12th Class English The Third Level Question Bank

done MCQs - The Third Level Total Questions - 34

• question_answer1)

  Direction (1 - 4): Read the extract given below and answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

  Yes, I've taken the obvious step: I talked to a psychiatrist friend of mine, among others. I told him about the third level at Grand Central Station, and he said it was a waking dream wish fulfillment. He said I was unhappy. That made my wife kind of mad, but he explained that he meant the modern world is full of insecurity, fear, war, worry and all the rest of it, and that I just want to escape. Well, who doesn't? Everybody I know wants to escape, but they don't wander down into any third level at Grand Central Station.

  Why did the narrator go to a Psychiatrist?
  A)
  Because he went through an experience no one else did. done clear
  B)
  Because he was unhappy and wanted to know why. done clear
  C)
  Because he was depressed. done clear
  D)
  Because he wanted to meet him. done clear
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  What is 'Waking dream wish fulfillment'; according to the psychiatrist in the lesson?
  A)
  Charles finding a Third level at Grand Central Station. done clear
  B)
  Charley's realiszation of his wish to visit Galesburg Illinois. done clear
  C)
  Charles escaping into his daydreaming everyday. done clear
  D)
  Charles post stamp collecting habit. done clear
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  What was the Third Level?
  A)
  A third platform on the Grand Central Station done clear
  B)
  A third storey on the Grand Central Station. done clear
  C)
  An imaginary discovery of the narrator's mind. done clear
  D)
  A level in the game that Charley had been playing. done clear
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  What does the Psychiatrist explain to Charlie?
  A)
  That the modern world is not an ideal world. done clear
  B)
  That the modern world has many mysteries. done clear
  C)
  That the third level is just a movie. done clear
  D)
  That his experience was the result of stress and anxiety of his mind. done clear
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  Direction (5 - 8): Read the extract given below and answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

  Sometimes I think Grand Central is growing like a tree, pushing out new corridors and staircases like roots. There's probably a long tunnel that nobody knows about feeling its way under the city right now, on its way to Times Square, and maybe another to Central Park. And maybe - because for so many people through the years Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape - maybe that's how the tunnel I got into... But I never told my psychiatrist friend about that idea.

  The above extract is NOT an example of
  A)
  allegory             done clear
  B)
  analogy done clear
  C)
  imagery             done clear
  D)
  metaphor done clear
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  Charley decided not to tell his psychiatrist friend about his idea. Choose the option that reflects the reaction Charley anticipated from his friend.
  A)
  "That's such a lovely comparison. Why don't you become a writer, Charley?" done clear
  B)
  "Oh Charley. It is so sad to see your desperation to run away! So very sad." done clear
  C)
  "Maybe that's how you entered the third level. Who would have thought?!" done clear
  D)
  "You need help, my raving friend. You are way too invested in this crazy thought!" done clear
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  Look at the following image that lists some of the ways in which the symbolism of a tree is employed. Which of the following would represent an example as used by Charley in the above extract?

  A)
  'Stay grounded' as the train station is underground. done clear
  B)
  'Connect with your roots' as he desires to go back to his past. done clear
  C)
  'Enjoy the view' as the station leads to all tourist sights of the city. done clear
  D)
  'Keep growing' as the station keeps renovating and expanding. done clear
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  The idiom 'feeling its way' implies ......... movement.
  A)
  swift                              done clear
  B)
  tentative done clear
  C)
  circular              done clear
  D)
  disorganized done clear
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  Direction (9 - 12): Read the extract given below and answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

  Have you ever been there? It's a wonderful town still, with big old frame houses, huge lawns, and tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets. And in 1894, summer evenings were twice as long, and people sat out on their lawns, the men smoking cigars and talking quietly, the women waving palm-leaf fans, with the fire-flies all around, in a peaceful world. To be back there with the First World War still twenty years off, and World War II over forty years in the future... I wanted two tickets for that.

