Monthly Test (2nd year)

Choose the correct alternatives.        (1×20)
1.The word ‘esteem’ means –
(A) estimate 
(B) respect
(C) fear
(D) tribute
2.Who was the Minister of Fisheries and Fine Arts?
(A) Sri Moharana
(B) Jhandoo
(C) Babu Virkishore
(D) Manoj Das
3.What questions were asked by the children?
(A) Does a minister sleep?
(B) What does a minister eat and drink?
(C) Does a minister ever have colic or colds?
(D) All of the above
4.Why did Sri Moharana give up his habit of sleeping in the afternoon?
(A) To make the arrangements
(B) To examine the details of the arrangements
(C) To make the children practice welcome song
(D) All of the above
5.Sri Moharana was a _________ person.
(A) Poor
(B) Angry 
(C) Rich 
(D) Middle class 
6. How many rupees was given by the noble man according to Moharana?
A)100      B)200        C)110        D)101

7. Who garlanded Babu Virkishore on the stage?
A) Shri Moharana 
B) Moharana's niece
C) A nobel man
D) villagers 
8.What important thing has Roald Dahl learned about children and television?
   (A) Children should watch a lot of TV
   (B) Children should be kept away from TV
   (C) Parents should encourage TV watching
   (D) TV has no effect on children
9. What does “them” refer to in the line “never let Them near your television set”?
   (A) Parents
   (B) Children
   (C) Guests
   (D) Teachers
10.What does the poet mean by “He cannot think—he only sees”?
    (A) Children see everything clearly
    (B) Children stop thinking critically
    C) Children think too much
    (D) Children read more books

11. What important thing has Roald Dahl learned about children and television?
(A) Children should watch a lot of TV
  (B) Children should be kept away from TV
  (C) Parents should encourage TV watching
  (D) Parents should watch a lot of TV
12. How does the television keep children according to the poet?
    (A) Busy and active
    (B) Still and quiet
    (C) Energetic and wild
    (D) Lazy and sleepy
13.What is the effect of television on the mind, according to the poem?
    (A) Clears mind
    (B) Clutters and clogs the mind
    © Sharpens the mind
    (D) Makes the mind active

14. Why does the poet criticize television?
    (A) Due to advertisement influence
    (B) Because it wastes children’s creative time
    © Due to high electricity use
    (D) Because it is expensive
15. Television affects children by:
     (A)Rotting their sense
     (B)Killing their imagination
     (C)making them dull and blind
     (D)All of the above
16.Who is the poet of “A Psalm of Life”?
A) William Wordsworth
B) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
C) Robert Frost
D) P.B. Shelley
17.What does the poet mean by “Life is real! Life is earnest!”?
A) Life is full of dreams
B) Life is not a joke; it is serious and meaningful
C) Life is full of sorrows
D) Life is an illusion
18.What does the poet compare to the “bivouac of Life”?
A) A battle
B) A journey
C) A dream
D) A song
19.What should we do to leave an example for others?
A) Write poems
B) Leave footprints on the sands of time
C) Pray regularly
D) Sleep peacefully
20.What message does the poet give in the line “Still achieving, still pursuing”?
A) Never give up; keep working hard
B) Stop working and rest
C) Enjoy life without effort
D) Think about the future only

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