Multiple Choice Questions
Madam Rides the Bus
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Q. 1
Who was laughing at Valli’s remark of being grown up ?
A
Bus driverB
All the passengersC
The PolicemanD
Bus conductorClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
Who was going on a bus journey, just to fulfil her dream ?
A
Valli’s motherB
ValliC
Valli’s auntD
The old womanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
What is the initial atmosphere in the bus during slack time?
A
QuietB
ChaoticC
CrowdedD
FestiveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
How many passengers were there in the bus during slack time?
A
Twenty to twenty-fiveB
Ten to twelveC
Six to sevenD
More than thirtyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
How did the passengers react to Valli in the bus?
A
Gave her a seatB
Ignored herC
Laughed with the conductorD
Scolded herClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What was Valli's initial response to the passengers' attention?
A
ExcitementB
HappinessC
ShynessD
AnnoyanceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
Where did Valli go when she felt shy?
A
To an empty seatB
To the driverC
To the conductorD
To the exitClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
How would you describe the appearance of the new bus from the outside?
A
Gleaming white with green stripesB
ColorfulC
DullD
Old and worn outClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
What did the overhead bars inside the bus look like?
A
SilverB
RustyC
WoodenD
GoldenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What is the setting when Valli boards the bus?
A
NightB
EveningC
MorningD
AfternoonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Why is Valli calculating the bus fare?
A
Valli must avail the one o'clock bus ride.B
Valli needs to go to the townC
Valli is poor, the fare is high for the bus
ride.D
Valli is curious about riding the bus.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 12
How did Valli gather so much information
about the bus fare?
A
Through her inquisitive natureB
Due to her curious bent of mindC
Through her habit of gossipingD
Due to her habit of eavesdropping and
overhearing other's conversationClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
Select the option that correctly captures application of the word 'take as used in line
5 of the extract.
A
Please take care while crossing the road.B
She had to take the 5' o clock train from
Mathura to Agra.C
My mother must take my brother to the
doctor.D
My take-home salary is around 50,000/
per month.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 14
What is the fare for a one-way trip on the bus?
A
Forty paiseB
Thirty paiseC
Ten paiseD
Twenty paiseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
How does one well-dressed man describe the fare?
A
Almost nothing at allB
AffordableC
ExpensiveD
UnreasonableClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
How long does the trip to the town take on the bus?
A
One hourB
Forty-five minutesC
Thirty minutesD
Two hoursClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
How much additional fare does Valli need to pay to return home on the same bus?
A
Forty paiseB
Thirty paiseC
Twenty paiseD
Fifty paiseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
When can Valli take the one-o'clock afternoon bus and return home?
A
Around four o'clockB
Around three o'clockC
Around two o'clockD
Around five o'clockClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
How much time does Valli spend in the town during the afternoon trip?
A
Two hoursB
Thirty minutesC
One hourD
Fifteen minutesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What does the fare mean to Valli, considering her financial situation?
A
It's reasonableB
It's a fortuneC
It's expensiveD
It's unaffordableClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
Another important aspect about Valli clearly
understood from the excerpt was:
A
She could be shy when people's attention was
drawn towards her.B
She was very confident about her thoughts
and actions.C
She was very proud.D
She was scared of her mother.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 22
What would make Valli jealous?
A
Her mother travelling the bus.B
Strangers travelling by bus.C
Hearing stories of her friend's bus journey.D
All of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What does the sentence 'Valli devoured everything
with her eyes' in the Madam Rides the Bus specify
according to the author?
A
She was enjoying the rideB
She was constantly eating and watchingC
She was just looking outD
She was bored through the ride.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Valli tried to avoid everyone's eyes since -
A
She was overcome with shynessB
She was overcome with angerC
She was overcome with fearD
She was avoiding staresClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
Valliammai was ——- year’s old girl.
A
6B
7C
8D
9Click an option to check your answer
Q. 26
How long would it take Valli to complete her
journey on the bus as calculated by her?
A
One hour and forty-five minutesB
An hour and a quarter minutesC
One and a half hourD
Two hoursClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
The whole story points to the transformation and
progress of the old to the new through Valli's
eyes. What do you think Valli's mother and aunt
to represent?
A
The author just wanted to fill details in by
posting the characters of Valli's mother and
aunt.B
Represent a world which Valli wanted to get
away from.C
Represent the family of Valli, deeply grounded
in the village.D
Represent a village which by and large desired
modernity but lacked the will to reach it.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 28
What was the most catching to Valli's eyes?
A
The driv of the bus.B
The timely movement of the bus.C
The hourly movement of the bus.D
The conductor in the bus.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 29
_______ was hindering Valli's views from the window.
A
The Canvas blindB
The tall treesC
The windshieldD
The Shining overhead barsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
The train looked like a speck :
A
in the grassB
in the distanceC
in the borderD
in the delightClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
The dead cow was a rude jolt for Valli. Why?
A
Valli was very sad to see the dead cow, as she
was very young.B
Valli got a taste of horrors associated with life.C
For Valli, this was a horror she had not taken
cognizance of during her planning.D
Valli had never expected to see death so closely.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 32
What would set a kindle in Valli?
A
The face of the conductorB
The faces of the passengersC
The faces of the childrenD
The face of the driverClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
Which word in the passage means the same as ‘shining’.
A
gleamingB
stackC
shoneD
overheadClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What was the one way fare from the village to the
town?
