MCQs - Class 12 - Vistas - Chapter 7 - Evans Tries An O-Level - by Colin Dexter

Objective Type Questions (MCQS) 

(Answer key given below)

1. Evans wanted to take an O-Level examination in

(A) French

(B) German

(C) Italian

(D) Spanish

2. What would the prison officers call Evans?

(A) Evans the Magician

(B) Evans the Shrewd

(C) Evans the Break

(D) Evans the Fool

3. How will you categorize 'Evans Tries an O-Level'?

(A) The narration of Evans' talent.

(B) A satire.

(C) Battle of wits between the criminal and the jail authorities. 

(D) Tragic conflict between the criminal and the jail authorities.

4. What would McLeery need if he had to sit for some length of time? 

(A) A small inflated rubber ring.

(B) A paper knife.

(C) A copy of the Bible. 

(D) The newspaper, 'The Church Times'.

5. How did the Governor, Oxford Prison, describe Evans to the Secretary Examinations Board?

(A) He was very aggressive.

(B) He was violent.

(C) He was a congenital kleptomania.

(D) He was shrewd but was also a lazy fellow.

6. What information did the superintendent give to the governor?

(A) McLeery had spotted Evans.

(B) Evans was seen near Elsfield way. 

(C) They chased Evans but lost him.

(D) All of these.

7. For what reasons did Evans drape a blanket around his shoulder?

(A) To conceal his efforts of changing dress to look like McLerry

(B) Because he was feeling cold.

(C) To hide himself from the police. 

(D) All of these.

Answer key:-

1. B  

2. C

3. C

4. A

5. C

6. D

7. A

Extract Based MCQs:-

I. "It's a slightly unusual request, Governor, but I don't see why we shouldn't try to help. Just the one fellow, you say?" 

1. Who is 'I' here?

(A) Evans

(B) Oxford Prison Superintendent 

(C) Governor

(D) Secretary of the Examinations Board

2. Who made a slightly unusual request?

(A) Evans

(B) Governor

(C) Station Head Officer

(D) Commissioner of Police

3. Why, according to the Governor, had Evans started taking classes in O-level Germant

(A) To upgrade his academic qualification

(B) To pass time in the prison 

(C) To become a translator

(D) To reform himself

4. Why did Evans select German only for his O-level examination?

(A) He knew the German teacher

(B) He loved the language 

(C) He was planning to shift to Germany.

(D) None of these

Answer key:-

1. D

2. B

3. A

4. A

II. "Oh, don't worry about that I'll be sending you all the forms and stuff. What's his name, you say? 

1. Who is the speaker here?

(A) Secretary of the Examination Board 

(C) James Roderic Evans

(B) Governor of Oxford Prison

(D) None of these

2. Whom is he talking to?

(A) Secretary of the Examination Board 

(B) Governor of Oxford Prison

(C) James Roderic Evans

(D) None of these

3. Which forms and stuff is the speaker talking about?

(A) To release the prisoner

(B) To confer a degree

(C) To appear for an exam

(D) To extend the course duration

 

4. Which exam will he appear for in German?

(A) A-level

(B) E-level

(C) G-level

(D) O-level

 

Answer key:-

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

III. "I said "Good luck". Good luck for tomorrow." "Oh. Thanks, er, I mean, er, Danke Schon." "You haven't a cat in hell's chance of getting through, of course, but - " "I may surprise everybody."

1. Who is wishing 'Good Luck'?

(A) German student

(B) German teacher 

(C) Prison Governor

(D) Examination Controller

2. Who is being wished good luck?

(A) Evans 

(B) Douglas

(C) Dr. Sadao

(D) McLeery

3. What does cat in a hell chance' mean?

(A) Good

(B) Excellent

(C) Almost not

(D) Moderate

4. What does the phrase "I may surprise everybody" actually turn into? 

(A) The prisoner escaped the prison.

(B) Student cleared the exam with flying colours. 

(C) The student did not appear for the exam.

(D) The prisoner was shot while trying to escape.

