12th Class English Deep Water - William Douglas Question Bank

done MCQs - Deep Water Total Questions - 40

• question_answer1)

  Direction (1 - 4): Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

  My breath was gone. I was frightened.

  Father laughed, but there was terror in my heart at the overpowering force of the waves.

  My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred childish fears. But in a little while I gathered confidence. I paddled with my new water wings, watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them. I did this two or three times on different days and was just beginning to feel at ease in the water when the misadventure happened.

  Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

  Statement 1: The author's father laughed to mock his son's inability to swim.

  Statement 2: The author wanted to swim just to prove to his father that he can swim.

  A)
  Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false. done clear
  B)
  Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true. done clear
  C)
  Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 cannot be inferred. done clear
  D)
  Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 can be inferred. done clear
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  "My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred childish fears."

  It can be inferred that this was a clear case of

  A)
  suppression done clear
  B)
  oppression done clear
  C)
  depression done clear
  D)
  repression done clear
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• question_answer3)
  The misadventure that took place right after the author felt comfortable was that
  A)
  the author slipped and fell into the swimming pool. done clear
  B)
  a bully tossed him into the pool for the sake of fun. done clear
  C)
  his coach forgot to teach him how to handle deep water. done clear
  D)
  his father couldn't help him from drowning into the water. done clear
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  Choose the option that describes the equipment used by the author while learning to swim.

  A)
  Option 1                        done clear
  B)
  Option 2 done clear
  C)
  Option 3                        done clear
  D)
  Option 4 done clear
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• question_answer5)

  Direction (5 - 8): Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

  I went to the pool when no one else was there. The place was quiet. The water was still, and the tiled bottom was as white and clean as a bathtub. I was timid about going in alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others.

  I had not been there long when in came a big bruiser of a boy, probably eighteen years old. He had thick hair on his chest. He was a beautiful physical specimen, with legs and arms that showed rippling, muscles. He yelled. "Hi, Skinny! How'd you like to be ducked?"

  How did the pool look like when the narrator went there?
  A)
  Pleasant and lively done clear
  B)
  Thrilling and attractive done clear
  C)
  Timid and indifferent done clear
  D)
  Still and clean done clear
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  Why did the narrator sit on the side of the pool?
  A)
  To enjoy the beauty of the pool. done clear
  B)
  He was afraid of entering the pool alone. done clear
  C)
  To wait for the coach to arrive. done clear
  D)
  To prepare himself mentally to enter the pool. done clear
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  What did big bruiser of a boy do?
  A)
  He flashed his rippling muscles. done clear
  B)
  He frightened the narrator. done clear
  C)
  He picked the narrator and tossed him into the deep end. done clear
  D)
  He took the narrator along to make him learn swimming. done clear
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• question_answer8)
  The word 'bruiser' in the extract means
  A)
  aggressor                        done clear
  B)
  genius done clear
  C)
  brain                             done clear
  D)
  gentle done clear
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• question_answer9)

  Direction (9 - 12): Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

  Then all effort ceased. I relaxed. Even my legs felt limp and a blackness swept over my brain. It wiped out fear; it wiped out terror. There was no more panic. It was quiet and peaceful. Nothing to be afraid of. This is nice... to be drowsy... to go to sleep... no need to jump... too tired to jump... ifs nice to be carried gently... to float along in space... tender arms around me... tender arms like Mother's... now I must go to sleep... I crossed to oblivion and the curtain of life fell.

  Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

  Statement 1 The author tried his best to jump out of water.

  Statement 2 After a while, the author was not anxious in water.

  A)
  If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect. done clear
  B)
  If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause. done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are the effects of a common cause. done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are the effects of independent causes. done clear
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• question_answer10)
  The 'curtain (of life) fell' corresponds to an aspect of
  A)
  Geometry                      done clear
  B)
  History done clear
  C)
  Sports                           done clear
  D)
  Drama done clear
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• question_answer11)
  The purpose of using "..."in the above passage is to
  A)
  show omission done clear
  B)
  indicate pauses done clear
  C)
  shorten a dialogue done clear
  D)
  replace an idea done clear
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• question_answer12)
  Which option indicates that the poet lost consciousness?
  A)
  'It was quiet and peaceful.' done clear
  B)
  'I crossed to oblivion.' done clear
  C)
  'Tender arms like Mother's.' done clear
  D)
  'It wiped out fear.' done clear
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• question_answer13)

  Direction (13-16): Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

  Each time the instructor relaxed his hold on the rope and I went under, some of the old terror returned and my legs froze. It was three months before the tension began to slack. Then he taught me to put my face under water and exhale and to raise my nose and inhale. I repeated the exercise hundreds of times. Bit by bit I shed part of the panic that seized me when my head went under water. Next he held me at the side of the pool and had me kick with my legs. For weeks I did just that. At first my legs refused to work. But they gradually relaxed and finally I could command them.