A
50 paiseB
1 rupeeC
40 paiseD
30 paiseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
What is the most important thing the author wants
to convey about Valli?
A
She was intelligent remarkably Ans.
courageous.B
Valli's self respect is worth noting.C
Valli's mental perspective undergoes
enlightenment.D
Valli was brave with an inquisitive mind.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Valli listened carefully to conversations of the
frequent travelers. This meant that she was very :
A
SnoopyB
InquisitiveC
AttentiveD
IntruderClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
"Never mind," she said, "I can get on by myself. You
don't have to help me." How would you describe
Valli's character traits through this?
A
Self-dependentB
Self-consciousC
FrightenedD
FeebleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
What was the season when Valli did travel?
A
SpringB
SummerC
WinterD
MonsoonClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
Why did Valli stand up?
A
She liked standing.B
She wanted to enjoy the ride.C
She wasn't able to look outside properly.D
She was tired of sitting.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 40
What did the conductor call Valli?
A
First PassengerB
Cute GirlC
MadamD
None of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
Who was laughing at Valli’s remark of being grown up ?
A
All the passengersB
Bus driverC
Bus conductorD
The PolicemanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
Who was a "real chatterbox"?
A
ValliB
ConductorC
Her auntD
All of theseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
The word ‘fascinating’ means:
A
attractiveB
recreativeC
everlastingD
longinglyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
The children used the word "Proud! proud!" as a ________.
A
slang expressionB
jealous expressionC
taunting expressionD
angry expressionClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
Write the adjectival form of ‘shyness’.
A
shylessB
shyC
shynessD
skyfulClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
How did Valli collect information about the bus?
A
By checking the bags of passengers every time.B
By asking some discreet questions.C
By checking the luggage of passengers every
time.D
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Town was _______ miles from the village.
A
SixB
FiveC
TenD
ThreeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
An old woman sitting beside Valli was ______-.
A
SleepingB
Reading bookC
Chewing betelD
Listening songClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
Why did the old lady ask Vali so many questions?
A
She was bored.B
She liked Valli.C
She was bothered about Valli.D
She was poking her nose.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 50
What did the old man say to Valli that annoyed her?
A
he merely asked her to sitB
He shouted at herC
he asked why she’s aloneD
None of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
What would make Valli jealous?
A
her mother travelling the busB
strangers ravelling by busC
hearing stories of her friend’s bus journeyD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
What was the timing of the afternoon nap taken
by Valli's mother?
A
1 to 3B
2 to 4C
1 to 4D
2 to 3Click an option to check your answer
Q. 53
What did she have to resist on Village Fair Day to save for the ride?
A
toysB
balloonsC
merry go roundD
peppermintClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
What is the symbolism of the bus in the story?
A
Only means of fast transport.B
The vehicle took passengers from stagnated
village to a modern town.C
Only sign of modernity in the village.D
It was the link that helped to bridge the chasm
between curiosity and realisation.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 55
Why did Valli not get off the bus for sight-seeing?
A
She didn't have the time.B
She was afraid.C
She didn't want to.D
She didn't like the city.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 56
Who was a "real chatterbox"?
A
conductorB
ValliC
her auntD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
"Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive". What
do you mean by "repulsive"?
A
Extremely attractiveB
Showing displeasureC
Causing strong dislikeD
AdmirableClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
What can you tell about the conductor from the text?
A
he was quietB
he was funnyC
he was grumpyD
all of the aboveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
She had to make careful and elaborate plans for :
A
her beautiful dressB
her first journeyC
her dollD
her icecreamClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
Which option correctly replaces the underlined
word in the given line from Madam Rides the
Bus? Really understood.
A
ConfusionB
ComprehendC
ProudD
CompriseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 61
Amongst all passengers why do you think the
author had stressed on the character of the old
woman?
A
The old woman represented a different
generation.B
The old woman's concern for young displays
the heart of Indian Culture.C
The old woman was an obstacle for Valli.D
The character of the old woman is symbolic
of Valli's village roots contrasted with Valli's
efforts to reach out to modernity.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 62
The outside of the bus was painted :
A
brownB
whiteC
blackD
greenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 63
What was Valli’s full name?
A
ValliammaiB
VallikkannanC
ValliannaiD
VallikannamClick an option to check your answer
Q. 64
Who is the author of the lesson “Madam rides the Bus”?
A
Gavin MaxwellB
Paulo CoehloC
VallikkannanD
Arup Kumar DuttaClick an option to check your answer
Q. 65
The one thing Valli failed to understand was -
A
The seat was for sitting.B
The scenery was beautiful to her eyes.C
The passengers were concerned for her.D
That it was a public transport.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 66
What was the next challenge once she'd saved
enough money?
A
Buy a ticket.B
Tell her mom about it.C
Know about the timings.D
To sneak out of the house.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 67
What does it tell you about Valli when she refused
to accept the conductor's treat?
A
She was rude.B
She was stubborn.C
She was responsible.D
She was disrespectful.Click an option to check your answer
Q. 68
How much money did Valli pay for her to and fro
journey?
A
Sixty paiseB
Fifty paiseC
Seventy paiseD
Hundred paiseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 69
What best describes Valliammai 'watching what
was happening in the street outside'.
A
CuriousB
Arrogant in natureC
DefensiveD
UnconcernedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 70
But she was annoyed by his attention. Whose
attention is it referred to ?
A
The elderly man in the bus.B
The conductor of the bus.C
The driver of the bus.D
The elderly woman in the bus.Click an option to check your answer
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