Fable |  Ralph Waldo Emerson | Class 10 । MCQ questions from the chapter’ Fable ‘

Fable |  Ralph Waldo Emerson | Class 10 ।

MCQ questions from the chapter’ Fable ‘

1. The squirrel was called a–

(A) Bun

(B) Prig

(C) little creature

(D) giant

Ans- (B) Prig

2. To make up a year and a  sphere _____must be taken together-

(A) natural objects

(B) all living objects only

(C) all sorts of weather

(D) all sorts of things and weather

Ans- (D) all sorts of things and weather.

3. The former called the latter “Little Prig”.Here the former is-

(A) the mountain

(B) the nut

(C) the forest

(D) the squirrel

Ans-(A) the mountain

4. The word ‘Prig’ refers to-

(A) wise

(B) self righteous person .

(C) pedantic

(D) thief

Ans- (B) self righteous person .

5. The squirrel admits that the mountain is –

(A) big

(B) very big

(C) wise

(D) powerful

Ans- (B) very big

6. Though the squirrel is small, he is not —

(A) adamant

(B) kind

(C) confident

(D) ashamed

Ans-(D) ashamed

7. The mountain does not have the ability to-

(A) carry a forest

(B) make a beautiful squirrel track

(C) crack a nut

(D) insult the squirrel.

Ans- C) crack a nut

8. Bun here refers to –

(A) the mountain

(B) the squirrel

(C) the big one

(D) the nut

Ans- (B) the squirrel

9. The squirrel is –

(A) dubious

(B) certain

(C) uncertain

(D) curious

Ans- B) certain

10. The small size of the squirrel is a matter of –

(A) disgrace

(B) honour and glory

(C) shame

(D) success

Ans- B) honour and glory

11. The mountain and the squirrel had a/an

(A) accord

(B) disagreement

(C) unity

(D) friendship

Ans- B) disagreement

12. Unlike the squirrel,the mountain can —

(A) carry forest on its back

(B) crack a nut

(C) move about happily

(D) make a sphere

Ans- A) carry forest on its back

13. The track made by the squirrel was –

(A) pretty

(B) dirty

(C) broken

(D) dull

Ans- A) pretty

14. Bun replied to the mountain’s remarks—-

(A) proudly

(B) foolishly

(C) wrongly

(D) wisely

Ans- D) wisely

15. Talents they say-

(A) differ

(B) matter

(C) remain unchanged

(D) none of these

Ans- A) differ

16. The squirrel said that —

(A) it was as large as the mountain

(B) it was not so as the mountain

(C) it was larger than the mountain

(D) it was indeed tiny

Ans- (B) it was not so as the mountain

17. The squirrel felt—

(A) it was a disgrace to occupy his place

(B) it was a disgrace to give up his place

(C) it was not a disgrace to hold on to his place.

(D) it was a disgrace to hold his place.

Ans-  (C) it was not a disgrace to hold on to his own place.

18. The squirrel _______ that the mountain made a very pretty squirrel track.

(A) agreed

(B) denied

(C) disbelieved

(D) condemned

Ans- A) agreed

19. According to the squirrel, everything in the world is put in —-

(A) hastily

(B) inconsiderately

(C) intelligently

(D) wisely

Ans- D) wisely

20. The word ‘ spray ‘ means –

(A) full of happiness

(B) full of anger

(C) full of life and energy

(D) full of sorry

Ans- ) full of life and energy

21. All sorts of things and weather make —

(A) a year

(B) a sphere

(C) forest

(D) a year and a sphere

Ans- (D) a year and a sphere

22. The word ‘disgrace ‘ means ‘–

(A) distress

(B) shame

(C) pride

(D) anger

Ans- B) shame

23. A nut can be cracked by –

(A) forests

(B) people

(C) squirrel

(D) mountain

Ans-   C) squirrel

24. Bun does not deny the—

(A) bigness

(B) kindness

(C) smallness

(D) purity of the mountain

Ans- A) bigness

25. The squirrel is –

(A) wise

(B) foolish

(C) clever

(D) intelligent

Ans- (D) intelligent