Answer key :-

1. B

2. A

3. C

4. A

MCQs - Class 12 - Vistas - Chapter 6 - On the Face Of It - by Susan Hill.

Objective Questions (MCQs):-

(Answer key given below)

1. Derry was scared that if he didn't go back to Mr Lamb, ______

(A) Mr Lamb would not let him in.

(B) Mr Lamb would make other friends.

(C) he wouldn't be able to pick crab-apples.

(D) he'd never go anywhere in the world again.

2. Mr. Lamb called Derry blessed:

(A) because he was young. 

(B) because he had a mother.

(C) because he had friends.

(D) because except a burnt face, he had a perfectly healthy body.

3. How did Mr Lamb relate Beauty and the Beast?

(A) They were relative to each other.

(B) They were indifferent to each other. 

(C) They were God's Grace.

(D) They were part of destiny.

4. What was Mr Lamb's attitude towards life?

(A) He wanted to survive with the problems. (B) He wanted to struggle with disability.

(C) He wanted to live life to the fullest.

(D) He wanted to look for sympathy.

5. Derry liked to be alone:

(A) because of burnt face.

(B) because he couldn't bear with people's comments. 

(C) because of inferiority complex.

(D) All of these.

6. Mr. Lamb kept the door of his garden open:

(A) to let the animals come in.

(B) to get fresh air.

(C) to avoid opening the door again and again.

(D) to have fine contact with the outer world and enjoy.

7. If Derry were in a library at the beginning of the play, which of the following sections of books would he NOT explore?

(i) Science fiction

(ii) Fantasy

(iv) Non-fiction

(iii) Self-help)

(A) Options (i) and (ii)

(B) Options (ii) and (iii)

(C) Options (ii) and (iv)

(D) Options (i) and (iv)

8. "Ah, but do you care if you never kiss them." What does Mr. Lamb aim to do with such a statement?

(A) Empower Derry to take charge.

(B) Inspire Derry to have dreams 

(C) Comfort Derry by distracting him.

(D) Question Derry about his desires

9. Choose the option that best constitutes a message from the play:-

(A) People's attitude should not stop one from experiencing life.

(B) What people say has no bearing upon how one feels about things. 

(C) People cannot be changed. One can and should only change oneself.

(D) One's opinions cannot be based on what people say behind one's back.

Answer key:-

1. D

2. D

3. A

4. C

5. D

6. D

7. B

8. A

9. A

Extract Based MCQs:-

I. "I thought it was empty....an empty house".

1. Who is 'I' here?

(A) Derry

(B) Mr. Lamb

(C) Susan Hill

(D) Jack

2. Who is the owner of the house?

(A) Derry

(B) Mr. Lamb

(C) Susan Hill

(D) Jack

 

3. Why does 'I' enter the house?

(A) To steal apples.

(B) To get his ball back.

(C) To greet the neighbours.

(D) Out of curiosity

4. How does 'I' feel when he sees the owner?

(A) Excited

(B) Pleasured

(C) Embarassed

(D) Indifferent

Answer key (of extract I):-

1. A

2. B

3. D

4. C

II. "What have you changed the subject for? People always do that. Why don't you ask me? Why do you do what they all do and pretend it isn't true and isn't there?"

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines.

(A) Derry

(B) Mr.Lamb

(C) Derry's mother

(D) Mr. Lamb's wife

2. What/which subject was being talked about ?

(A) English

(B) Burnt and ugly face

(C) Tin leg

(D) Nature

3. The subject was changed by whom and why?

(A) Derry

(B) Mr. Lamb

(C) Derry's mother

(D) Mr. Lamb's wife 

4. What did people do when they looked at Derry?

(A) Laughed at him

(B) Bullied him

(C) Afraid of him

(D) Did not notice him

Answer key (of extract II):-

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. C

III. "But you can put on trousers and cover it up and no one sees, they don't have to notice and stare."

1. Who is 'you' conversing with?

(A) Derry

(B) Mr. Lamb

(C) His wife 

(D) Susan Hill

2. Why do children call 'you' Lamey-Lamb?

(A) He could not walk.

(B) He had a golden leg.

(C) He had a tin leg.

