Multiple Choice Questions
Ghosts on the Verandah
Practice Questions with Answers
Total 74 questions available
Q. 1
What did Anil suggest to Kamal and the narrator?
A
To sleep in another houseB
To stay awakeC
To sleep in their part of the houseD
To sleep in the verandahClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
_______ you have luck.
A
MayB
WillC
ShouldD
CanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
How did Kamal’s singing affect the atmosphere?
A
Made it more scaryB
Made it cheerfulC
Made it noisyD
Made it silentClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What did the narrator do before going to bed?
A
Looked for snakesB
Read a bookC
Turned off the lightD
Called KamalClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
How did the narrator feel after going to bed?
A
Felt happyB
Slept wellC
Felt relaxedD
Could not lie stillClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What did Anil’s mother say about seeing a snake early in the morning?
A
It is unluckyB
It is luckyC
It is dangerousD
It is scaryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
Why was Kamal invited to Anil’s house?
A
To stay the nightB
For a festivalC
For lunchD
To study togetherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
I ____________ speak English.
A
mustB
canC
willD
shouldClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
We ___________ help the poor.
A
shouldB
canC
mustD
willClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
Where were Kamal, Anil, and the narrator sitting?
A
On a string cotB
On a matC
On chairsD
On the groundClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
What noise did they hear after a while?
A
ThunderB
Someone knocking on the doorC
Birds chirpingD
Dogs barkingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What did Kamal and the narrator do after dinner?
A
Heard more ghost storiesB
Went to sleepC
Played gamesD
Watched TVClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
The great poet and novelist _______ dead.
A
wereB
areC
isD
wasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
The more he learned, the more he _______(want) to learn.
A
wantsB
wantC
wantedD
wantingClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
What did Anil’s mother tell them to recite to keep spirits away?
A
A magical verseB
A songC
A poemD
A prayerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What did Anil’s mother say about leaving a snake alone?
A
It will biteB
It will run awayC
It will come nearD
It won’t biteClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
What was Anil’s mother's memory full of?
A
PoemsB
Science factsC
RecipesD
FolktalesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
Where does the Munjia live?
A
On rooftopsB
In lonely peepul treesC
In templesD
Inside riversClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What did Anil’s mother believe about early morning snake sighting?
A
It was unluckyB
It meant rainC
It was luckyD
It was dangerousClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
I _________ not surrender.
A
canB
mustC
willD
shouldClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
Neither of the girls _______ brought her book.
A
hadB
havingC
haveD
hasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
How did Anil and the maidservant look when the door was opened?
A
Pale and anxiousB
HappyC
TiredD
AngryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
When I saw her, I _______(speak) to her.
A
spokenB
speakC
speakingD
spokeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
Where was the snake found?
A
In Kamal’s bedB
In a gardenC
In the kitchenD
In a treeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
What subject did the teacher in the story teach?
A
HistoryB
EnglishC
ScienceD
MathematicsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
Honesty _________(be) the best policy.
A
isB
wasC
areD
wereClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
Each of the boys _______ given a prize.
A
isB
wasC
wereD
areClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
Where did Anil live?
A
In the forestB
In a flat above the bazaarC
In a villageD
Near a schoolClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
She ran so fast that I ______(can) not overtake her.
A
couldB
mayC
willD
canClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
You ________ go now.
A
mustB
willC
shouldD
canClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
None but the brave _______ the fair.
A
deserveB
deservedC
deservingD
deservesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
Salim as well as his friend _______ honest.
A
isB
wereC
areD
wasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
How did Kamal try to help them feel better?
A
Sang softlyB
Made teaC
Turned on the fanD
Told a jokeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What might happen if you yawn under a peepul tree at night without covering your mouth?
A
You will see ghostsB
You will lose voiceC
You will sleepD
A Munjia may enter your throatClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
What kind of stories did Anil’s mother tell?
A
Animal storiesB
Ghost storiesC
Fairy talesD
Love storiesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 36
Who visited the family in the ghost story?
A
A neighbourB
Anil’s grandfatherC
A ghostD
Anil’s grandmother’s spiritClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
Slow and steady _______ the race.
A
wonB
winsC
winningD
winClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
Either you or he _______ done it.
A
haveB
hasC
havingD
hadClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
What did the teacher ask the boy to bring?
A
A penB
A bookC
A chairD
A paperClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
We _______ be rewarded.
