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Unit 01: Trustworthiness And Tolerance
The Devoted Friend
English (C)
For Class XII (All Groups)
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Choose the correct answer for each from the given option1. Little Hans faced difficulties in the season of ___:
(a )spring
(b) summer
(c) autumn
(d) winter ✔
2. Miller didn't want to invite Hans at his home during winter because he thought that Hans might _____ :
(a)steal their things
(b) over stay
(c) ask for flour on credit ✔
(d) become burden
3. Miller's wife was _____ :
(a) a very kind lady
(b) critical of her husband
(c) selfish like husband ✔
(d) always busy in household chores
4. Hans wanted to sell his primroses to _____ :
(a) florist
(b) Burgomaster's daughter ✔
(c) Miller's wife
(d) doctor
5. Miller's wheelbarrow was in _____ condition:
(a) broken ✔
(b) perfect
(c) slightly damaged
(d) unused
6. Miller asked Hans to do all the chores except _____ :
(a) carry sack of flour
(b) gather wood for kitchen fire ✔
(c) graze sheep in the mountain
(d) mend the roof of barn
7. In a stormy night Miller came to Hans to _____ for his injured son.
(a) fetch medicine
(b) bring doctor ✔
(c) arrrange ambulance
(d) cook food
8. Hans died because of _____ :
(a) his own carelessness
(b) negligence of doctor
(c) trap of goatherd
(d) selfishness of Miller ✔
9. Which of these statements is true:
(a) Mti!er was really a sincere friend.
(b) Hans was tempted by Miller's wheelbarrow.
(c) Miller exploited Hans for his own selfish motive. ✔
(d) Hans knew the true nature of the Miller.
10. The moral of the story is:
(a) One should sacrifice one's life for friends.
(b) One sided friendship is damaging. ✔
(c) One should not trust friends.
(d) One should not promise anything to friends
11. Where does Hans live?
(a) A Tiny Cottage ✔
(b) Hut
(c) Cave
(d) Shelter
12. Where does Hans work?
(a) Garden ✔
(b) Park
(c) Couryard
(d) Home
13. Fairy-maid of _____ grew in Hans' garden.
(a) France ✔
(b) Pakistan
(c) America
(d) Germany
14. Which color is not mentioned as a kind of flower in Hans' garden?
(a) White
(b) Yellow
(c) Pink
(d) Black ✔
15. "Real friends should have _____ in common."
(a) Everything ✔
(b) Nothing
(c) Something
(d) All
16. Little Hans was very proud because _____ :
(a) Miller is his friend
(b) Miller is full of noble ideas ✔
(c) Miller is rich man
(d) Miller is a clever and cunning person
17. How many sacks of flour did Miller store away in his mill?
(a) Seventy
(b) One Hundred ✔
(c) Eighty
(d) Two Hundred
18. How many milch cows did Miller have?
(a) Nine
(b) Six ✔
(c) Seven
(d) Eight
19. For when people are in trouble they should be left alone and not be bothered by _____ :
(a) Children
(b) Parents
(c) Guests
(d) Visitors ✔
20. "You are certainly very thoughtful about others." Who is the speaker?
(a) Miller's Father
(b) Miller's mother
(c) Miller's son
(d) Miller's wife ✔
21. Miller's wife was Comparing Miller's noble thoughts with _____ :
(a) Nun
(b) Pope
(c) Father
(d) Cleryman ✔
22. Miller's son is ready to help Hans half of his _____ :
(a) Tea
(b) Soup
(c) Oats
(d) Porridge ✔
23. The miller said to his _____ before going to Hans' cottage.
(a) His father
(b) His mother
(c) His son
(d) His wife ✔
24. Which thing Hans sold first when he had a winter time?
(a) Silver button ✔
(b) Silver chain
(c) Big pipe
(d) Wheelbarrow
25. "The Devoted Friend" is written by:
(a)Lames Thurber
(b)l Oscar Wilde ✔
(c)Frank Arthur
(d)Bertrand Russell
26. "The Devoted Friend" is more than an exquisitely told little fairy:
(a) Fiction
(b) Novel
(c) Play
(d) Tale ✔
27. "The story of Hans and Miller presents comically friendship."
