MULTIPLE CHOICE TYPE QUESTIONS

VISTAS-ON THE FACE OF IT

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 How old was Derry? Recall
a. Ten year old c. fourteen year old
b. Sixteen year old
c. Fourteen year old
d. Thirteen year old
2 What did the children name Mr Lamb? c. Lamey-Lamb recall
a. Limpy- Lamb
b. Crippled-Lamb
c. Lamey-Lamb
d. Lamer-Lamb
3 According to Lamb, which month of the year was the most b. September recall
appropriate for making jellies?
a. October
b. September
c. November
d. December

4 How far was Derry’s home from Mr Lamb’s garden? c. Three miles recall
a. Two miles
b. Four miles
c. Three miles
d. Five miles
5 Who would never let Derry come back to Mr.Lamb? a. His mother recall
a. His mother
b. His father
c. His uncle
d. His brother
6 Why does Mr. Lamb leave the garden gates always open? c.He was sad Understanding
 a. He was afraid Understanding
b. He was dejected
c. He was lonely
d. He was sad
7 What makes the women at the bus stop comment, ‘that’s a face only c.The woman was horrified with the burnt Understanding
a mother could love.’ face
a. The face was ugly
b. The woman was angry
c. The woman was horrified with the burnt face
d. She disliked the boy
8 Why did Mr Lamb grow weeds? b. He saw beauty in weeds Understanding
a. It bore fruits
b. He saw beauty in weeds
c. Made the garden beautiful
d. They were useful
9 Why did Derry enter Mr Lamb’s garden? b.He wanted to be alone Understanding
a. He wanted to steal apples
b. He wanted to be alone
c. He saw the gate open
d. He wanted to see bees
10 Why was Derry persistent about going back to Mr lamb’s garden? a. He wanted to listen, sit , watch understanding
a. He wanted to listen, sit , watch
b. He wanted to eat crab apples
c. He wanted to play with the children
d. He wanted to read books
11 Why did Mr lamb ask Derry to stay back in his garden? b. He wanted him to help pluck crab apples Apply
a. He wanted his company
b. He wanted him to help pluck crab apples
c. He wanted him to hear the bees
d. He wanted him to make honey toffees
12 How did Mr Lamb’s friendship prove to be a turning point for Derry? b. He gained confidence Apply
a. He forgot about his burnt face
b. He gained confidence
 c. He began liking gardens
d. He made many friends
13 If you were Derry , what would have hurt you the most? b. Mother kissing on the good side of face Apply
a. Uncharitable remarks by people
b. Mother kissing on the good side of face
c. Not being able to make friends
d. Mother being sad for you
14 How would you show your understanding towards physically d. Make them understand that being handicap Apply
challenged people? is not an obstacle
a. Urge them to ask for help
b. Make them understand that they are different
c. Ask them to remain in confinement
d. Make them understand that being handicap is not an obstacle
15 If you were Derry ,what would you have done after Mr Lamb’s death? b. Helped other disabled children gain Apply
a. Continued to run from the world confidence
b. Helped other disabled children gain confidence
c. Helped to maintain gardens
d. Continued to jump the wall
 FILL UPS/SENTENCE COMPLETION TYPE QUESTIONS

VISTAS-ON THE FACE OF IT

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 Derry suffered from ……………………… complex. inferiority understanding

2 Derry was a ………………….. year old boy fourteen Recall

3 Mr Lamb’s leg was blown off in the ……………… war Recall

4 Mr Lamb was not fond of ………………….in his house. curtains Recall

5 Mr Lamb feels the young lads come to steal ……. From his garden. crab apples Recall

6 Derry entered the garden thinking it to be ……………………… empty Recall

7 Children called Mr lamb ‘Lamey-lamb’ as he had………. a tin leg Understanding

8 The play’ On the Face of It’ is about the friendship between . …….. and Mr Lamb , Derry Recall
…………………………
9 Mr Lamb made ……………….. with honey for the children toffee Recall

10 Despite being disabled Mr Lamb had a ………………approach towards positive Understanding

life.
11 Mr lamb tells Derry a story of a man who stayed inside his house an accident Understanding
fearing death by ………….
12 Despite the tin leg, Mr lamb climbed the …………………. to pluck apples. ladder Recall

13 Mr Lamb understood that Derry was not lost completely when Derry raindrops Understanding
told him he heard the sound of ……………….
14 Mr lamb warned Derry that ………….. could make a person in and out hatred Understanding
while acid can burn the part of a body alone.
15 The play ‘On the Face of It’ teaches people with ………… to face the disabilities Understanding
world with positivity.

