment” according to the psychiatrist in the lesson?
A. Charley finding of a Third level at Grand Central Station and realization of his wish to
visit Galesburg Illinois
B. Charley’s dream
C) Charley’s escapism from realities
D) None - What is the meaning of ‘Waking dream wish fulfilment”?
A. a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present
B. a pleasant wish that takes one to the future
C. A pleasant wish which inspires to work
D. a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present - What kind of appearances people had at Third level and why did the clerk refuse to accept
money?
A. funny and clerk refused to accept money because it was currency of modern times
B. weird and notes were big
C. weird and notes were torn
D. weird and notes were wet - What was the date on the newspaper that Charley saw on the third level?
A. June 11
B. June 10
C. June 12
D. June 13 - What is first day cover?
A. It’s a stamp issued on the first day of the year.
B. It’s a stamp issued in the name of the first citizen of a country.
C. An envelope bearing a stamp postmarked on the day of its issue.
D. An envelope issued on the first day of the year. - What is the theme of the lesson “The Third Level”?
A. Human tendency of escapism
B. Time travel
C. Psychological issues
D. Journey to Galesburg, Illinois
KEY/ANSWER SHEET
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
Q.No.1 D. All of these
Q.No.2 D. The corridor that led him into the past.
Q.No.3 A. Philately
Q.No.4 A. flickering gas lights and people with funny moustaches
Q.No.5 D. All of the above
Q.No.6 C. Charley
Q.No.7 D. a blend of reality with fantasy
Q.No.8 A. Charley finding of a Third level at Grand Central Station
Q.No.9 A. a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present
Q.No.10 A. funny and clerk refused to accept money because it was currency of modern times
Q.No.11 A. June 11
Q.No.12 C. An envelope bearing a stamp postmarked on the day of its issue.
Q.No.13 A. Human tendency of escapism
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THE ENEMY
MULIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1 How did Hana help Dr. Sadao?
a. By assisting him
b. By giving him money
c. By giving him tools
d. By working as a nurse
2 Why did Dr Sadao become irritable and impatient with his patient?
a. Because of his inability to leave the white man to help his distressed
wife.
b. Because of many patients
c. Because of general’s pressure
d. None of these
3 Why did Hana wash the wounded man herself?
a. Because of her servants
b. Because her servants ran away
c. Because her servants refused to help an American enemy soldier
d. None of the above
4 What kind of person was Sadao’s father?
a. A serious person
b. A jolly good man
c. Very strict
d. A patriot and a traditional person
5 Why was Dr. Sadao not sent to the battlefield?
a. Because the general might need his services
b. He was perfecting a discovery that would render wounds clean
c. He was a very good doctor
d. All the above.
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6 How did Dr. Sadao emerge successfully out of all the conflicts?
a. By throwing the patients out of this house
b. By sending his servants out of the house
c. By saving soldier’s life as a sincere doctor and helping him to escape.
d. By succumbing before the General
7 Why did Dr. Sadao go to America?
a. To meet the soldiers
b. To meet his friends
c. To study surgery and medicine which was his father’s wish
d. To travel
8 Where did Dr Sadao meet Hana?
a. In Japan
b. In the neighborhood
c. In the battlefield
d. At professor Harley’s house in America
9 Why did Dr. Sadao help an enemy soldier?
a. Because he was an ethical and sincere doctor
b. Because he was his friend
c. Because he knew him
d. None of the above
10 What was the chief concern of Dr. Sadao’s father?
a. His son’s health
b. His son’s marriage
c. His son’s education
d. None of the above
ANSWER-a 2.a 3.c. 4.d 5.d 6.c 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.c
Ch.: 2 LOST SPRING – STORIES OF STOLEN CHILDHOOD
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
- “I will learn to drive a car,” he answers, looking straight into my eyes.
