MCQ's (with Solutions) - A Dog Named Duke | English Class 9 PDF Download

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Read the extracts and answer the questions that follow.

Ques 1: “Secretly, Marcy cried as she watched the big man’s grin fade away. Severe face lines set in like cement as Chuck stared at the ceiling for hours, then out of the window, then at Duke.” [CBSE 2010 (Term 1)]

(a) Marcy cried secretly because :
(i) She didn’t want Chuck to be upset
(ii) It was her personal grief
(iii) She was upset at the turn of events
(iv) She didn’t want to exhibit her feelings

(b) Identify the figure of speech from the above lines :
(i) Metaphor
(ii) Simile
(iii) Personification
(iv) Imagery

(c) The big grin was replaced by severe lines because :
(i) Boredom had set in
(ii) He was going into depression
(iii) There was no improvement in his condition
(iv) He started losing hope

Ans:
(a) (i)
(b) (iv)
(c) (iv)

Ques 2: But Duke wouldn’t. He’d lie down with a reproachful eye on Hooper.” [CBSE 2010 (Term 1)]

(a) Duke wouldn’t, what? :
(i) Stop barking
(ii) Stop jumping
(iii) Obey Hooper
(iv) Eat his food

(b) Duke is angry with Hooper because of Hooper :
(i) wouldn’t play with him
(ii) wouldn’t take him out for a walk
(iii) didn’t serve him with interesting food
(iv) would just stare at the wall

(c) Hooper has earned Duke’s reproach because he is :
(i) Not interested in playing
(ii) Bedridden
(iii) Bored with Duke’s game
(iv) His wife doesn’t like it

Ans:
(a) (i)
(b) (ii)
(c) (ii)

Ques 3: ‘‘In 1953, Hooper was a favoured young man. A big genuine grin civilized his highly competitive nature. [CBSE 2010 (Term 1)]

(a) By stating that ‘Hooper was a favoured young man’, the author means that:
(i) Hooper was a successful person
(ii) he was the favourite of all
(iii) he was the answer to all problems
(iv) he could rise higher

(b) By the word civilized, the author wants :
(i) to say that before that Hooper was uncivilized
(ii) to say that he had no sense
(iii) to create humour by suggesting his earlier roughness
(iv) to laugh at Hooper

(c) Hooper had been working as a / an :
(i) sales manager
(ii) area sales manager
(iii) zone sales manager
(iv) assistant sales manager

Ans:
(a) (i)
(b) (iii)
(c) (iii)

Ques 4: The pair set daily goals; Monday, the sixth fence post, Tuesday, the seventh fence post, Wednesday___. [CBSE 2010 (Term 1)]

(a) The pair in the above line refers to :
(i) Doctor & Hooper
(ii) Marcy & Hooper
(iii) Duke & Hooper
(iv) Marcy & Duke

(b) Their daily goal was to :
(i) cross the road
(ii) cover more and more distance
(iii) carry each post everyday
(iv) fence one post everyday

(c) The pair needed to set daily goals as :
(i) Chuck had realized that he could be normal
(ii) they had been given a deadline
(iii) they were in competition
(iv) they were lagging behind

Ans: 

(a) (iii)
(b) (ii)
(c) (i)