Q. 1
What noise did Velan hear after the axe?
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LaughterB
Water runningC
Birds singingD
Dull noise of a blade meeting a tough surfaceClick an option to check your answer
Q. 2
What did Velan do when he felt tired?
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Ate foodB
Went for a walkC
Read a bookD
Lay down and sleptClick an option to check your answer
Q. 3
Why did Velan stop cleaning the house?
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He was angryB
He was too busyC
He was sickD
He was too oldClick an option to check your answer
Q. 4
What did the car do at the gate?
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Sounded its horn angrilyB
Stopped quietlyC
Waited silentlyD
Broke the gateClick an option to check your answer
Q. 5
What did the mighty person say about the trees?
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All trees must stayB
Only the fruit trees will goC
All trees except a few on the boundary must goD
No trees will be cutClick an option to check your answer
Q. 6
What did the tree-cutters do after Velan’s request?
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Started cuttingB
Left the placeC
Waited and laid down their axesD
Argued with VelanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 7
What did Velan do at other times?
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Planted new treesB
Went round the garden and gazed at his plantsC
Talked to the ownersD
Cooked foodClick an option to check your answer
Q. 8
What did Velan plan to do before the tree was cut?
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Eat lunchB
Bundle his clothes and go awayC
Call the policeD
Water the plantsClick an option to check your answer
Q. 9
Who came up with the keys?
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A policemanB
The gardener’s sonC
VelanD
The ownerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 10
What did Velan demand from life?
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Nothing moreB
More moneyC
A bigger houseD
A new jobClick an option to check your answer
Q. 11
Did the owners keep visiting the house?
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Every weekB
Only onceC
Yes, oftenD
No, they stoppedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 12
What would happen to the workers if they did not obey?
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Get a rewardB
Get a holidayC
Get a raiseD
Be dismissedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 13
How long did the sons stay after the master died?
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A monthB
Five yearsC
A yearD
ForeverClick an option to check your answer
Q. 14
Who had the keys with him?
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The tenantsB
VelanC
The childrenD
The ownersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 15
Who told Velan to go back to his village?
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The policeB
One of the sons of his old masterC
The new tenantD
The company managerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 16
What did prospective tenants say about the house?
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It was beautifulB
It was in ruinsC
It was too smallD
It was newClick an option to check your answer
Q. 17
Who was almost the master of the house?
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The policeB
The tenantsC
VelanD
The ownersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 18
Who soon favoured Velan?
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The tenantsB
His friendsC
FortuneD
The policeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 19
What did Velan do when he saw the men hacking the tree?
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Ran awayB
Let out a scream and rushed at themC
Sat down quietlyD
Called the policeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 20
Who sometimes came to inspect the garden?
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One son of the late ownerB
The neighborsC
The gardenerD
The policeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 21
What happened to the house after the tenants left?
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It was soldB
It was paintedC
It was destroyedD
It was locked upClick an option to check your answer
Q. 22
How did the new tenants treat Velan?
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Ignored himB
With respectC
Gave him giftsD
Threatened to sack himClick an option to check your answer
Q. 23
What did the visitors say about the garden?
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We have to clear every bit of this jungleB
It needs more flowersC
It is beautifulD
Let’s plant more treesClick an option to check your answer
Q. 24
What happened to the visits by the owner's sons over time?
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Became dailyB
StoppedC
Became frequentD
IncreasedClick an option to check your answer
Q. 25
What reputation did the house get?
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Haunted houseB
Rich houseC
PalaceD
SchoolClick an option to check your answer
Q. 26
How did the other people in the big house seem?
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SadB
JealousC
AngryD
At peace with lifeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 27
How many tenants came in one year?
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FourB
ThreeC
TwoD
OneClick an option to check your answer
Q. 28
What did the sons do before leaving?
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Cleaned the houseB
Planted treesC
Quarrelled among themselvesD
Helped VelanClick an option to check your answer
Q. 29
What did Velan see when he rushed out?
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Four men hacking the trunk of the old margosa treeB
The owners returningC
Children playingD
People planting flowersClick an option to check your answer
Q. 30
Who ordered the tree to be cut?
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The policeB
The companyC
VelanD
The old masterClick an option to check your answer
Q. 31
Where did Velan retire to?
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The gardenB
His old hutC
The big houseD
The cityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 32
What was Velan’s worry after the master died?
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The foodB
The weatherC
The garden and himselfD
The cityClick an option to check your answer
Q. 33
Who was given the keys of the house?
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The tenantsB
The neighborsC
VelanD
The policeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 34
What did Velan ask the tree-cutters not to do until he was far away?
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Plant flowersB
Cut the treeC
Water the treeD
Call the companyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 35
What did Velan say to the tree-cutters before leaving?
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“Thank you for your help.”B
“You are very kind to wait.”C
“Don’t cut any trees.”D
“Come with me.”Click an option to check your answer
Q. 36
What notice was Velan given?
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A fortnight’s noticeB
One monthC
No noticeD
One weekClick an option to check your answer
Q. 37
How did Velan feel about the time he had left?
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BoredB
PreciousC
AngryD
UnhappyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 38
Why did Velan weep?
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He lost his jobB
The tree was being cutC
He was hungryD
He was sickClick an option to check your answer
Q. 39
What happened one midnight?
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The house caught fireB
The garden was destroyedC
The master diedD
Velan leftClick an option to check your answer
Q. 40
How did the gates open?
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On rusty hinges, creaking and groaningB
With a loud bangC
SmoothlyD
Quickly and quietlyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 41
What did the tenants do?
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Stayed longerB
LeftC
Helped VelanD
Built a gardenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 42
What sound disturbed Velan’s afternoon nap?
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A car hornB
Loud musicC
A dog barkingD
An axeClick an option to check your answer
Q. 43
What did Velan first suggest about the gate?
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There is no gateB
There is a small side-gateC
The gate is brokenD
The gate is locked foreverClick an option to check your answer
Q. 44
How long did tenants stay in the house?
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ForeverB
A few monthsC
Many yearsD
One weekClick an option to check your answer
Q. 45
What did the tree-cutters do while Velan was leaving?
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Started cutting the treeB
Sat on the ground and watched him goC
Went homeD
Called the ownerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 46
How were the master’s sons?
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No goodB
Very goodC
HelpfulD
KindClick an option to check your answer
Q. 47
What did Velan request from the tree-cutters?
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To plant more treesB
To wait and give him timeC
To call the ownerD
To give him moneyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 48
How did Velan feel with the new tenants?
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HopefulB
ExcitedC
IntolerableD
HappyClick an option to check your answer
Q. 49
How did Velan feel about the situation?
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SadB
Had nothing to grumble aboutC
AngryD
Wanted to leaveClick an option to check your answer
Q. 50
What did someone in the car command Velan to do?
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Open the gateB
Bring teaC
Water the plantsD
Clean the gardenClick an option to check your answer
Q. 51
What did Velan have to do to open the big gate?
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Call for helpB
Fetch a spade and clear vegetationC
Break the lockD
Wait for the ownerClick an option to check your answer
Q. 52
How did Velan feel in the big house?
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UnhappyB
AngryC
Contented and happyD
ScaredClick an option to check your answer
Q. 53
How long after the notice did the axe sound come?
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Two daysB
Same dayC
Ten daysD
A weekClick an option to check your answer
Q. 54
What was the company planning to build?
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A gardenB
Small houses by the scoreC
A big parkD
A factoryClick an option to check your answer
Q. 55
What did Velan call the tree?
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His childB
His enemyC
His houseD
His friendClick an option to check your answer
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