Multiple Choice Questions
Our Runaway Kite
Practice Questions with Answers
Total 40 questions available
Q. 1
What did everyone on the mainland have that the islanders did not?
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RelationsB
PetsC
FriendsD
Bigger housesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
How did the narrator bring the kite from the house?
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Carefully and slowlyB
While running energeticallyC
By tripping and falling over the rocksD
With assistance from a friendClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
How old is the narrator?
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10 yearsB
11 yearsC
12 yearsD
13 yearsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
How did Father appear when discussing relatives?
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SorrowfulB
ExcitedC
AngryD
HappyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
What was Claude doing when the kite snapped?
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Running after itB
Ignoring itC
Laughing happilyD
Standing with a cord in his hand, looking foolishClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What did people on the mainland say about the islanders?
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They are very smartB
They are very richC
They are very noisyD
They are very lonelyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
According to Father, why did they lack relatives?
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It was all his faultB
Because of the island locationC
Because they moved oftenD
Because they were stubbornClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
Who lives on the Big Half Moon island?
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Only Father, Claude, and the narratorB
Only FatherC
Only Claude and the narratorD
Father, Claude, the narrator, Aunt Esther, Mimi, and DickClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
How did the children play with their kites on the island?
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By racing themB
As shipwrecked mariners signaling each otherC
In kite competitionsD
By attaching them to balloonsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
Which pair never quarrelled with each other?
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Mimi and DickB
Claude and the narratorC
The narrator and Aunt EstherD
Father and ClaudeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
What was the wind like when the kite soared?
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Strong and gloriousB
Completely absentC
Weak and barely a breezeD
Unpredictable and erraticClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What was written on the kite?
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Their full names and “Big Half Moon lighthouse”B
A short poemC
Their favorite quotesD
Random numbersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
What did the narrator's elbow do to the kite?
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Decorated it with marksB
Touched it gentlyC
Made a big hole in itD
Glued it back togetherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
How did the repaired kite fly?
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Like a planeB
Like a birdC
Like a balloonD
Like a rocketClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What did Father say that puzzled Claude and the narrator?
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“We are too isolated.”B
“It is all my fault.”C
“You must work harder.”D
“I love this island.”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 16
Who is the keeper of the lighthouse?
A
ClaudeB
The narratorC
Aunt EstherD
FatherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Why did Father’s remark puzzle Claude and the narrator?
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They already had many relationsB
They thought he was jokingC
They ignored his commentD
They did not understand his self-blameClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
What is “all on account of the kite” referring to?
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The kite broke their gamesB
The kite caused many troublesC
The kite brought extra family membersD
The kite made them famousClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What did Claude and the narrator wish for?
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More playmatesB
More foodC
More toysD
More moneyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
What did the children ask Father about?
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Their lack of relationsB
Their schoolC
Their favorite foodD
Their futureClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
What happened when the narrator tripped over the rocks?
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The narrator's elbow went through the kiteB
The kite got wetC
The kite flew awayD
The kite fell apart completelyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
What did the narrator think would be jolly?
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Winning a gameB
Moving to the mainlandC
Getting new toysD
Having an uncle, aunt, and cousinsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What does the term “grand wind for kite–flying” indicate?
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A calm dayB
A strong and perfect windC
A gentle breezeD
A sudden stormClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Why did they hurry to fix the kite?
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They were afraid of losing itB
They wanted to fix it before the wind fellC
They needed to show it to a friendD
They planned to enter a contestClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
What did people assume about life on the island?
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It is very boringB
It is very crowdedC
It is very lonelyD
It is very excitingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
What is true about their seasonal movements?
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They travel abroadB
They move to the mainland in winterC
They move to the mainland in summerD
They never leave the islandClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
When do they move to the mainland?
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AutumnB
SpringC
SummerD
WinterClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
How was the kite decorated?
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With red paper and gold tinsel starsB
With printed imagesC
With blue paper and stickersD
With hand-painted patternsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
What sudden event occurred during the kite's flight?
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It slowly descendedB
It burst into flamesC
It snappedD
It changed colorClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
How old is Claude?
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12 yearsB
13 yearsC
10 yearsD
11 yearsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Why did they use an old letter to patch the kite?
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Because there was no more red paper availableB
Because it was the only paper they hadC
Because it was decorativeD
Because the letter was specialClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
How is summer on the Big Half Moon described?
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Stormy and windyB
Rainy and gloomyC
Lovely with a blue, calm harbourD
Hot and humidClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
How did they dry the patched kite?
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By hanging it outsideB
By the fireC
With a fanD
Under a treeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What does the phrase “It is all on account of the kite” imply?
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The kite caused family strifeB
The kite broke their gamesC
The kite brought extra family membersD
The kite saved their livesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Who showed Claude how to make kites?
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A boy on the islandB
A boy on the mainlandC
A man on the mainlandD
His teacherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Where did they go to get paper for the repair?
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The local shopB
The kitchen drawerC
The school libraryD
Into the lighthouseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Which activity did the narrator and Claude enjoy most?
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Playing with kitesB
SailingC
Running pirate cavesD
CookingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
What hobby did the children have every summer?
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Reading booksB
Making and flying kitesC
Collecting shellsD
SwimmingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
Where did the kite sail after it snapped?
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Towards the mountainsB
Over to the mainlandC
Into the seaD
Back to the houseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
What overall feeling does the passage convey about summer on the Big Half Moon?
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Sadness and isolationB
Fear and uncertaintyC
Boredom and dullnessD
Joy and adventureClick an option to check your answer
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