Class 12 English (Yuvakbharati) – Daily Revision MCQ (English Medium)
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In 'An Astrologer's Day', how does the astrologer tell Guru Nayak that his attacker died?
Chapter 1: An Astrologer’s Day
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Answer: C. He was crushed under a lorry
The astrologer says the man died four months ago in a far-off town and was crushed under a lorry, so Guru Nayak gives up his search.In 'On Saying "Please"', why was the young lift-man fined?
Chapter 2: On Saying “Please”
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Answer: A. He threw a passenger out of the lift because the passenger would not say 'please'
The passenger said only 'Top'; the lift-man demanded 'Top-please' and hurled him out, which was against the law.In 'The Cop and the Anthem', what brings about the sudden change in Soapy's heart?
Chapter 3: The Cop and the Anthem
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Answer: D. The anthem played on the organ of an old church
The organ music of the anthem reminds Soapy of his better days and he resolves to find work and become a man again.According to the textbook's note on the poet, Walt Whitman is often called:
Chapter 9: Song of the Open Road
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Answer: B. The Father of Free Verse
The introduction to 'Song of the Open Road' says Whitman is often called 'The Father of Free Verse'.In 'Indian Weavers', what do the weavers weave at fall of night, in colours like a peacock's plumes, purple and green?
Chapter 10: Indian Weavers
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Answer: B. The marriage-veils of a queen
The second stanza (fall of night) describes the purple and green marriage-veils of a queen.In 'The Inchcape Rock', why did Sir Ralph the Rover cut the bell from the Inchcape float?
Chapter 11: The Inchcape Rock
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Answer: C. To trouble (plague) the Abbot of Aberbrothok
Sir Ralph says, 'I'll plague the Abbot of Aberbrothok', and cuts the bell out of sheer wickedness.How is Sir Ralph the Rover punished at the end of 'The Inchcape Rock'?
Chapter 11: The Inchcape Rock
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Answer: A. His own ship strikes the Inchcape Rock and sinks
Without the warning bell, his ship strikes the very rock in the haze and sinks, showing that wrongdoers meet their punishment.Which figure of speech is used in 'Now I can see him getting off the train / Like a word dropped from a long sentence' ('Father Returning Home')?
Chapter 13: Father Returning Home
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Answer: D. Simile
The father is directly compared to a word using 'like', so it is a simile.According to the textbook's section on Summary Writing, a summary should:
Chapter 17: Summary Writing
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Answer: A. Restate only the main points, leaving out examples and details such as dates and statistics
The book says a summary restates only the main points without examples or details, and lists 'add', 'comment' and 'give examples' among the don'ts.In 'Around the World in Eighty Days', how does Phileas Fogg finally win the bet?
Chapter 25: Around the World in Eighty Days
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Answer: C. He gains a day while crossing the International Date Line
The textbook's theme note says Fogg wins because he gained a day when crossing the International Date Line.
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