(D) He had no legs.

3. In what context does the speaker say these words?

(A) His burnt face

(B) His amputated hand

(C) His distorted head

(D) His large ears

4. How does 'you' respond?

(A) Tries to keep the speaker quiet.

(B) Tries to alter the view of the speaker. 

(C) Tries to alter the appearance of the speaker.

(D) None of these.

Answer key (of extract III):-

1. A

2. C

3. A

4. B

IV. "So you believe everything you hear, then"

1.Who is the speaker of the above lines?

(A) Derry  

(B) Lamb

(C) Dr. Sadao

(D) Tom

2. About which incident the listener is talking about he had heard?

(A) Two women talking about his face

(B) Two men talking about his leg 

(C) Two children making fun of him

(D) Everyone around him

3. How did Derry feel about it?

(A) They were cruel. 

(B) They were sympathetic. 

(C) They were happy.

(D) They were indifferent.

4. How does Mr. Lamb interpret  the conversation?

(A) Sympathetic

(B) Casual 

(C) Funny

(D) Serious

Answer key (of extract IV):-

1. B

2. A

3. A

4. B

MCQs - Class 12 - Vistas - Chapter 5 - Should Wizard Hit Mommy? - by John Updike.

Objective Questions (MCQs):-

(Answer key given below)

1. What change did Jo want in the story 's?

(A) Skunk to smell of roses

(B) Skunk's mommy to relent

(C) Wizard to hit mommy 

(D) Animals to love skunk

2. How did mommy skunk behave with the wizard?

(A) She became angry and hit the wizard.

(B) She was pleased and so hugged the wizard.

(C) She was indifferent to the wizard.

(D) She didn't meet the wizard.

3. The smell of roses was for mommy Skunk.

(A) pleasant

(B) unusual

(C) heavenly

(D) awful

4. With which character of the story did Jack associate himself?

(A) An old man 

(B) An Owl 

(C) A Skunk

(D) A kid

5. Should Wizard hit mommy?' is a ___ within a story.

(A) story

(B) digression

(C) metaphor

(D) moral

6. Jo, a 4 year-old child, is symbolic of____in the story.

(A) obstinacy

(B) smartness

(C) innocence

(D) rebelliousness

  

7. Why did Jo differ in opinion from her father?

(A) Because she was a child.

(B) Because she was unable to see beyond facial expressions.

(C) Because she wanted a happy ending.

(D) All of these

8. Jo disapproved__________.

(A) Roger's mother having rosy smell 

(B) Wizard hitting Roger's mother 

(C) Roger's mother hitting the wizard

(D) Roger's mother hitting Roger

9. "Daddy." 

"What?"

"Roger Skunk. You said Roger Fish."

"Yes. Skunk."

The above dialogue shows Jo to be _____ and her father to be____. Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence.

(A) confused; exhausted

(B) rude; careless

(C) vigilant; hasty

(D) disrespectful; disinterested

10 , "Jack didn't like women when they took anything for granted;he liked them apprehensive, hanging on his words."

Choose the option with the correct reference to the textual statement given above.

(A) The way Jo was looking out of the window as if she was not interested annoyed Jack.

(B) The way Clare was shifting the furniture downstairs was irksome to Jack.

(C) The way Jack was not able to make Jo sleep on time was making him restless. 

(D) The way the skunk's mommy in the story didn't listen to his son, irritated Jack.

Answer key:-

1. C

2. A

3. D

4. A

5. A

6. C

7. D

8. C

9. C

10. A

Extract Based MCQs :-

I. "Over the crick and there will be the wizard's house." And that's the way Roger Skunk went and pretty soon he came to a little white house and he rapped on the door." Jack rapped on the window sill and under the covers Jo's tall figure clenched in an infantile thrill. "And then a tiny little old man came out, with a long white beard and a pointed blue hat and said, "Eh? Whatzis? Whatcher want? You smell awful." The wizard's voice was one of Jack's own favourite effects; he did it by scrunching up his face and somehow whining through his eyes, which felt for the interval rheumy. He felt being an old man suited him.