(a) Many sided
(b) Three sided
(c) One sided ✔
(d) Two sided
28. "Real friends should have everything in common." These words were always said by:
(a )Hans
(b) Miller's son
(c) Miller's wife
(d) The Miller ✔
29. "There is no good in my going to see little Hans as long as the snow lasts; for when people are in trouble they should be left alone and not be bothered by visitors." These words were always used by:
(a) The Millerr ✔
(b) Hans
(c) Miller's wife
(d) Non of the above
30. "You are certainly very thoughtful about others, very thoughtful indeed. It is quite a treat to hear you about friendship." The speaker is:
(a )Hans
(b) The Miller
(c) The Miller's wifer ✔
(d) The Miller's son
31. "But could we not ask little Hans up here? If poor Hans is in trouble, I will give him my half porridge, and show him my white rabbits." These words have been said by:
(a) The miller
(b) The Miller Wife
(c) Doctor
(d) The Miller's Son ✔
32. "What a silly boy you are, I really don't know what is the use of sending you to school. You seem not to learn anything."
(a) The Miller, Hans
(b) The Miller, Son ✔
(c) The Miller wife, The Miller Son
(d) Doctor, Hans
33. "How well you talk, really I feel quite drowsy. It is just like being in Church." The speaker is:
(a )Hans
(b )The Miller's son
(c) The Miller
(d) The Miller's wife ✔
34. "Lots of people act well, but very few people talk well, which shows that talking is much the more difficult thing of the two and much the finer thing also." The speaker is _____ to _____.
(a) The Miller, Hans
(b) The Miller, Son
(c) The Miller, His wife ✔
(d) Hans, The Miller
35. "It is quite remarkable how one good action always breeds another. "The words are spoken by:
(a) Hans
(b) The Miller ✔
(c) The Miller's wife
(d) Doctor
36. "I think, that considering that I am going to give you my wheelbarrow it is rather unfriendly of you to refuse." The speaker is _____ to _____ .
(a) The Miller, Hans ✔
(b) Hans, The Miller
(c) The Miller, son
(d) Hans, The Miller's son
37. "Upon my word, you are very lazy. Really, considering that I am going to give you my wheelbarrow, I think, you might work harder." The speaker is _____ to _____.
(a) Hans, The Miller
(b) The Miller, Hans ✔
(c) The Miller, Son
(d) Hans, The Miller son
38. "Idleness is a great sin, and I certainly don't like any of my friends to be idle or sluggish." The words are spoken by _____ to _____.
(a) Hans, The Miller Son
(b) Doctor, Hans
(c) The Miller, Hans ✔
(d Hans, The Miller
39. "Ah! There is no work so delightful as the work one does for others." These words are spoken by _____.
(a) The Miller, Hans ✔
(b) Hans, The Miller
(c) The Miller, Son
(d) The Miller, The Miller's wife
40. "Oh! They will come to you, but, you must take more pains. At present you have only the practice of friendship; some day you will have the theory also." The speaker is _____ to _____.
(a) Hans, The Miller
(b) The Miller, Hans ✔
(c) Doctor, Hans
(d) The Miller, Son
41. "I have no doubt of it, but now that you have mended the roof, you had better go home and rest, for I want you to drive my sheep to the mountain tomorrow." These words are spoken by _____ to _____.
