Multiple Choice Questions
Rip Van Winkle
Practice Questions with Answers
Total 76 questions available
Q. 1
Why did Rip leave his group of friends?
A
He found new friendsB
They were cruelC
He wanted to go to the cityD
His wife said they made him lazyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
What was unusual about one man’s face?
A
It was full of eyesB
It had red paintC
It had no earsD
It looked like a nose onlyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
What did the old woman say to Rip?
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“Welcome back, old neighbor!”B
“Go away!”C
“You look tired!”D
“Are you a ghost?”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What game reminded villagers of the strange men on the mountain?
A
CricketB
FootballC
NinepinsD
ChessClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
One day Rip went ________ up the Kaatskill Mountains.
A
workB
complainedC
highD
assistedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What did the people do with the keg?
A
Cooked foodB
Washed clothesC
Burned itD
Drank from itClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
How long did it feel to Rip that he had been gone?
A
A yearB
A dayC
A nightD
A weekClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
Identity the types of sentences given below :
Sure enough! It is Van Winkle!
Sure enough! It is Van Winkle!
A
Assertive SentenceB
Interrogative SentenceC
Exclamatory SentenceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
How did Rip feel after hearing about Nicholas Vedder?
A
HappyB
ExcitedC
Lonely and heartbrokenD
AngryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What surprised Rip when he reached his village?
A
He saw his wife waitingB
Everything looked the sameC
He saw many unknown peopleD
His house was cleanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Rip had to leave his group eventually.
A
TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What did all of them have?
A
ShoesB
NecklacesC
HatsD
Beards of different shapes/colorsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
How did the people react when they realized who Rip was?
A
They ignored himB
They laughedC
They got angryD
They stood amazedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
Rip used to sit and talk with his friends.
A
FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What did Rip see coming up the rocks?
A
A bearB
A soldierC
A mountain goatD
A strange manClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What was the man carrying on his back?
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A basket of fruitsB
A keg (small barrel)C
A babyD
A fishing netClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Rip _____ children at their sports.
A
highB
assistedC
complainedD
workClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
Identity the types of sentences given below :
Rip’s sole follower was the dog Wolf.
Rip’s sole follower was the dog Wolf.
A
Exclamatory SentenceB
Interrogative SentenceC
Assertive SentenceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What kind of morning was it when he woke up?
A
Snowy and freezingB
Cloudy and coldC
Rainy and stormyD
Bright and sunnyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
Why did Rip’s wife complain?
A
He was away from homeB
He worked too hardC
He was lazy and did no workD
He was too richClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
What game were the strange people playing?
A
ChessB
FootballC
NinepinsD
CardsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
What sound did Rip hear in the bushes after waking up?
A
Birds chirpingB
GunshotsC
Children cryingD
River flowingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
How did the people playing the game look?
A
Beautiful and happyB
Young and activeC
Serious and cleanD
Strange and silentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from tjhe given options :
The ship with its crew _________ delayed.
The ship with its crew _________ delayed.
A
wereB
wasC
willClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
How long had Rip been gone, according to her?
A
1 yearB
20 yearsC
10 yearsD
5 yearsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from tjhe given options :
Time and tide ________ for none.
Time and tide ________ for none.
A
waitB
waitsC
waitedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
What did Rip help the children with?
A
ShoppingB
Playing and making toysC
SingingD
FarmingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
Who finally confirmed Rip’s identity with joy?
A
His wifeB
An old womanC
A policemanD
A schoolteacherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
What did Rip tell the people in the village?
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He came to buy foodB
He was looking for a jobC
He came to find his friendsD
He wanted to fightClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
What did the young woman say about Rip?
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He was a soldierB
He was a thiefC
He was her brotherD
He was her fatherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
He heard a voice from the distance calling , “Rip Van Winkle! Rip Van Winkle.”
A
FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
How did the people react to Rip?
A
Laughed at himB
Ignored himC
Looked at him like statuesD
Welcomed himClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
Who came forward with a child just then?
A
A strangerB
Rip’s daughterC
Rip’s wifeD
The village chiefClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
Who did some villagers point to, saying “There he is”?
A
A strangerB
A soldierC
Rip’s sonD
A shopkeeperClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
Who did Rip ask about?
A
His teacherB
The new landlordC
Nicholas VedderD
His wifeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from tjhe given options :
The accountant and the cashier ______ absconded.
The accountant and the cashier ______ absconded.
A
haveB
hasC
hadClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
What was Nicholas Vedder’s relation to Rip?
A
His enemyB
His good friendC
His teacherD
His uncleClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
Did Rip manage his own farm well?
A
Very wellB
NoC
SometimesD
YesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
On one of these days Rip had gone high up to the Kaatskill Mountains.
A
TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
The stranger wanted to assist Rip.
