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Q221.Vocabulary
What does 'ambush' mean in the story?
A
A friendly meeting
B
A surprise attack from a hidden position
C
An open battle field
D
A royal court
Q222.Grammar
What is a monosyllabic word?
A
A word having only one syllable
B
A word having two syllables
C
A word having four syllables
D
A long compound word
Q223.Vocabulary
What does 'apprentice' mean?
A
A master teacher
B
A person who works for another in order to learn a trade or skill
C
A wealthy merchant
D
A judge
Q224.Grammar
What is a suffix?
A
An affix placed at the beginning of a root word
B
An affix placed after the root word that can change meaning and grammatical function
C
A conjunction
D
A pronoun
Q225.Supplementary
What final conclusion did the hermit give regarding the most important time, person, and affair?
A
Yesterday, the king, and war
B
Now (the present), the person you are with, and doing good to that person
C
Tomorrow, wise men, and science
D
The past, priests, and worship
Q226.Poetry
Which literary device is illustrated by repeating words or phrases to emphasize an idea in a poem?
A
Simile
B
Repetition
C
Alliteration
D
Metaphor
Q227.Vocabulary
What does the word 'ingenuity' mean in Newton's biography?
A
Laziness
B
The ability to invent things or display creative cleverness
C
Dishonesty
D
Rudeness
Q228.Grammar
How many syllables does the word 'education' contain?
A
Two
B
Three
C
Four (ed-u-ca-tion)
D
Five
Q229.Grammar
What is syllabification?
A
Splitting of words according to syllables or units of vowel sounds
B
Counting letters in a word
C
Joining two sentences
D
Finding synonyms
Q230.Grammar
What is a prefix?
A
An affix added to the end of a word
B
An affix placed before the root word to form a new word
C
A punctuation mark
D
A separate independent clause
Q231.Supplementary
Who came running out of the woods bleeding with a large wound in his stomach?
A
A royal messenger
B
An enemy of the king who had sworn revenge
C
The hermit's brother
D
A lost traveler
Q232.Supplementary
Who gave the king the ultimate and practical answers to his three questions?
A
His council of wise men
B
Magicians and priests
C
A wise hermit living in the woods
D
A wounded enemy
Q233.Supplementary
What were the three questions that troubled the king in Tolstoy's story?
A
Where to find gold, how to govern, and who to marry
B
Right time for every action, right people to listen to/avoid, and the most important thing to do
C
How to win wars, build castles, and make laws
D
How to live forever, cure diseases, and predict future
Q234.Supplementary
Who wrote the short story 'The Three Questions'?
A
Leo Tolstoy
B
Anton Chekhov
C
Maxim Gorky
D
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Q235.Poetry
Who wrote the poem 'Making Life Worth While'?
A
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans)
B
Robert Frost
C
John Keats
D
William Blake
Q236.Book Back
What working model did Newton construct after closely studying a new windmill near his home?
A
A water mill
B
A complete working model of the windmill with linen sails and a hopper
C
A steam engine
D
A horse carriage
Q237.Book Back
How did young Isaac calculate the strength of the wind as a boy?
A
Using a weather vane
B
By jumping against the wind and measuring the length of his jump
C
By observing trees
D
Using a kite
Q238.Book Back
What unique clock did young Isaac construct that amazed his neighborhood?
A
A pendulum clock
B
A water-clock driven by the dropping of water
C
A sand clock
D
A wooden gear clock
Q239.Book Back
Who wrote the biographical account of Sir Isaac Newton?
A
Nathaniel Hawthorne
B
Mark Twain
C
Ruskin Bond
D
Leo Tolstoy
Q240.Book Back
When was Sir Isaac Newton born?
A
December 25, 1642
B
January 1, 1650
C
November 10, 1640
D
December 25, 1700
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