1.

Writing is not a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a

language with written symbols.
Ans. False
2. Writing is a medium of human communication that involves the representation of a
language with written symbols.
Ans. True
3. Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand its meaning, etc.
Ans. True
4. Reading comprehension is a process of text …
Ans. A) Understand its meaning b) integrate with what the reader already knows
5. Reading does focus on …
Ans. Literary device, context of words and syntax, knowing meaning of word
6. The primary purpose of descriptive writing is to ....................... in such a way that a picture
is formed in the reader's mind.
Ans. describe a person, place or thing
7. Good descriptive writing often makes use of ...........................to help paint the picture in
the reader's mind.
Ans. figurative language such as analogies
8. In descriptive writing, we use facts
Ans. False
9. In descriptive writing, the author uses details about ..................... to paint a picture with in
the minds of the readers.
Ans. objects, people, etc.
10. Argumentative is based on...............
Ans. evidence based
11. In argumentative writing author tries to ....................readers.
Ans. make an argument and persuade
12. Persuasive writing is a form of nonfiction writing that encourages ................... among
readers.
Ans. logical argument with facts
13. This genre encourages the student's ability to create a written account of a particular ......
Ans. Experience
14. An argumentative essay is a piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue
Ans. True
15. Persuasive writing, we use facts to convince people.
Ans. True
16. In descriptive, we usually divide this into three parts. (Introduction, body, conclusion
Ans. Ture
17. Descriptive writing emphasizes on.............
Ans. describe objects, places, etc
18. Persuasive writing focuses on.............
Ans. Facts
19.Émile Gaboriau was a...............writer, novelist, journalist, and a pioneer
of.......................fiction.
Ans. French, detective
20. Monsieur Lecoq, is a hero in his works.
Ans. True
21. Vicomte de B is one the main characters of this story
Ans. True
22. Vicomte de B was enjoying an income of ................. livres yearly
Ans. 30,000
23. Amount of rent taken by his uncle was......................yearly
Ans. 82,000 FRANCS
24. Why he wants to lower the rents?
Ans. High
25. Who was caretaker of the building?
Ans. Bernard
26. What was the plight of Bernard?
Ans. shocked and pale
27. Who is the servant of the house in the accursed house?
Ans. Bernard
28. Who is the boss of the house in the Accursed hose?
Ans. VICTOME
29. Who is the wife of Bernard in Accursed house?
Ans. Ms. Bernard
30. Has Bernard obeyed the orders of Victome?
Ans. Yes
31. Why Vicomte reduced the rents?
Ans. Kindly and good person
32. "The house, perhaps, was badly built?" questioned another, anxiously. "Hum-m, so-so! no
one could tell; but all knew one thing—it was very, very old!"
Ans. True
33. "This man must have committed a great and still hidden crime; remorse pushes him to
philanthropy."
Ans. True
34. "There is something under all this!" "But what?"
Ans. accursed house
35. How many tenants were in the "Accursed house"
Ans. 23
36. The term ended, three-and-twenty vans carried away the furniture of the three-and-twenty
tenants. Everybody left. From top to bottom, from foundations to garret, the house lay empty
of lodgers.
Ans. True
37. One of the prominent characters in this play is Lomov.
Ans. True
38. We just get along somehow, my angel, to your prayers, and so on. Sit down, please do....
Now, you know, you shouldn't forget all about your neighbours, my darling. My dear fellow,
why are you so formal in your get-up? Evening dress, gloves, and so on. Can you be going
anywhere, my treasure?
Ans. CHUBUKOV
39. One moment... this very minute. The fact is, I've come to ask the hand of your daughter,
Natalya Stepanovna, in marriage.
Ans. True
40. My dear fellow... I'm so glad, and so on.... Yes, indeed, and all that sort of thing.
[Embraces and kisses LOMOV] I've been hoping for it for a long time. It's been my continual
desire. [Sheds a tear] And I've always loved you, my angel, as if you were my own son. May
God give you both His help and His love and so on, and I did so much hope... What am I
behaving in this idiotic way for? I'm off my
Ans. CHUBUKOV.
41. “The Accursed Horse” is a short story written by Emile Garbriau in which she beautifully
describes as to how difficult it is to understand how human minds could work. Humans
cannot wholeheartedly accept any favour that is done without an exchange of something in
return
Ans. True
42. They doubt that there must be something terribly wrong with the building.
Ans. True