Who is referred to as ‘my’ in this extract?
a) Anees Jung
b) Anees Salim
c) Anis Ali
d) Anees Jilani
- Who had the dream to be a motor mechanic?
a) Saheb
b) Savita
c) Mukesh
d) none of the above
- What is the meaning of ‘mirage’ in the chapter “Lost Spring”?
a) Magic
b) Unrealistic
c) Optimistic
d) Picturesque
- For whom are the bangle makers of Firozabad making bangles?
a) for the royal people
b) for the money lenders
c) for all women in the lands
d) only for the people of Firozabad
- Mention the name of the book which was written by Anees Jung.
a) Lost Summer – The Stories of Lost Childhood
b) Night of the New Moon
c) Lost Spring, Stories of Stolen Childhood
d) Lost Generation- The Rise and Fall of Constantinople
- What is the central theme of the story “Lost Spring”?
a) Pitiable condition of the poor children and their lost childhood
b) Garbage
c) Saheb and Mukesh
d) Spring season
- What was the significance of garbage for the elders?
a) Means of entertainment
b) Means of joy
c) Means of sorrow
d) Means of survival
- Can we say that Saheb was happy after getting a job at the tea stall?
a) Yes, because he was having regular income
b) Yes, because he could get a new pair of shoes
c) No, because he lost his freedom
d) No, because he could no more go to his school
- What is the meaning of “Saheb-e-Alam”?
a) owner
b) rich man
c) poor man
d) lord of the universe
- Saheb’s parents left Bangladesh and migrated to India because __.
a) They wanted to settle in India
b) They had lost everything in the flood
c) They were torture in their home country
d) They did not like the climate of their country
- ‘Garbage’ means something _ for children.
a) wrapped in wonder
b) wrapped in woes
c) wrapped in blunder
d) wrapped in danger
- From whom did Saheb get a pair of shoes?
a) From his friend
b) From his mother
c) From a rich boy who had gifted the shoes to him
d) From a rich boy who had discarded the shoes
Ch. 2 LOST SPRING
MCQ: ANSWER KEY Question No.
Answer
- a) Anees Jung
- c) Mukesh
- b) Unrealistic
- c) for all women in the lands
- c) ‘Lost Spring, Stories of Stolen Childhood’
- a) Pitiable condition of the poor children and their lost childhood
- d) Means of survival
- c) No, because he lost his freedom
- d) lord of the universe
- b) They had lost everything in the flood
- a) wrapped in wonder
- d) From a rich boy who had discarded the shoes
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1Why did Saheb believe in the writer’s promise of opening a school?
a) In his miserable world, being optimistic and believing in promises was natural
b) He had known the writer for a long time
c) He was not very intelligent
d) None of the above
2Why had Saheb’s family migrated to Delhi and settled at Seemapuri?
a) They had no attachment to their homeland Dhaka
b) They were attracted by the glamour and glitz of Delhi
c) Seemapuri was a naturally beautiful place
d) Seemapuri provided them with a means of survival
3What had the youth of Firozabad learnt from their parents?
a) To make bangles and accept their fate
b) To earn as much money as possible
c) To be rebellious and defiant
d) To question the people in authority
4What does the title ‘Lost Spring’ symbolize?
a) The autumn season
b) lost childhood
c) lost time
d) lost opportunity
5‘That’s why they left, looking for gold in the big city…..’
What does ‘gold’ indicate?
a) Misfortune of circumstances
b) ample wealth
c) means of survival
d) a sign of luxury
6What does Saheb’s discarded and worn out tennis shoes indicate?
a) An indication of exploitation
b) A dream come true
c) A sign of hopelessness
d) An insult to the sport itself
7What bothers the author Anees Jung the most about the bangle makers?
a) The stigma of poverty and caste
b) The affluence of the landlords
c) The exploitation done by the factory owners
d) The labour laws
8Which of the following show that the mind-set of the people of
Firozabad plays a big role in the perpetuation of their dismal poverty?
a) They did not know that the law if enforced could get Mukesh and the 20,000 children
employed in glass factories out of the dingy furnaces
b) The people dare not form cooperative because they have
lost their ability to dream
c) There is no leader among them who could guide them
d) All of the above
9The statement “But the promises like mine abound in every corner of his bleak world.”
This suggests……
a) There is no dearth of promises which remain unfulfilled
b) There is a scarcity of people promising things for
betterment
c) People make a lot of promises which are often fulfilled
d) Promises made live up to the expectation of people
10 Which of the following quotes captures the essence of Saheb’s and Mukesh’s stories?
a) As long as poverty injustice and gross inequality exist in our world, none of us can
truly rest. – Nelson MAndela
b) God does not create poverty; we do because we do not share. – Mother Teresa
c) Love captures all things except poverty and a toothache. – Mae west
d) Poverty is not just lack of money; it is not having the capability to realise one’s full
potential as human being. –Amartya Sen
ANSWERS–
1-a) In his miserable world, being optimistic and believing in promises was natural
2-d) Seemapuri provided them with a means of survival
3-a) To make bangles and accept their fate
4b,5c,6b,7a,8d,9b,10d
NOW NEXT QUESTIONS FROM THE SAME CHAPTER
1 What does the author analyze in the story?
a) Rich people
b) Garbage
c) Poor children and their exploitation
d) Her works
1c) Poor children and their exploitation
2 “For the children it is wrapped in wonder, for the elders it is a means of survival”.
