Question 1.
Patrick never did his homework because:
(a) he loved to watch T.V.
(b) he enjoyed parties
(c) he hated homework
(d) he was lazy
Answer
Question 2.
Ignoramus is a person who:
(a) is popular
(b) lacks education
(c) knows literature
(d) is arrogant
Answer
Question 3.
When the cat was playing with the doll Patrick:
(a) picked it hard
(b) grabbed the doll away
(c) started shouting
(d) gave her milk
(a) of anger
(b) of fear
(c) of love
(d) of hatred
Answer
Question 5.
The elf granted a wish:
(a) to show its power
(b) to keep his promise
(c) In return for his protection
(d) to make him rich against the cat
Answer
Question 6.
The elf was helpless and needed:
(a) rest
(b) educational help
(c) practice before working
(d) money
Answer
Question 7.
The phrasal verb ‘staying up nights’ means:
(a) he stayed at night
(b) remained awake at night
(c) living up nights
(d) night-stay
Answer
Question 8.
Finally the elf slipped out:
(a) as he had become tired
(b) as there was no more homework
(c) as he wished to avoid Patrick
(d) as his slippers pinched him
Answer
Question 9.
The writer emphasizes that:
(a) parents should help their children
(b) work is worship
(c) students should be model kids
(d) students should watch Discovery Channel
Answer
Question 10.
Patrick thought that his cat was playing with
(a) Ball
(b) Doll
(c) Basket
(d) Lid
Answer
Question 11.
Number of days was there in the semester
(a) 20 days
(b) 30 days
(c) 35 days
(d) 40 days
Answer
Question 12.
Promise was given by to Patrick
(a) Thin
(b) Fairy
(c) Tall man
(d) Fat man
Answer
Question 13.
Patrick played the games instead of doing homework
(a) Hockey and Basketball, Video games
(b) Football
(c) Cricket
(d) Chess
Answer
Question 14.
The meaning of slyly
(a) Quickly
(b) Secretively
(c) Dimly
(d) Silently
Answer
Question 15.
The homework of Patrick was done by
(a) Patrick
(b) Tiny man
(c) Cat
(d) Nobody
Answer
(1)
it wasn’t a doll at all, but a man of the tiniest size. He had a little wool shirt with old-fashioned britches and a high tall hat much like a witch’s. He yelled, “Save me ! Don’t give me back to the cat. I’ll grant you a wish, I promise you that.”
Question 1.
He who yelled was
(a) a person
(b) an elf
(c) a cat
(d) a doll
Answer
Question 2.
He yelled because he feared
(a) Patrick
(b) a doll
(c) a cat
(d) a man
Answer
Question 3.
His dress was
(a) out of fashion
(b) fashionable
(c) black
(d) white
Answer
Question 4.
According to the passage a witch’s hat is
(a) small
(b) broad
(c) woolen
(d) high
Answer
Question 5.
He was making a promise to
(a) a cat
(b) Patrick
(c) a witch
(d)you
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(2)
And true to his word, that little elf began to do Patrick’^ homework. Except there was one glitch. The elf didn’t always know what to do and he needed help. “Help me ! Help me !” he’d say. And Patrick would have to help in whatever way.
Question 1.
The little elf was doing Patrick’s homework because
(a) he liked it
(b) he wanted to learn
(c) it was the part of an agreement
(d) it was what a witch had asked him to do
Answer
Question 2.
The elf asked for Patrick’s help because
(a) Patrick knew everything
(b) this was an agreement
(c) the elf wanted to trouble him
(d) the elf really needed it
Answer
Question 3.
The phrase ‘in whatever way’ implies that Patrick helped
(a) the way he liked
(b) the way the elf wanted
(c) in an ideal manner
(d) very willingly
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Question 4.
The elf did all the homework and so Patrick
(a) also least
(b) didn’t learn anything
(c) was idle
(d) was very happy
Answer
Question 5.
The word ‘glitch’ in the passage means
(a) great difficulty
(b) small problem
(c) point
(d) situation
Answer
(3)
Patrick got his A’s; his classmates were amazed; his teachers smiled and were full of praise. And his parents ? They wondered what had happened to Patrick. He was now the model kid.
Question 1.
Patrick’s A’s made his classmates amazed because
(a) Patrick hadn’t worked hard
(b) Patrick was a dull boy
(c) Patrick had copied
(d) they never expected it
Answer
Question 2.
The teachers were happy and full of praise because
(a) Patrick had done so well
(b) They were friends of Patrick’s family
(c) They were hopeful of Patrick’s brilliant success
(d) They knew what the elf had done.
Answer
Question 3.
The parents wondered at.
(a) Patrick’s A’s
(b) his teachers’ praise
(c) the change in Patrick
(d) the amazement of his classmates
Answer
Question 4.
Patrick became a model kid because of
(a) the elf
(b) his own hard work
(c) his teachers
(d) his parents
Answer
Question 5.
The word which means the opposite of model’ is:
(a) modern
(b) ancient
(c) bad
(d) flawed
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