THE SOUND MACHINE – MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ISC CLASS 11 AND 12 ENGLISH

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1. What did Scott think Klausner was doing with the black box?

1. The doctor thought that Klausner was hiding something in the box
2. He thought that Klausner was trying to make a radio
3. He thought that Klausner was trying to invent a new instrument
4. The doctor thought Klausner was trying to dispose of the box

2. What is the name of the doctor?

1. Andrews
2. Thomas
3. Klausner
4. Scott

3. What was the idea around the black box that Klausner spoke about?

1. The idea was about something to do with sound
2. The idea was something about light
3. The idea was about something related to speed
4. Klausner did not want to disclose the idea to the doctor yet

4. Why did the doctor come to see Klausner?

1. He wanted to check if Klausner’s throat was fine
2. He wanted to have a chit-chat with Klausner
3. He wanted some money from Klausner
4. He wanted to ask him about the black box

5. “What’s it really for?”- What is ‘it’ in the line?

1. A radio that belonged to Klausner
2. Klausner’s mobile phone
3. The black box that Klausner was working on
4. A box of wires that Klausner had

6. How did Klausner react when the doctor wanted to know more about the black box?

1. He denied talking about the box to the doctor
2. He wanted to avoid the doctor’s interest
3. Klausner was very enthusiastic to show the doctor what the black box could do
4. Klausner was having trouble about how to begin

7. How has the author described Klausner?

1. A small frail, and nervous man with a large head
2. A malnourished and underconfident man
3. A muscular man
4. A lean man with a large head

8. What did Klausner say about sounds?

1. Klausner said that there was too much noise around him
2. Klausner said that there are many sounds on this earth that we cannot hear
3. Klausner was talking about calmness and silence
4. Klausner was talking about high pitched songs

9. What did the instrument that Klausner invented prove?

1. Existence of many odd inaudible sounds
2. All sounds are audible
3. Dogs can hear sounds that humans can’t
4. Animals react to more frequencies than we do

10. What was Klausner expecting the black box to do?

1. He expected that the box will help Klausner comprehend dog sounds
2. He expected that the box will deduct all unnecessary noises
3. He expected the black box to help him hear all the sounds those were otherwise inaudible to humans
4. He expected the box to play melodies

11. Where did Klausner take the box to check whether it works?

1. To the neighbour’s garden
2. To his basement
3. To the doctor’s house
4. To his garden

12. How was Klausner feeling when he took the box out to the lawn to check it?

1. He was almost hopeless about it
2. Klausner was very excited
3. He was clueless and did not have any expectation
4. He was confident that the box would work

13. What was Klausner telling himself while doing the setup at his lawn?

1. Words of comfort and encouragement
2. Words of confusion and inability
3. Words of failure
4. He was completely blank and was not speaking to himself at all

14. What did Klausner see in the next garden?

1. Two children playing football
2. A woman walking down with a lower basket
3. A woman plucking tulips from the garden
4. A man chopping some wood

15. What did Klausner ask Mrs Saunders to do?

1. He asked her to cut another rose
2. He asked her to throw all the roses away
3. He asked her to immediately go back to her house and not come out
4. He asked her if she could hear the shriek as well

16. What did Klausner hear?

1. A voice yelling his name
2. A warm and sweet voice
3. An inhuman, cold shriek
4. A cry

17. Who was Mrs. Saunders?

1. Klausner’s sister
2. Klausner’s friend
3. Scott’s wife
4. Klausner’s neighbour

18. What did Klausner say to Mrs. Saunders?

1. He said that the rosebush had feelings and he could hear the shriek every time Mrs. Saunders would cut a rose
2. He said that there was something wrong with her garden
3. He said that she had beautiful roses in the garden
4. He asked for the roses

19. Why did Klausner call the doctor early in the morning?

1. He wanted some medicine for his bad throat
2. He was scared of the sounds and wanted some company
3. He was terribly ill
4. He wanted the doctor to hear the sounds that he had heard through the box the previous day

20. What did Klausner want the doctor to do?

1. He wanted the doctor to cut down the whole tree
2. He wanted the doctor to stitch the tree trunk up
3. He wanted to doctor to help him repair the black box
4. He wanted the doctor to write something on this discovery

Answers:

1. B) He thought that Klausner was trying to make a radio.
2. D) Scott.
3. A) The idea was about something to do with sound.
4. A) He wanted to check if Klausner’s throat was fine.
5. C) The black box that Klausner was working on.
6. D) Klausner was having trouble about how to begin.
7. A) A small frail, and nervous man with a large head.
8. B) Klausner said that there are many sounds on this earth that we cannot hear.
9. A) Existence of many odd inaudible sounds.
10. C) He expected the black box to help him hear all the sounds those were otherwise inaudible to humans.
11. D) To his garden.
12. B) Klausner was very excited.
13. A) Words of comfort and encouragement.
14. B) A woman walking down with a lower basket.
15. A) He asked her to cut another rose.
16. C) An inhuman, cold shriek.
17. D) Klausner’s neighbour.
18. A) He said that the rosebush had feelings and he could hear the shriek every time Mrs. Saunders would cut a rose.
19. D) He wanted the doctor to hear the sounds that he had heard through the box the previous day.
20. B) He wanted the doctor to stitch the tree trunk up.