Class 9 English Beehive book Chapter 7-

Packing MCQs
Q1- Why was Jerome willing to do packing?
A) because of his expert packing skills
B) he did not want to miss anything
C) he wanted to steal his friend’s belongings
D) he liked doing it
 

 
Q2- While packing things George and Harris did a few silly things, name them.
A) broke a cup and upset almost everything
B) squashed a tomato
C) trod on butter and stepped on a banana
D) all
 

 
Q3- Who was the best packer?
A) Jerome
B) Harris
C) George
D) None
 

 
Q4- Who was the worst packer according to Jerome?
A) George
B) Harris
C) Montmorency
D) All
 

 
Q5- Why was Jerome the best packer?
A) because of his ability to pack things in order
B) because of his words
C) because his boasting
D) none
 

 
Q6- Who was irritating George and Harris?
A) Jerome
B) Montmorency
C) Packing
D) All
 

 
Q7- Who made a mess of everything?
A) Harris
B) Montmorency
C) George
D) All
 

 
Q8- What was Montmorency’s contribution to the packing?
A) made packing easier
B) packing became quicker
C) packing was worsened
D) all
 

 
Q9- How was packing worsened with Montemorency’s contribution?
A) packing became tiresome
B) became a perfect nuisance
C) put his leg into jam and sat over the things
D) all
 

 
Q10- What does uncanny mean?
A) strange
B) mysterious
C) difficult to explain
D) all
 

 
Q11- How did George and Harris start their packing?
A) squeezing tomatoes
B) breaking a bucket
C) breaking a sauce plate
D) breaking a cup

 
Q12- Who trod on the butter?
A) George
B) Harris
C) Jerome
D) All
 

 
Q13- What was the writer (Jerome) proud of?
A) his selling skills
B) his learning abilities
C) his negotiation skills
D) his packing skills
 

 
Q14- What was the name of the dog?
A) Tommy
B) Montmorency
C) Tom
D) Romy
 

 
Q15- What happened when George put butter on the chair?
A) Harris sat on the chair and butter was stuck to his back.
B) Montmorency ate it
C) Jerome ate it
D) George kept it in the fridge
 

 
Q16- Who offered to do packing first?
A) Montmorency
B) George
C) Harris
D) Jerome
 

 
Q17- What was the most irritating thing for Jerome?
A) Montmorency
B) people’s behavior
C) seeing people doing nothing
D) packing
 

 
Q18- Who packed the hampers?
A) Montmorency
B) Jerome
C) George and Harris
D) All
 

 
Q19- Why did George and Harris’ reaction irritate Jerome?
A) because he was losing a chance to educate them
B) he wanted to supervise over them and educate them
C) he didn’t like them
D) none
 

 
Q20- What did Jerome often forget to pack?
A) his shirts
B) boots
C) toothbrush
D) all
 

 
Q21- Where did Jerome finally find his toothbrush?
A) in a boot
B) in the cupboard
C) in the suitcase
D) none
 

 
Q22- Why did Jerome feel the need to reopen his bag?
A) because he had packed his tobacco pouch in it
B) because he forgot to pack toothbrush
C) to find his boots
D) none
 

 
Q23- What did George and Harris offer to pack?
A) tomatoes
B) boots
C) Hampers for carrying food
D) All
 

 
Q24- Who were Jerome’s friends?
 A) Montmorency
B) George and Harris
C) Can’t say
D) None
 

 
Q25- Finally, at what time did Jerome pack the bag finally?
A) 8.05 p.m
B) 9.05 p.m
C) 10.05 p.m
D) 11.05 p.m
 

 
Q26- Who was Montmorency?
A) Jerome’s friend
B) Jerome’s neighbour
C) Jerome’s cousin
D) Jerome’s pet dog
 

 
Q27- What did Montmorency do to the jam?
A) ate it up
B) threw it away
C) put his leg into it
D) none
 

 
Q28- What did Montmorency think the lemons to be?
A) rats
B) squirrels
C) balls
D) none
 

 
Q29- What time did the packing finish finally ?
A) 11.05 p.m
B) 11.24 p.m
C) 11.35 p.m
D) 12.50 p.m
 

 
Q30- What horrible idea struck Jerome’s mind after packing his bag?
A) whether his toothbrush is packed or not
B) boots are packed
C) tobacco pouch is kept or not
D) none
 
 
ANSWER KEY
1 A 11 D 21 A

2 D 12 A 22 C

3 A 13 D 23 C
4 B 14 B 24 B

5 A 15 A 25 C

6 B 16 D 26 D

7 C 17 C 27 C

8 C 18 C 28 A

9 D 19 B 29 D

10 D 20 B 30 A