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Q81.Vocabulary
What does the word 'cloudburst' mean?
A
A gentle drizzle
B
A sudden violent rainstorm
C
A hailstorm
D
A snow flurry
Q82.Grammar
What is a non-finite verb?
A
A verb that indicates tense and changes with subject
B
A verbal (gerund, infinitive, or participle) that does not indicate tense
C
Always a main verb
D
An auxiliary verb
Q83.Supplementary
Where was Brij when the devastating earthquake struck Molthi at night?
A
Sleeping in his house
B
Away in Pauri buying school books at his uncle's house
C
At his teashop
D
Traveling in a bus
Q84.Poetry
What is meant by the 'bleeding bark' in the second stanza?
A
Red sap oozing where the tree has been hacked or chopped
B
Red flowers blooming
C
Wet rainwater dripping
D
Burned wood
Q85.Drama
Why did Jim Hall visit the Marshall home in a rush?
A
To invite them to school
B
To warn them that the Burnett Dam gave way and the river was rising rapidly
C
To borrow books
D
To play games
Q86.Supplementary
Why was Brij working at a roadside teashop near Badrinath?
A
To earn money for a tour
B
To provide a decent livelihood after losing his parents and ancestral home in the earthquake
C
To become a cook
D
To escape police
Q87.Poetry
What does the phrase 'leperous hide' refer to in Gieve Patel's poem?
A
A diseased animal
B
The rough, discoloured bark of the tree trunk
C
Dry autumn leaves
D
Exposed roots
Q88.Grammar
What is a prepositional phrase?
A
A clause containing a finite verb
B
A group of words beginning with a preposition that shows a relationship
C
A complete sentence
D
An independent verb group
Q89.Grammar
Identify the dependent clause type in: 'The book that I left on the bus belongs to Mr. Baskar.'
A
Adverb clause
B
Adjective clause
C
Noun clause
D
Main clause
Q90.Book Back
How long was Brij's baby sister Bhuli trapped under the debris before being rescued alive?
A
24 hours
B
48 hours
C
116 hours (nearly five days)
D
12 hours
Q91.Book Back
What happened to Brij's native village Molthi during the October earthquake?
A
It was slightly damaged
B
It was completely flattened to rubble with hundreds of lives lost
C
It was flooded
D
It was untouched
Q92.Book Back
Who is the narrator in the short story 'Earthquake'?
A
An army officer
B
Brij, a seventeen-year-old teashop owner from Garhwal
C
Brij's uncle
D
A pilgrim to Badrinath
Q93.Book Back
What must be done to finally and completely kill a tree?
A
Trim its leaves
B
Pour boiling water on it
C
Pull out its root completely from the anchoring earth-cave
D
Paint its bark
Q94.Book Back
According to Gieve Patel, can a simple jab of a knife kill a tree?
A
Yes, instantly
B
No, because it has grown slowly consuming the earth and feeding upon its crust
C
Only during winter
D
Yes, if done twice
Q95.Book Back
Who is the poet of 'On Killing a Tree'?
A
Gieve Patel
B
William Blake
C
Robert Frost
D
Walt Whitman
Q96.Book Back
Who came in the boat to rescue the children during the flood?
A
Tom Peters (Red Cross Committee member) and Miss Marsh (Red Cross nurse)
B
The local police chief
C
Their father
D
Fire department volunteers
Q97.Book Back
What accident befell Sara inside the house just after the rescue team arrived?
A
She dropped a glass
B
She fell off the stepladder and broke her right leg just below the knee
C
She burned her hand
D
She fainted
Q98.Book Back
Who rescued little Sara when she was stranded on the playhouse porch surrounded by rising water?
A
Mr. Peters
B
Jim Hall
C
Miss Marsh
D
Her father
Q99.Book Back
Why were Amy, Betty, and Rose filling all tubs, pails, and pitchers with fresh water in the play?
A
For gardening
B
Because the river was rising and the town water supply might be cut off or contaminated
C
To wash clothes
D
For swimming
Q100.Book Back
Who wrote the play 'Old Man River'?
A
Dorothy Deming
B
George Bernard Shaw
C
Oscar Wilde
D
J.B. Priestley
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