Short Mock Test-01 English(Core)
Full
Marks 25
Date-
06.12.2023
MCQ Questions 1x16=16
Q1- Who is the author of Lost Spring?
A)
James Bond
B)
Arundhati Roy
C)
Sudha Murthy
D) Anees Jung
Q2- This story is an excerpt from which book of the author?
A) Lost Spring - Stories of Stolen Childhood
B)
Unveiling India
C)
Breaking the Silence
D)
The Song of India
Q3- Why is the author calling garbage as 'gold' in the story?
A)
Because of jewels in it
B)
Because of gems in it
C)
Because of gold in it
D) Because of its encashment value
Q4- In which languages has Kamla Das written stories and novels?
A)
English and Tamil
B)
English and Hindi
C)
English and Urdu
D) English and Malayalam
Q5- What is the main idea of the poem My Mother at Sixty-Six?
A) Painful old age
B)
discoloration of skin
C)
carelessness of a daughter
D)
lack of strength
Q6- What is the significance of the title My Mother at
Sixty-Six?
A)
Poet's fear of losing her old mother
B)
Poet's fear of moving fast
C)
Poet's inability to express her feelings
D) All of these
Q7- What is the familiar ache?
A) her childhood fear of losing her mother
B)
her mother's weak health
C)
her duties
D)
her helplessness
Q8- What does 'ashen face signify?
A)
colour of face
B)
face is covered with ash
C) Pale and lifeless face of poet's mother
D)
to show ugly face
Q9- Who is the author of The Third Level?
A)
George Orwell
B)
Agatha Christie
C)
James Joyce
D) Jack Finney
Q10- What is the meaning of 'Waking dream wish
fulfillment"?
A)
a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present
B)
a pleasant wish that takes one to the future
C)
A pleasant wish which inspires to work
D)
a pleasant wish that makes one forget the present
Ans- Both A&B
Q11- What does the Third level signify?
A) a human tendency to escape from the harsh realities of the
present to past happy times
B)
A third way on Grand Central station
C)
A third gate on Grand Central Station
D)
None
Q12- Under whose rule were the kings living?
A)
sovereign rule
B)
queen's rule
C)
king's rule
D) Under the thumb rule of the British
Q13- Who is The Tiger King in the story?
A) Sir Jilani Jung Jung Bahadur
B)
M.A.D
C)
A.C.T.C.
D)
C.R.C.K.
Q14- Whom did the King marry?
A)
to a girl
B)
to a princess
C) to a princess whose father had many tigers
D)
all
Q15- Who is the author of Deep Water?
A)
William Shakespeare
B)
William George Bernard Shaw
C)
William Wordsworth
D) William Douglas
Q16- Deep water is an excerpt from which book?
A)
Fear of water
B) Of Men and Mountains
C)
How to Swim
D)
Fearless
Subjective type Questions 3x2=6
Q.17. What is the “misadventure ” that William Douglas speaks
about in Deep Water?
Ans. William Douglas speaks about the
'misadventure' that he experiences at the Y.M.C.A. swimming pool. Once In the
swimming pool he was trying to practice swimming . He feared to go alone in
deep water. Suddenly a big boy appeared
before him and he picked him up and tossed him into the deep end of the pool. He went at once at the bottom and was almost
drowned. When he came to senses, he
found himself lying beside the pool, vomiting.
Q.18. Why did the Maharaja ban tiger hunting in the state?
Ans. The Maharaja wanted to prove that the
prediction of the State astrologer was wrong and wanted to secure his life. The
Maharaja's only mission was to kill hundred tigers. Hence, he banned the
hunting of tigers in all the tiger-rich forests of Pratibandapuram, so that he
could hunt them down.
Writng skill
Notice Writing 3x1=3
Q.19. You are Secretary of the History Club of Vidya Mandir
School. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words informing students of a
proposed visit to some important historical sites in your city.
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VIDYA MANDIR SCHOOL, PURI NOTICE Trip to Puri 5th March, 2024 This
is to inform the students that our school is going to organise a trip to Puri
for students of Std. IXth to XIIth. The fare is Rs.2000. This trip is for 3
days. So, interested students should give their names to their respective
class teacher. For
more information contact undersign. Deepak
Kumar Secretary,
History Club |
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