TYPE OF QUESTIONS FRAMED FOR THE MCQs -CBSE BOARD EXAM

 1 Which of the following idioms might describe......

2 Read the quotes given below.  Choose the option that might best describe ....

3 Look at the table below. Column A provides instances from the story ‘-------. Column B provides titles of some famous English language poems. Choose the option that correctly match items of Column A with Column B. 

4 The simile ‘dream looms like a mirage amidst the dust of streets’ indicates that his dream was  ---

5Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below. 

 Statement 1: The author’s father laughed to mock his son’s inability to swim. 

 Statement 2: The author wanted to swim just to prove to his father that he can swim. 

  a) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.

 b) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true. 

 c) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred.  

d) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 can be inferred.  

6 Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.  

Statement 1: The author tried his best to jump out of the water. 

 Statement 2: After a while, the author was not anxious in water.   

a) If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect.  

b) If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause. 

 c) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause.  

d) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes.  

7Choose the quote that DOES NOT resonate with the central idea of the chapter.  

8 Choose the option mentioning the personality traits 

9The above extract is NOT an example of ________.

 a) allegory b) analogy c) imagery d) metaphor 

10“tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets” is NOT an example of 

(i) imagery (ii) metaphor    (iii) alliteration (iv) anachronism   

a) Options (i) and (ii) 

b) Options (i) and (iii) 

c) Options (ii) and (iii)

d) Options (ii) and (iv) 

11 In which of the following options can the underlined words NOT be replaced with ‘stupor’? 

12Pick the idiom that best describes the situation in which Sadao and Hana were in. 

a) to be like a fish out of water

 b) like water off a duck’s back

 c) to be dead in the water

 d) to be in hot water 

13.Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

 Statement 1: Sadao and Hana cared about the soldier but were worried about the consequences of being considerate.  

Statement 2: Sadao and Hana wanted to shirk their responsibilities of looking after an injured soldier, who could be an American. 

a) Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false.

 b) Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true. 

 c) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true.  

d) Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are false.  

14Pick the option that best describes the word ‘dereliction’ as used in the passage. 

1. evasion 2. deterioration 3. negligence 4. carelessness 5. dilapidation 6. management 

 a) 2, 3 and 6 

b) 1, 4 and 5 

c) 2, 4 and 6 

d) 1, 3 and 4 

15 Read the analysis of the General based on the given extract. Choose the option that fills in the given blanks most appropriately: 

The General (i) _____________ power but is (ii) ___________ of the obligations of his job. He is so (iii) _____________ with his health that he forgets to send the assassins to kill the prisoner. Due to his (iv) ____________ interests, he doesn’t want to expose Sadao and agrees to keep the prisoner’s escape a secret. 

a) (i) fantasizes; (ii) lonely ; (iii) consumed ; (iv) vested 

b) (i) relishes; (ii) weary; (iii) self-absorbed ; (iv) selfish

 c) (i) fancies;  (ii) apathetic ; (iii) negligent ; (iv) worthless

 d) (i) desires; (ii)  concerned ; (iii) indisposed ; (iv) narrow 

16 Pick the quote that best describes the theme of the story. 

(a) World belongs to humanity, not this leader, that leader or that king or prince or religious leader. The world belongs to humanity. 

(b) You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirt. 

(c) The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

 (d) To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity. 

16  Of the four meanings of ‘glibly’,  select the option that matches in meaning with its usage in the extract.      

A. showing a degree of informality 

B. lacking depth and substance 

C. being insincere and deceitful

 D. speaking with fluency 

17  Which option has  the underlined phrase  that applies the  poetic  device  used  for  ‘rat’s  eyes’?

 A.  He  shut  up  like  a  clam  when  interrogated. 

B.  She runs  as  swift  as  a  gazelle. 

C.  He  is  considered  the  black  sheep  of  the  family. 

D.  She ran  away  chattering  with  fear. 

18  The  literal  meaning  of ‘reciting’  refers  to  delivering  the  lesson  aloud.  What does its figurative meaning  refer  to?

 A.  Showing  extra  interest  in  the  lesson. 

B.  Carrying  his  father’s  disease.

 C.  Resigning  to  his  disease  and  condition.

 D.  Voicing the poor conditions, he  lives  in. 

19  Select  the  option that  displays  a  cause-effect  set. 

20 The  metaphor  ‘lead  sky’,  is  used  by  Stephen  Spender  to  bring  out 

A.  the  image  of  sky-high  constructions  in  the  slum.

 B.  a response  to  death  and  destruction. 

C.  the  strong  dreams  and  aspirations  of  the  children.

 D.  a sense  of  hopelessness  and  despair. 

21  Identify the tone of  Pablo  Neruda in the following line: Perhaps the  Earth can teach us…

A.  Confident and clear about future events. 

B.  Dramatic about the prediction he made. 

C.  Convinced about the sequence of events to follow. 

D.  Uncertain,  yet hopeful about  the possibility. 

22.  The sight of young trees and merry children,  on the way to  Cochin,  is the poet’s aging mother. 

A.  like  a  divine  assurance  for 

B.  in  sharp  contrast  to 

C.  a  distraction  from  pain  for 

D.  the  bridge  between  the  poet  and 

WRITING TASKS

1 Select the appropriate title for the notice. 

2  Select the  option  that  lists  the  most  accurate  opening  for  this  notice

3  Select the option with the information points to be included in the body of the notice.

4Select  the appropriate conclusion for this notice. 

ARTICLE

  1 Select  the  option  that  lists  an  appropriate  title  for  Venu’s  article

2 Which  option  (1-4),  should  Venu  choose  to  elaborate 

3 Which option would help  Venu with the appropriate organisation of relevant ideas for this article? 

4 Which suggestions,  from those given below,  would be appropriate for  Venu’s article?

 5 Read a  sentence from Venu’s article draft and help him complete it by selecting the most appropriate option. 

6 Read the following options  for the self-checklist for  this article and select the option that includes the  most  appropriate self-checklist  for  this  article.