sangeeta karkari: August 2021

Tuesday 24 August 2021

10th std Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom MCQs

Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom

MCQs

Question 1.

How does Nelson Mandela define the meaning of courage?

(a) Triumph over fear

(b) Triumph over love

(d) Triumph over poverty

Question 2.

Where did ceremonies take place?

(a) Rockstone amphitheater

(b) Sandstone amphitheater

(d) None of the Above

Question 3.

Which flame can be hidden but never extinguished?

(a) Man’s love

(b) Man’s natural way

(d) None of the Above

Question 4.

Which day was the largest gathering of international leaders on South African soil for the installation of South Africa’s first democratic, non-racial government?

(a) 9th May

(b) 10th May

(d) 12th May

Question 5.

What is a country’s greatest wealth?

(a) Its minerals

(b) Its people

(d) None of the Above

Question 6.

What does depths of oppression create?

(a) oppressed

(b) heights of character

(d) lack of freedom

Question 7.

Who, according to Mandela is not free?

(a) oppressor

(b) oprressed

(d) none of the above

Question 8.

Which party did Mandela join?

(a) Indian National Congress

(b) African National Congress

(d) he did not join any party

Question 9.

What realisations did Mandela have of his boyhood freedom?

(a) it is just an illusion

(b) he was born free

(d) he had no realisations

Question 10.

Why were two National Anthems sung?

(a) to imply unity

(b) to mark the end of racial discrimination

(d) Both 1 and 2

Question 11.

What did Mandela learn about courage?

(a) it is absence of fear

(b) it is the triumph over fear

(d) none of the above

Question 12.

What unintended effect did the decades of oppression and brutality had?

(a) created men of extraordinary courage, wisdom and generosity

(b) Poverty and suffering

(d) both 2 and 3

Question 13.

“The structure they created formed the basis of one of the harshest, most inhumane, societies the world has ever known.” What structure is Mandela talking about?

(a) Racial domination against the black skinned

(b) Poverty and suffering

(d) oppression of women

Question 14.

The spectacular array of South African jets was a display of –

(a) military’s precision

(b) military’s loyalty to democracy

(d) both 1 and 2

Question 15.

What was it that the nation needed to be liberated from?

(a) poverty

(b) gender discrimination

(d) all of the above

Question 16.

What change brought international leaders to South Africa?

(a) End of Apartheid

(b) humanity

(d) trade negotiations

Question 17.

How many deputy presidents were elected?

(a) two

(b) three

(d) none

Question 18.

When was the inauguration day?

(a) 10 May

(b) 10 March

(d) 20 March

10th std A Tiger in the Zoo MCQs

A Tiger in the Zoo

MCQs

Q1- The poem draws a contrast between ________ and ______ .

A) animals, human beings

B) tiger in a zoo, tiger in a forest

C) tiger in a zoo, humans

D) humans, tiger in forest

Q2- What has been personified in the poem?

A) tiger

B) forest

C) zoo

D) all of the above

Q3- Name the poetic device used in the line "In his quiet rage".

A) metaphor

B) assonance

C) Oxymoron

D) Consonance

Q4- Name the poetic device used in the line "He stalks in his vivid stripes".

A) metaphor

B) assonance

C) Oxymoron

D) Consonance

Q5- Name the poetic device used in the line "On pads of velvet quiet".

A) metaphor

B) assonance

C) Oxymoron

D) Consonance

Q6- Name the poetic device used in the line "Baring his white fangs, his claws".

A) metaphor

B) assonance

C) Oxymoron

D) Consonance

Q7- Why should he be lurking in shadow?

A) out of fear

B) out of anger

C) to catch the deer

D) both 1 and 2

Q8- By "ignoring visitors", what is the poet trying to say?

A) tiger knows his power is restricted

B) there is no use of showing rage

C) he is less terrorising because of the cage

D) all of the above

Q9- What describes "tiger in a cell"?

A) Locked in concrete cell

B) snarling around houses

C) shadow, long grass

D) baring his white fangs

Q10- What described "tiger in a jungle"?

A) Locked in concrete cell

B) his strength behind bars

C) ignoring visitors

D) baring his white fangs

10th std His First Flight MCQs

His First Flight

MCQs

1.Who was there on the ledge with the young seagull for the last twenty-four hours?