A
FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
Where did Rip Van Winkle live?
A
On a shipB
In a cityC
In a desertD
In a villageClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
Where did Rip go after leaving his friends?
A
To another villageB
To the forestC
To the marketD
To the cityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
Rip saw that his village had become smaller.
A
TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
What happened to Rip’s fences and fields?
A
They were broken and weedyB
They were full of flowersC
They were full of cropsD
They were cleanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
Rip's wife ______ about his idle habits.
A
workB
highC
assistedD
complainedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
What else did Rip do for the children?
A
Gave them moneyB
Built houses for themC
Took them to schoolD
Told them storiesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Rip felt very thirsty.
A
FalseB
TrueClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from tjhe given options :
A hundred rupees ______ too much for this item.
A hundred rupees ______ too much for this item.
A
amB
areC
isClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
What did Rip find flowing through the previous night’s place?
A
A dry pathB
A mountain streamC
A frozen lakeD
A lava streamClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
What happened to the memory of Rip Van Winkle in the village?
A
He was arrestedB
No one believedC
He became famousD
Everyone forgotClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
What was the name of the village inn’s landlord?
A
Peter JohnsonB
Daniel BooneC
Nicholas VedderD
Thomas KentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
What kind of place did they reach?
A
A river bankB
A round hollow with treesC
A marketD
A rocky caveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
In which mountains was the village located?
A
AndesB
Kaatskill MountainsC
AlpsD
HimalayasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
What surprised Rip when he looked at the young man near the tree?
A
He was wearing Rip's clothesB
He had a long beardC
He looked like his wifeD
He looked like Rip’s younger selfClick an option to check your answer
Q. 55
What news did the old man give Rip?
A
Nicholas had moved awayB
Nicholas was dead for 18 yearsC
Nicholas was sleepingD
Nicholas was sickClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
What did the strange man look like?
A
Young and handsomeB
Old and shortC
Tall and thinD
Blind and weakClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
What kind of man was Rip Van Winkle?
A
Lazy but selfishB
Simple and good-naturedC
Proud and richD
CruelClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
What made people notice Rip in the village?
A
His long beard and strange clothesB
His dog WolfC
His loud voiceD
His big hatClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
All the strangers had beards.
A
TrueB
FalseClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
What did Rip teach children to do?
A
Fly kites and shoot marblesB
Drive a carC
Read and writeD
Ride horsesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 61
Rip always helped others in their ________.
A
complainedB
workC
highD
assistedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
What did Rip ask the villagers after feeling lost?
A
“Where is my dog?”B
“Does nobody know Rip Van Winkle?”C
“Where is my house?”D
“Who is the king?”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 63
What question did the old woman ask Rip?
A
“Do you know my son?”B
“Where have you been for 20 years?”C
“Why are you crying?”D
“Where is your dog?”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 64
How did Rip know the man wanted help?
A
He wrote on paperB
He spoke loudlyC
He shoutedD
He made hand signsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 65
Fill in the blanks with appropriate verbs from tjhe given options :
Either he or I ________ mistaken.
Either he or I ________ mistaken.
A
isB
areC
amClick an option to check your answer
Q. 66
What was in the keg that the man carried?
A
HoneyB
MilkC
WaterD
Some liquid to drinkClick an option to check your answer
Q. 67
How did some people react to Rip’s story?
A
They ran awayB
They laughed loudlyC
They thought he was out of his mindD
They believed him immediatelyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 68
Who followed Rip everywhere?
A
His sonB
His dog WolfC
His neighbourD
His cowClick an option to check your answer
Q. 69
What did Rip notice about his dog Wolf?
A
Wolf was huntingB
Wolf was missingC
Wolf was tiedD
Wolf was barkingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 70
Where did Rip find himself when he woke up?
A
At his homeB
In a caveC
In the villageD
On the same high hillClick an option to check your answer
Q. 71
Identity the types of sentences given below :
What was to be done?
What was to be done?
A
Assertive SentenceB
Exclamatory SentenceC
Interrogative SentenceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 72
Who loved Rip Van Winkle very much?
A
TeachersB
SoldiersC
ShopkeepersD
Children of the villageClick an option to check your answer
Q. 73
Identity the types of sentences given below :
All was silence.
All was silence.
A
Interrogative SentenceB
Assertive SentenceC
Exclamatory SentenceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 74
What happened to Rip after he drank the liquid?
A
He faintedB
He fell asleepC
He became richD
He dancedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 75
How did Rip feel when he first saw the scene?
A
FearfulB
ExcitedC
HappyD
AngryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 76
When do the villagers remember the story of Rip and the strange men?
A
During a festivalB
On a snowy morningC
During winterD
On a summer afternoon with thunderClick an option to check your answer
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