Multiple Choice Questions; Choose the correct answer.
1. “I began work on it on Christmas Eve”. In the above sentence ‘it’ stands for
(a) a junk shop
(b) the garage
(c) the roll-top desk
(d) the drawers
2. According to Jim, a Christmas morning should be
(a) cold and frosty
(b) warm and comfortable
(c) beautiful with the sun shining
(d) rainy
3. The Christmas celebrations were initiated by
(a) the British
(b) the Germans
(c) both of the above
(d) chance
4. “But the truth, I am ashamed to say, is that Fritz began it.” In the above sentence ‘Fritz’ refers to
(a) the German soldier
(b) the German commander in the story
(c) the British soldier
(d) the British commander in the story
5. Why did Mrs. Connie become happy?
(a) Because it was Christmas
(b) At the sight of the visitor
(c) Because the matron had served apple pie
(d) On seeing the decoration and the Christmas tree
6. What was the policy of the ants?
(a) Never borrow, never lend
(b) Always give and take
(c) Share and grow
(d) None of the above
7. When did the cricket begin to complain?
(a) Summers and spring
(b) When he was drenched in rain
(c) When he found his cupboard was empty
(d) All of the above
8. Which word is closest to the meaning ‘scarcity of food’?
(a) Starvation
(b) Hunger
(c) Misery
(d) Famine
9. The two qualities Of the Cricket described in the poem
(a) foolish and a singer
(b) wise and a singer
(c) foolish and a writer
(d) intelligent and a speaker.
10. ‘Accustomed to’ means
(a) happy
(b) unhappy
(c) used to
(d) irritated.
Answers
Answer:
1) B
2) A
3) A
4) C
5) A
6) B
7) B
8) B
9) D
10) D
Explanation:
I don't know the explanation. It's just a guess. Can you please tell me the correct answers.
1. “I began work on it on Christmas Eve”. In the above sentence ‘it’ stands for:
(a) a junk shop
(b) the garage
(c) the roll-top desk ✔
(d) the drawers
Option C: The roll-top desk is the correct answer. The author had bought the roll-top desk from the junk-shop and had started working on it on Christmas Eve to repair it.
2. According to Jim, a Christmas morning should be:
(a) cold and frosty ✔
(b) warm and comfortable
(c) beautiful with the sun shining
(d) rainy
Option A: According to Jim Macpherson, a Christmas morning must be cold and frosty and it was such a morning on December 25, 1914 when the war was taking place.
3. The Christmas celebrations were initiated by:
(a) the British
(b) the Germans ✔
(c) both of the above
(d) chance
Option B: The Germans were the ones who initiated the Christmas celebrations. They wished the British soldiers friendly and moved on to meeting each other by coming out of the trenches - sharing, laughing and playing by which they celebrated that day as a normal Christmas itself.
4. “But the truth, I am ashamed to say, is that Fritz began it.” In the above sentence ‘Fritz’ refers to:
(a) the German soldier ✔
(b) the German commander in the story
(c) the British soldier
(d) the British commander in the story
Option A: Fritz is a common German name. Hence, "Fritz" is used to refer to German solders in a casual manner.
5. Why did Mrs. Connie become happy?
(a) Because it was Christmas
(b) At the sight of the visitor ✔
(c) Because the matron had served apple pie
(d) On seeing the decoration and the Christmas tree
Option B: Upon seeing the case containing the letter, Connie's eyes lit up with recognition assuming that the visitor was Jim Macpherson himself who reached back on Christmas as promised in the letter.
6. What was the policy of the ants?
(a) Never borrow, never lend ✔
(b) Always give and take
(c) Share and grow
(d) None of the above
Option A: The policy of ants was never to borrow nor lend. This was the reason why they refused to provide the grasshopper shelter and food.
7. When did the cricket begin to complain?
(a) Summers and spring
(b) When he was drenched in rain
(c) When he found his cupboard was empty ✔
(d) All of the above
Option C: The grasshopper danced and idled away time during summer and spring and failed to collect enough grains to survive winter. When winter arrived, he found his cupboard empty which made him complain a lot.
8. Which word is closest to the meaning ‘scarcity of food’?
(a) Starvation
(b) Hunger
(c) Misery
(d) Famine ✔
Option D: Famine is a drastic condition in which the cultivation of crops is affected that causes scarcity or even complete unavailability of food.
9. The two qualities Of the Cricket described in the poem:
(a) foolish and a singer ✔
(b) wise and a singer
(c) foolish and a writer
(d) intelligent and a speaker
Option A: Even though the grasshopper was a good singer, it was foolish. The reason is that he was so engrossed in singing and idling away time that he forgot to store food for the harsh months of winter.
10. ‘Accustomed to’ means:
(a) happy
(b) unhappy
(c) used to ✔
(d) irritated
Option C: Accustomed refers to the act of being used to a person, object, circumstance or environment.