43. In no time, rumours of the building being dilapidated, haunted and bearing illegal
activities start spreading like fire in jungle. People even brand him as a criminal hiding
something suspicious in the building.
Ans. True
44. The accursed House is a sharp sarcasm on the society, exposing people’s shallow
understanding arising from their poor mentality, coloring their judgment, confusing their
sense of good or bad
Ans. True
45. The accursed house was located at ..
Ans. Rue De La Victoria
46. Lower one’s rents!! Who would think of such a thing!!!
Ans. The accursed house
47. chekhov was a .............playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be among
the greatest writers of short fiction in history.
Ans. Russian
48. the seagull is a play written by.........
Ans. Chekov
49. three sisters is a work written by...........
Ans. Anton Chekhov
50. Prominent themes in his works Fatalism and oppression
Ans. True
51. Uncle Vanya is written by Milton
Ans. False
52. Lomov is a hypochondriac who wants to get married for the sake of appearances. He
doesn't seem to love Natalya but decides to marry her because she's the best woman
available.
Ans. True
53. Because of his tendency to digress, he becomes involved in silly arguments with Natalya
and Chubukov about land ownership and dogs. What seems most important to him is
maintaining a superior appearance, which is also true of the other two characters.
Ans. Natalya
54. As a result, she insists that Oxen Meadows belongs to her family and not to Lomov. She
also argues that her dog is better than Lomov's dog.
Ans. True
55. ...........is a strong-willed woman who is more effective than Lomov in speaking clearly
and getting to the point. However, her will is focused on maintaining a superior appearance.
Ans. Natalya
56. As a result, she insists that Oxen Meadows belongs to her family and not to Lomov. She
also argues that her dog is better than Lomov's dog.
Ans. True
57. ................. seems happy about the potential marriage between Lomov and Natalya.
However, he sees marriage in a mercenary way, referring to Lomov's proposal as a merchant
buying goods.
Ans. Chubukov
58. A major theme in The Proposal is Chekhov's satire of the landowning class in 19th-
century Russia. As mentioned in the Context section, the landowners were a small, privileged
class who were notoriously conservative in clinging to old values that defined them.
Ans. True
59. Additionally, Chekhov depicts the three characters as being so stubborn that they can't
admit being wrong. Natalya tells Lomov she was mistaken about owning Oxen Meadows, but
she really doesn't believe it.
Ans. True
60. As a result, they opposed any reforms that would allow their peasants to own a piece of
land. Chekhov makes fun of the landowners by depicting Lomov, Natalya, and Chubukov as
obsessed about ownership of a worthless tract called Oxen Meadows.
Ans. True
61. Chekhov's theme of romance and marriage runs throughout each section of the comedy.
The narrative satirizes marriage mainly through the use of situational irony.
Ans. True
62. This tendency of valuing a superficial digression is even more pronounced with Guesser
and Messer. During this scene, both Lomov and Natalya know that a decision is about to be
made that will change their lives, namely getting married. Yet, they find more meaning in a
frivolous argument about who has the better dog.
Ans. True
63. Lomov suffers from a sickness that is called as............
Ans. Hypochondria
64. The two characters were quarreling on Oxen Meadows
Ans. True
65. Lomov is a ....................who constantly fears he is about to have a severe heart attack or
stroke. As a result, when he gets upset, he refers to his foot falling asleep, his heart aching,
and his eyebrows twitching.
Ans. Hypochondriac
66. The Oxen Meadows is a small piece of land that lies between the Lomov estate and the
Chubukov estate. Both families claim the meadows as their own.
Ans. True
67. The argument over the meadows also shows how much the three characters are concerned
with superficial appearances. Their desire to appear virtuous and right about something trivial
and empty is more important than a proposal of marriage
Ans. True
68. How many tenants were there in the building?
Ans. 23
69. And now on the .......................stands the abandoned house, "The Accursed House,"
whose history I have told you. Dust thickens upon the closed slats, grass grows in the court.
No tenant ever presents himself now; and in the quarter, where stands this Accursed House,
so funereal is its reputation that even the neighboring houses on either side of it have also
depreciated in value
Ans. Rue de la Victoria
70. At last, one morning, after a more frightful nightmare than usual, ...................., too, took a