(A) his two brothers

(B) his sister

(D) he was alone

2. How did the young seagull feel to fly?

(A) afraid

(B) enjoyed

(D) all of the above

3. There was a great expanse of stretched down beneath.

(A) land

(B) rocks

(D) sea

4. What were the young seagull’s parents doing to him?

(A) calling to him shrilly

(B) upbraiding him

(D) all of the above

5. Nobody had come near the young seagull for the last :

(A) ten hours

(B) twelve hours

(D) twenty-four hours

6. His parents were perfecting his brothers and sisters in the art of

(A) flying

(B) hunting

(D) chirping

7. Only one family member was looking at the young seagull. It was his:

(A) father

(B) mother

(D) sister

8. Whom did the young seagull beg to bring him some food?

(A) his father

(B) his mother

(D) his sister

9. The young seagull dived at the fish maddened by

(A) hunger

(B) heat

(D) sleep

10. How did the young seagull fall into the air?

(A) upward

(B) downward

(D) none of the above

11. What were the young seagull’s brothers and sister doing around him?

(A) curveting

(B) banking

(D) all of the above

12. Of what colour vast sea did the young seagull see beneath him?

(A) blue

(B) green

(D) brown

13. The seagull dived towards his mother because :

(A) a strong wind pushed him

(B) he wanted to fly

(D) he wanted to reach his mother.

14. He stood at the edge of the ledge on one leg and closed his eyes because:

(A) he was feeling sleepy

(B) it was a natural habit of seagulls

(D) he was afraid of the sea his family

15. The young seagull was afraid to fly because :

(A) he had hurt his wings

(B) his wings were not as well developed as those of his brothers and sister

(D) he was not confident

16. Who is the author of the lesson ‘His First Flight’?

(A) Fredrick Forsyth

(B) Cynthia Moss

(D) Jayanta Mahapatra

17. Was the young seagull successful in making his first fly?

(A) yes

(B) no

(D) not known

10th std Black Aeroplane MCQs

Black Aeroplane

MCQs

1. What was coming up in the east behind the pilot?

(A) the moon

(B) the sun

(D) all of the above

2. Which plane was the author flying?

(A) Dakota

(B) Boing-47

(D) none of the above

3. Which country was the pilot flying over?

(A) England

(B) France

(D) Italy

4. Which country did the pilot belong to?

(A) England

(B) France

(D) Italy

5. What happened when the pilot had covered a distance of 150 kilometres from Paris?

(A) he saw another plane

(B) a strong wind began to blow

(D) there were storm clouds all around

6. Inside the clouds how was everything?

(A) green

(B) fresh

(D) all of the above

7. What happened as the plane entered the storm clouds?

(A) the aeroplane jumped and twisted in the air

(B) the compass was dead

(D) all of the above

8. When the author’s plane was caught in the storm who came to help him?

(A) another aeroplane

(B) a helicopter

(D) all of the above

9. How did the author follow the strange aeroplane?

(A) like a disciplined soldier

(B) like an obedient boy

(D) all of the above

10. What made the pilot frighten again while following the strange aeroplane?

(A) the density of the storm

(B) the technical problem in the engine

(D) all of the above

11. What did the pilot notice when he was safe at the airport?

(A) the other plane was still in the sky

(B) the sky was empty

(D) none of the above

12. What was the advice of Paris control?

(A) turn to twelve degrees east

(B) turn to twelve degrees west

(D) turn to twelve degrees north

13. How many fuel tanks were there in the plane DS 088?

(A) one

(B) two

(D) four

14. Did Paris Control hear the pilot the second time he called?

(A) yes

(B) no

(D) not know

15. Who is the author of the lesson ‘The Black Aeroplane’?

(A) Cynthia Moss

(B) Frederick Forsyth

(D) Liam O’Flaherty

10th std The Ball Poem - MCQs

The Ball Poem

MCQs

Q1. Who would not intrude the boy?

(a) The Ball

(b) The Poet

(d) None of the Above

Answer: (b) The Poet

Q2. Why is money called external?

(a) We need to earn money through hard work.

(b) We can replace the lost things with its help.

(d) None of the Above

Answer: (b) We can replace the lost things with its help.

Q3. What was the reaction of the boy at the loss of his ball?

(a) Sad

(b) Confused

(d) None of the Above

Answer: (a) Sad

Q4. What has the boy lost in the water?

(a) his ball

(b) his bat

(d) his gloves

Answer: (a) his ball

Q5. Name the literary device used in “Merrily bouncing, down the street, and then Merrily over — there it is in the water!”

(a) Metaphor

(b) Simile

(d) Anaphora

Answer: (d) Anaphora

Q6. Does the poet condole the boy?

(a) can’t say

(b) yes

(d) All of them

Answer: (c) no

Q7. How does the child react at the loss?

(a) stands rigid

(b) trembles

(d) all of them

Answer: (d) all of them

Q8. Where does the ball go?

(a) drain

(b) well

(d) water

Answer: (d) water

Q9. Who is the poet of the Ball poem?

(a) Leslie Norris

(b) John Berryman

(d) Robert Frost

Answer: (b) John Berryman

Q10. Name the literary device used in “And no one buys a ball back.”

