Zeal Study TNTET preparation 9th English Unit 4 Advanced Quiz

9th English Unit 4: Seventeen Oranges

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1. Where did the narrator work?

A) In a fruit shop B) At the docks C) In a police station

2. What did the narrator carry in his pockets that attracted Pongo's attention?

A) Apples B) Seventeen Oranges C) Bananas

3. Who was Clem Jones?

A) A policeman B) A careful planner and thief C) A dock manager

4. What was inside Clem Jones's box when Pongo first checked it?

A) A cat B) A Dutch cheese C) Oranges

5. Why was the narrator taken to the cabin?

A) To have lunch B) For stealing oranges C) To sign a document

6. How many oranges did the narrator swallow?

A) Seven B) Seventeen C) Ten

7. What did the narrator do with the pips and peels?

A) Threw them out the window B) Swallowed them all C) Hid them in his shoes

8. Why did Pongo go out of the cabin?

A) To bring another policeman B) To eat his lunch C) To chase Clem Jones

9. Who is the author of "Seventeen Oranges"?

A) Ruskin Bond B) Bill Naughton C) Dorothy Sayers

10. What happened to the narrator's stomach after the incident?

A) He had a stomach ache for a week B) He felt very healthy C) He wanted more oranges

Match the following (11-15):

11. Pongo Select...PolicemanDonkey driver

12. Ship’s Cabin Select...Place of detentionFruit market

13. Dutch Cheese Select...Clem’s theftNarrator's lunch

14. Pips Select...Seeds of orangeSmall coins

15. Apron Select...Policeman’s uniform partA bag for oranges

16. Identify the Odd One Out (Items in pockets):

A) String B) A Gold Ring C) Piece of wire

17. Identify the Odd One Out (Characters):

A) Pongo B) Clem Jones C) Robert Frost

18. Identify the Odd One Out (Feelings of Narrator):

A) Frightened B) Excited C) Worried

19. Identify the Odd One Out (Dock actions):

A) Unloading B) Farming C) Searching

20. Identify the Odd One Out (Parts of orange):

A) Peel B) Pip C) Stem

21. Assertion (A): Pongo was a very strict policeman.
Reason (R): He searched Clem’s box and the narrator’s pockets thoroughly.

A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation B) A is false but R is true

22. Assertion (A): The narrator was lucky to escape.
Reason (R): Pongo couldn't find the evidence because it was eaten.

A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation B) A is true but R is false

23. Assertion (A): Clem Jones was a honest man.
Reason (R): He stole a Dutch cheese from the docks.

A) Both A and R are true B) A is false but R is true

24. Assertion (A): The narrator felt very sick.
Reason (R): He had swallowed seventeen oranges with pips and peels.

A) Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation B) R is false

25. Assertion (A): Pongo brought another policeman to witness.
Reason (R): He wanted to arrest the narrator with a witness.

A) Both are true B) Both are false

26. What was the color of the oranges?

A) Bright Orange B) Pale Yellow

27. Clem Jones' box had a ________ inside it.

A) Ship’s cat B) Dutch Cheese

28. The narrator was locked for ________ minutes.

A) A few (approx 15-20) B) One hour

29. Pongo's face turned ________ when he saw the empty table.

A) Red B) White

30. The story is a ________.

A) Humorous story B) Tragedy