great resolution. He went to the proprietor, gave up his keys, and scampered away.
Ans. Bernard
71. he one act play “The Death Trap” revolves around the conspiracy against the reigning
prince of Kedaria, prince Dimitri, who turns the table on his assassins at the end of the play
Ans. True
72. ................., the young ruler of Kedaria, has rivalry with Prince Karl, who desired to
capture the political power of Kedaria by murdering the reigning prince. So, Dimitri’s
enemies hatch a plan to assassin him and they are waiting for the right moment to execute it.
Ans. Prince Dimitri
73. Three Military Regiments namely Andrieff Regiment, Lonyadi Regiment and Kranitzki
Regiment guard the Prince Dimitri, the reigning Prince of Kedaria. ............, a faithful
physician, is also very loyal to the prince Demitri. The Kranitzki Regiment is being loyal to
the enemy and the three officers of this Regiment, Colonel Girnitza, Major Vontieff and
Captian Shultz are all set to murder Prince
Ans. Dr. Stronetz
74. Expository writing, as its name implies, is writing that exposes facts. In other words, it's
writing that explains and educates its readers, rather than entertaining or attempting to
persuade them.
Ans. True
75. Descriptive writing is a literary device in which the author uses details to paint a picture
with their words. This process will provide readers with descriptions of people, places,
objects, and events through the use of suitable details
Ans. True
76. How many acts are in the play Marriage proposal.
Ans. 1
77. How many acts are in the play "The Death Trap"
Ans. 1
78. An argumentative essay is a piece of writing that takes a stance on an issue. In a good
argumentative essay, a writer attempts to persuade readers to understand and support their
point of view about a topic by stating their reasoning and providing evidence to back it up.
Ans. True
79. Who is the protagonist of The accursed House?
Ans. Victome
80. A Marriage Proposal (sometimes translated as simply The Proposal, Russian:
Предложение, romanized: Predlozheniye) is a one-act farce by Anton Chekhov, written in
1888–1889 and first performed in 1890. It is a fast-paced play of dialogue-based action and
situational humour.
Ans. True
81. In which kind of writing does the author uses details to paint a picture with their words?
Ans. Descriptive
82. Descriptive writing provides readers with ______ ?
Ans. Descriptions of people 2: Descriptions of objects 3: Descriptions of places 4: all of the
above
83. Descriptive writing helps to become ____ ?
Ans. better writer 2: A better reader 3: A better creator 4: All of the above
84. the protagonist of this particular story is.............
Ans. Victomte B
85. What does Vimcomte do when he inherits his Uncle's property?
Ans. He reduced the exorbitant rent charged by his
86. Vimcomte was seen as ______
Ans. a criminal hiding something suspicious in the
87. A rumor of _____ spreads among the people in the story "An Accursed House".
Ans. It is haunted
88. "Accursed House" is a sarcasm on _____
Ans. Society
89. It was ____ she wanted to talk to, not ____ .
Ans. him, me
90. Persuasive writing helps the writer to ____ ?
Ans. develop logical arguments 2: make use of chosen words 3: make use of chosen phrases
4: all
91. Anton Chekhov was a ____ ?
Ans. Russian playwright 2: American writer 3: Russian short story write 4: Both 1 and 3
92. The play "Marriage Proposal" revolves around how many characters?
Ans. 3
93. Emile Gaboriau is a
Ans. French writer
94. Vimcomte is a character in which book ?
Ans. "An Accursed House"
95. Mr. Bidwell will not give a job to any led that has been spoken for.
Ans. True
96. The reason behind this was Mr.Bidwell does not like the idea that those who work under
him are not happy at their work after hearing the instruction of Alf Agar. The father of Billy
shouted and said to Billy “You better get it stuck in your mind and keep it there”.
Ans. True
97. Mr. Bidwell shows honesty in the eyes of Billy and innocence in his behavior because
Billy did not pretend and therefore where ever you go “Be yourself
Ans. True
98. a blessing in disguise meaning
Ans. refers to something that at first appears to be bad or unlucky but is actually good.
99. A bird in hand is worth two in the bush meaning in English
Ans. it is better to hold onto something one has than to risk losing it by trying to get
something better.
100. Adversity and loss make a man wise meaning
Ans. We gain wisdom faster in difficult times than in prosperous times.
101. break down meaning
Ans.  A failure to function
102. Theme of "The Accursed House" describes _____
Ans. describes how difficult is to understand how
103. "Accursed House" is set in ___
Ans. hilly village
104. 1. Lomov inherited Oxen Meadows from –
a) uncle and aunt
b) parents
c) sisters
d) brothers.