Select the option that best describes the above statement.
a) Children and elders both are happy with their job as they are immigrants.
b) It gives hope for children whereas it is the only source of income for elders.
c) It is an additional income of children and elders.
d) Both feel marvellous as they are making money in their locality.
2 b) It gives hope for children whereas it is the only source of income for elders.
3 What may arouse ray of hope in rag pickers?
a) Hollow promises made by the politicians
b) Assurances given by the frequent visitors
c) Discovery of a few more rupees in the heaps of garbage
d) Fellow rag pickers’ achievements
3c) Discovery of a few more rupees in the heaps of garbage
4 Choose the option that most appropriately fills in the blanks, for the following description of the given extract:
People migrate from villages to cities in search of a better life. They want to earn money so that they can lead a good life and
(i)_______their children in a better way. As cities have more
(ii)________for work, this makes them migrate from the villages to these big cities.
(iii)________all miseries and challenges of life at young age, Saheb even finds a job in
a tea stall, shifting from rag picking to (iv)_________his struggle for survival.
a) (i)give; (ii) scope; (iii) controlling; (iv) continue
b) (i) rear; (ii) opportunities; (iii) Accepting; (iv) prove
c) (i) provide; (ii) jobs; (iii) Denying; (iv) stop
d) (i) leave; (ii) chances; (iii) Chasing; (iv) deal
4 b) (i) rear; (ii) opportunities; (iii) Accepting; (iv) prove
5 Choose the correct statement to analyse the mental condition of the rag pickers.
a) They seem to be dignified in their work as they are getting gold and silver.
b) They seem to be praying to God to oust them from this hellish life.
c) They seem to be cursing as they are doing a menial job.
d) They seem to be enjoying their freewill in their work.
5 b) They seem to be praying to God to oust them from this hellish life
6 Choose the best that compels the workers in the bangle industry of Firozabad to poverty.
a) Caste and ancestral profession
b) Karam theory and society
c) Bureaucrats and politicians
d) All of the above
6 d) All of the above
7What forced the children in ‘Lost Spring to live a life of exploitation?
a) Ignorance
b) Lack of facilities
c) Extreme poverty and irresponsible system
d) Illiteracy
7 d) Mukesh’s sister-in-law
8 Choose the statement which is NOT TRUE about the rag pickers in Seemapuri.
a) Children are equally involved in rag picking as their parents.
b) The rag pickers settle down in a place permanently.
c) Rag picking has accomplished itself as a skill and form of art.
d) Rag pickers live in unsteady shanties on the outskirts of Delhi.
ANS b) The rag pickers settle down in a place permanently.
Ch.: 2 LOST SPRING – STORIES OF STOLEN CHILDHOOD
ASSERTION REASON QUESTION
- Assertion: The children of Seemapuri are living a life of exploitation.
Reason: Extreme poverty forces them to lead such a life.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true. - Assertion: Most of the rag pickers appear walking barefoot in cities and on village
roads.
Reason: They were caught in the web of a vicious circle of middlemen.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true. - Assertion: Garbage is wrapped in wonder for the elders in Seemapuri.
Reason: For the elders, it is a means of survival.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true. - Assertion: Saheb was not allowed to play tennis in the neighbourhood club.
Reason: He had proper shoes but no racquet to play tennis.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
e) Both A and R are false. - Assertion: Saheb is no longer his own master.
Reason: The tea canister which he carries is his own property.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b) Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
c) A is true but R is false.
d) A is false but R is true.
6 Statement 1: Mukesh insists on being his own master.
Statement 2: He has no fascination for continuing his family profession.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.
- Statement 1: The children‘s eyes are more adjusted to the dark than to the light outside.
Statement 2: The boys and girls end up losing their eye sight before they become
adults.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes. - Statement 1: The young bangle makers could not organise themselves into a
cooperative.
Statement 2: They were caught in a web of vicious circle.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes. - Statement: 1: Exemplary punishment should be given by law to those who employ the
children to work in hazardous industries.