  The given line show that the instructor was

  1. patient

  2. clever

  3. optimistic

  4. dedicated

  5. domineering

  6. understanding

  A)
  2, 3 and 6                      done clear
  B)
  1, 4 and 5 done clear
  C)
  1, 4 and 6          done clear
  D)
  2, 3 and 4 done clear
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• question_answer14)
  Pick an idiom that does not describe the author's efforts to learn swimming.
  A)
  burn the candle at both ends done clear
  B)
  go the extra mile done clear
  C)
  Make headway done clear
  D)
  Go the extra mile done clear
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  Based on the given context, choose the option that illustrates when a person 'freezes' like the author 'froze'.
  A)
  A sudden terrible shriek froze the passenger to the spot. done clear
  B)
  The low temperature of the region froze her. done clear
  C)
  She suffers from the problem of froze shoulder and is taking physiotherapy. done clear
  D)
  She froze up and refused to say a word. done clear
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• question_answer16)
  The given extract does not talk about
  A)
  The expertise of the instructor done clear
  B)
  The dedication showed by the author done clear
  C)
  The process of removing fear done clear
  D)
  The expertise gained by the author done clear
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• question_answer17)
  Pick an idiom that DOES NOT describe how the author felt about his experience at the YMCA pool.
  A)
  Make your blood run cold done clear
  B)
  Scared stiff done clear
  C)
  Shook like a leaf done clear
  D)
  Heart missed a beat done clear
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• question_answer18)
  "I was frightened, but not yet frightened out of my wits.” The given line use
  A)
  Hyperbole                      done clear
  B)
  Paradox done clear
  C)
  Imagery             done clear
  D)
  Irony done clear
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• question_answer19)
  How would you describe the author's tone when he says, "I had started on the long journey back to the bottom of the Pool”?
  A)
  Regretful                        done clear
  B)
  Resentful done clear
  C)
  Hopeless            done clear
  D)
  Panicky done clear
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• question_answer20)
  The use of the word 'bruiser' for the boy implies that he was ................ .
  A)
  well built     done clear
  B)
  elder done clear
  C)
  a professional                 done clear
  D)
  a bully done clear
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  I was timid about going in alone, so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others.

  Choose the option that DOES NOT make the correct usage of the word 'timid'.

  A)
  They've been rather timid in the changes they've made. done clear
  B)
  Somehow the dimness made my footsteps sound muffled, timid. done clear
  C)
  These timid little creatures exude a pungent smell when threatened. done clear
  D)
  He is too timid to venture upon an undertaking. done clear
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• question_answer22)
  I crossed to oblivion and the curtain of life fell. In this sentence, 'curtain of life fell' is usually associated with ................
  A)
  Geometry done clear
  B)
  History done clear
  C)
  Sports done clear
  D)
  Drama done clear
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• question_answer23)
  Which option indicates that Douglas lost consciousness?
  A)
  'It was quiet and peaceful.' done clear
  B)
  'I crossed to oblivion.' done clear
  C)
  'Tender arms like Mother's.' done clear
  D)
  'It wiped out fear.' done clear
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  The chap that threw me in was saying,

  "But I was only fooling." Choose the option mentioning the personality traits of this 'chap’.

  1. persuasive

  2. irresponsible

  3. domineering

  4. manipulative

  5. callous

  A)
  1, 2, 4               done clear
  B)
  2, 4, 5   done clear
  C)
  2, 3, 5   done clear
  D)
  1, 3, 5 done clear
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• question_answer25)

  Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

  Statement 1: Douglas tried his best to jump out of water.

  Statement 2: After a while, Douglas was not anxious in water.

  A)
  If Statement 1 is the cause, Statement 2 is the effect. done clear
  B)
  If Statement 1 is the effect, Statement 2 is the cause. done clear
  C)
  Both the statements are the effects of a common cause. done clear
  D)
  Both the statements are the effects of independent causes. done clear
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• question_answer26)

  Look at the statements given below. Choose the option that correctly identifies which statements are fact and which are opinion:

  (i) Douglas wanted to enjoy the water activities and spend time with his friends.

  (ii) Douglas desire to enjoy water activities sprouted from the fun his friends had.

  (iii) Douglas really wanted to get rid of his fear.

  (iii) Douglas should have hired an instructor in the first place to learn how to swim.

  A)
  Fact -(i) and (iv); Opinion -(ii) and (iii) done clear
  B)
  Fact-(ii) and (iii); Opinion-(i) and (iv) done clear
  C)
  Fact-(i) and (iii); Opinion-(ii) and (iv) done clear
  D)
  Fact-(ii) and (iv); Opinion -(i) and (iii) done clear
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• question_answer27)
  'This handicap stayed with me as the years rolled by.' In which of the following sentences, has 'rolled by' been incorrectly used?
  A)
  Many cars and trucks rolled by, but no one gave us a lift. done clear
  B)
  Many years have rolled by since I last sat talking to her done clear
  C)
  I watched her in the rear view mirror as the trees rolled by, silently and unchanging. done clear
  D)
  The wintry street rolled by too slowly. done clear
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• question_answer28)

  Choose the option that applies correctly to the two statements given below.

  Assertion Douglas' fear had stopped him from enjoying going out with his friends.

  Reasons Douglas learnt swimming with the help of an instructor.