(a) Metaphor

(b) Simile

(d) Anaphora

Answer: (c) Alliteration

10th std From the Diary of Anne Frank - Extract based MCQs

From the Diary of Anne Frank

Extract based MCQs

(A) “’Paper has more patience than people’ I thought of this saying on one of those days when I was feeling a little depressed and was sitting at home with my chin in my hands, bored and listless, wondering whether to stay in or go out. I finally stayed where I was, brooding: Yes, paper does have more patience, and since I’m not planning to let anyone else read this stiff-backed notebook grandly referred to as a ‘diary’, unless I should ever find a real friend, it probably won’t make a bit of difference.”

i. ‘Paper has more patience than people.’ What does this imply? This implies that Anne

a) believed in the power of writing more than speaking to people.

b) felt that she could pour her heart out on paper without any hindrance.

c) had more faith in sharing her thoughts and feelings with paper.

d) felt that she could share her feelings openly on paper.

Answer: b) felt that she could pour her heart out on paper without any hindrance.

ii. Pick out the emoticon which clearly brings out the meaning of ‘listless’ as used in the extract?

a) Option (i)

b) Option (ii)

c) Option (iii)

d) Option (iv)

Answer: c) Option (iii)

iii. Pick the option that is ODD one out with reference to the meaning of ‘patience’.

a) option (i)

b) option (ii)

c) option (iii)

d) option (iv)

Answer: a) option (i)

iv. If the diary were a ‘real friend’, what qualities would Anne expect it to have? Pick the option that lists these correctly.

1. optimistic

2. good listener

3. confidant

4. energetic

5. non-judgemental

6. outgoing

7. ambitious

Choose the correct option from the following:

a) 1 & 4

b) 5, 6 & 7

c) 2, 3 & 5

d) 3 & 7

Answer: c) 2, 3 & 5

v. Pick out the sentence that brings out the meaning of ‘brooding’ as used in the extract?

e) The mysterious house on the hill is still brooding above the village.

f) The people at the stock market always keep brooding about the gains.

g) He was brooding over the matter and took a long time to decide.

h) Suspense and drama were brooding at the site of the investigation.

Answer: g) He was brooding over the matter and took a long time to decide.

vi. Anne doesn’t plan to let anyone else read her diary as

a) she is secretive about her life.

b) it’s about her intimate feelings.

c) she is unwilling to share it with anyone.

d) she wants to cherish these moments herself.

Answer: b) it’s about her intimate feelings.

vii. Pick the option that lists the image that most appropriately corresponds to ‘chatterbox’.

a) image (i)

b) image (ii)

c) image (iii)

d) image (iv)

Answer: b) image (ii)

(B) “Mr Keesing had a good laugh at my arguments, but when I proceeded to talk my way through the next lesson, he assigned me a second essay. This time it was supposed to be on ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’. I handed it in, and Mr Keesing had nothing to complain about for two whole lessons. However, during the third lesson, he’d finally had enough. “Anne Frank, as a punishment for talking in class, write an essay entitled-‘Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox’.”

i. What convincing argument was made by Anne?

a) She was talkative just like any other student in the class.

b) She had the right to be talkative, as it was a classroom and not a prison.

c) She had inherited the trait from her mother, so couldn’t stop being talkative.

d) She found it impossible to be quiet like the others as she couldn’t change herself.

Answer: c) She had inherited the trait from her mother, so couldn’t stop being talkative.

ii. What does ‘had a good laugh’ imply, in the context of Mr. Keesing?

It means that he

a) celebrated his ability to make Anne write the essay.

b) ridiculed Anne in front of the whole class.

c) pulled up Anne for her arguments in the essay.

d) realised the humour in it and was amused.

Answer: d) realised the humour in it and was amused.

iii. Based on this extract, pick the option with the list of words that best describe Mr Keesing.

a) jovial and creative

b) strict and innovative

c) tolerant and strict

d) innovative and jovial

Answer: b) strict and innovative

iv. Why do you think Mr Keesing chose the title - ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’ - for Anne, to write on?

This was so because he expected

a) Anne to express her inability to elaborate on such a topic.

b) that this would embarrass Anne and would check her indiscipline.

c) her to apologise and not repeat her talkative behaviour.

d) Anne to explore her creative writing skills.

Answer: b) that this would embarrass Anne and would check her indiscipline.

v. How did Anne feel when she was punished the third time by Mr Keesing?

She ______________________________ .

a) was happy as she had to write three essays on the same topic.

b) enjoyed making fun of Mr. Keesing in her own way.

c) was worried as she had run out of original ideas for her essay.

d) was thrilled at another opportunity to showcase her writing abilities.

Answer: c) was worried as she had run out of original ideas for her essay.