Statement: 2: Child Labour is banned by the law.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes. - Statement 1: Saheb‘s family left Bangladesh and came to India.
Statement 2: Saheb is no longer his own master.
a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.
b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause.
c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.
d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.
ANSWERS
- A
- C
- D
- E
- C
- B
- C
- B
- B
- D
SOME MORE QUESTIONS
11.Assertion: Anees Jung in ‘Lost Spring’ describes two stories of stolen childhood.
Reason: Millions of children in India waste their time in rag-picking or working in
hazardous industries.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
- Assertion: Promises made to children are kept.
Reason: It is easy to tell children that they should be in school.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true. - Assertion: Seemapuri is in the periphery of Delhi, yet miles away from it
metaphorically.
Reason: The main occupation of the people living there is rag picking.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true. - Assertion: Travelling across the country the author has observed children walking
along the road bare footed.
Reason: It is not lack of money but tradition to stay barefoot.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true. - Assertion: Saheb is his own master.
Reason: He got a job at small tea stall, earning 800 rupees and all his meals.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
- Assertion: Children in Firozabad often lose the brightness of their eyes.
Reason: They are made to work in the glass furnaces with high temperatures in dingy
cell without light.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true. - Assertion: For children, garbage has a meaning different from what it means to their
parents.
Reason: For the grown up it is a means of survival.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true. - Assertion: Savita is a symbol of innocence and efficiency.
Reason: Her hands move mechanically and efficiently like the tong of the machine.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true. - Assertion: Mukesh does not want to be a motor mechanic.
Reason: The conditions under which he exists look like a mirage amidst the dust.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true. - Assertion: Saheb is no longer his own master.
Reason: He is working at a tea stall as a child labour.
A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false
D. Both A and R are false.
- A 40 C
- D 41 C
- B 42 C
- C 43 B
- D 44 A
- A 45 C
- B 46 A
- B 47 A
- D 48 B
- A
CH. 3 – DEEP WATER
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
i. How did William O Douglas overcome his fear of water?
A) With courage, guidance and determination
B) With care
C) With mother’s words
D) With guidance
A) With courage, guidance and determination
ii. What memory haunted the William O Douglas?
A) Terrible experience in the pool
B) Ghosts
C) His mother’s words
D) A push by a young boy
iii. Where is Yakima located?
A) In New Zealand
B) In California
C) In Washington
D) None of these
iv. Where did the writer go with his father when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story?
A) Washington
B) New Zealand
C) California
D) Canada
v. How did the narrator learn swimming?
A) With the help of a rope
B) With the help of a friend
C) With the help of his mother
D) With the help of a swimming instructor
vi. What did William O Douglas desire for in the story Deep Water?
A) Visit to California
C) To be a judge
C) To become a confident swimmer
D) To be with his mother
vii. What does Douglas do to save himself in the pool?
A) Used his mind and pushed himself up
B) Shouted aloud
C) Called people
D) Shouted for help
viii. Who threw Douglas into the swimming pool?
A) A young boy
B) Instructor
C) Mother
D) Watchman
ix. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
A) 4 miles
B) 3 miles
C) 5 miles
D) 2 miles
x. Adolescence is a stage of stress and storm. William O Douglas too faces the problem
of adolescence. He hated to walk with bare legs? What could be his problem?
A) Ugly looking legs
B) Fat legs
C) Because of skin colour
D) Because of skinny legs
ANSWER
I. A) With courage, guidance and determination
II. A) Terrible experience in the pool
III. C) In Washington
IV. C) California
V. D) With the help of a swimming instructor
VI. C) To become a confident swimmer
VII. A) Used his mind and pushed himself up
VIII. A) A young boy
IX. D) 2 miles
X. D) Because of skinny legs
SOME MORE QUESTIONS -DEEP WATER
i. When did the writer decide to learn swimming?
A) at the age of nine years
(B) at the age of ten years
(C) at the age of eleven years
(D) at the age of ten or eleven years
ii. Who warned the writer against swimming in the Yakima River?
A) mother
(B) father
(C) brother
(D) trainer
iii. The author felt safe swimming in the YMCA pool as
(A) it was 2 or 3 feet deep at the shallow end
(B) it was 9 feet deep at the other
(C) its drop was gradual
(D) all the above
iv. The author did not want to show his skinny legs as
(A) he did not want to show his skinny legs
(B) he did not want to show his healthy personality
(C) he did not want to show his dark skin
(D) he did not want to show his white skin
v. The writer had an aversion to the water when he was
(A) three or four years old
(B) four or five years old
(C) five or six years old
(D) six or seven years old
vi. When did the writer’s unpleasant memories of his childhood revive?
