1. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse (William Saroyan)
Very short type Q-Ans.
1. Who is the writer of the story,
‘The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse’?
Ans.
William Saroyan
2. Who is the story about?
Ans.
About two boys Aram and Mourad, who belonged to an Armenian tribe
3. What is the name of the
narrator’s cousin?
Ans.
Mourad
4. What did everybody consider
about Mourad?
Ans.
That he is a crazy boy
5. How old was the narrator when
the story begins?
Ans.
Nine years old
6. What did Aram see outside the
window?
Ans.
He saw that Mourad was sitting on a beautiful white horse
7. For what was the narrator’s
family famous?
Ans.
For honesty
8. What was the name of the
narrator’s uncle?
Ans.
Khosrove
9. What was the most famous comment
of uncle Khosrove?
Ans.
It is no harm; pay no attention to it
10. What did Khosrove’s son tell
him when he was in the barber’s shop?
Ans.
That the house is on fire
11. What was the name of Mourad’s
father?
Ans.
Zorab
12. For what did they steal the
horse?
Ans.
For horse riding
13. Where did the narrator and his
cousin hide the horse?
Ans.
In the barn of a deserted vineyard
14. Who came to the narrator’s
house when his uncle Khosrove was also there?
Ans.
John Byro, an Assyrian
15. What did the narrator’s uncle
say when John Byro said that his house had been found?
Ans.
He became irritated and shouted at him
16. Who was John Byro?
Ans.
John Byro was a farmer whose horse did the narrator and his cousin steal
17. What happened every morning
when the narrator tried to ride the horse?
Ans.
The horse threw him
18. How did John make sure that it
was his stolen horse?
Ans.
He recognized the horse by counted its teeth
2. The Address (Marga Minco)
Very
short type Q-Ans.
1.
Who is the writer of the story ‘The Address’?
Ans. Marga Minco
2.
What was the house number where the narrator had come?
Ans. No. 46
3.
Who was Mrs. Dorling?
Ans. Her mother’s old acquaintance
4.
Who opened the door when the narrator visited Mrs. Dorling the second time?
Ans. Mrs. Dorling’s
daughter
5.
What was the cutlery made of?
Ans. The cutlery made
of silver
6.
In what search has the narrator come back?
Ans. In search of her
mother’s belongings
7.
When had the narrator’s mother given her the address of Mrs. Dorling?
Ans. In the first half
of the war
8.
How did the narrator recognize the tea pot?
Ans. By the colour of
the pot
3. Ranga’s Marriage (Masti Venkatesha Iyengar)
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1.
Who is the writer of ‘Ranga’s Marriage?
Ans. Masti Venkatesha
Iyengar
2.
What is the name of the narrator’s village?
Ans. Hosahalli
3.
Where is Hosahalli located?
Ans. In Mysore
4.
What is the name of the village doctor?
Ans. Gundabhatta
5.
What happened when the narrator ate the mango chutney?
Ans. He suffered from
cough
6.
Who was the first in the village to send his son to Bangalore?
Ans. The village
accountant
7.
What did Rama Rao buy from a woman?
Ans. A bundle of
firewood
8.
Who was Ratna?
Ans. Rama Rao’s niece
9.
How old was Ratna?
Ans. Eleven years old
10.
Which musical instruments did Ratna know how to play?
Ans. The veena and the
harmonium
11.
Who is Shashtri?
Ans. The village
astrologer
12.
What is the name of the narrator?
Ans. Shyama
13.
Whom did Ranga marry in the end?
Ans. Ratna
14.
What is the name of Ranga and Ratna’s son?
Ans. Shyama
4. Albert Einstein at School (Patrick Pringle)
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1.
According to Albert Einstein, what was more important in education?
Ans. Ideas
2.
Who was Albert’s best friend in school at Munich?
Ans. Yuri
3.
Who was Elsha?
Ans. Albert’s cousin
4.
Where did Elsha live?
Ans. Berlin
5.
Who was Mr. Koch?
Ans. Albert’s
mathematics teacher
6.
How was Einstein by nature?
Ans. Rebellion
7.
Who calls Albert ‘The world’s worst liar’?
Ans. Yuri
8.
Did Albert like the tradition method of education?
Ans. No
5. Mother’s Day (J.B. Priestley)
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1.
Who is the writer of ‘Mother’s Day’?
Ans. J. B. Priestley
2.
