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W Arya Vidya Mandir, Bandra (East)

MCQ Revision worksheet

English Literature

Std -X

An Angel in Disguise
1. Who was the oldest among the children?
a. Joe
b. Kate
c. Maggie
d. John

2. What did Mrs. Thomson offer Maggie to eat ?

a. A toasted slice of bread,milk and butter
b. Milk and biscuits
c. A piece of chocolate cake
d. A slice of pizza a cup of coffee

3. Mrs. Thompson's tone when she confronted her husband with Maggie in his arms
was full of ______.
a. pity.
b. anger.
c. excitement.
d. sadness.

4. Maggie became disabled because she ________ .

a. had fallen from the bed.
b. had fallen from a window and had injured her spine.
c. was suffering from a dangerous disease.
d. had injured her leg while playing and was unable to walk.

5. Who adopted Kate ?

a. Mrs. Thompson
b. A Farmer
 c. Mrs. Ellis
d. Mrs. Oliver

The Little Match Girl

1) The little girl struck the match the very first time to ______ .
a. warm her fingers.
b. see around.
c. search for food.
d. look into the house.

2) The many candles on the Christmas tree turned into ________ .

a. dim stars
b. golden stars
c. blue stars
d. bright stars

3)The boy took the little girl's slipper away to ____ .

a. wear it Is this CRADLE?
b. use it as a candle
c. fill it with sand
d. play with it

4)Walking in the cold her feet became ________ .

a. red and white
b. blue and purple
c. black and blue
d. blue and red

5)What expression did the frozen girl have on her face when she died?
a. Smiling
b. Sad
c. Confused
d. Playful

The Blue Bead

1.What were the huts made out of?

 a.straw and mud
b.grass and straw
c.grass
d.straw

2.According to the extract the huge animal was adept at _______ .

a. Swimming and running
b. tackling the waves floating
c. fighting for his species
d. saving himself from predator birds and fish

3.Which word best describes Sibia?

a. Hard working
b. Complacent
c. Happy
d. All of the above

4.The meaning of the word ‘perforated' used in the lesson is ____ .

a. cut through
b. bend
c. shaped
d. pierced

5.Why was Sibia not able to get the blue bead at the first attempt?
a. Reflection
b. Refraction
c. Darkness
d. Muddy water

Daffodils

1. In the poem Daffodils, the poet has described the beauty of ____ .
a. nature
b. a girl
c. children
d. trees

2. Where were the daffodils?

a. Behind the forest.
 b. Beside the lake.
c. Beside the mountains .
d. Beneath the mango trees.

3. The colour of the daffodils as described by the poet is______ .

a. black
b. golden
c. pink
d. yellow

4. The poem daffodil teaches us that nature is a _______ .

a. philosopher
b. healer
c. teacher
d. fiend

5. The poet compares his lonely movement to that of ____ .

a. the sun
b. a cloud
c. a milky way
d. a meteor

I Know why the Caged Bird Sings

1. What is the meaning of the word ‘leaps’ as used in the poem?

a. Jump
b. Sleep
c. Walk
d. Fly

2. The caged bird sings in a _______ tone.

a. jubilant
b. sad
c. angry
d. shrill

3. The caged bird is a symbol of _____ .

a. happiness
 b. freedom
c. captivity
d. nature

4. The free bird is used as a metaphor for _______ .

a. white people
b. people of the world
c. Anglo Indians
d. African Americans

5. What physical movement does the caged bird do before singing?

a. Opens his throat
b. Spins in a circle
c. Drinks water
d. Cleans his beak

The Patriot

1. The people will be paid for their 'misdeeds' by ________.

a. God

b. people throwing stones at him

c. children and adults

d. the palsied few

2. In the poem, 'The Patriot,' who was sitting at the window set?
a.Palsied people

b. Young men

c. Children and women

d. The Patriot

3. The people gathered the next year to ______ the patriot.

a. award

b. welcome
 c. celebrate

d.execute the patriot

4. What were the people doing on their rooftops?

a. Dancing and singing

b. Running and playing

c. Gathering to see the patriot

d. Hoisting and waving flags

5. What did the people throw at the patriot a year later?

a. Stones

b. Roses

c. Ropes

d.Pebbles

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