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MCQ from Father’s Help

By Golam Mortuja

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Father’s Help : R K Narayan

TEXT : Unit 1

MCQ TEST

Read The Text Carefully And Answer The Following Questions : 

Lying in bed, Swami realized with a shudder that it was Monday morning. It looked as though only a moment ago it was Friday. Already Monday was here. He hoped he didn’t have to go to school.  

At nine o’clock, Swaminathan wailed, “I have a headache.”

Mother generously suggested that Swami might stay at home. At 9.30, when he ought to have been in the school prayer hall, Swami was lying on the bench in Mother’s room.

Father asked him, “Have you no school today?”

“Headache,” Swami replied.

“Nonsense!  Dress up and go.”

“Headache!”

“Loaf about less on Sundays and you will be without a headache on Monday.”

Swami knew how strict his father could be. So he changed his tactics. “I can’t go so late to the class.”

“You’ll have to. It is your own fault.”

“What will the teacher think if I go so late?” 

“Tell him you had a headache and so are late.” 

“He will scold me if I say so.”

“Will he? Let us see. What is his name?”

“Samuel.”

“Does he always scold the students?”

“He is a very angry man. He is especially angry with boys who come in late. I wouldn’t like to go late to Samuel’s class.”

“If he is so angry, why not tell your headmaster about it?”

“They say that even the headmaster is afraid of him.”

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 MCQ  

Complete Each Of The Following Sentences Choosing The Correct Alternatives Given 

1️⃣ The text ‘Father’s Help’ is a/an

a) novel

b) essay

c) travelogue

d) short-story.

2️⃣ The short-story ‘Father’s Help’ is written by

a) Manoj Das

b) Ruskin Bond

c) R K Narayan

d) Khushwant Singh.

3️⃣ R K Narayan’s story ‘Father’s Help’ has been taken from

a) The Collected Stories

b) Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra

c) Malgudi Days

d) Swami and Friends.

4️⃣ At the very beginning of the story ‘Father’s Help’ Swami was lying

a) on the bench in mother’s room

b) on the bench in father’s room

c) in bed

d) on the bench in his class.

5️⃣ Swaminathan disliked

a) Sundays

b) Mondays

c) Fridays

d) Saturdays. 

6️⃣ Lying in bed, Swaminathan realized that it was the morning of 

a) Sunday

b) Monday

c) Friday

d) Saturday.

7️⃣ Swaminathan realized about Monday when he was lying

a) on the bench in his mother’s room

b) in bed

c) in his father’s room

d) in the school prayer hall. 

8️⃣ When he realized that it was Monday morning Swaminathan felt 

a) overjoyed 

b) afraid 

c) sad

d) angry. 

9️⃣ Realizing that it was Monday morning Swami

a) yawned 

b) smiled

c) laughed

d) shuddered. 

1️⃣0️⃣ With a shudder Swami realized that it was

a) Friday

b) Thursday

c) Monday

d) Sunday. 

1️⃣1️⃣ When Swami was in bed, he shuddered because he realized

a) it was Monday morning 

b) it was Friday morning 

c) he had not done the homework 

d) he had a headache.

1️⃣2️⃣ To Swami it looked as though only a moment ago it was

a) Monday

b) Sunday

c) Friday

d) Saturday.

1️⃣3️⃣ Swaminathan felt that Monday morning came very

a) slowly

b) soon

c) late 

d) gradually. 

1️⃣4️⃣ For Swami the passage from Friday to Monday was

a) too late

b) too quick

c) too boring

d) too good. 

1️⃣5️⃣ Swami was reluctant to go to

a) college

b) school

c) playground

d) market. 

1️⃣6️⃣ Swami hoped he didn’t have to go to

a) college

b) school

c) university

d) office.

1️⃣7️⃣ Swami did not want to go school on

a) Monday 

b) Tuesday

c) Friday

d) Saturday. 

1️⃣8️⃣ Swaminathan was lying in bed with a pain in his

a) back

b) tooth

c) leg 

d) head. 

1️⃣9️⃣ According to Swami, he suffered from

a) malaria

b) stomach trouble

c) toothache

d) headache.

2️⃣0️⃣ Swami wailed that he had

a) a fever 

b) a headache 

c) stomach problem 

d) caught cold.

2️⃣1️⃣ Swami groaned for having a

a) toothache

b) stomach pain

c) headache

d) sore throat.

2️⃣2️⃣ Swami told about his headache 

a) in the morning 

b) at noon

c) at night

d) in the evening. 

2️⃣3️⃣ Swami wailed when it was

a) 6 o’clock

b) 7 o’clock

c) 8 o’clock

d) 9 o’clock. 

2️⃣4️⃣ The time when Swami complained of headache is

a) nine o’clock 

b) eight o’clock 

c) seven o’clock 

d) six o’clock.

2️⃣5️⃣ Swami started wailing for headache at

a) 9 p.m.

b) 9 a.m.

c) 9.30 p.m.

d) 9.30 a.m.

2️⃣6️⃣ In the story ‘nine o’clock’ means

a) 9 A.M.

b) 9 P.M.

c) 9 : 15 A.M.

d) 9 : 30 A.M.

