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Q101.Supplementary
What made Margie sigh at the end of the story?
A
Her homework was too hard
B
She was thinking about the fun children had in old schools, learning together and helping each other
C
She wanted a mechanical teacher
D
Her mother scolded her
Q102.Vocabulary
What is the meaning of 'sprightliness'?
A
Dullness and sorrow
B
Lively and full of energy
C
Physical weakness
D
Old age fatigue
Q103.Supplementary
Where was Margie's school located?
A
In a special school building miles away
B
Right next to her bedroom inside her house
C
In the village square
D
At the county inspectorate
Q104.Poetry
What does the 'apple bright' symbolize in William Blake's poem?
A
A token of friendship
B
The culmination or fruit of hidden malice and revenge
C
A gift from heaven
D
A healthy snack
Q105.Prose
What relation was the old house to the visitor?
A
He was a tenant
B
It was his ancestral home where he lived as a boy twenty-five years ago
C
He bought it recently
D
He was a servant there
Q106.Supplementary
What kind of teachers did children have in the "old kind of school" described in the book?
A
Mechanical robot teachers
B
Human teachers
C
Computers with screens
D
A recording device
Q107.Poetic Device
Identify the figure of speech in the line: 'And I sunned it with smiles'
A
Simile
B
Metaphor
C
Personification / Alliteration
D
Hyperbole
Q108.Vocabulary
What does the word 'slithered' mean as used by Ruskin Bond?
A
Walked proudly
B
Slide or slip unsteadily on a loose or slippery surface
C
Fell down heavily
D
Ran very fast
Q109.Book Back
Why was Margie doing poorly in her geography tests given by the mechanical teacher?
A
She did not study at all
B
The geography sector was geared a little too quickly for her age level
C
The screen was broken
D
She hated geography
Q110.Book Back
What did Tommy find in the attic of his house?
A
A mechanical robot
B
A real printed book from centuries ago
C
A television screen
D
An old map
Q112.Book Back
Who wrote the sci-fi story 'The Fun They Had'?
A
Isaac Asimov
B
Ray Bradbury
C
Arthur C. Clarke
D
H.G. Wells
Q113.Book Back
What was the ultimate fate of the poet's foe in the poem?
A
He apologized to the poet
B
He was found outstretched and dead beneath the tree in the morning
C
He stole the tree
D
He became a friend
Q114.Book Back
How did the poet nurture and grow his anger towards his foe?
A
By shouting at him
B
By watering it in fears and sunning it with smiles and deceitful wiles
C
By writing letters
D
By ignoring him
Q115.Book Back
What happened when the poet told his wrath to his friend?
A
His wrath did grow
B
His wrath came to an end
C
They became enemies
D
Nothing happened
Q116.Book Back
Who is the poet of 'A Poison Tree'?
A
William Blake
B
John Milton
C
William Wordsworth
D
Lord Byron
Q117.Book Back
What did the visitor finally tell the young girl he had actually come back to look for?
A
His lost youth
B
The ancestral house deeds
C
His grandfather's sword
D
Some gold coins
Q118.Book Back
Who found the rusty old medal hidden in the tree's hollow branch?
A
The visitor himself
B
The colonel's twelve-year-old daughter
C
A gardener
D
A local boy
Q119.Book Back
What treasure did the visitor leave behind in the jackfruit tree twenty-five years ago?
A
A gold watch
B
His grandfather's German Iron Cross awarded for bravery
C
A rare book
D
A collection of stamps
Q120.Book Back
Who is the author of the prose piece 'I Can't Climb Trees Anymore'?
A
Ruskin Bond
B
R.K. Narayan
C
Khushwant Singh
D
Anita Desai
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