Question

Flamingo-Deep Waters

MCQ’s

Q1. How old was Douglas when he went to YMCA for

learning swimming? a. 3-4 years

b. 5-6 years

c. 10-11 years

d. 12-13 years

Q2. What is the name of the autobiography of William Douglas?

a. Men from Mountains

b. Of Men and Mountains

c. From Mountains to Men

d. From Men to Mountains

Q3. 'But I subdued my pride and did it.' Which word can replace the word 'pride'

in the given line? a. Arrogance

b. Comfort

c. Self esteem

d. Shyness

Q4. 'I was frightened'. Why was the author frightened?

a. because he felt breathless and out of life for sometime.

b. because his father laughed instead of consoling him.

c. because the waves had hurt him.

d. all of the above

Q5. 'My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and

stirred childish fears. ‘Childish fears’ refers to-

a. the fearful experience in childhood.

b. the fears known only to children.

c. the fear a child would feel in the pool.

d. the silly things that came to his mind.

Q6. Why did Douglas sit at the side of the pool?

a. He was waiting for his friends.

b. He was hesitant in going in the pool alone.

c. He was waiting for his instructor.

d. He was looking at the clean tiled bottom of the pool.

Q7. Why did Douglas land in a sitting position in the pool?

a. because this is how the boy who had thrown him desired.

b. because this is how the boy who had thrown him desired.

c. because it happened so quickly that Douglas could hardly react.

d. because the boy had thrown him with a lot of force.
Q8. Which of the following statement isn't true as per Douglas' plan to come out of the

pool?

a. As soon as he hits the bottom of the pool, he would jump up.

b. He would come to the surface of the pool.

c. He would lie flat on the surface of the pool.

d. He would swim to the edge of the pool.

Q9. Which of the following emotions did Douglas experience when he

was coming up ? a. Desperation

b. Helplessness

c. Suffocation

d. All of these

Q10. ‘And then in the midst of terror came a touch of reason.’ Which of the following

words can replace the word ‘reason’ in the above line?

a. Logic

b. Sense

c. Cause

d. Fear

KEEPING QUIET

1. What can human beings learn from nature?

(a) beauty

(b) keeping quiet

(c) to be happy

(d) working in silence

2. The last line of the poem is

(a) and later proves to be alive

(b) life is what it is about

(c) I want no truck with death

(d) and you keep quiet and I will go

3. What is the poetic device used in ‘Cold sea’

(a) personification

(b) transferred epithet

(c) metaphor

(d) alliteration

4. ‘Without rush, without engines’ refers to

(a) no noise

(b) no hurry to go anywhere

(c) both a and b
(d) none of the above

5. ‘I want no truck with death’ means

(a) will not die of the truck accident

(b) will not struggle for death

(c) have no association or deal with death

(d) will not drive a truck

6. The type of wars the poet talks about are

(a) green wars, wars with gas, wars with fire

(b) verbal wars

(c) technological warfare

(d) nuclear wars

7. ‘Fishermen in the cold sea would not harm whales. The poet is here referring to

(a) The hard work of the fishermen

(b) The man being responsible for harming environment

(c) The man being responsible for extinction of marine life

(d) He considers fishing a tiring profession

8. Why does the poet appeal to the readers to keep quiet ?

(a) To bring peace to the world

(b) To unite the world

(c) To introspect and reflect

(d) To remain inactive

9. What symbol from nature does the poet use to prove that keeping quiet is not

total inactivity? (a) sun

(b) soil

(c) earth

(d) nature

10. How will silence benefit the man and nature?

(a) both will be friends

(b) man will know nature better

(c) man will be healthy

(d) man will stop hurting nature and nature would get time to revive​

Answer 1

MCQ

1. (a)
2. (c)
3. (b)
4. (b)
5. (a)
6. (c)
7. (d)
8. (c)
9. (d)
10. (a)
11. (b)

Answer 2

Answer:

1 c

2 b

3 c

4 a

5 a

6 b

7 c

8 d

9 d

10 b