What is the name of the mother?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson
3.
What is the nature of Mrs. Pearson?
Ans. Meek and
submissive nature
4.
Who is most neglected person in a family?
Ans. Mother
5.
Who was George?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson’s
husband
6.
What were the names of Mrs. Pearson’s children?
Ans. Doris and Cyril
7.
Who was Charlie?
Ans. Doris’s boyfriend
8.
Who is Mrs. Fitzgerald?
Ans. Mrs. Pearson’s
friend and neighbour
9.
What does Mrs. Fitzgerald know?
Ans. Magic
10.
What does Mrs. Fitzgerald ask Mrs. Pearson to do?
Ans. To exchange her
personality with her
11.
Who reformed the members of Mrs. Pearson’s family?
Ans. Mrs. Fitzgerald
12.
How many members were in Mrs. Pearson’s family?
Ans. four
6. The Ghat of the Only World (Amitov Ghosh)
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1.
Who is the writer of ‘The Ghat of the Only World’?
Ans. Amitov Ghosh
2.
Who was Agha Shahid?
Ans. Amitov Ghosh’s
friend
3.
What had Agha Shahid been suffering from?
Ans. From cancer
4.
What did Shahid ask the writer to do after his death?
Ans. To write about him
after his death
5.
What was Agha Shahid?
Ans. A poet
6.
What is the name of the book of poems written by Agha Shahid?
Ans. The Country
Without a Post Office
7.
What was the birth place of Agha Shahid?
Ans. Srinagar
8.
Where did the writer and Agha Shahid pursue their higher studies?
Ans. At Brooklyn in USA
9.
Where did Shahid do teaching job?
Ans. In the USA
10.
Where was Shahid appointed a professor in 1999?
Ans. University of Utah
11.
What common interests did the writer and Shahid have?
Ans. Rogan josh,
Roshanara Begum, Kishore Kumar and old Bombay films.
12.
What did Shahid want to make in his home?
Ans. A temple
7. Birth (A.J. Cronin)
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1.
Who is the writer of ‘Birth’?
Ans. A.J. Cronin
2.
Who was Andrew Manson?
Ans. A young doctor
3.
Where did Andrew Manson start his medical practice?
Ans. In the small Welsh
Mining town of Blaenelly
4.
Who was Andrew an assistant of?
Ans. Of Dr. Edward Page
5.
How long time had Joe Morgan and his wife been married?
Ans. For the twenty
years
6.
Who was Christine?
Ans. Andrew Manson’s
girl friend
7.
Why did Andrew Manson visit Joe Morgan’s house?
Ans. Because Morgan’s
wife was going to deliver a child
8.
Where did Joe Morgan live?
Ans. At Bryngower
9.
Who was Bramwell?
Ans. Andrew Manson’s
friend
10.
Who loved Blodwen?
Ans. Bramwell
11.
How was the baby when born?
Ans. Dead
12.
Who did Andrew Manson attend first?
Ans. The mother
13.
What did Andrew decide to do with the dead child?
Ans. All possible
efforts to revive the dead child
14.
What miracle happened?
Ans. The child gave one
heave, then another
15.
Was the doctor successful in saving the child’s life?
Ans. Yes
16.
How did the doctor feel when the child’s life was saved?
Ans. Relieved, tired
and satisfied
8. The Tale of Melon City (Vikram Seth)
Very
Short Type Q-Ans.
1.
Who is the writer of ‘The Tale of Melon City’?
Ans. Vikram Seth
2.
What type of a king ruled the city?
Ans. A foolish king
3.
What did the king order?
Ans. To make an arch
4.
What did the workmen build?
Ans. An arch
5.
What made the king angry?
Ans. His crown struck
against the arch
6.
According to the chief builder whose fault was it?
Ans. The workmen
7.
Who did the workmen blame for the faulty arch?
Ans. The masons
8.
According to the masons whose fault was it?
Ans. The Architect
9.
Who did the architect blame for the faulty arch?
Ans. The King
10.
Who did the king summon for the opinion?
Ans. The wisest man of
the country
11.
What was the wisest man’s verdict?
Ans. The arch should be
hanged
12.
Who was hanged finally?
Ans. The king
13.
What was the custom of the city?
Ans. To pass the city
gate choose the ruler
14.
Who passed by the city gate?
Ans. An Idiot
15.
Who was crowned the king of the country?
Ans. Melon