THE BLUE BEAD
MCQs AND ANSWERS
Q1. “The Blue Bead” was written by
1. David Roth
2. Roald Dahl
3. Norah Burke
4. Robert Frost
Answer : Norah Burke
Q2. Name the literary device used in
“Where the river coursed through like a bulge of glass.”
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Allusion
4. Personification
Answer: Simile
Q3. In “evil bony smile,” whose smile is being referred to?
1. Buffalo
2. Goat
3. Sibia
4. Crocodile
Answer : Crocodile
Q4. “She knew finery was through.”
I. Who is ‘she’?
1. Sibia
2. Gujar women
3. Sibia’s mother
4. None of the above
Answer: Sibia
II. How did she know about “finery”?
1. She was a goldsmith
2. She was rich
3. She had visited the Bazaar with her mother where such things were
displayed
4. Both 2&3
Answer : She had visited the bazaar with her mother where such things were displayed
,Q5. What are the most appropriate options describing Sibia’s appearance?
1. Long hairs and small eyes
2. Ebony hairs and great eyes
3. Oiled brown cream-colored skin
4. Both 2&3
Answer: Both 2&3
Q6. The crocodile had swallowed stones to
1. Feel happy
2. Aid digestion
3. Avoid vomiting
4. Both b&c
Answer: Aid digestion
Q7. How long was the crocodile?
1. Thrice the length of a child
2. Two times the length of a tall man
3. Thrice the length of a tall man
4. Two times the length of any man
Answer: Two times the length of a tall man
Q8. What was the colour of Sibia’s dress?
1. Pink-coloured
2. Dawn coloured
3. Earth coloured
4. None of the above
Answer: Earth coloured
Q9. Why did the women go to the cliffs above the river?
1. To gather logs
2. To sell the produce
3. To cut paper grass
4. To collect fruits and vegetables
Answer : To cut paper grass
Q10. Who is “Antediluvian Saurian” in the story?
1. Crocodile
2. Frog
3. Lizard
4. Snake
Answer: Crocodile
Q11. What is meant by “Antediluvian saurian”?
1. A group of animals
2. A group of crocodiles
3. A group of reptiles
4. None of the above
Answer : A group of reptiles
, Q12. Which option best describes the crocodile’s hide?
1. Metre thick armoured
2. Inch thick armoured
3. Very thick armoured
4. None of the above
Answer: Inch thick armoured
Q13. Who was showing “dawn-coloured silks” in the bazaar?
1. A local merchant
2. Gujar men
3. Kashmiri merchant
4. Sibia
Answer : Kashmiri merchant
Q14. What did the agent use to do while the women cut the paper grass?
1. Drinks alcohol
2. Smokes a hookah
3. Sat on silk cushions
4. Both 2&3
Answer: Both 2&3
Q15. In part of the crocodile’s body, did Sibia attack?
1. His tail
2. His eyes
3. His soft underarms
4. Both b&c
Answer: His eyes
Q16. Sibia was a poor girl because
1. She ate chapati with stale butter
2. She owned nothing but a rag
3. She was barefoot
4. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q17. On her visit to the market place, Sibia was attracted by
1. The sweets and cloth displayed in the shops
2. The sweets and fruits in the market
3. Different handicrafts displayed
4. Shiny jewels
Answer: The sweets and cloth displayed in the shops
Q18. The Gujars were
1. Prehistoric men
2. Stone age men
3. Nomadic graziers
4. Tribal men
MCQs AND ANSWERS
Q1. “The Blue Bead” was written by
1. David Roth
2. Roald Dahl
3. Norah Burke
4. Robert Frost
Answer : Norah Burke
Q2. Name the literary device used in
“Where the river coursed through like a bulge of glass.”
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Allusion
4. Personification
Answer: Simile
Q3. In “evil bony smile,” whose smile is being referred to?
1. Buffalo
2. Goat
3. Sibia
4. Crocodile
Answer : Crocodile
Q4. “She knew finery was through.”
I. Who is ‘she’?
1. Sibia
2. Gujar women
3. Sibia’s mother
4. None of the above
Answer: Sibia
II. How did she know about “finery”?
1. She was a goldsmith
2. She was rich
3. She had visited the Bazaar with her mother where such things were
displayed
4. Both 2&3
Answer : She had visited the bazaar with her mother where such things were displayed
,Q5. What are the most appropriate options describing Sibia’s appearance?
1. Long hairs and small eyes
2. Ebony hairs and great eyes
3. Oiled brown cream-colored skin
4. Both 2&3
Answer: Both 2&3
Q6. The crocodile had swallowed stones to
1. Feel happy
2. Aid digestion
3. Avoid vomiting
4. Both b&c
Answer: Aid digestion
Q7. How long was the crocodile?
1. Thrice the length of a child
2. Two times the length of a tall man
3. Thrice the length of a tall man
4. Two times the length of any man
Answer: Two times the length of a tall man
Q8. What was the colour of Sibia’s dress?
1. Pink-coloured
2. Dawn coloured
3. Earth coloured
4. None of the above
Answer: Earth coloured
Q9. Why did the women go to the cliffs above the river?
1. To gather logs
2. To sell the produce
3. To cut paper grass
4. To collect fruits and vegetables
Answer : To cut paper grass
Q10. Who is “Antediluvian Saurian” in the story?
1. Crocodile
2. Frog
3. Lizard
4. Snake
Answer: Crocodile
Q11. What is meant by “Antediluvian saurian”?
1. A group of animals
2. A group of crocodiles
3. A group of reptiles
4. None of the above
Answer : A group of reptiles
, Q12. Which option best describes the crocodile’s hide?
1. Metre thick armoured
2. Inch thick armoured
3. Very thick armoured
4. None of the above
Answer: Inch thick armoured
Q13. Who was showing “dawn-coloured silks” in the bazaar?
1. A local merchant
2. Gujar men
3. Kashmiri merchant
4. Sibia
Answer : Kashmiri merchant
Q14. What did the agent use to do while the women cut the paper grass?
1. Drinks alcohol
2. Smokes a hookah
3. Sat on silk cushions
4. Both 2&3
Answer: Both 2&3
Q15. In part of the crocodile’s body, did Sibia attack?
1. His tail
2. His eyes
3. His soft underarms
4. Both b&c
Answer: His eyes
Q16. Sibia was a poor girl because
1. She ate chapati with stale butter
2. She owned nothing but a rag
3. She was barefoot
4. All of the above
Answer: All of the above
Q17. On her visit to the market place, Sibia was attracted by
1. The sweets and cloth displayed in the shops
2. The sweets and fruits in the market
3. Different handicrafts displayed
4. Shiny jewels
Answer: The sweets and cloth displayed in the shops
Q18. The Gujars were
1. Prehistoric men
2. Stone age men
3. Nomadic graziers
4. Tribal men
