Monthly Test (MCQs)

Sub- My Greatest Olympic Prize, On Examinations,
Daffodils, The Doctor's Word, Nightingale and the Rose.
Full mark- 20
Time - 40 mins 
1/ Answer all questions.          (1×20)
i)what is the phrase "hot under the collar" mean?
A.very hopeful B.Very sad C.very angry D.very hot
ii) ‘I wasn’t too worried about all this’. What does “this” refer to_____?
A.Hitler's secret          B.Hitler's beliefs
C.Long's winning        D.Jesse's winning.
iii) Meaning of conquering is _____?
A. Winning B. Participating C. Defeating D.planning 
iv) The essential thing in life is____?
A.conquering           B.earning money 
C.fighting well         D.winning prize
v) How long did Owens and Long talk?
A.an hour B.two hours C.few hours D.Till morning
vi) The writer came to know that Amery was from the_____.
A.sixth form  B.fifth form C.seventh form D.None
vii)How many bridges did the swimming bath have across it?
A.One      B.Two      C.Three       D.None
viii)‘I wandered lonely as a cloud’.Here I refers to__?
A.the reader B. the cloud C.the daffodils D.the poet
ix) A poet could not but be gay in such a jocund company'.Here ‘jocund company’ refers to the____?
A.Moods of the poet  B.waves  C.daffodils  D.stars
x)Which of the following means “Moving to and for”?
A.Dancing   B.Sprightly   C.Fluttering  D.Tossing 
xi) The word ‘famished’ means _______.
A.tired.    B.enthused.    C.excited.  D.hungry
xii) Gopal’s slight recovery filled his family with _______.
A.relief  B.delight  C.gratitude to the doctor D.all 
xiii)“Am I going ?” This means ___________.
A.leaving B.interested to go to his house 
C.visiting D.facing death
xiv)Why was the doctor’s opinion valued?For his___.
A.experience B.kindness C.truthfulness D.expertise
xv) The boy’s beautiful eyes gave a sign of _______.
A. hope  B.strength  C.sadness  D.love
xvi)At last, the student realises that love stands___.
A.for beautiful B.for perfection C.for foolishness
D.for nobility
xvii) At the end of the story, the girl throws the rose in the street because she is disgusted with the student. 
A.True  B.False  C. Can't say  D.None 
xviii) The nightingale sacrifices her life for the oak tree's sake. 
A.False  B.True  C. Both  D. None 
xix) “What wealth the show to me had brought.” By ‘wealth’ the poet means ______?
A.happiness  B.good  C.pleasure  D.money
xx) “Never-ending line” means ______?
A. a curved line  B.a short line  C.a continuous line
D. line of stars

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