2️⃣7️⃣ Swami’s mother was

a) strict

b) angry

c) foolish

d) lenient.

2️⃣8️⃣ When Swami declared his headache, his mother

a) got angry

b) irritated

c) remained indifferent

d) became concerned.

2️⃣9️⃣ Swami’s mother considered his problem

a) generously

b) strictly

c) angrily 

d) indifferently.

3️⃣0️⃣ Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall at

a) 9 a.m.

b) 9.30 a.m.

c) 10 a.m.

d) 10.30 a.m.

3️⃣1️⃣ At 9.30 Swami ought to have been

a) in Samuel’s class 

b) in the headmaster’s room 

c) in the school prayer hall 

d) in his mother’s room.

3️⃣2️⃣ At 9.30, when Swami ought to have been in the school prayer hall, he was lying in his 

a) father’s room

b) mother’s room

c) own room

d) uncle’s room. 

3️⃣3️⃣ In his mother’s room, Swami was lying on the

a) table 

b) bed

c) bench 

d) desk.

3️⃣4️⃣ Swami’s father found Swami

a) getting ready for school

b) talking to his mother

c) sitting in his mother’s room 

d) lying on the bench in his mother’s room. 

3️⃣5️⃣ When Swami told about his headache, his father was

a) tensed 

b) happy 

c) indifferent 

d) angry.

3️⃣6️⃣ According to his father, Swami was uttering nonsense that 

a) he had no school

b) he was late

c) he had a headache

d) Samuel was a very angry man.

3️⃣7️⃣ Swami loafs about much on

a) Sundays

b) Mondays

c) Fridays

d) Saturdays.

3️⃣8️⃣ On Sundays, Swami would 

a) do arithmetic

b) sleep more

c) laze around

d) make kites.

3️⃣9️⃣ Swami’s father advised Swami to ___________ on Sundays. 

a) do arithmetic 

b) sleep more

c) loaf about less

d) go fishing

4️⃣0️⃣ Swami knew his father to be

a) angry

b) generous

c) happy

d) strict. 

4️⃣1️⃣ Swami changed his tactics, because he knew

a) his father was a very strict man

b) his mother would scold him for not going to school 

c) Samuel was a very angry man 

d) the headmaster was a very angry man. 

4️⃣2️⃣ Swami had a very _________ father. 

a) generous

b) lenient

c) casual 

d) stern

4️⃣3️⃣ Swami’s father wanted to know about the name of Swami’s

a) headmaster 

b) dearest friend

c) classmate 

d) class-teacher. 

4️⃣4️⃣ The name of the teacher mentioned by Swami to his father was

a) Samson

b) Sam

c) Samuel

d) Smith.

4️⃣5️⃣ Swami emphasized to his father that Samuel was a/an

a) lovable and affectionate person

b) man full of hatred

c) angry man

d) indifferent man. 

4️⃣6️⃣ According to Swami, if he told that he had a headache, Samuel would

a) beat him 

b) scold him 

c) shout at him 

d) ignore him.

4️⃣7️⃣ According to Swami, Samuel was a man who was always

a) happy 

b) friendly

c) angry

d) worried. 

4️⃣8️⃣ According to Swami, Samuel was especially angry with those boys who

a) are unpunctual 

b) are not hard working 

c) come late in class

d) are inattentive.

4️⃣9️⃣ Samuel is especially angry with

a) naughty boys

b) lazy boys

c) everyone

d) late comers.

5️⃣0️⃣ Swami reported his father that even the headmaster was

a) pleased with Samuel 

b) angry with Samuel 

c) afraid of Samuel 

d) indifferent to Samuel.

5️⃣1️⃣ According to Swami, the headmaster

a) was angry with Samuel

b) feared Samuel

c) was pleased with Samuel

d) was very affectionate to Samuel. 

5️⃣2️⃣ Swami’s father suggested Swami to complain against __________ to the headmaster. 

a) his classmate

b) his dearest friend

c) his class-teacher Samuel

d) the school clerk. 

5️⃣3️⃣ Swami’s proposal of not going to school was accepted by 

a) his teacher Samuel

b) his father 

c) his mother

d) the headmaster.

5️⃣4️⃣ Swami was forced to go to school by his

a) mother

b) father

c) uncle 

d) aunt. 

5️⃣5️⃣ Swami was allowed to avoid school by

a) his father

b) his mother

c) the headmaster

d) his teacher Samuel. 

5️⃣6️⃣ The meaning of the word ‘shudder’ is 

a) befool someone 

b) become angry

c) shake, as from cold, fear or excitement

d) notice attentively.

5️⃣7️⃣ The word ‘loaf’ means

a) play football with friends

b) spend time in an idle manner by loitering around 

c) read a story

d) train ownself. 

5️⃣8️⃣ The word ‘strict’ means

a) tolerant

b) loveable

c) stern

d) indifferent. 

5️⃣9️⃣ The word ‘tactics’ means

a) tools

b) plans of attaining a particular goal

c) talents

d) treatments. 

6️⃣0️⃣ The meaning of the word ‘scold’ is

a) love 

b) hate

c) chide or rebuke

d) beat.

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