Test Madam Rides the Bus and Custard c) Suburban comfort

d) Industrial progress
the Dragon 12. What does the old woman’s bag symbolize in the story?
1. Who is the author of the story "Madam Rides the Bus"? a) Her worldly possessions
a) Alice Munro b) Her burdens in life
b) Ruskin Bond c) Her connection to her past
c) Agatha Christie d) Her independence
d) Anita Desai 13. What change does the narrator experience as a result of his
2. What urged the narrator to offer his seat to the old woman encounter with the old woman?
in the bus? a) He becomes more patient
a) Her feebleness b) He becomes more cynical
b) Her carrying a heavy bag c) He becomes more selfish
c) His fatigue d) He becomes more materialistic
d) His politeness
3. Where does the old woman get off the bus? 14. What quality of the old woman leaves a deep impression
a) At a village on the narrator?
b) At the market a) Her wisdom
c) At the hospital b) Her humility
d) At her daughter's house c) Her strength
4. What does the narrator learn from the old woman's simple d) Her kindness
way of living? 15. What does the story "Madam Rides the Bus" mainly focus
a) The importance of money on?
b) The joy of small gestures a) Urban life
c) The value of education b) Human relationships
d) The significance of modern technology c) Economic struggles
5. What does the old woman offer the narrator in return for his d) Political dilemmas
kind gesture? 16. What does the old woman's reminiscence about her past
a) Money reflect in the story?
b) Fruit a) The passing of time
c) A story b) The value of memories
d) A blessing c) The impact of war
6. What was the old woman's reaction when the narrator d) The significance of family bonds
offered her his seat? 17. What does the manner in which the old woman talks about
a) She declined politely her children reveal about her character?
b) She thanked him and accepted a) Her attachment to them
c) She ignored him b) Her disappointment in them
d) She scolded him c) Her pride in their achievements
7. What role does the bus driver play in the story? d) Her resentment towards them
a) He is indifferent to the passengers 18. What is the significance of the title "Madam Rides the
b) He is a central character Bus" in relation to the story?
c) He helps the old woman off the bus a) It reflects the simplicity of the old woman's life
d) He is the narrator's friend b) It emphasizes the role of public transportation
8. Which word best describes the narrator's initial attitude c) It highlights the importance of the narrator's encounter
towards the old woman? with the old woman
a) Compassionate d) It symbolizes the journey of life's experiences
b) Indifferent 19. What is the turning point in the narrator's perception of the
c) Respectful old woman?
d) Curious a) When she started talking about her past
9. What is the main lesson the narrator learns from his b) When he saw the pain in her eyes
encounter with the old woman? c) When she refused to take his seat
a) The value of patience d) When she laughed at a passing scene
b) The importance of kindness
c) The beauty of nature 20. What does the old woman’s steadfastness on the bus
d) The joy of old age journey reflect in the story?
10. What does the old woman’s journey symbolize in the a) Her resilience
story? b) Her stubbornness
a) Independence c) Her fatigue
b) Loneliness d) Her determination
c) Determination
d) Nostalgia
11. What is the significance of the setting in the story "Madam
Rides the Bus"?
a) Urban hustle and bustle
b) Rural simplicity
Test :The tale of Custard the Dragon 11. What object is used as a weapon by the pirate?
a) Pistol
1. Who is the author of the poem "The Tale of Custard the b) Dagger
Dragon"? c) Sword
a) Lewis Carroll d) Cutlass
b) Edward Lear
c) Ogden Nash 12. What does Custard prefer to do instead of fighting?
d) Robert Louis Stevenson a) Cooking
b) Running away
2. Where did Belinda and her friends live? c) Eating
a) In a castle d) Sleeping
b) In a cave
c) In a mansion 13. Who suggests Custard to save Belinda from the pirate?
d) In a treehouse a) Mice
b) Dog
3. Who was the bravest of them all in the poem? c) Lion
a) Custard d) Canary
b) Belinda
c) Dragon 14. What does Belinda urge Custard to do to prove his
d) Lionel bravery?
a) Fight a duel
4. What was the hobby of Custard the Dragon? b) Breathe fire
a) Knitting c) Fly away
b) Cooking d) Recite poetry
c) Reading
d) Roaring 15. What does Custard's sudden action reveal about his
character?
5. What did the other animals suggest Custard to do? a) Bravery
a) Face the pirates b) Cowardice
b) Eat more custard c) Intelligence
c) Learn to breathe fire d) Laziness
d) Run away and hide
16. What do the other animals think of Custard's behavior?
6. What was Belinda’s reaction when the pirate attacked? a) They admire it
a) She screamed for help b) They criticize it
b) She cried for her mother c) They imitate it
c) She pulled out a sword d) They ignore it
d) She fainted in fear
17. What does the poem illustrate about the concept of
7. What was Lion’s idea to fight the pirate? bravery?
a) To scare him a) Bravery can be surprising
b) To negotiate with him b) Bravery is about physical strength
c) To challenge him to a duel c) Bravery is always predictable
d) To seek help from the others d) Bravery is unrelated to fear

8. What did Custard do when the pirate attacked? 18. What do the animals think of Custard, initially?
a) He hid in the cellar a) They admire him
b) He roared and belched fire b) They fear him
c) He recited a poem c) They ridicule him
d) He fainted in fear d) They ignore him

9. What action of Custard surprised everyone in the end? 19. What is the overall tone of the poem "The Tale of Custard
a) Flying the Dragon"?
b) Singing a) Serious
c) Roaring b) Humorous
d) Fighting c) Tragic
d) Mysterious
10. What was the pirate's reaction to Custard's action?
a) He ran away 20. How would you describe the relationship between Belinda
b) He laughed and Custard in the poem?
c) He surrendered a) Master and servant
d) He fainted in fear b) Siblings
c) Friends
d) Enemies