class X A Triumph of Surgery
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Practice sheet(chapter-1)
Q1- Who is the author of the story "A Triumph of Surgery"?
A) James Herriot
B) Ruskin Bond
C) Robert Arthur
D) Victor Canning
Q2- Who does "I" refer to in the story?
A) Tricki
B) Mrs. Pumphrey
C) Veterinary surgeon
D) none of the above
Q3- What is the name of the veterinary surgeon?
A) Tricki
B) Mrs. Pumphrey
C) Hodgkin
D) Mr. Herriot
Q4- What problem does Mrs Pumphrey think Tricki has?
A) diarrhoea
B) malnutrition
C) allergies
D) all of the above
Q5- Did Mrs Pumphrey cut down on sweets as was advised?
A) yes
B) no
C) only for a while
D) she was not advised anything like that
Q6- Who is Hodgkin?
A) dog owner
B) gardener
C) Veterinary surgeon
D) Dog
Q7- What was the dog unable to play?
A) ring-throw
B) walk
C) hide and seek
D) all of the above
Q8- What did the doctor advise?
A) cut his food
B) give him more exercise
C) keep him on a very strict diet
D) all of the above
Q9- Was the narrator waiting for a call from Mrs Pumphrey?
A) no
B) yes
C) maybe
D) maybe not
Q10- What is the meaning of 'distraught'?
A) bend
B) worried
C) upset
D) both b and c
Q11- How was Tricki acting?
A) refusing to eat his favourite food
B) didn't go for walks
C) vomiting
D) all of the above
Q12- What was best according to the vet?
A) to take him to the hospital
B) to take him for a walk
C) to let him have sugar
D) both b and c
Q13- Why did the other dogs ignore Tricki?
A) he was an uninteresting object
B) he was ill
C) he was furious
D) all of the above
Q14- for how many days he was given no food?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
Q15- Who was Joe?
A) nurse
B) pug
C) greyhound
D) cat
Answers
A Triumph of Surgery
Q1- Who is the author of the story "A Triumph of Surgery"?
A) James Herriot
Explanation:
James Herriot was the pen name of the British author and veterinary surgeon James Alfred Wight.
Q2- Who does "I" refer to in the story?
C) Veterinary surgeon
Explanation:
James Herriot is the author of the story A Triumph of Surgery. Since the story is autobiographical hence 'I' is the narrator.
Q3- What is the name of the veterinary surgeon?
D) Mr. Herriot
Explanation:
James Herriot was a veterinary surgeon by profession as well as a writer. Most of his works were autobiographical. So he uses his own pen name.
Q4- What problem does Mrs Pumphrey think Tricki has?
B) malnutrition
Explanation:
Although Mrs Pumphrey overfed her dog and made him extremely obese yet she always thought that he suffered from malnutrition.
Q5- Did Mrs Pumphrey cut down on sweets as was advised?
B) no
Explanation:
Mrs Pumphrey always indulged her dog to eat the choicest of food. So she did not cut down on sweets as was advised by the doctor.
Q6- Who is Hodgkin?
B) gardener
Explanation:
He is a silent character and plays no significant role in the story.
Q7- What was the dog unable to play?
D) all of the above
Explanation:
The dog had become so overweight that it was unable to perform any action.
Q8- What did the doctor advise?
D) all of the above
Explanation:
The dog was suffering only because of being over-fed. As a result the doctor advised Mrs Pumphrey to cut his food , give him more exercise and keep him on a very strict diet.
Q9- Was the narrator waiting for a call from Mrs Pumphrey?
B) yes
Explanation:
The narrator knew that Mrs Pumphrey would soon call as the sight of Tricki told him that the dog needed urgent treatment for over eating.
Q10- What is the meaning of 'distraught'?
D) both b and c
Explanation:
Distraught is an adjective that describes the condition of being hurt, sad or upset.
Q11- How was Tricki acting?
D) all of the above
Explanation:
Tricki was suffering from acute obesity as a result of which it was refusing to eat his favourite food , didn't go for walks and were vomiting.
Q12- What was best according to the vet?
A) to take him to the hospital
Explanation:
The vet knew that the only problem of Triki was the over eating factor . So the best thing to do was to curtail its eating and this could only be done by
taking him to the hospital .
Q13- Why did the other dogs ignore Tricki?
A) he was an uninteresting object
Explanation:
Tricki was too fat and lazy to play with the other dogs . So the dogs considered him to be an uninteresting object .
Q14- For how many days he was given no food?
B) 2
Explanation:
For two days the vet gave him no food but plenty of water.
Q15- Who was Joe?
C) greyhound
Explanation:
Joe was a highly active greyhound .
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Answer:
Given below
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1) (a) James Herriot
2)(c) Veterinary Surgeon
3)(d) Mr. Herriot
4)(b) Malnutrition
5)(c) Only for a while
6)(b) Gardener
7)(d) All of the above
8)(d) All of the above
9)(b) Yes
10)(b) Extremely Worried
11)(a) Refusing to rat his favourite food
12)(a) To take him to the hospital
13)(a) He was an uninteresting object
14)(c) 3 days
15)(c) Greyhound
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