Question bank

Chapter-1   The Desert Travelling
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) He dealt in different kinds of ___________.
(b) One of them had knowledge about the ___________.
(c) He began to search a ___________of water.
(d) As soon as the sun set, they ___________ their journey.
(e) The merchant sold his articles and made a huge ___________.
Q-2 One word answer:
(a) person who sells the articles
(b) the place surrounded by sand
(c) temporary living place of cloth etc.
(d) the person who shows the way
(e) it is called the ship of desert
(f) something that is valuable
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 He earned little there so he wanted to sell his articles in the town ___________.

(i)

to new customers.

(ii)

to gain good sum of profits.

(iii)

to be rich.
Q-2 In the day time the merchant and his companions stayed in the camps and ___________.

(i)

slept in the open at night.

(ii)

sold their articles in the night.

(iii)

started their journey in the night.
Q-3 But instead of awaking and guiding the drivers ___________.

(i)

he laid down in the cart.

(ii)

he started gossiping with others.

(iii)

he began to fight with them.
Q-4 All the men jumped up with joy and surprised to listen it and ___________.

(i)

thought now the merchant would bring water for them.

(ii)

said that they would go there the next day.

(iii)

ran with the merchant to the place where he saw some grass.
Chapter-2   Picciola-The Companion
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) They were ___________ of him and always tried to cause harm to him.
(b) The prisoner saw a little ___________ of earth rising between two of the great stones of the floor.
(c) The cruel ___________ fell upon his own head until the storm was past.
(d) The day came when Picciola began to droop and ___________.
(e) The jailor took ___________ on him and arranged to send it to the king.
Q-2 One word answer:
(a) person in custody on a criminal charge and on trial.
(b) a small room especially in a prison or monastery
(c) comfort in sadness, disappointment or tedium
(d) a narrow opening especially in rock etc.
(e) make or become dry and shrivelled
(f) vital juice circulating in plants.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The poor man was imprisoned because ______________.

(i)

he had stolen someone's belongings

(ii)

some cunning men had fabricated a false case against him

(iii)

he had abused others
Q-2 The prisoner could not see the outside world because ______________.

(i)

there was no window in the cell

(ii)

the cell was underground

(iii)

the only little window of the cell was high up beyond his reach
Q-3 The little plant grew there because ______________.

(i)

the seed had been brought there by the wind

(ii)

the prisoner had brought the seed from outside

(iii)

the seed had been brought there by birds
Q-4 The prisoner bent over the plant because ______________.

(i)

he wanted to see it closely

(ii)

he wanted to save it from the hailstorms

(iii)

he wanted to hide it from others
Chapter-3   The Diamond Necklace
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Not many ___________ get this invitation.
(b) I haven’t an evening ___________ and, therefore, I can’t go to that ___________.
(c) Everybody wanted to ___________ with her.
(d) They went from jeweller to ___________ hunting for similar necklace.
(e) Mrs Loisel now looked like an old ___________.
(f) But Mrs Forestier seized both her hands in great ___________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Mrs Loisel was an ambitious woman.
(b) Mr Loisel had expected his wife to react in the way she did.
(c) Adverse circumstances robbed Mrs Loisel of her youth and beauty.
(d) Mr and Mrs Loisel decided to deny to Mrs Forestier that they had borrowed her necklace.
(e) Mrs Loisel paid the price for her foolish desires.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Mrs Loisel was married to a:

(i)

clerk

(ii)

peon

(iii)

teacher
Q-2 Mrs Loisel gave him an irritated glance and:

(i)

laughed

(ii)

burst out

(iii)

smiled
Q-3 Mrs Forestier agreed to lend her splendid, diamond:

(i)

bangle

(ii)

bracelet

(iii)

necklace
Q-4 The necklace was priced at:

(i)

twenty thousand francs

(ii)

thirty thousand francs

(iii)

forty thousand francs
Chapter-4   The Poachers
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) They were familiar with the rhino’s ___________.
(b) The leader of the ___________ moved into action.
(c) Blood spouted from its snout like a ___________.
(d) One member of the gang must have stepped on the ___________.
(e) The three prints were ___________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) There were six poachers strong and hefty men.
(b) The poachers had watched the movements of the lion for a few months.
(c) The rhino did not fight with all its strength.
(d) The most observant of the trio, was the first to laugh out.
(e) Makhoni climbed onto the main road.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The silence of the night was broken by the sounds of an/a:

(i)

animal

(ii)

bird

(iii)

child
Q-2 They were a gang of poachers in the Kaziranga Wildlife Sanctuary in:

(i)

U.P.