Ans: a) uncle and aunt.

2. Nataliya wears a negligee ___ here ‘negligee’ refers to –

a) a tight gown for wearing inside
b) a loose gown for doing household work.
c) an apron.
d) a shirt.

Ans: b) a loose gown for doing household work.

3. The play “The Proposal” is –

a) one act play
b) three act play
c) four act play
d) five act play.

Ans: a) one act play.

4. The worst of lomov physical problem is –
a) the way he sleeps
b) his palpitations
c) his headache
d) his limp.

Ans: a) the way he sleeps.

5. Anton Chekhov was a famous –

a) American playwright
b) Russian playwright
c) Indian playwright
d) English playwright.

Ans: b) Russian playwright.

6. The play revolves around –

a) one character
b) two characters
c) three characters
d) four characters.

Ans: c) three characters.

7. Chubukov is Natalya’s –
a) friend
b) father
c) brother
d) uncle.

Ans: b) father.

8. The first argument between Lomov and Natalya was over –

a) land
b) labour
c) hunting dogs
d) inheritance.

Ans: a) land.

9. Lomov calls Chubukov a ‘Jesuit’ because of his –

a) stubbornness
b) happiness
c) timidity
d) laziness.

Ans: a) stubbornness.
10. Chubukov warns Lomov to take the matter of oxen Meadows to –
a) the court
b) the Prime Minister
c) the police
d) the teacher.

Ans: a) the court.

11. Chubukov in “The Proposal” uses a plot which is –

a) simple
b) loose
c) sloppy
d) complicated.

Ans: a) simple.

12. Who utters the name of Volchanetsky –

a) Natalya
b) Chubukov
c) Lomov
d) Natasya.

Ans: Natalya.

13. According to Chubukov Lomov’ dog has –

a) one defect
b) two defects
c) three defects
d) four defects.

Ans: b) two defects.

14. Partridge here is a –

a) singing bird
b) game bird
c) preying bird
d) dancing bird.

Ans: b) game bird.

15. According to Chubukov, Lomov’s younger aunt eloped with –

a) a singer
b) an architect
c) a doctor
d) a carpenter.

Ans: b) an architect.

16. Squeezer is the son of –

a) Harness and Chisels

b) Rock and Roll

c) Rimi and Jhim

d) Lalu and Vulu.

Ans: a) Harness and Chisels.

17. Whose lower jaw is shorter according to Lomov? –

a) Chubukov’s

b) Squeezer’s

c) Lomov’s

d) Guess’s.

Ans: b) Squeezer’s.

18. Lomov hoped to go for shooting –

a) before the harvest

b) in November

c) in June

d) after the hervest.

Ans: d) after the harvest.

19. According to Natalya, they had lent Lomov their –

a) hunting dog

b) lands

c) peasants

d) threshing machine.

Ans: d) threshing machine.

20. Lomov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was –

a) ugly

b) old

c) overshot

d) lame.

Ans: c) overshot.

21. “I don’t want anything of yours, and don’t intend to give up what I have” – This is said by
–

a) Lomov to Natalya

b) Natalya to Lomov

c) Chubukov to Lomov

d) Lomov to Chubukov.