(A) when he went to the Y.M.C.A. pool
(B) when he went to the Yakima River
(C) when he went to a pool
(D) none of the above
vii. When did the writer reach the pool?
(A) when he went to the Y.M.C.A. pool
(B) when he went to the Yakima River
(C) when he went to a pool
(D) none of the above
viii. What was the probable age of the boy who threw Douglas into the pool?
(A) about 17 years old
(B) about 18 years old
(C) about 19 years old
(D) about 20 years old
ix. Who was responsible for his drowning incident in the YMCA pool?
(A) his father
(B) his trainer
(C) a big boy at the poolside
(D) his friends
x. What did the author feel like while going into the water?
(A) his lungs were ready to burst
(B) his heart was ready to burst
(C) his determination was ready to burst
(D) none of the above
ANSWERS- DEEP WATER
I. A)
II. A)
III. D)
IV. A)
V. B)
VI. A)
VII. C)
VIII. B)
IX. C)
X. A)
CH. 3 – DEEP WATER
ASSERTION REASON QUESTION
1 Assertion (A): The writer felt a long way down while being tossed into water.
Reason(R): It was very pleasant moment for him and he wanted to enjoy it rigorously.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
2 Assertion (A): The went into water with naked skinny legs and subdued his pride.
Reason(R): The writer hated water from his childhood.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
3 Assertion (A): Writer jumped with everything he had.
Reason(R): He wanted to save his life and to be free from the fear of water.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
4 Assertion (A): The writer could not eat that night as he had a very close contact with death.
Reason (R): The writer successfully learned swimming.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
5 Assertion (A): A few years later, the writer came to know the waters of the Cascades.
Reason(R): He went outside of his residence after many years to know the surrounding.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
6 Assertion (A): William Douglas was lying on his stomach beside the pool, vomiting.
Reason(R): William Douglas was tossed into water and he suffocated direly therein.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
7 Assertion (A): The terror of past seized William Douglas again.
Reason(R): After a few years Douglas came to know the waters of Cascades and wanted
to get into them.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
8 Assertion (A): William Douglas had conquered his fear of water.
Reason(R): William Douglas dived into the lake and swam across it.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
9 Assertion (A): The trainer built a swimmer bit by bit in William Douglas.
Reason(R): The trainer wanted to make him a kind human being.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
10 Assertion (A): William Douglas used every way he knew to overcome his fear of water.
Reason(R): William Douglas was a professional swimmer.
(A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(D) Assertion is false, reason is true.
ANSWERS
1 C
2 B
3 A
4 C
5 C
6 A
7 A
8 A
9 C
10 C
some more assertion and reasoning questions-DEEP WATER
Assertion (A)-The YMCA pool was safe.
Reason (R)-It was only 2-3 ft deep at the shallow end and nine at the other and the drop
was gradual.
Choose the correct answer
A. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
2 Assertion (A)-From the beginning Douglas had an aversion to water.
Reason(R)-In a little while Douglas gathered confidence and paddled with new water
wings
A. is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
3 Assertion (A)-Douglas was timid about going into the pool alone .
Reason(R)-He sat on the side of the pool to wait for others.
A. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
4 Assertion (A)-Douglas realised that he on his own could not get rid of this fear.
Reason(R)-Finally one October he decided to get an instructor and learn to swim.
A. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
5 Assertion(A)-The instructor was finished but I was not finished
Reason(R)-Douglas was not sure whether the terror had left him so he went to Lake
Wentworth.
A. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
6 Assertion (A)-The misadventure did not gift Douglas with a new perspective towards life.
Reason(R)-Douglas had not conquered his fear.
A. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
7 Assertion (A)-The misadventure at the YMCA pool left Douglas deeply traumatised.
Reason (R)- He never went back to the pool and he avoided it whenever he could .
A. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
8 Assertion (A)-Douglas was always ashamed of his skinny appearance.
Reason(R)-He hated to walk naked into it and show his skinny legs.
A. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true.
9 Assertion (A)-Douglas never asserted his confidence by self-talk whenever the old terror
would return ..
Reason(R)-He felt it was nice to be carried gently to float along in space while going
down the water third time.
A. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true.
10 Assertion (A)-The message conveyed through the chapter can be applied in every walk of
life.
Reason(R)-Anyone who gets into deep water can overcome the crisis through grit and
determination
A. A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B. A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C. Both A and R are false
D. A is false but R is true
ANSWERS
1 A
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 B
6 C
7 A
8 B
9 D
10 A
Ch. 1. THE LAST LESSON
ASSERTION REASON QUESTION
- Assertion- The news of French being replaced by German comes as a thunderbolt to Franz.
Reason- Franz understood everything taught in the class that day. a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- After the class was over, Mr. Hamel could not even speak as his voice choked with
emotions.
Reason- Mr. Hamel was old and could not talk at a stretch.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- Mr. Hamel focused on the importance of one’s language as the key to one’s prison.
Reason- Language helps people bind together despite being enslaved under some other foreign
rule.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- Watcher, the blacksmith, taunted Franz that there was enough time before he
reached school.
Reason- Watcher had already come to know about the order from Berlin.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- Mr. Hamel was wearing his best Sunday clothes on the last day of his school.
Reason- Franz realized that Mr. Hamel was a way to honour his last lesson.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
- Assertion- The village people were occupying the last benches of the school that day.
Reason- They had come to organize a farewell party for Mr. Hamel. a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- A bulletin-board always serves as the source of bad news during a war.
Reason- All the bad news about the Franco-Prussian War had come from the bulletin-board in
Alsace.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- Mr. Hamel did not scold Franz for not having learnt his lesson.
Reason- He blamed the people, the parents and himself for the same.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- No one in the class was bothered when the beetles flew in.
Reason- Everyone wanted to focus and utilize their last chance of learning French.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true - Assertion- Mr. Hamel gave all his efforts to impart all his knowledge on the last day of
school.
Reason- Mr. Hamel was a dedicated and efficient teacher.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
ANSWERS
Q. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Ans. b c a a a c d a a b
- Assertion- Franz didn’t want to go to school
Reason- The morning was very beautiful and he wanted to enjoy it.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- There was a crowd in front of the bulletin board
Rason- There was a fresh news on it
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- The French teacher, M. Hamel wore his fine Sunday clothes.
Reason- It was in honour of his last French Lesson.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- On the last benches that were always empty, the village people were sitting
quietlyon them like ourselves.
Reason- It was a P.T.M on that day
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- This is your last French lesson.
Reason- What a thunderclap those words to me.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- Franz didn’t know how to write French
Reason- He would prefer to go seeking birds’ eggs or sliding on the Saar.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- M. Hamel didn’t scold Franz for being late.
Reason- He had done his homework given by him.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False
- Assertion- The people of Alsace never learnt French
Reason- They put off learning till tomorrow.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - AssertionThe parents of Alsace preferred to put the children to work on farm or at the mills.
Reason- M. Hamel sent the children to water his flowers.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- “I never saw him look so tall.”
Reason- Standing on a platform made M. Hamel look so tall.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is False
d. R is true but A is False - Assertion- Little Franz did not like learning French
Reason- M. Hamel was impatient and strict
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true. - Assertion. Franz wanted to go to school.
Reason- The weather was warm and sunny
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true. - Assertion- There was a big crowd in front of the bulletin board. Reason- Order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and
Lorraine. a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true. - Assertion- Franz realized the importance of learning one’s mother tongue- Reason- The order to teach only German was like a thunderclap.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true.
- Assertion- The village elders sat on the back benches of the classroom. Reason- They had come to pay M Hamel his fee for teaching their children
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true. - Assertion- The lesson is about language chauvinism. Reason-Germans were imposing their language while the French were trying to cling to
French.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true. - Assertion- Franz was ashamed he could not recite the dreadful rule of participle. Reason- It was the last French lesson and he wanted to show he knew the rudiments of his
mother tongue.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true - Assertion- People tend to put off learning as they think they have time. Reason-Franz played truant- sought birds’ eggs, went sliding on the Saar.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true. - Assertion- M. Hamel was a dedicated teacher and courageous man. Reason-He was impatient while teaching the last lesson.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true - Assertion- The Prussian Soldiers were drilling. Reason-M. Hamel was wearing his fine Sunday clothes
a. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
b. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
c. A is true, but R is false.
d. A is false, but R is true.
ANSWERS
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b a a d a a d A b d
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
a d a a c a a A c b
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