(ii)

Assam

(iii)

Tamil Nadu
Q-3 He showed them a human footprint on a heap of:

(i)

garbage

(ii)

goat droppings

(iii)

rhino droppings
Q-4 Dhanai, Babul and Jonti sat on the young:

(i)

horse

(ii)

mare

(iii)

camel
Chapter-6   The Right Chief Minister
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) He was a real ___________ in his council of ministers.
(b) Everybody was interested to take part in the __________ meet and serve the royal __________.
(c) The young men in the royal ___________ house were quite happy.
(d) The last event of the day was a ___________ race.
(e) The man was still well ahead of all the other ___________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The king ruled over a state in Southern India.
(b) The Chief Minister was a selfish man.
(c) The participants had to do a lot of work in the royal guest house.
(d) Fifteen participants took part in the marathon.
(e) The old man was the father of one of the participants.
(f) The king appointed the young man as the next Chief Minister.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Chief Minister was very:

(i)

learned

(ii)

wise

(iii)

both of them
Q-2 The announcement sent a wave of excitement among the young men of the:

(i)

kingdom

(ii)

village

(iii)

city
Q-3 The Chief Minister announced the date of sports:

(i)

events

(ii)

meet

(iii)

tournament
Q-4 The old man had strained one of his:

(i)

eyes

(ii)

ears

(iii)

legs
Q-5 The young man’s eyes were full of tears of:

(i)

sorrow

(ii)

joy

(iii)

pain
Chapter-7   Wilma Goldean Rudolf (The Black Pearl)
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) When she was born, she weighed only ___________ pounds.
(b) Wilma was educated at ___________ in her childhood.
(c) Wilma took interest when her ___________ had joined the basketball team.
(d) Wilma won a ___________ medal in the 4×100 m relay.
(e) She wrote her autobiography ‘Wilma’ which was published in ___________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Wilma was born in India in 1940.
(b) Wilma caught one illness after another.
(c) Wilma was noticed by the famous Tennessee Tigerbells coach.
(d) Wilma became the first Indian to win three gold medals.
(e) Wilma died in November 12, 1994.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Wilma Rudolf was born in:

(i)

June 23, 1940

(ii)

June 23, 1950

(iii)

June 23, 1960
Q-2 Wilma Rudolf caught illness:

(i)

measles

(ii)

mumps

(iii)

scarlet fever
Q-3 Wilma Rudolf became like any other child at the age of:

(i)

eight

(ii)

twelve

(iii)

sixteen
Q-4 Wilma Rudolf qualified for Summer Olympics in:

(i)

1930

(ii)

1940

(iii)

1960
Q-5 Wilma’s autobiography was published in:

(i)

1940

(ii)

1960

(iii)

1977
Chapter-8   Smart Animals
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) I farmed and bred ___________ for 44 years.
(b) One day, I decided to follow the ___________.
(c) It was ___________, it was ___________, and I was late.
(d) A black ___________ stood on the other side of the swamp.
(e) We reached her ___________ why she wasn’t moving.
(f) Sandy never went back until we took him for the ___________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Ted Hosking farmed and bred pigs for 44 years.
(b) Animals do not have brains.
(c) Ohwen Macrae massaged her paw to restore the circulation.
(d) As the dogs ran at the cow, barking and jumping, she flinched.
(e) Sandy himself went to the vet for treatment.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Though animals are dumb, but they have:

(i)

brains

(ii)

books

(iii)

tools
Q-2 Ted Hosking had a:

(i)

piglet

(ii)

dog

(iii)

cat
Q-3 Who massaged the fox?

(i)

Ted Hosking

(ii)

Ohwen Macrae

(iii)

Lydia Cave
Q-4 Lydia Cave and his father went to move some:

(i)

goats

(ii)

sheep

(iii)

cows
Q-5 Sandy had come around himself everyday for:

(i)

breakfast

(ii)

treatment

(iii)

taking rest
Chapter-9   The Selfish Goblin
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) He chanced to see a ___________.
(b) He held above his ___________.
(c) And left the little ___________.
(d) “Hurrah!” exclaimed the ___________.
(e) He rolled the ___________ over.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 It was raining upon the:

(i)

moorland

(ii)

grassland

(iii)

lowland
Q-2 The goblin had a green:

(i)

cap

(ii)

umbrella

(iii)

raincoat
Q-3 Who requested the goblin to share his green umbrella?