Q.1. Select the option that tells you about Jack being a great storyteller:-

1. Jack knew the right way to the wizard's house as if he had been there.

2. Jack was commendable at giving his story realistic details.

3. Jack's delivery of speech with sound effects was remarkable. 

4. Jack looked like a really old man as if he was the wizard.

(A) 1,2 

(B) 2,3

(C) 3,4

(D) 1,4

Q.2. Pick the option that suitably decodes the wizard's message when he says "Eh? Whatzis?

Whatcher want?".

(A) What is this? What can you want? 

(B) What's this? What do you want?

(C) Who? What can I do? 

(D) Who are you? What you want?

Q.3. What was Jo's reaction to Jack's knock on the window? 

(A) She stiffened in anticipation of something thrilling.

(B) She held on to the covers tightly and compressed her lips. 

(C) She relaxed, knowing that her father was around to protect her.

(D) She instantly responded in the voice of another character.

Answer key:- (of extract I)

1. B

2. B

3. A

II. Jo was starting to fuss with her hands and look out of the window, at the crack of day that showed under the shade. She thought the story was all over Jack didn't like women when they took anything for granted he liked them apprehensive, hanging on his words. "Now, Jo, are you listening?" "Yes" "Because this is very interesting, Roger Skunk's mommy said, "What that awful smell? "who at?" "And, Roger Skunk said, its me Mommy. I smell the roses. And she said" "Who made you smell like that? And he said, "The wizard", and she said, "Well, of all the nerve. You come with me and we're going right back to that very awful wizard."

1. Choose the option that best demonstrates the relevant traits of Jo and Jack respectively, based on the extract provided.

(A) Curious and irritable 

(B) Patient and irritable 

(C) Curious and lethargic

(D) Patient and lethargic

 2. "Jo was starting to fuss with her hands". This means that Jo was:

(A) feeling anxious 

(B) getting restless

(C) feeling lazy

(D) fighting sleep

3. Jo's "What?" indicated what she was feeling. Pick the option that correctly states these feelings.

1. terror

2. surprise

3. ignorance

4. displeasure

5. joy

6. approval

(A) 1 and 3

(B) 2 and 4 

(C) 3 and 6

(D) 4 and 5

4. Mommy says, 'Well, of all the nerve. This reveals her:

(A) approval, surprise and pleasure

(B) pleasure, hope and approval

(C) betrayal, disapproval and hurt

(D) shock, anger and disapproval

Answer key:- (of extract II)

1. A

2. B

3. B

4. D

III. This custom, begun when she was two, was itself now nearly two years old and his head felt empty.

1. Who is 'she' in the above lines?

(A) Joanne

(B) Jack

(C) Joanne's sister

(D) Witch

2. From which lesson have these words been taken?

(A) Deep Water 

(B) The Enemy

(C) Should Wizard Hit Mommy?

(D) The Third Level

 3. What custom is being referred to here?

(A) Morning walking 

(B) Story telling

(C) Self-eating

(D) Doing magic

4. Whose head is being referred here?

(A) Owl

(B) Wizard

(C) Skunk

(D) Jack

 

Answer key (of extract III) :- 

1. A

2. C

3. B

4. D

IV. Having a fresh hero momentarily stirred Jack to creative enthusiasm. "All right," he said.

1. Who is 'Jack' here?

(A) Father

(B) Owl

(C) Skunk

(D) Wizard

2. Who is a fresh hero'?

(A) Owl

(B) Skunk

(C) Tortoise

(D) Mouse

 3. What was the problem of this 'fresh hero'? (A) Bad humour

(B) Distorted face

(C) Awful smell

(D) Limping

 4. How could Jo know about this creature?

(A) In the class 

(B) In the mall

(C) In the TV

(D) In the Zoo

Answer key (of extract IV):-

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. A

MCQs - Class 12 - Flamingo - Chapter 2 - Indigo - by Louis Fischer

Objective type questions (MCQs) :-

1. The big planters thought Gandhi would demand:

(A) repayment in full.

(B) double the amount 

(C) fifty percent of the amount.

(D) no payment, just an apology.

