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Vistas, Class- 12th, Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

Updated on 24/02/2021

 

1. The Third Level

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

1.    Who is the writer of the story ‘The Third Level’?

Ans. Jack Finney

 

2.    Who is the central character of the story ‘The Third Level’?

Ans. Charley

 

3.    How doe Charley make sure that he has reached the past?

Ans. He sees the date on the current newspaper (11 June 1894)

 

4.    Where does he want to go?

Ans. To Galesburg, in Illinois

 

5.    When did Charley live in Galesburg?

Ans. In his Childhood

 

6.    For which place does charley wants to purchase tickets?

Ans. Galesburg

 

7.    To whom does Charley talk about the third level?

Ans. To his psychiatrist friend

 

8.    In which year of the past does Charley want to go?

Ans. 1894

 

9.    One of Charley’s friends disappears. What is his name?

Ans. Sam Weiner

 

10.Who is Sam Weiner?

Ans. Charley’s psychiatrist friend

 

2. The Tiger King (Kalki)

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

1.    Who is the writer of the story ‘The Tiger King’?

Ans. Kalki

 

2.    Who is the main character in the story ‘The Tiger King’?

Ans. Jung Jung Bahadur

 

3.    Which kingdom was ruled by Jung Jung Bahadur?

Ans. Pratibandapuram

 

4.    By what name was king Jung Jung Bahadur known?

Ans. Tiger King

 

5.    What miracle took place when the king was only ten days old?

Ans. He began to speak

 

6.    What did the astrologer predict about the death of the king when he was an infant?

Ans. His death would be  by a tiger

 

7.    At what age did Jung Jung Bahadur become king?

Ans. At the age of Twenty years

 

8.    How many rings did the king sent to the British officer’s wife?

Ans. Fifty rings

 

9.    How many tigers did the king kill in ten years?

Ans. Seventy tigers

 

10.How did the king solve the problem of finding more tigers for killing?

Ans. By married a girl of a royal family

 

11.How many tigers did the king kill in his father-in-law’s kingdom?

Ans. Twenty nine tigers

 

12.How did the dewan solve the problem of finding hundredth tiger?

Ans. He released his own pet tiger in the jungle

 

13.What did the hunters find when they went near the hundredth tiger?

Ans. The tiger was not dead

 

14.Who actually killed the tiger

Ans. The hunter

 

15.What did the king decide to gift his son on his third birthday?

Ans. A wooden tiger

 

16.How did the king die?

Ans. By the infection of silver pierced in the king’s hand

 

 

3. Journey to the End of the Earth (Tishani Doshi)

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

Q. 1 Who is the writer of the essay, ‘Journey to the end of the Earth’?

Ans. Tishani Doshi

 

Q. 2 Which journey does the writer describe in ‘Journey to the End of the Earth’?

Ans. Journey to Antarctica

 

Q. 3 From where did the writer’s journey start?

Ans. From Madras

 

Q. 4 For how many hours did the writer travel for reaching Antarctica?

Ans. More than one hundred hours

 

Q. 5 Which creatures were wiped out sixty million years ago?

Ans. Dinosaurs

 

Q. 6 Why do people visit Antarctica?

Ans. To know the earth’s past and future

 

Q. 7 How long has there been civilization on this earth?

Ans. For 12000 years

 

Q. 8 What is the result of man’s progress?

Ans. Pollution

 

Q. 9 What is the reason for the rise in the earth’s temperature?

Ans. Greenhouse effect

 

Q. 10 What is the best place for studying the effect of global warming?

Ans. Antarctica

 

Q. 11 Who headed the programme ‘Students on Ice’?

Ans. Geoff Green

 

Q.12 On which programme was the writer working?

Ans. Students on Ice

 

Q. 13 What was the name of the giant super continent which existed six hundred and fifty million years ago?

Ans. Gondwana

 

Q. 14 Which two continents were once part of the same landmass?

Ans. India and Antarctica

 

Q. 15 How many years ago were the dinosaurs wiped out.

Ans. about fifty million years ago

 

Q. 16 How many students were the part of the programme ‘Students on Ice’?

Ans. 52 students

 

 

4. The Enemy  (Pearl S. Buck)

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

1.    Who is the writer of the story ‘The Enemy’?

Ans. Pearl S. Buck

 

2.    Who is the Japanese doctor in the story ‘The Enemy’?

Ans. Dr. Sadao Hoki

 

3.    Who is the enemy in the story ‘The Enemy’?

Ans. An American soldier

 

4.    What was the name of Dr. Sadao’s wife?

Ans. Hana

 

5.    How many children does Dr. Sadao have?

Ans. Two children

 

6.    How many servants does Dr. Sadao have?

Ans. Two servants,  a gardener and  a maid

 

7.    Who was Yumi?

Ans. A maid to look after their children

 

8.    Where had Dr. Sadao met Hana for the first time?

Ans. In America

 

9.    Where was Dr. Sadao house?

Ans. On a narrow beach

 

10.What did Hana refuse to do?

