Question

make 30 mcqs on chapter 'villa for sale ' with answers

Answer 1

(a) What does Gaston mean by take possession ?
(i) Her parents would stay with them for a long time.
(ii) Juliette's sister has many children.
(iii) Gaston does not like children.
(iv) Juliette's sister's children are badly behaved

b)What is the discrepancy between what Gaston said
earlier and what he says now ?
(i) Earlier he did not want Juliette's parents to stay with them but now he is showing
concern for them.
(ii) Earlier he wanted Juliette's parents to stay with them but
now he does not want them to come over.
(iii) Earlier he wanted to buy a house for them but now he
wants them to come and stay in their villa.
(iv) Earlier he stayed in Juliette's parents' villa but now he
wants them to stay with him and Juliette.

(c)What does the above statement reveal about Gaston's character ?
(i) He is selfish.
(ii) He is an opportunist.
(iii) He is a caring person
(iv) He is a hypocrite

d) who is better in doing business?
a ) Juliette b) Gaston c) Jeanne d) Mrs Al Smith

e) Which people are not spoken well of in this story?
a) English b) Indians c) French d) Germans

f) Who wants to buy the villa ?
a) Juliette b) Gaston c) Jeanne d) Mrs Al Smith

g) Which is true ?
a) Villa is a hot property b) Villa is not sold readily

h) "I thought they could not read it in the dark....the house belongs to be for one more night... " Who said this ?
a) Juliette b) Gaston c)Mrs Al Smith

i) "I will be philanthropic. I will let you have it for two hundred thousand." What is the meaning of philanthropic here?
a) helping poor b) collect coins and stamps c) buy houses d) fast


j) "You can fill in your name on the cheque yourself. I live at the Ritz hotel, place vendom, my lawer is : " Who says ?
a) Mrs Al Smith b) Gaston c) Juliette d) buyer

k) read the extract and answer
1. “You folk are queer. You think about the past all the time. We always think about the future. ”

(a) The speaker of this line is :

(i) Mrs. Al Smith (ii) Juliette

(iii) Maid (iv) Jeanne


(b) ‘You ’ here refers to the

(i) German (ii) French

(iii) British (iv) American

(c) Who is ‘we’ referred to?

(i) Gaston and Jeanne

(ii) Jeanne and maid

(iii) Americans

(iv) Europeans

Ans : (a) (i) (b) (ii) (c) (iii)

2) “Then stop being bored and buy one. That will finish it. We won’t talk about it any more. ”

(a) Who is speaking here and to whom :

(i) Gaston to Mrs. Al Smith

(ii) Juliette to Gaston

(iii) Jeanne to Gaston

(iv) Gaston to Jeanne

(b) “……and buy one ” refers to :

(i) buying of a villa

(ii) buying a set of books

(iii) buying of a shop

(iv) buying a car

(c) The relationship between the person spoken to and the speaker is :

(i) Mistress – maid

(ii) Husband – wife

(iii) Shopkeeper – customer
(iv) Mother – son

(a) (iii) (b) (i) (c) (ii)

3) “Your dowry. My poor child, we have spent that long ago. ”

(a) The speaker is _ and he is speaking to

(i) Jeanne’s parents to Jeanne

(ii) Jeanne’s sister to Jeanne

(iii) Gaston to Jeanne

(iv) Jeanne to her sister’s children

(b) He needed the money_.

(i) To go on a holiday

(ii) To buy a villa

(iii) To buy a car

(iv) To go on a cruise

(c) The above statement shows that the speaker was

(i) Selfish (ii) Opportunist

(iii) Domineering (iv) Hypocrite

Ans. (a) (iii) (b) (ii) (c) (i)

4. You go and tell your boss that if he doesn’t come right away, I’m going. I haven’t any time to waste. [CBSE 2010 (Term I)]

(a) Who is the speaker?

(i) Gaston (ii) Juliette

(iii) Jeanne (iv) Mrs. Al Smith

(b) ‘The Boss’ referred to here is :

(i) Juliette (ii) Mrs. Al Smith

(iii) Gaston (iv) Jeanne

(c) The speaker feels that if there is a hold-up that would :

(i) make him / her angry

(ii) be very bad

(iii) make him / her sick

(iv) turn him / her to madness

Ans. (a) (iv) (b) (i) (c) (i)

5.Don’t be aggravating, please! If you don’t want the house, tell me so at once and we’ll say no more about it

(a) The above dialogue is spoken by_.

(i) Mrs. Al Smith (ii) The maid

(iii) Jeanne (iv) Juliette

(b) The speaker is talking to_.

(i) Mrs. Al Smith (iii) Jeanne

(iii) Juliette (iv) Gaston

(c) When the speaker says don’t be aggravating, she expects the listener not to_.
(i) be suspicious (ii) make fun

(iii) be outrageous (iv) criticise

Ans. (a) (iii) (b) (iv) (c) (iii)

6.Gaston : Just trying to please you, darling.

(a) Gaston is trying to please :

(i) Juliette (ii) Jeanne

(iii) Mrs. Al Smith (iv) The Maid

(b) Gaston has_to please the addressee:

(i) Bought a car (ii) Finalized the deal

(iii) Kept the picture (iv) Paid in cash

(c) Gaston is_while speaking the line :

(i) joking (ii) serious

(iii) laughing (iv) making fun

Ans. (a) (ii) (b) (ii) (c) (iv)