(a) The Miller wife, Hans
(b) The Miller, Son
(c) The Miller, Hans ✔
(d) Hans, The Miller
42. "What a delightful time I shall have in my garden!" These words are spoken by:
(a) Doctor
(b) The Miller Son
(c) The Miller
(d) Hans ✔
43. "As I was his best friend, it is only fair that I should have the best place." The speaker is:
(a) Doctor
(b) The Miller ✔
(c) Hans
(d) The Miller's son
44. "Little Hans is certainly a great loss to everyone ." The speaker of these words is:
(a) The Miller
(b) The Miller's son
(c) Doctor
(d) Blacksmith ✔
45. Burgomaster means:
(a) Mayor ✔
(b) Duke
(c) Judge
(d) Court
46. The Devoted Friend is about:
(a) two friends of humble background
(b) two enemies
(c) slave trade
(d) two friends, One mean and selfish, the other, sincere nod devotedr ✔
47. Fruit and flowers grew in Little Hans garden:
(a) in the Winter season
(b) during the summer, the spring and the autumn seasonsr ✔
(c) only during the spring
(d) only in the summer season
48. Little Hans source of income Was:
(a) selling wheat
(b) labouring
(c) selling flowersr ✔
(d) selling sheep
49. Hans owned a / an:
(a) apartment
(b) hut
(c) house
(d) small collage and garden ✔
50. The Miller did not want Little Hans to come to his house became he:
(a) was afraid that Hans might ask him for some favour ✔
(b) did not want to help him
(c) might get evinces
(d) did not like doing favours
51. The winter season, a difficult time for Hans because he:
(a) often fell sick
(b) hardly had any flowers because of the snow ✔
(c) felt lazy
(d) used to be away
52. The Miller got angry with his son because he:
(a) misbehaved
(b) spilt tea
(c) lied
(d) wanted his father to help Hans or call him over to the house ✔
53. In winters Hans was forced to sell his:
(a) cottage
(b) silver buttons of his sunday coat, his silver chain, his big pipe and finally he sold his wheel barrow ✔
(c) sheep
(d) garden
54. Miller promised to give Hans his:
(a) silver box
(b) sack of flour
(c) broken old wheelbarrow ✔
(d) a cow
55. Hans hoped to get his things back by:
(a) borrowing money
(b) asking for a loan
(c) begging
(d) selling his flowers ✔
56. After promising Hans that he would give him, his wheel barrow, the Miller started asking Hans to:
(a) run several errands for him ✔
(b) work for him
(c) to leave him alone
(d) to visit him, occasionally
57. Little Hans wanted to use the plank of wood to:
(a) repair the roof
(b) mend his broken wheel barrow ✔
(c) make a new wheel barrow
(d) to use it as fire wood
58. The plank Of wood was used to:
(a) repair the wheel barrow
(b) mend the door
(c) repair the Miller's barn roof ✔
(d) make the furniture
59. By sending Hans on different errands showed the Millers:
(a) mean and selfish mentality ✔
(b) laziness
(c) dislike for work (d) proudness
60. Hans was often unable to work in his garden because:
(a) of illness
(b) of laziness
(c) the Miller often sent him on long errands ✔
(d) of weakness
61. What does the remark, "One good action always breeds another", mean?
(a) Do good to others
(b) It means that if you do a good turn to someone, you will also be rewarded by nature ✔
(c) Do good for your own benefit
(d) Don't do any good to anyone
62. According to the Miller, "generosity is the essence of friendship."
(a) He is referring about his sheep
(b) He is referring to his wealth
(c) He is referring to his wheel barrow, which he promised to give to Hans ✔
(d) He is referring to his generosity
63. The last favour which the Miller asked Hans was to:
(a) fetch the doctor for his son ✔
(b) sell a bag of flour
(c) take his sheep for grazing
(d) mend his barn roof
64. The Miller refused to give Hans his lantern because:
(a) he was selfish
(b) he needed it
(c) it was new and he did not want it to get spoilt in the rain ✔
(d) he was going to use it
65. On his way back, Hans:
(a) got killed
(b) met with an accident
(c) was kidnapped
(d) fell into a pool and got drowned ✔
66. The Miller took advantaue of Hans simplicity by:
(a) asking him to work at his cottage
(b) taking flowers from him
(c) sending him on long errands
(d) offering Hans to give him his wheelbarrow ✔
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