Ans. To wash the injured soldier’s wounds

 

11.Who washed the wounds of the injured American soldier?

Ans. Dr. Sadao’s wife

 

12.What did Dr. Sadao arrange for the escape of the American soldier?

Ans. A boat

 

 

5. Should Wizard Hit Mommy? (John Updike)

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

1. Who is the writer of the story, ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy’?

Ans. John Updike

 

2. Who is Jo?

Ans. A little girl

 

3. What is the name of Jo’s father?

Ans. Jack

 

4. Who tells stories to Jo?

Ans. Her father, Jack

 

5. Jack stories are always about a little animal. What is its name?

Ans. Roger

 

6. In every story whom does Roger consult about his problem?

Ans. An owl

 

7. What suggestion does the owl give Roger about his problem?

Ans. To consult a wizard

 

8. Where would Roger go in order to get the pennies?

Ans. To the well

 

9. In the evening, from where did Roger’s father return?

Ans. From Boston

 

10. What kind of hat did the wizard wear?

Ans. A pointed blue hat

 

11. What did Roger the Skunk want to smell like?

Ans. Like a rose

 

12. How much money did the Wizard demand from the Skunk for making his smell like roses?

Ans. Seven pennies

 

6.On the Face of it (Susan Hill)

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

1.    Who is the writer of the play, ‘On the Face of It’?

Ans. Susan Hill

 

2.    Who is Derry?

Ans. young boy

 

3.    What is wrong with Derry’s face?

Ans. One side of his face is burnt

 

4.    How was one side of Derry’s face burnt?

Ans. By acid

 

5.    Why do people avoid Derry?

Ans. His face is burnt and looks ugly

 

6.    What is Mr. Lamb’s deformity?

Ans. He has an artificial leg

 

7.    What do children call Mr. Lamb?

Ans. Lamely Lamb

 

8.    How does Derry enter the garden?

Ans. By scaling a wall

 

9.    To whom does the garden belong?

Ans. Mr. Lamb

 

10.How does Mr. Lamb talk to Derry?

Ans. In a kind tone

 

11.Which fairy tale does Mr. Lamb remind Derry of?

Ans. The Beauty and the Beast

 

12.How has Mr. Lamb learnt so much?

Ans. By watching, listening and thinking

 

 

7. Evans Tries An O-Level (Colin Dexter)

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

1.    Who is the writer of the play, ‘Evans Tries An O-Level’?

Ans. Colin Dexter

 

2.    Who is Evans?

Ans. A prisoner

 

3.    How many times has Evans already escaped from jail?

Ans. Three times

 

4.    How is Evans popularly known?

Ans. Evans the break

 

5.    What language does Evans want to study?

Ans. German

 

6.    What test does Evans want to take?

Ans. O-Level in German

 

7.    Who would be the invigilator for Evans’ test?

Ans. A priest

 

8.    Whom does the governor ask to search Evans’ cell thoroughly?

Ans. Jackson

 

9.    What is the name of the invigilator?

Ans. Rev. Stuart McLeary

 

10.What does the rubber ring actually contain?

Ans. Pig’s blood

 

 

8. Memories of Childhood (Zitkala-Sa and Bama)

Very Short Type Q-Ans.

 

1.    Who is the writer of the lesson, ‘Memories of Childhood’?

Ans. Zitkala-Sa and Bama

 

2.    What incident Zitkala-Sa describe?

Ans. Cutting of her long hair

 

3.    What were the feelings of Zitkala-Sa on her first day at school?

Ans. Fear and expectation

 

4.    What for were the children taken to a hall?

Ans. For breakfast

 

5.    Who were staring at the writer during the breakfast?

Ans. A pale faced woman

 

6.    Why was the author fastened to a chair?

Ans. Her hair were cut

 

7.    In the author’s society whose hair was cut?

Ans. Of the captured soldiers

 

8.    How long did it take the writer to reach at home from school?

Ans. About ten minutes

 

9.    Which tree was on the way to the author’s school?

Ans. An almond tree

 

10.What was there in the packet?

Ans. Vadai

 

11.Where did the author’s elder brother study?

Ans. At a university

 

12.Who was Judewin?

Ans. A friend of Zitkala-Sa