Ans: c) Chubukov to Lomov.

22. “You are not a neighbour, you’re a grabber.” – This is said by –

a) Lomov to Natalya

b) Natalya to Lomov

c) Lomov to Chubukov

d) Chubukov to Lomov.

Ans: c) Lomov to Chubukov.

23. “Go; there’s a merchant come for his goods.” -The ‘goods’ refer to –

a) corns

b) luggages

c) Natalya

d) clothes.

Ans: c) Natalya.

24. Chubukov addresses Lomov as – (2017)

a) a peasant

b) an angle

c) a devil

d) an angel

Ans. d) an angel.

25. Chubukov ordered Lomov to shut up or he would shoot him like a – (2017)

a) partridge

b) dog

c) fox

d) wolf

Ans. a) partridge.

26. According to Natalya they had lent Lomov their – (2017)

a) hunting dog

b) peasants

c) lands

d) threshing-machine

Ans. d) threshing-machine.

27. Natalya was shelling…… for drying (2017)

a) peas

b) meadows

c) beans

d) barley

Ans. d) peas.

08. Natalya was a –

a) Thirty years old.

b) Thirty three years old.

c) Twenty years old.

d) Twenty five years old.

Ans: Twenty five years old.

29. The name of Lomov’s dog was –

a) Guess.

b) Hedgeson.

c) Squeezer.

d) Challenger.

Ans: Guess.

30. Natalya and Lomov first argued over –

a) Birchwood.

b) Burnt Marsh.

c) Dog.

d) Oxen Meadows.

Ans: d) Oxen Meadows.

31. Chubukov threatened Lomov to shoot him like a –

a) Hare.

b) Dog.

c) Partridge.

d) Jackle.

Ans: c) Partridge.

32. Lomov’s dog Guess was –

a) lame.

b) blind.

c) old.

d) mad.

Ans: a) lame.

33. Lomov warns Natalya to take the matter of Oxen Meadows –

a) to the Minister

b) to the villagers

c) to the Count

d) to the Court.

Ans: d) to the Court.

34. The name of Natalya’s dog is (2016) –

a) Mrironov

b) Squeezer

c) Ivan

d) Guess.

Ans: b) Squeezer.

35. According to Lomov, Chubukov’s mother was –

a) ill-tempered

b) kind hearted

c) humpbacked

d) insolent.

Ans: c) humpbacked.

36. Squeeze’s parents were –

a) Rock and Mick

b) Harness and Chisels

c) Rocky and Roll

d) Lalu and Tulu.

Ans: b) Harness and Chisels.

37. Lomov is dressed in formal clothes –

a) because it is New Year’s Eve.

b) because he loves Natalia and is going to propose to her.

c) because he has come to propose to Natalia.

d) because he has come to finalize a business deal with Chubukov.

Ans: b) because he loves Natalia and is going to propose to her.

38. Chubukov is delighted with the proposal for the following reasons –

a) Natalya can at last return her love for Lomov.

b) Lomov loves Natalya.

c) Chubukov had moved this proposal a long time ago.

d) Chubukov would like to see his daughter married.

Ans: d) Chubukov would like to see his daughter married.

39. Lomov, Chubukov and Natalya approach marriage –

a) with the sense of practicality.

b) with a sense of romanticism.

c) with a sense of idealism.

d)with the sense of cynicism.

Ans: a) with the sense of practicality.

40. Lomov has two considerations regarding marriage –

a) that he is 35 and must lead a stable life.

b) that he suffers from lunacy and sleeplessness.

c) that he must consolidate property and make gains.

d) that he must enjoy love and passion.

Ans: a) that he is 35 and must lead a stable life.

41. Chubukov comments that Lomovs have had in their family (2018)

a. autocracy

b. lunacy

c. hypocrisy

d. democracy

Ans: b. lunacy.

42. Lomov went to his neighbour, Chubukov’s house – (2018)

a. to borrow money

b. to settle a dispute

c. to give a marriage proposal

d. to complain.

Ans: c. to give a marriage proposal.

