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Chapter 8,9 Literature Extra MCQ

This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about short stories from chapters 8 and 9. Chapter 8 questions are about Ruskin Bond's short story "A Short Monsoon Diary" and focus on details about the setting, characters and events in the story. Chapter 9 questions are about the Nathaniel Hawthorne short story "The Great Stone Face" and relate to specifics about the central symbol of the large stone face on a mountain, the prophecy surrounding it, and the character of Ernest.

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Chapter 8,9 Literature Extra MCQ

This document contains 15 multiple choice questions about short stories from chapters 8 and 9. Chapter 8 questions are about Ruskin Bond's short story "A Short Monsoon Diary" and focus on details about the setting, characters and events in the story. Chapter 9 questions are about the Nathaniel Hawthorne short story "The Great Stone Face" and relate to specifics about the central symbol of the large stone face on a mountain, the prophecy surrounding it, and the character of Ernest.

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Chapter 8 (A short monsoon diary) Extra MCQ

Question 1.
This Diary is written by
(a) Michael Morpurgo
(b) S.D. Sawant
(c) Satyajit Ray
(d) Ruskin Bond

Answer : (d) Ruskin Bond

Question 2.
The author could hear Bijju but could not see him because of
(a) the distance
(b) the wall
(c) the mist
(d) the fact that he was not in the line of his vision

Answer : (c) the mist

Question 3.
Monsoon rain is
(a) cold and unpleasant
(b) very small
(c) warm and humid
(d) hot

Answer : (c) warm and humi

Question 4.
In his Diary the author is describing
(a) Shimla
(b) Mussoorie
(c) Nainital
(d) Ooty

Answer : (b) Mussoorie

Question 5.
The drongos
(a) sing like minivets
(b) are very beautiful
(c) are there in all seasons
(d) charge the minivets away

Answer : (d) charge the minivets away

Question 6.
Insectivorous birds are happy in the monsoon season
(a) as they get plenty of food
(b) because they breed in this season
(c) because they love water
(d) as the weather is to their liking

Answer : (a) as they get plenty of food


Question 7.
The sound of the falling rain on tin roof
(a) disturbs the author in his reading
(b) helps the author to read
(c) annoys the author
(d) makes the author leave that place

Answer : (b) helps the author to read

Question 8.
Who are the obnoxious visitors that arrive at the hill station?
(a) Leopards and leeches
(b) Drongos and minivets
(c) Drongos and leopards
(d) Leopards and minivates

Answer : (a) Leopards and leeches

Question 9.
Fearing whom does the leopards run away?
(a) Bijju
(b) Bijju’s sister
(c) Bijju’s grandmother
(d) Bijju’s mother

Answer :(c) Bijju’s grandmother

Question 10.
How dose Bijju’s cow get saved?
(a) By gunshot
(b) By thunders
(c) The approach of Bijju’s grandmother
(d) cow hit at it

Answer : (c) The approach of Bijju’s grandmother

Question 11.
The hillsides are lush because of the appearance of flowers during
(a) Rarly monsoon
(b) mid monsoon
(c) late monsoon
(d) end of monsoon

Answer : (c) late monsoon

Question 12.
The word ‘ravine’ means …….
(a) earth
(b) valley
(c) hillside
(d) plains

Answer : (b) valley


Chapter 9 (The Great stone face) Extra MCQ

Question 1.
The Great Stone Face was
(a) just close to Ernest’s Cottage
(b) miles away from it
(c) behind the cottage
(d) in front of the cottage

Answer : (b) miles away from it

Question 2.
The Great Stone Face was made by
(a) nature
(b) sculptors
(c) Ernest
(d) Ernest’s forefathers

Answer : (a) nature

Question 3.
Many people believed that the valley was fertile because
(a) of the good climate
(b) of the river
(c) of the grace of the Great Stone Face
(d) the soil was good

Answer : (c) of the grace of the Great Stone Face

Question 4.
The old prophecy was that one day
(a) the Great Stone Face would disappear
(b) the Great Stone Face would come to life
(c) The Great Stone Face would cause havoc to the valley
(d) a man with that face would appear in the valley

Answer : (d) a man with that face would appear in the valley

Question 5.
Ernest’s mother was
(a) his only teacher
(b) affectionate and thoughtful
(c) a well-read woman
(d) a famous woman

Answer : (b) affectionate and thoughtful

Question 6.
To Ernest the Great Stone Face was
(a) his only teacher
(b) affectionate and thoughtful
(c) a well-read woman
(d) a famous woman

Answer : (a) his only teacher


Question 7.
When Ernest’s work of the day was over he
(a) prayed to God for a long time
(b) read a lot
(c) helped the villagers
(d) would stand for hours before the Great Stone Face

Answer : (d) would stand for hours before the Great Stone Face

Question 8.
Gather gold was a
(a) rich man
(b) powerful man
(c) great soldier
(d) kind man

Answer : (a) rich man

Question 9.
What role had the Great Stone Face assumed in Ernest’s life?
(a) Philosopher
(b) Friend
(c) Teacher
(d) Doctor

Answer : (c) Teacher

Question 10.
What sentiments were expressed by the Great Stone Face?
(a) Kindness
(b) Humour
(c) Sympathy
(d) Gratitude

Answer : (c) Sympathy

Question 11.
What did Ernest do regularly at the end of each day?
(a) Gave lecture to people
(b) Counselled his friends
(c) Gazed upon the Great Stone Face
(d) Helped his mother

Answer : (c) Gazed upon the Great Stone Face

Question 12.
How many times did the people think the prophecy to come true?
(a) Once
(b) Twice
(c) Thrice
(d) None of these

Answer : (b) Twice

Question 13.
What was the occupation of Blood and Thunder?
(a) Teacher
(b) Soldier
(c) Doctor
(d) Poet

Answer : (b) Soldier

Question 14.
What rank did Blood and Thunder hold?
(a) Colonel
(b) Commander
(c) Officer
(d) General

Answer : (d) General

Question 15.
Why did he wish to return to the native valley?
(a) To earn money
(b) To reflex
(c) To get medical treatment
(d) To fight in the war

Answer : (b) To reflex

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