2. Who were ready to follow Gandhi into jail?

(A) Peasants

(B) Lawyers

(C) Shukla

(D) J.B. Kriplani

3. How did Gandhi act with the officials outside the court?

(A) Showed his power.

(B) He was firm and stubborn. 

(C) He said that he would disobey the order.

(D) He cooperated with them.

 4. When Gandhi visited the secretary of British landlord's association, the secretary:

(A) proceeded to bully him.

(B) advised him to leave Tirhut.

(C) said that they could not give any information to an outsider.

(D) was very helpful and cooperative.

5. Gandhi was not permitted to draw water from Rajendra Prasad's well because: 

(A) the servant thought Gandhi was another peasant.

(B) Rajendra Prasad was not at home.

(C) Gandhi looked like a vagabond. 

(D) Gandhi was a Harijan. 

6. Champaran episode was considered as a turning point in the history because: 

(A) its voice spread far and wide.

(B) it became famous.

(C) the British were scared.

(D) it was conducted to protest the courts' order to postpone the trial.

7. Gandhi helped peasants of Champaran by:

(A) fighting and securing justice for them.

(B) hiring lawyers for them.

(C) educating them.

(D) teaching them cleanliness.

8. In the light of the following statement, pick the option that lists characteristics of Gandhi. "Gandhi never contented himself with large political or economic solutions. He saw the cultural and social backwardness in the Champaran villages and wanted to do something about it immediately."

1. Pragmatic

2. Obedient

3. Compassionate

4. Philanthropic

5. Patient

6. Dramatic

(A) 1,3,6 

(B) 2,4,5. 

(C) 1,3,4

(D) 2, 5, 6

9. Complete the statement about the form of the chapter, 'Indigo.

The chapter 'Indigo' is_____a Louis Fischer book.

(A) a preface to

(B) the blurb for

(C) the foreword of

(D) an excerpt from

10. Gandhi's protest in Champaran is most appropriately a great model of:

(A) power.

(B) leadership.

(C) charity.

(D) sponsorship.

Answer key:-

1. A

Explanation: They thought Gandhi would demand repayment in full amount that they had extorted from the sharecroppers.

2. B 

Explanation: The lawyers thought that Gandhi was totally a stranger to the peasants, yet he was willing help them and was even ready to go to jail for them. If they go home leaving Gandhi and the peasants such a situation, it would be a matter of great shame for them. So they declared to follow him to the jail.

3. D 

Explanation: On the day of trial, a large crowd gathered near the court. It became impossible to handle th Gandhi helped the officers to control the crowd.

4. C

Explanation: Gandhi wanted to help the sharecroppers. So he visited the British landlord association, but he was not given any information because he was an outsider.

5. A

Explanation: They didn't allow Gandhi to draw water from their well as they took him to be an untouchable and didn't want to pollute the entire water source.

6. A

Explanation: The Champaran event had solved various problems faced by the poor peasants. They were relieved from the torture they had to face at the hands of the landlords. Thousands of people supported him This was considered as a turning point in the life of Gandhi. He once said that what he did was any ordinary thing as he didn't want the Britishers to order him in his own country.

7. A

Explanation: The British planters had to leave their property within the next few years. These properties were returned back to the peasants. Indigo sharecropping soon came to an end.

8. C

9. D

10. B

   

  

 

MCQs - Class XI - Snapshots - Chapter 7 - Birth - by A.J. Cronin.

Objective type questions.:-

Q.1. Who is the author of "Birth"?

(A) A.J. Cronin

(B) J.B. Priestley

(C) Andrew Manson

(D) Edward Page

Q.2. Andrew did his medical practice under the assistance of____

(A) Dr. Page

(B) Dr. Morgan

(C) Dr. William

(D) Dr. Shane

Q.3. Where did Joe Morgan live?

(A) Number 11, Blaina Terrace

(B) Number 14, Bryngower

(C) Number 12, Blaina Terrace

(D) Number 12, Bryngower

Q.4. When Andrew approached, Susan was accompanied by her mother and 

(A) Joe

(B) father

(C) a midwife

(D) mother-in-law

Q.5. "Don't fret, mother, I'll not run away." Why did Andrew say this?