REFERENCE TO CONTEXT TYPE QUESTIONS

VISTAS-ON THE FACE OF IT

SL NO QUESTIONS ANSWER TYPE
1 I might never come here again, you might never a. On the Face of It Recall/understanding
see me again and then I couldn’t still be a friend. b. Derry
a. Name the lesson c. He is afraid that his mother might not allow
b. Who is the speaker? him to visit Mr Lamb again
c. Why do you think the speaker might never come here again? d. Derry wants to befriend Mr Lamb
d. Who does the speaker want to befriend?
2. When I go down the street, the kids shout a. Mr Lamb Recall/understanding
 ‘Lamey-Lamb.’ But they still come into the garden, b. Derry
into my house; it’s a game. They’re not afraid of c. As Mr lamb has a tin leg
me. Why should they be? Because I’m not afraid d. Optimistic/ positive
of them, that’s why not.
a. Who is the speaker of the above line?
b. With whom is the speaker interacting?
c. Why do the kids call the speaker ‘Lamey-lamb’?
d. Give a word to describe the speaker’s attitude towards life?

3 They talk about me. Downstairs, When I’m not a. Derry’s parents Recall/understanding
there. ‘What’ll he ever do? What’s going to happen b. Derry
to him when we’ve gone? However will he get on c. Acid burnt face
in this world? Looking like that? With that on d. On the face of it
his face?’ That’s what they say.
a. Who are being referred to as ‘they’ in the above extract?
b. Who is the speaker?
c. What does ‘with that on his face’ refer to?
d. Name the lesson.
4 Lord, boy, you’ve got two arms, two legs and eyes a. Derry Recall/understanding
and ears, you’ve got a tongue and a brain. You’ll b. Mr lamb’s garden
get on the way you want, like all the rest. And if c. Burnt face/ pessimistic approach towards
you chose, and set mind to it, you could get life
on better than all the rest. d. He wants Derry to change his perspective
a. Who is the boy here? towards life
b. Where is the conversation taking place?
c. What problem is the boy suffering from?
d. What does the speaker want to convey to the
Boy?
5 What are you afraid of? What do you think he is? a. Derry’s mother Recall/understanding
An old man with a tin leg and he lives in a huge b. Mr Lamb
house without curtains and has a garden. And I c. Derry wants to go back as he wanted to
want to be there, and sit and....listen to things. listen, sit and look at things in the garden
Listen and look d. The mother is afraid of mr lambs company
 as she has heard things about him.
a. Who is referred to as ‘you’ in the above lines?
b. Who is the old man with a tin leg?
c. Why does the speaker want to go back to the place?
d. What is the listener afraid of?
6 Mind the a. Mr lamb Recall/understanding
apples. Crab apples those are. b. Derry
Windfalls in the long grass. c. When fruits are blown down by the wind
You could trip. d. As he could trip and fall

a. Who is the speaker of the above lines ?

b. Who is referred to as’ you’?
c. What do you mean by windfalls?
d. Why is the speaker warning the listener?

7 but I’m not....I’m not afraid. [Pause] People are a. On the face of It Recall/understanding
afraid of me b. Derry
a. Name the lesson. c. His face is burnt with acid/ people looked at
b. Who is the speaker? him with disgust or pity
c. What makes the speaker say so? d. As his face is burnt by acid and he feels that
d. Why does the speaker feel that people are afraid of him? people are afraid of his ugly face.

8 It won’t make my face change. Do you know, one a. Derry Recall/understanding

day, a woman went by me in the street — I was b. One side of face burnt with acid
at a bus-stop — and she was with another c. It made him withdrawn/ avoid people
woman, and she looked at me, and she said.... d. On the face of it
whispered....only I heard her.... she said, “Look
at that, that’s a terrible thing. That’s a face only
a mother could love.
a. Who is the speaker?
b. What happened to the speaker’s face?
c. What was the impact of the woman’s remark on the
speaker?
 d. Name the lesson.
9 I like to talk. Have company. You don’t have to a. Mr Lamb Recall/understanding
answer questions. You don’t have to stop here at b. Mr lamb likes people to come to his garden/
all. The gate’s open. he likes company
a. Who is the speaker? c. Derry
b. Why the gates are always open? d. He is welcoming, optimistic/ finds happiness
c. Who is referred to as ‘you’? with little things of life
d. What is the speaker’s perspective towards life?
10 It’s all relative beauty and the beast. a. Mr lamb is the speaker and Derry is the Recall/understanding
a. Who is the speaker and the listener? listener.
b. Why does the speaker refer to the beauty and the beast? b. Mr lamb wanted Derry to understand that
c. How does the listener interpret the story? the outward appearance is not important
d. What does the listener feel about himself? but his actions are
c. Derry had heard the story before but didn’t
agree to the message and felt nothing would
change for him
d. He felt unloved/ mother didn’t love him