  A)
  Assertion can be inferred but the Reason cannot be inferred. done clear
  B)
  Assertion cannot be inferred but the Reason can be inferred. done clear
  C)
  Both Assertion and Reason can be inferred. done clear
  D)
  Both Assertion and Reason cannot be inferred. done clear
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• question_answer29)
  Choose the option that might raise a question about Douglas's statement that "But I was not finished".
  A)
  Tiny vestiges of the old terror would return. done clear
  B)
  I swam the crawl, breast stroke, side stroke and backstroke. done clear
  C)
  The next morning I stripped, dived into the lake, and swam across to the other shore and back done clear
  D)
  Icy horror would grab my heart. done clear
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• question_answer30)
  'The instructor was finished but I was not'. By the following statements Douglas means
  A)
  that he still had to practise to become perfect. done clear
  B)
  that he had to get training from some other instructor. done clear
  C)
  that he had to finish his home work. done clear
  D)
  that the instructor was not good enough done clear
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• question_answer31)
  Why did Douglas go Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire?
  A)
  To overcome his fear of travelling. done clear
  B)
  To overcome his fear of fishing. done clear
  C)
  To overcome his fear of swimming. done clear
  D)
  To overcome his fear of driving. done clear
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• question_answer32)
  The word 'residual' has been used with the word 'doubts'. Pick the option with which the word 'residual' CANNOT be used.
  A)
  Paint                             done clear
  B)
  Income done clear
  C)
  Art                    done clear
  D)
  Effect done clear
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• question_answer33)
  In death there is peace. There is terror only in the fear of death, as Roosevelt knew when he said, "All we have to fear is fear itself." The above statement is an example of
  A)
  Learning           done clear
  B)
  Belief done clear
  C)
  Philosophy                     done clear
  D)
  Opinion done clear
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• question_answer34)
  At last I felt released - free to walk the trails and climb the, peaks and to brush aside fear. The given statement that the author is ........... to be free and enjoy ............ with his friends. Choose the correct option to complete the following sentence.
  A)
  happy; swimming done clear
  B)
  relieved; the waters done clear
  C)
  grateful; picnics done clear
  D)
  released his fear; his time done clear
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• question_answer35)
  Look at the statements given below. Choose the option that correctly identifies which statements are fact and which are opinion:

  The instructor removed the fear of water Douglas	The lesson has a didactic purpose.	Douglas is not a very inspiring person.	The readers cannot sympathise with Douglas.
  (i)	(ii)	(iii)	(iv)

  A)
  F-(i), (iv) and O-(ii), (iii) done clear
  B)
  F-(i) and O-(ii), (iii), (iv) done clear
  C)
  F-(i), (ii) and O-(iii), (iv) done clear
  D)
  F-(ii), (iv) and O-(i) (iii) done clear
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• question_answer36)
  Choose the statement that is NOT TRUE with reference to Douglas.
  A)
  Douglas fear kept him away from going fishing. done clear
  B)
  The fall in the pool at YMCA intensified Douglas fear. done clear
  C)
  The fear of drowning resulted in Douglas anxiety and terror. done clear
  D)
  Douglas decided to practice to overcome his fear. done clear
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• question_answer37)
  The most appropriate justification for the title of the chapter 'Deep Water' is that
  A)
  it's about the dangerous depth of the swimming pool. done clear
  B)
  it reveals the author's lack of surety about overcoming his fear of swimming. done clear
  C)
  it underlines the author's fear of water and how he overcomes it. done clear
  D)
  it includes the methods of the author's coach to overcome the fear of deep water. done clear
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• question_answer38)

  Choose the quote that DOES NOT resonate with the central idea of the chapter.

  A)
  Option 1 done clear
  B)
  Option 2 done clear
  C)
  Option 3 done clear
  D)
  Option 4 done clear
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• question_answer39)

  Samuel has a phobia of heights but is scared and can't overcome it. Choose the option that displays an advice.

  (i) Go to the swimming pool and jump in it from the highest diving board that you see there.

  (ii) If I were you, I'd begin small. Like spending 10 mins. looking down from my balcony, each day, for a week.

  (iii) Unbelievable! What's the problem? I've done bungee jumping! It's a piece of cake.

  (iv) Fear is a major issue if you let it control you. I think it will take a firm grip on you if you don't address it soon.

  A)
  Option (i)                       done clear
  B)
  Option (ii) done clear
  C)
  Option (iii)                     done clear
  D)
  Option (iv) done clear
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• question_answer40)
  Pick the quote that best describes the theme of the story.
  A)
  Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.          -Dale Carnegie done clear
  B)
  Each of us must confront our own fears, must come face to face with them. How we handle our fears will determine where we go with the rest of our lives. To experience adventure or to be limited by the fear of it.                       -Judy Blume done clear
  C)
  Fear is the main source of superstition and one of the main sources of cruelty. To conquer fear is the beginning of wisdom.      -Bertrand Russell done clear
  D)
  He who is not everyday conquering some fear has not learned the secret of life.           -Ralph Waldo Emerson done clear
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