(A) To reassure Mrs. Morgan's mother

(B) To fulfill his obligations

(C) To break the silence

(D) To handle a critical situation well

Q.6. While waiting at Joe's house, what did Andrew think about?

(A) Mrs. Morgan's condition

(B) Failed marriages

(C) Christine

(D) Both (B) and (C)

Q.7. What dilemma did doctor Andrew confront? 

(A) Whether the child could be saved or not.

(B) Whether the treatment would be successful.

(C) Whether to attend the child or the mother. (D) Whether to inform Joe or not.

Q.8. In the dilemma he faced, what did Andrew (A) Check upon Susan first

(B) Check upon the child first

(C) Ran away

(D) Left it to handle to the midwife

Q.9. Where had the midwife placed the stillborn child?

(A) She held the child in her arms

(B) Gave him to Susan's mother

(C) Under the bed

(D) Gave him to Joe

Q.10. What did Andrew conclude from the whiteness of the child?

(A) That he was dead.

(B) That he suffered from lack of oxygen. 

(C) That he should be taken to hospital.

(D) That Andrew couldn't save him.

Q.11. What all things did Andrew use in the treatment?

(A) Hot and cold water

(B) Basins and towels

(C) A blanket

(D) All of the above

Q.12. How did Andrew try to save the still born? 

(A) Using a special method of respiration

(B) Calling Dr. Edward

(C) Taking him to a hospital

(D) Giving him blood

Q.13. What did Andrew remember in the middle of ongoing treatment?

(A) About his love for Christine

(B) Morgan family's longing for a child

(C) His time in Samaritan

(D) About his obligation as a doctor

Q.14. Why did the child become slippery in Andrew's Q-17. hand?

(A) Because of atmosphere in the room.

(B) Because Andrew was losing his focus.

(C) Because of constant juggling between waters.

(D) None of the above

Q.15. Why did Andrew get oblivious to all the work he had done in Blaenelly?

(A) Because he got all hopeless. 

(B) Because he did something extraordinary that night. 

(C) Because he was leaving Blaenelly.

(D) Because he got tired.

Q 16. Why did Andrew get oblivious to all the work he had done in Blaenelly? 

(A) Because he got all hopeless.

(B) Because he did something extraordinary that night. 

(C) Because he was leaving Blaenelly.

(D) Because he got tired.

Q.17. Why is the lesson named "Birth"?

(A) Because the doctor is specialist in childbirths.

(B) Because a lot of childbirths take place. 

(C) Because it is about birth of a child.

(D) Because it talks about philosophy of life.

Q.18. What can you say about Dr. Andrew after reading "Birth"?

(A) He did not put all his efforts.

(B) He fulfilled his obligations well as a doctor.

(C) His skills were not enough.

(D) He was arrogant.

Answer key:-

1. (A)

2. (A)

3. (C)

4. (C)

5. (A)

6. (D)

7. (C)

8. (A)

9. (C)

10. (B)

11. (D)

12. (A)

13. (B)

14. (C)

15. (D)

16. (B)

17. (C)

18. (B)

Extract Based MCQs:-

1. Read the extract given below and answer the following questions by choosing the correct option:

As he gazed at the still form a shiver of horror passed over Andrew. After all that, he had promised! His face heated with his own exertions, chilled suddenly. He hesitated, torn between his desire to attempt to resuscitate the child and his obligation towards the mother, who was herself in a desperate state. The dilemma was so urgent he did not solve it consciously, Blindly, instinctively, he gave the child to the nurse and turned his attention to Susan Morgan who now lay collapsed, almost pulseless and not yet out of the ether, upon her side.

His haste was desperate, a frantic race against her ebbing strength.

Q1. "After all that he had promised!" What promise was made by Dr Andrew?

(A) To save Mrs. Morgan 

(B) To save Mr Morgan

(C) To save the new born

(D) All of these

Q.2. How did Andrew solve his dilemma?