A
mustB
willC
canD
shouldClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
I shall nurse her that she ________(may) recover.
A
willB
mayC
canD
mightClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
Where did Kamal and the narrator not want to leave?
A
The gardenB
The bedroomC
The kitchenD
The verandahClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
Who is Munjia?
A
A talking animalB
A kind ghostC
A mischievous ghostD
A helpful spiritClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
We eat so that we ________ live.
A
mayB
canC
mustD
willClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
What did Anil’s mother tell Mulia about her hair?
A
Tie a knot in itB
Wash it againC
Cut it shortD
Colour itClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
How old was Anil’s mother?
A
About 25B
About 50C
About 32D
About 40Click an option to check your answer
Q. 47
Why did Anil wish to be a Jinn?
A
To win cricket matchesB
To flyC
For volleyball matchesD
To read fasterClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
Who was knocking and making noise at the door?
A
A neighbourB
Anil’s motherC
Anil and the maidservantD
Kamal and the narratorClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
All that glitters ________ not gold.
A
wereB
areC
isD
wasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
Did Kamal’s friend kill the snake?
A
Not sureB
He ran awayC
YesD
NoClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
What did they realize about the boy?
A
He was a JinnB
He was a teacherC
He was a robotD
He was a magicianClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
What caused them to be scared?
A
The magical verseB
The dark roomC
Anil’s mother’s storiesD
Strange noisesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
Who was Mulia?
A
A neighbourB
A teacherC
A maid-servantD
Anil’s sisterClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
There was a rumour that he _________(die) in the accident.
A
diedB
dieC
dyingD
diesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 55
What shocked everyone about the boy?
A
His arm stretched 4 yardsB
He disappearedC
He fell asleepD
He cried loudlyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 56
Why should girls not leave hair loose at sunset, according to her?
A
It may fall outB
It gets dirtyC
Jinns get attracted to itD
Birds may pull itClick an option to check your answer
Q. 57
He helps his neighbours more than he _______(help) family.
A
helpB
helpingC
helpedD
helpsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 58
What was Mulia doing when she came to the verandah?
A
Singing a songB
Combing her hairC
Just finished bathingD
Cooking foodClick an option to check your answer
Q. 59
Three-fourths of the meal _______ eaten.
A
isB
areC
wereD
wasClick an option to check your answer
Q. 60
Why did Kamal start talking about the snake?
A
To tell a jokeB
To change the subjectC
To show braveryD
To scare themClick an option to check your answer
Q. 61
What did Mulia do after hearing the warning?
A
Ran outsideB
Tied her hair and went insideC
Called her friendD
Laughed loudlyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 62
What was Anil’s mother often mistaken for?
A
A maidB
A doctorC
Anil’s elder sisterD
A teacherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 63
How did repeating the magical verse affect them?
A
Made them sleepyB
Made them calmC
Made them scaredD
Made them happyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 64
You _________ be able to do it in no time.
A
mustB
mayC
willD
shouldClick an option to check your answer
Q. 65
I left the place as soon as I ________(hear) the news.
A
hearsB
heardC
hearingD
hearClick an option to check your answer
Q. 66
We thought that she ________(will) succeed.
A
wouldB
canC
mayD
willClick an option to check your answer
Q. 67
I _______ never tell lies.
A
shouldB
willC
canD
mayClick an option to check your answer
Q. 68
Tomorrow we _________ have a holiday.
A
mayB
willC
mustD
canClick an option to check your answer
Q. 69
Why did Kamal tell the snake story?
A
To make a jokeB
To scare themC
To impress Anil’s motherD
To change the subjectClick an option to check your answer
Q. 70
What did Anil say he wished for?
A
To be famousB
To be a JinnC
To be richD
To be a teacherClick an option to check your answer
Q. 71
I thought I ________(see) you yesterday.
A
seesB
seeC
seenD
sawClick an option to check your answer
Q. 72
Why didn’t the boy stand up from his seat?
A
He was scaredB
He was lazyC
He was angryD
He was sickClick an option to check your answer
Q. 73
What is the meaning of the magical verse “Bhoot, prêt, pisach...”?
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Welcome spiritsB
Go away spiritsC
Stay hereD
Come tonightClick an option to check your answer
Q. 74
Time and tide _______ for none.
A
waitingB
waitC
waitedD
waitsClick an option to check your answer
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