  Who does 'you' refer to?
  A)
  Charley's psychiatrist, Sam Weiner done clear
  B)
  Charley's wife, Louisa done clear
  C)
  The reader done clear
  D)
  Nobody in particular, it is a figure of speech. done clear
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  Choose the option that best describes the society represented in the above extract.
  A)
  content, peace-loving done clear
  B)
  leisurely, sentimental done clear
  C)
  orthodox, upper class done clear
  D)
  comfortable, ancient done clear
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  Imagine that the city of Galesburg is hosting a series of conferences and workshops. In which of the following conferences or workshops are you least likely to find the description of Galesburg given in the above extract?
  A)
  Gorgeous Galesburg: Archiving a Tourist Paradise done clear
  B)
  Welcome to the Home you Deserve: Galesburg Realtors done clear
  C)
  Re-imagining a Warless Future: Technology for Peace done clear
  D)
  The Woman Question: The World of Women at Home done clear
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  "tremendous trees whose branches meet overhead and roof the streets” is NOT an example of

  (i) imagery

  (ii) metaphor

  (iii) alliteration

  (iv) anachronism

  A)
  Options (i) and (ii)           done clear
  B)
  Options (i) and (iii) done clear
  C)
  Options (ii) and (iii)         done clear
  D)
  Options (ii) and (iv) done clear
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  The genre of the lesson "third level" is
  A)
  historical fiction  done clear
  B)
  tragedy done clear
  C)
  science fiction     done clear
  D)
  fantasy done clear
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• question_answer14)
  'The Third Level' refers to the third level at the Grand Central Station. As a metaphor, which of the following would NOT be an appropriate explanation of the title?
  A)
  The convergence of reality and fantasy. done clear
  B)
  The bridge between the past and the present. done clear
  C)
  The oppressive monotony of modern life. done clear
  D)
  The need for an alternate plane of understanding. done clear
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  Based on the given context, choose the option that illustrates when a person can go through Waking dream wish fulfillment, out of the examples given below.
  A)
  A thirsty man seeing a large water body in a desert. done clear
  B)
  A man talking to himself about his company's profit growth. done clear
  C)
  A group of girls not finding the cafe they has visited earlier. done clear
  D)
  A sudden tap on the back while you are alone. done clear
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• question_answer16)
  Which option indicates that everyone accepted the psychiatrist claims?
  A)
  Everybody I know wants to escape... done clear
  B)
  Everything points to it, they claimed done clear
  C)
  Well, who doesn't? done clear
  D)
  But that's the reason, he said done clear
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• question_answer17)
  How would you describe Charley's vision of his grandfather's life and times?
  A)
  wistful escapism              done clear
  B)
  idealised sentimentality done clear
  C)
  nostalgic simplicity                      done clear
  D)
  dreamy perfection done clear
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  Choose the correct option with reference to the two statements given below.

  Statement 1: The narrator finds it strange that only he could see the third level.

  Statement 2: The third level according to his friend is a place in the narrator's mind.

  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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• question_answer19)
  "I passed a dozen men who looked just like me" This line is indicative of
  A)
  Race of life                     done clear
  B)
  Monotony done clear
  C)
  Insecurity          done clear
  D)
  Fear done clear
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  Imagine Charley decides to write about his experience in a form of a book. Which of the following could be his book?

  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_answer21)

  Once I got into a tunnel about a mile long and came out in the lobby of the Roosevelt Hotel.

  Another time I came up in an office building on Forty-sixth Street, three blocks away.

  Which of the following is not true in the context of the given lines?