(A) Blindly

(B) Consciously

(C) Instinctively

(D) both (B) & (C)

Q.3. Based on the above extract, classify the following as Fact (F) or Opinion (O). 

1. The child was dead.

2. Andrew should have tried to save the child first.

3. Andrew decided to save Susan first

4. Andrew quickly gave an injection to Susan.

(A) F-1,2; O-3,4 

(B) F-1,3,4; O-2

(C) F-1,3; O-2,4

(D) F-1,4; O-2,3

Q.4. Which of the following doesn't use 'a frantic race' correctly?

(A) A frantic race against COVID. 

(B) A frantic race against time to complete the curriculum.

(C) A frantic race against time to reach destination within time

(D) A frantic race to eat fruits to become stronger.

Q.5. Which word in the passage mean the same as 'revive someone from the unconsciousness'?

(A) Hesitated

(B) Frantic

(C) Resuscitate

(D) Ebbing

Answer key :-

1. (C)Explanation: To hand over a healthy child to the Morgans, as they had been childless for years.

2. (D)

3. (B)

4. (D)

5. (C)

MCQs - Class XI - Woven Words - The World is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth

Multiple Choice Questions based on the poem: The World is Too Much With Us by William Wordsworth, keeping in mind the latest online test pattern in CBSE Schools due to COVID pandemic. 

1. The poem ‘The World is Too Much with Us’ is a poem by 

1. William Wordsworth 

2. William Butler Yeats 

3. Samuel Tailor Coleridge 

4. William Blake 

2. The poem ‘The World is Too Much With Us’ poem written in 

1. Iambic dimeter 

2. Iambic trimeter 

3. Iambic tetrameter 

4. Iambic pentameter 

3. What is the genre of the poem ‘The World is Too Much With Us’? 

1. Petrarchan Sonnet 

2. Shakespearean Sonnet 

3. Spenserian Sonnet 

4. Miltonic Sonnet 

4. Which option explains the title ‘The World is Too Much With Us’ more appropriately? 

1. We are attached to the world a lot and it is a good thing 

2. The world is too complex to handle 

3. People are giving time to their family and friends 

4. People have become so concerned with worldly material things that they have neglected the natural world. 

5. What is the theme of the poem ‘The World is Too Much With Us’? 

1. Denouncing materialism 

2. Impact of the busy life 

3. Loss of Nature and the natural world 

4. All the above 

6. What does the poet criticise in this poem? 

1. The world of the first industrial revolution 

2. People’s attitude towards materialism 

3. People’s attitude towards nature 

4. All of the above 

7. How many Greek Gods are described in this poem? 

1. Two  

2. Three 

3. Four 

4. None 

8. What is the quality of sea God Proteus? 

1. He is indestructible and undefeatable 

2. He can assume different shapes 

3. He remains constant 

4. He represents worldly things 

9. What is the quality of Triton God? 

1. He blows his conch in order to calm the waves 

2. He represents fire and ice 

3. He is a demigod of the sea 

4. Both A and C 

10. “The sea that bares her bosom to the moon” which figure of speech has been used in this line? 

1. Simile 

2. Metaphor  

3. Personification 

4. Synecdoche 

11. The poet William Wordsworth’s poem mostly deal with 

1. Humble and Rustic life 

2. Industrial Revolution 

3. The violent aspect of Nature 

4. Day to day experience of the common man 

12. Find out the figure of speech in the following lines: “the winds that will be howling at all hours”? 

1. Assonance 

2. Personification 

3. Both A and B 

4. None of the Above 

13. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem? 

1. ABBA ABBA CDE CDE 

2. ABAB ABAB CDC CDC 

3. ABCD ABCD EFG EFG 

4. ABCD EFGH IJK IJK 

14. How many lines are there in the poem? 

1. 12 

2. 14 

3. 16 

4. 18 

15. Who wishes to remain as pagan in the poem? 

1. Tribal Man 

2. Poet himself 

3. Common Man 

4. Nature 

 

ANSWER KEY 

A	4. D	7. A	10. C	13. A
D	5. D	8. B	11. A	14. B
A	6. D	9. D	12. C	15. B