(i)

goblin

(ii)

passer-by

(iii)

fairy
Q-4 Who was glad to see the turning umbrella outside?

(i)

goblin

(ii)

fairy

(iii)

hedgehog
Chapter-10   The Happy Prince
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) I lived in the royal palace where ___________ was not allowed to enter.
(b) The Prince asked the ___________ to stay with him for the night.
(c) He saw the ___________ hanging at the doors of little cottages.
(d) There is no ___________ so great as poverty.
(e) The leaden ___________ of the Prince had snapped right in two.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The statue of the Happy Prince stood on a high rock.
(b) The Happy Prince was always happy in the royal palace.
(c) The little Swallow was filled with anger.
(d) The Prince could see all the miseries from the top.
(e) The little boy had fever and was asking for apples.
(f) The Angel took to God the leaden heart and the dead bird.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The statue of the Happy Prince stood on a tall column high above the:

(i)

city

(ii)

tree

(iii)

building
Q-2 The stars are clear and bright. And yet it is:

(i)

cold

(ii)

raining

(iii)

hot
Q-3 The woman who was embroidering a gown was a:

(i)

teacher

(ii)

dancer

(iii)

seamstress
Q-4 The Swallow picked out the great ruby from the prince’:

(i)

eye

(ii)

pocket

(iii)

sword
Chapter-11   A Golden Bowl
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) We are very poor, ___________.
(b) He knew his ___________ was right, the ___________ was pure gold.
(c) We will only regret calling this new ___________.
(d) He gave them all the ___________ he had and ___________ hundred silver coins.
(e) He rushed after Serivan to the ___________ ride.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Serivan was an honest seller.
(b) The greedy seller had bought the bowl.
(c) The bowl was made of silver.
(d) Bodhisattva was called Serivan.
(e) Serivan behaved very rudely with the old woman.
(f) The greedy seller pretended that the bowl was useless.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Bodhisattva bought and sold:

(i)

pots and pans

(ii)

pens and pencils

(iii)

fruits
Q-2 The old woman and the girl were keen to get rid of the:

(i)

greedy seller

(ii)

dirty bowl

(iii)

Bodhisattva
Q-3 The young girl was very sad at the seller’s:

(i)

conduct

(ii)

pots and pans

(iii)

rudeness
Q-4 Old mother, your bowl is made of pure:

(i)

iron

(ii)

aluminium

(iii)

gold
Q-5 Watching the boat helplessly his heart was full of:

(i)

jealousy

(ii)

hatred

(iii)

both of them
Chapter-12   Gandhiji's Passion for Nursing
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) As he grew older, his craving for serving the ___________ grew stronger.
(b) He wrapped up the child’s body in wet ___________ and enclosed him in dry blankets.
(c) Gandhiji tried to keep the patient’s mind at ___________.
(d) Gandhiji had no fear of any ___________.
(e) As the ___________ changed its course, he shifted the ___________.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Gandhiji had a passion for nursing from his boyhood.
(b) He handed over many legal cases to a friend to enable himself to devote time in nursing in a hospital.
(c) He had no fear of infection.
(d) He did not prove an able leader of the nursing squad.
(e) When Kasturba was bearing child, Gandhiji learnt midwifery.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 From boyhood Gandhiji had a passion for:

(i)

nursing

(ii)

teaching

(iii)

farming
Q-2 Gandhiji decided to devote nursing in a hospital in:

(i)

India

(ii)

South Africa

(iii)

England
Q-3 The child was allowed to have a diet of:

(i)

bread and butter

(ii)

apples

(iii)

ripe bananas
Q-4 Gandhiji nursed Kasturba with:

(i)

patience

(ii)

courage

(iii)

both of these
Q-5 When Kasturba was bearing a child, Gandhiji learnt:

(i)

nursing

(ii)

midwifery

(iii)

teaching
Chapter-14   Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) ___________ is not far away, now.
(b) He went to school at the age of ___________.
(c) He was a ___________ student and got scholarships.
(d) Bose was again put in ___________ by the British Government.
(e) In 1942, he went to ___________.
(f) The ___________ army surrounded the Indian National Army.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Subhash Chandra Bose was a great freedom fighter.
(b) Subhash was born in Allahabad.
(c) Subhash Chandra Bose was popularly called ‘Netaji’.
(d) Subhash killed Mahatma Gandhi.
(e) Bose was choosen twice the President of the Indian National Congress.
(f) Subhash Chandra Bose was not supported by Japan.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Sacrifice is a must for achieving:

(i)

freedom

(ii)

slavery

(iii)

failure
Q-2 Subhash Chandra Bose was born in:

(i)

Banaras

(ii)

Cuttack

(iii)

Haridwar
Q-3 The Indian National Congress chose him its President:

(i)

never

(ii)

once

(iii)

twice
Q-4 Subhash Chandra Bose escaped from his house on:

(i)

15th August, 1947

(ii)

15th August, 1941

(iii)

26th January, 1941
Q-5 Netaji boarded a plane to fly to Tokyo on:

(i)

1942

(ii)

1945

(iii)

1941
Chapter-15   The Little Match Girl
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) So the poor little girl walked on with her tiny ___________ feet.
(b) The flakes of snow covered her long fair ___________.
(c) She tried to move her ___________ hands.
(d) On the table, was spread a snow-white ___________.
(e) The light of the ___________ tree rose higher and higher.
(f) She wanted to ___________ herself.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) A chilled wind was blowing on the last day of the year.
(b) The little girl was selling matchboxes in the street.
(c) The next day, it was the festival of Dussehra.
(d) The girl did not want to sit near the fireplace.
(e) Slowly, she reached in a corner made by two houses.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 A little girl was walking along the:

(i)

street

(ii)

road

(iii)

river
Q-2 The little girl carried some:

(i)

bulbs

(ii)

matchboxes

(iii)

lanterns
Q-3 She reached in a corner made by two:

(i)

sides

(ii)

rooms

(iii)

houses
Q-4 She was sitting under the most beautiful:

(i)

building

(ii)

bridge

(iii)

Christmas tree
Q-5 Grandmother took the child in her:

(i)

lap

(ii)

arms

(iii)

room
Chapter-17   The Brilliant Lola
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) Her entrance into ___________ was triggered by an incident.
(b) Her ___________ was more than personal.
(c) Finding it in her favour, he awarded her $500 in ___________.
(d) I never used a word of two ___________.
(e) But soon she ventured to comment on ___________ issues.
(f) We think it is evident that the purpose of the ___________ was to harass.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) Iola Wells wrote on her birthday in 1887.
(b) The conductor accepted Wells, ticket.
(c) Iola Wells was pushed out of the coach when the train stopped.
(d) The judge was against Iola Wells and punished her.
(e) Her editorials were not critical of both black and white establishments.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 Iola Wells wrote on her birthday in:

(i)

1887

(ii)

1857

(iii)

1947
Q-2 In this diary entry struck a new note of:

(i)

deceit

(ii)

confidence

(iii)

cheat
Q-3 Wells boarded a train in Memphis to return to:

(i)

Washington

(ii)

London

(iii)

Woodstock
Q-4 Wells hired a lawyer and sued the railroad for:

(i)

transport

(ii)

travelling

(iii)

damages
Q-5 Her forceful editorials were critical of:

(i)

black

(ii)

white

(iii)

both
Chapter-18   Honesty and Hardwork Leads to Prosperity
Q-1 Fill in the blanks:
(a) The priest was helpless and he had to give in to her ___________.
(b) The demand of priest made the ___________ sink in deep ___________.
(c) The ___________ was considerate enough to employ the ___________.
(d) The vegetable ___________ gave all his vegetables.
(e) Suddenly he remembered the four ___________.
(f) 6. So he informed the ___________ guards of the palace.
Q-2 True or False:
(a) The priest earned money by religious discourses.
(b) The priest’s wife was happy with her husband’s earning.
(c) The king gave one thousand rupees to the priest.
(d) The merchant did not employ the king.
(e) The jeweller grew suspicious at the vegetable vendor.
(f) This made the people in the kingdom even more prosperous.
Multiple Choice Questions
Q-1 The Brahmin earned money by holding:

(i)

religious discourses

(ii)

political discourses

(iii)

social discourses
Q-2 If you wish to give me something then give me four paise out of your:

(i)

treasure

(ii)

hard earned money

(iii)

own assets
Q-3 After the priest had left, the king went to the:

(i)

minister

(ii)

prince

(iii)

queen
Q-4 When the king and the queen had finished their job, they got:

(i)

hundred rupees

(ii)

forty paise

(iii)

four paise
Q-5 All those present were amazed and delighted at the:

(i)

fruit of theft

(ii)

fruit of four paise

(iii)

fruit of mango