Madam Rides The Bus - Multiple Choice Questions

 

Q No	Question	Choice A	Choice B	Choice C	Choice D
1	What was the favourite past time of Valliammai?	playing with her friends	watching the road	talking to her aunt	going out
2	for Valli, standing at the front door was every bit as enjoyable as any of the elaborate games other children played.	because she liked it	because she enjoyed it	because it gave her many unusual experiences	all the three
3	The most fascinating thing for Valli was	the bus	the passengers	the conductor	the bus stop
4	What was her desire?	to go to the town	to go away from village	to go on a bus	to go somewhere secretly
5	The reason for Valli’s desire was	that she got the money	that she got the time	that she knows how to go to the town	the she watched the bus regularly
6	The word ‘proud’ was used by Valli and her friends for expressing	pride	victory	disapproval	approval
7	Where would the bus stop?	at the street corner	at the bus stop	at the center of the village	near Valli’s home
8	The fare was thirty paise one way — “which is almost nothing at all,” Who said these words?	Valli’s uncle	a passenger	the conductor	a well dressed man
9	What do you mean by ‘scarcely’?	rarely	never	regularly	usually
10	“Hurry then! Tell whoever it is to come quickly.” Whose words are these?	the driver	the conductor	a fellow passenger	the old women
11	The conductor was	a serious sort of fellow	A fun loving fellow	a strange fellow	a silly fellow
12	Why did Valli overcome with shyness?	everybody laughed with the conductor	she didn’t tell anybody that she was going to town	she did a mistake in getting on the bus	everybody thought that she was a real madam
13	Avoiding everyone’s eyes, she walked quickly to an empty seat and sat down. What is the opposite of the underlined word?	full	filled	occupation	occupied
14	Where was the beautiful clock?	opposite to the conductor	opposite to the driver	on the windshield	near the window seat
15	Her view was cut off by a ______	closed window	co-passenger	the old woman	canvas blind
16	“Listen, child,” said the voice, “you shouldn’t stand like that. Sit down.” Who said these words?	the conductor	the well dressed man	the driver	the elderly man
17	“Listen, child,” said the voice, “you shouldn’t stand like that. Sit down.” Why were these words spoken?	Valli was standing on the seat	Valli was standing near the door	Valli was standing on the steps	Valli was looking out of the window
18	Valli finally sat down. Why?	because the elderly man told her.	because the conductor told her.	because many passengers got into the bus.	because she was tired of standing.
19	Do you know exactly where you’re going in town? What’s the street? What’s the house number?” Who said these words?	the elderly man	the old woman	the conductor	the driver
20	1. The old woman was chewing beetle leaves. 2. Valli disliked the conductor. 3. The city was ten miles away. 4. The two-way ticket was 60 paise.	1 and 2 are correct.	1 and 3 are correct.	1 and 4 are correct.	3 and 4 are correct.
21	Valli’s firt journey was a result of ______	careful planning	saving stray coins	resisting temptation	all of these
22	Valli could take up the journey because of	her mother’s habit of sleeping before the afternoon meal	her mother’s habit of sleeping during the afternoon meal	her mother’s habit of sleeping while eating the afternoon meal	her mother’s habit of sleeping after the afternoon meal
23	“Better save some for tomorrow.” Who said these words?	the old woman	the elderly man	the well dressed man	the conductor
24	“Better save some for tomorrow.” What was to be save?	money for bus ticket	tears of sadness	laughter	none of these
25	Then it rushed past the crossing gate with a tremendous roar and rattle, shaking the bus. What was ‘it’?	the bus that was coming in the opposite direction	a train	the cow	a truck with heavy load
26	“Oh, no, I couldn’t do that.” Who said these words?	Vallie	Old women	Conductor	None of these
27	“Oh, no, I couldn’t do that.” What was ‘that’?	getting out of the bus	going into the town	drinking a cold drink	visiting the shopping mall
28	What had dampened her enthusiasm in the return journey?	the fact that the journey was about to end	the fact that she had to go home again	the memory of the dead cow	the fact that she could not see the city
29	Valli’s aunt was from _____	the north street	the west street	the east street	the south street
30	Valli smiled to herself. Why?	She knows that her bus ride would be a secret forever.	She knows that it was easy to go on a bus.	She resisted the offer of cold drink from the conductor.	She liked to cheat her mother.

 

Q No	Ans	Q No	Ans	Q No	Ans
1	B	11	B	21	D
2	C	12	A	22	D
3	A	13	C	23	D
4	C	14	C	24	C
5	D	15	D	25	B
6	C	16	D	26	A
7	A	17	A	27	C
8	C	18	C	28	C
9	A	19	B	29	D
10	B	20	C	30	A

 

The Corner Shop

 Reading

Answer the following questions.

1. What made the narrator feel so good when he first visited the antique shop?

The corner shop was clean and brightly lit. A crackling fire was burning in the fireplace to keep the shop comfortable. It had many antique items for sale. Though the merchandise was old, the room was not dusty or gloomy. It was cold outside and the narrator felt very good when he first visited the antique shop.

2. What was it about the old man that made the narrator feel so uncomfortable?

The appearance of the old man made the narrator felt uncomfortable. He looked very tired and ravaged. The old man had a pale, frail, small, trembling, and bent frame. His face was withered and full of lines. He was very weak and appeared to crumble down with a breath or touch just like dust or cobwebs.

3. Why did the narrator want to pay the old man half of the money he had earned from the sale of the frog?

The old man had sold the frog to the narrator for only half a crown. The narrator got eighteen hundred pounds by selling it. The narrator thought that the old man might not know the real value of the frog. If the narrator kept all the money, it would be cheating the old man. So, the narrator wanted to pay the old man half of the money he had earned from the sale of the frog.

4. What had made Miss Wilson’s father become mentally disturbed?

Miss Wilson’s father was a skillful antique merchant. His wealth was made on three sinful transactions. He didn’t pay reasonable amounts to three persons who sold him some antiques. He realized his mistake after he became religious. He tried to make amends to the three persons. He found that all three persons were dead. They did not have any children too. The thought that he had committed three sins and he could not compensate or balance them in any way made him mentally disturbed.

5. Can we explain the reason behind the wonderful smile that spread across the old man’s face when the narrator told him about the money what he wanted to give them?

The old man, Miss Wilson’s father wanted to counterbalance the three sins he had committed long back. As he could not find anyone of his victim or their family members, he decided to help three deserving persons by allowing them to make good profits. He thought that the good deeds would compensate for his sins. He could find two such persons while he was alive. He could not find the third one. He found that the narrator was the third deserving person when the narrator wanted to share the profits. His search for the third deserving person finally fulfilled. The old man could now get rid of the guilt of his sins. This is the reason behind the wonderful smile that spread across the old man’s face.

6. Do you like the ending of the story? Why? Why not?

Yes. I like the ending of the story. The mystery of the story is revealed. The old man’s guilt and the way he wanted to counterbalance his sins are made known clearly. The story has a mysterious superhuman character. There is a moral in the story. Our sins will never let us rest peacefully.