  A)
  The narrator knew that he was always exploring something new. done clear
  B)
  The psychiatrist friend of the narrator was right in his analysis. done clear
  C)
  The narrator's imaginative wanderings were not new. done clear
  D)
  The narrator desires a life away from the hustle bustle of the city. done clear
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  When the narrator compares the station to a tree he wants to highlight that
  A)
  the Grand Central Station is always under construction. done clear
  B)
  the Grand Central Station for him is always expanding. done clear
  C)
  he had visited many other sections of the Grand Central Station. done clear
  D)
  he feels that there are many hidden sections of the Grand Central Station. done clear
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  The lines that "Grand Central has been an exit, a way of escape" for many people indicates that
  A)
  modern life is full of stress and worries. done clear
  B)
  Grand Central Station is a home to people like the narrator. done clear
  C)
  There are many people who are suffering in the modern world. done clear
  D)
  The modern world does not provide peace to anyone. done clear
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  Look at the statements given below.

  Choose the option that correctly identifies which statements are fact and which are opinion:

  (i) Charley's observation is so good that even in his imagination he could build up a clear picture of the past.

  (ii) Charley's immaculate description of the third level shows his deep desire to go back to Galesburg.

  (iii) Charley should accept that he is suffering from the effects of insecurity and fear of modern life.

  (iv) Charley's wife is right in her worry for her husband.

  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 (ii); Opinion -(iii) and (iv) done clear
  D)
  Fact-(ii) and (iv); Opinion -(i) and (iii) done clear
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  "And then I knew" indicates
  A)
  Acceptance                    done clear
  B)
  Surprise done clear
  C)
  Recognition                    done clear
  D)
  Disdain done clear
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  Which of the following sections of books would Charley not explore?

  (i) science fiction

  (ii) fantasy

  (iii) self-help

  (iv) non-fiction

  A)
  Options (i) and (ii)           done clear
  B)
  Options (ii) and (iii) done clear
  C)
  Options (i) and (iii)          done clear
  D)
  Options (i) and (iv) done clear
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• question_answer27)
  How does Charley describe Galesburg as it used to be in 1894?
  A)
  As a deserted place done clear
  B)
  As an overpopulated place done clear
  C)
  As a quiet, simple and peaceful place done clear
  D)
  As a chaotic place done clear
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• question_answer28)
  "I wanted two tickets for that". This shows the narrator's
  A)
  nostalgia for the old world done clear
  B)
  desire to go back to the old pre-world war world done clear
  C)
  requirement of peace done clear
  D)
  desire to remove the insecurities and stresses of life done clear
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  "and if you're trying to skin me, you won't get very far,". In the line skin me implies
  A)
  To punish                      done clear
  B)
  To cheat done clear
  C)
  To slap              done clear
  D)
  To make fun of done clear
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• question_answer30)
  "I've tried often enough" shows the narrator's
  A)
  frustration          done clear
  B)
  desire done clear
  C)
  regret                 done clear
  D)
  anger done clear
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• question_answer31)
  "I went back to my stamps". This sentence means
  A)
  collecting post stamps done clear
  B)
  looking for his granddad's post stamps done clear
  C)
  preserving his granddad's post stamps done clear
  D)
  working with post stamps done clear
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• question_answer32)
  Read the quotes given below. Choose the option that might best describe Charley's views.
  A)
  The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.           -Norman Schwarzkopf done clear
  B)
  Peace is a journey of a thousand miles and it must be taken one step at a time.             -Lyndon B. Johnson done clear
  C)
  Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means.           -Ronald Reagan done clear
  D)
  There is no 'way to peace', there is only 'peace'.         -Mahatma Gandhi done clear
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• question_answer33)
  How would you describe Charley?
  A)
  confused, happy-go-lucky done clear
  B)
  escapist, adventurous done clear
  C)
  imaginative, nostalgic done clear
  D)
  friendly, responsible done clear
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• question_answer34)
  Which of the following is a conclusion that can be drawn from the story?
  A)
  Reality is indeed stranger than fiction. done clear
  B)
  With all its worries, modern life is not worth living. done clear
  C)
  The past is undoubtedly better than the present. done clear
  D)
  Imagination might be the only great escape. done clear
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