A FACE IN THE DARK – MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ICSE CLASS 9 AND 10 ENGLISH

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1. Who is the writer of the story?

1. Robert Southey 
2. Roald Dahl
3. Ruskin Bond
4. O. Henry

2. When was the story first published?

1. 2010
2. 2004
3. 1999
4. 2008

3. Where was the school located?

1. Shimla
2. Dehradun
3. McLeod Ganj
4. Kurseong

4. Who was Mr Oliver?

1. A school teacher
2. A doctor
3. A watchman
4. A writer

5. The school where Mr Oliver taught, has been compared to which other school?

1. Westminster School
2. Wells Cathedral School
3. Winchester College
4. Eton College

6. What route did Mr Oliver usually take while returning from the town to the school?

1. He would take a longer route through the market
2. He would take a shortcut through the pine forest
3. He would usually take a lift
4. He would take a shortcut through the market

7. What did Mr Oliver see while coming back?

1. Two girls playing with rocks
2. A girl sitting on a rock all alone
3. A boy sitting on a rock all alone
4. A little boy who was lost in the woods

8. “Life magazine, in a feature on India, had once called it the ‘Eton of the East’.”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Metaphor
2. Anaphora
3. Imagery
4. Simile

9. “When its flickering light fell in the figure of a boy”- Identify the figure of speech.

1. Simile
2. Climax
3. Alliteration
4. Pun

10. Which of the following adjectives is true for Mr Oliver?

1. Nervous
2. Imaginative
3. Bold
4. Fearful

11. What did Mr Oliver see when the light fell on the boy’s face?

1. The boy did not have a mouth
2. The boy had no eyes, nose, ears or mouth
3. The boy had a beautiful face
4. The boy was terrified of something

12. What was Mr Oliver’s immediate reaction after seeing the boy’s face?

1. He had a mild heart attack
2. He started screaming
3. He fainted
4. He dropped the torch

13. “Has there been an accident? Why are you running?”- Who is the speaker?

1. The watchman
2. Mr Oliver’s wife
3. Mr Oliver
4. The little boy in the forest

14. What is the meaning of the word ‘convulsively’ in the story?

1. Slowly
2. Calmly
3. Quietly
4. Frantically

15. How far was Shimla Bazar from the school?

1. Eight miles
2. One mile
3. Five miles
4. Three miles

16. How has the author described the students of the school?

1. They belonged to wealthy Indian families
2. The boys belonged to British families only
3. They belonged to underprivileged families
4. The school had students of all economic classes

17. Why would most people avoid the path through the pine forest?

1. People believed that the pine forest was haunted
2. The pine trees would make eerie sounds during strong winds
3. The pine forest was mostly dark and unsafe
4. People feared getting lost in the woods

18. What was Mr Oliver carrying while he was walking through the forest?

1. A stick
2. A cell phone
3. A torch
4. A bag

19. “… so that he could recognize the miscreant”- Who did Mr Oliver think was a miscreant?

1. The watchman
2. The boy in the forest
3. A student
4. A stranger

20. What did Mr Oliver usually do in the evening?

1. Take a stroll in the pine forest
2. Take a stroll around his house
3. Drink a cup of tea and read a book
4. Take a stroll in the town

Answers:

1. C) Ruskin Bond.
2. B) 2004.
3. A) Shimla.
4. A) A school teacher.
5. D) Eton College.
6. B) He would take a shortcut through the pine forest.
7. C) A boy sitting on a rock all alone.
8. A) Metaphor.
9. C) Alliteration.
10. C) Bold.
11. B) The boy had no eyes, nose, ears or mouth.
12. D) He dropped the torch.
13. A) The watchman.
14. D) Frantically.
15. D) Three miles.
16. A) They belonged to wealthy Indian families.
17. B) The pine trees would make eerie sounds during strong winds.
18. C) A torch.
19. B) The boy in the forest.
20. D) Take a stroll in the town.