43. Lomov gave…………to Mironov for his dog. (2018)

a. 120 roubles

b. 125 roubles

c. 25 roubles

d. 85 roubles

Ans: b. 125 roubles.

44. Lomov’s aunt’s name is (HS Exam 2018)

a. Natalya Stepnova

b.Natasha Vassilvitch

c. Nastasya Mihailovna

d. Natalya Mihailovna

Ans: c) Natasya Mihailovna.

45. Lomov comes to Chubukov’s house (2016)-

a) to propose to his daughter.

b) like a good neighbour.

c) for a formal meeting.

d) to borrow money from Chubukov.

Ans: a) to propose to his daughter.

46. When Lomov arrived, Chubukov was surprised by (2016) –

a) evening dress

b) palpitations

c) shyness

d) impudence.

Ans: a) evening dress.

47. Chubukov is a (2016)-

a) landowner

b) lawyer

c) merchant

d) physician.

Ans: a) landowner.

48. Chubukov said that Lomov’s younger aunt had run away with –
a) a hunter

b) a drunkard

c) a count

d) an architect.

Ans: d) an architect.

49. Natalya suggested that Lomov should not go after foxes but – (2019)

a) catch black beetles

b) go after horses

c) shoot partridgees

d) go for the doctor.

Ans: a) catch black beetles

50. The worst of Lomov’s physical problems is – (2019)

a) the way he sleeps

b) his palpitations

c) his headache

d) his limp

Ans: a) the way he sleeps.

51. Lomnov wanted to remind Natalya that her dog was – (2019)

a) ugly

b) old

c) overshot

d) lame

Ans: c) overshot.

52. Why doesn’t Lomov directly ask Natalya to marry her? –

(a) because he has palpitations

(b) because he is not sure about her

reaction.

(c) because he is trying to be calm.

(d) because he knows Chubukov has already told Natalya.

Ans: (b) because he is not sure about her reaction.

53. Why are the arguments funny?

(a) because Lomov and Natalya quickly lose sight of the marriage proposal

(b) because the story of Oxen Meadows is absurd

c) because the hunting dogs are ridiculous

(d) because they seem funny while they argue.

Ans: because they seem funny while they argue.

54. When Natalya comes to know that Lomov had come to propose her, she asks her father to
– (2020)

a) never allow him again

b) take him to court

c) get him by the neck

d) bring him back.

Ans: d) bring him back.

55. Lomov hoped to go for shooting – (2020)

a) before the harvest

b) in November

c) in June

d) after the harvest.

Ans: d) after the harvest.

56. The first argument between Lomov and Nalalya was over – (HS 2020)

a) lamd

b) labour

c) hunting dogs

d) inheritance.

Ans: a) land.

57. ” I jump like a lunatic.” – What is the meaning of ‘lunatic’?

a) lewd

b) insane

c) lovely

d) insensible.

Ans: b) insane.

58. The word ‘pedigree’ means-

a) forefathers

b) ancestry

c) relation

d) succession.

Ans: b) ancestry.

59. The meaning of the word ‘excruciating’ is –

a) severe

b) tolerable

c) enjoyable

d) soft.

Ans: a) severe.
60. Lomov is Chubukov’s –

a) son

b) neighbour

c) daughter

d) nephew.

Ans: b) neighbour.

61. The word ‘guzzling’ means –

a) drunkard

b) robber

c) lawyer

d) hunter.

Ans: a) drunkard

62. Chubukov had the habit of using the phrase –

a) that is

b) et cetera

c) so

d) so on.

Ans: d) so on.

63. “The Proposal” is a –

a) comedy

b) tragedy

c) farce

d) tragi-comedy.

Ans: c) farce.
64. After listening to Lomov’s proposal, Chubukov is off his balance with –

a) anger

b) excitement

c) joy

d) disgust.

Ans: c) joy.

65. What do you mean by "a blessing in disguise"?

Ans. something that seems to be bad or unlucky at
66. "A proverb is a simple and insightful, traditional saying that expresses a perceived truth
based on common sense or experience."
Ans. True
67. The phrase 'A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush' means .................
Ans. it's better to hold onto something one has al