Choose the correct option

1. The poet says that money is external. What does it mean?

• a. money is earned
• b. money cannot buy a new ball
• c. money cannot buy the memories attached to the old ball
• d. money brings happiness

2. The young seagull was treated sternly by his parents to:

• a. teach him to be obedient
• b. help him overcome his fear
• c. teach him the importance of food
• d. help him to fight

3. Which negative symbols are used in “The Dust of Snow” to create a positive effect?

• a. hemlock tree, snow
• b. hemlock tree, crow
• c. snow, crow
• d. crow, dust

4. What does Mandela refer to ‘Liberty’ as?

• a. sweet
• b. unexpected
• c. newborn
• d. exciting

5. What does the tiger’s ‘quiet rage’ indicate?

• a. suppression
• b. discomfort
• c. concern
• d. sorrow

6. How can Griffin be best described?

• a. proud but kind
• b. arrogant but lawful
• c. greedy but honest
• d. brilliant but lawless

7. Anil’s carelessness made stealing from him _____ for Hari Singh.

• a. difficult
• b. fun
• c. systematic
• d. uninteresting

8. Fire and ice are equivalent to ______

• a. hot and cold
• b. desire and hatred
• c. love and hatred
• d. honesty and betrayal

9. Why was Mandela’s boyhood freedom an illusion?

• a. his notions of freedom turned out to be false
• b. he got the freedom when he grew young
• c. his boyhood freedom was boring
• d. he did not understand freedom

10. The pilot of the Dakota plane can be described as______

• a. coward, confused
• b. determined, careless
• c. family man, self-centred
• d. risk-taker, family man

11. Anne Frank wrote her diary in hiding because:

• a. Germany had occupied the Netherlands
• b. British had occupied South Africa
• c. Anne lived in the basement
• d. Anne did not want to show it to her sister

12. What did Mrs. Pumphrey tell Dr. Herriot about Tricky’s health on call?

• a. he was taking rounds in the garden
• b. he had bouts of vomiting
• c. he was having trouble with the other dogs
• d. he was not responding to Mrs. Pumphrey’s calls

13. What does the poet mean by, ‘he should be lurking in the shadows.’?

• a. he likes the shadow in the dark
• b. he should be in the shadows
• c. he should be in the jungle
• d. he likes to hunt

14. How did the postmaster feel after reading Lencho’s letter?

• a. happy
• b. regretful
• c. excited
• d. sincere

15. What would a tiger do when he is free in the jungle?

• a. show his happiness
• b. move around quietly
• c. wait for the visitors
• d. terrorize the people

16. When did Anne Frank write her first diary?

• a. 20 June 1942
• b. 20 June 1945
• c. 20 July 1942
• d. 20 July 1945

17. Which things did Griffin pick from the theatrical company?

• a. a hat and a mask
• b. bandages and dark glasses
• c. money and a stick
• d. warm clothes

18. What does the ball in the poem ‘The Ball’ symbolize?

• a. boy’s helplessness
• b. boy’s carelessness
• c. boy’s lost childhood
• d. boy’s favourite toy

19. What did the young seagull do when he was alone on the ledge?

• a. tended to his wounded wing
• b. stepped to the brink of the ledge
• c. ate the food given by his mother
• d. built a nest

20. Which event is described in ‘Nelson Mandela- Long Walk to Freedom’?

• a. Republic Day of South Africa
• b. inauguration ceremony of the Union Building
• c. Nelson Mandela’s contribution to the freedom struggle
• d. formation of the first non-racial democratic government