“On the Face of it” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 12 English Vistas Book Lesson 5
On the Face of It MCQs – CBSE Class 12 English Chapter 5 On the Face of it MCQs by Susan Hill have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 12 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 5- On the Face of it from NCERT Vistas book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the MCQs of On the Face of it. These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.
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Class 12 English Vistas On the Face of it Lesson 5 Multiple Choice Questions
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are a type of objective assessment in which a person is asked to choose one or more correct answers from a list of available options. An MCQ presents a question along with several possible answers.
1- Who has written ‘On The Face Of It’?
A) Susan Hill
B) William Sydne
C) Salman Rushdie
D) Chetan Bhagat
2- What is the plot of the play?
A) an old man and a small boy meeting in old man’s garden
B) gossip of old man with his wife
C) old man’s woes of losing his leg in the war
D) brave acts of a small boy with a damaged face
3- Who is Mr. Lamb?
A) a young man
B) a middle aged man
C) an old man
D) none of these
4- What were Derry and Mr. Lamb victims of?
A) vision impairment
B) Physical impairment
C) war
D) none of these
5- Why did Mr. Lamb help Derry?
A) because both were victims of war
B) both were sad and lonely
C) both were victims of abuse
D) because he wanted Derry to change his view of life.
6- Who is Derry?
A) Derek- a boy of 14 and has acid burnt on his face
B) a small boy of 9 who wears an artificial limb
C) a boy who collects rags
D) a young boy of 10 who wanders the streets
7- What unites Mr. Lamb and Derry?
A) their age
B) their nationality
C) their life stories
D) their physical impairment
8- How does Mr. Lamb keep himself busy?
A) by reading books
B) by chatting with people
C) by pulling down the ripe crab apples of his garden
D) All of these
9- Why did Derry go to Mr. Lamb’s garden?
A) to steal apples
B) to speak to Mr. Lamb
C) to help the old man
D) to explore the vacant garden
10- How did Derry enter the garden?
A) from the front gate
B) from the side gate
C) from the back gate
D) by climbing the garden wall
11- Why did Mr. Lamb keep the door of his garden open?
A) to keep an eye over his garden
B) to be safe in case of a fire
C) to enable visitors into the garden
D) none of these
12- Why did children call Mr. Lamb “Lamey Lamb”?
A) because he stopped them from taking apples
B) he spoke rudely and scolded them
C) they didn’t like him
D) because of his broken leg
13- Why didn’t Mr. Lamb feel hurt by the children’s comments?
A) because he accepted the truth
B) because he loved the children and overlooked their comments
C) because he liked them
D) because he had gotten used to such comments
14- What does Mr. Lamb grow in his garden?
A) cherry
B) peach
C) pomegranate
D) apples
15- How did Mr. Lamb pick apples?
A) by climbing up the wall
B) with the help of his servant
C) with the help of the children
D) by using a ladder and a stick
16- How did Mr. Lamb use the apples?
A) made jam
B) made pickle
C) sold them
D) made jelly
17- Why did Derry go to Mr. Lamb at the end?
A) because of his wish to live a free life
B) he wanted apples
C) he wanted to play in the garden
D) none of these
18- Why did Derry’s mother stop him from visiting Mr. Lamb?
A) because he was not well
B) because he would scold him
C) because he talked too much
D) because he was a stranger
19- Why did Derry share his fear with Mr. Lamb?
A) because he had a garden
B) because he was an old man
C) because he understood him and was friendly
D) none of these
20- How did Mr. Lamb help Derry?
A) by giving him apples
B) by talking to him
C) by helping his mother
D) by giving him a positive outlook towards life
21- Why did Mr. Lamb call Derry ‘blessed’?
A) because he was young
B) because he had a mother
C) because he had friends
D) because except a burnt face, he had a perfectly healthy body
22- Which story did Mr. Lamb narrate to Derry?
A) Cindrella
B) The snowman
C) The Dwarfman
D) the beauty of the beast
23- How did Derry burn his face?
A) in a fire
B) with a gas stove
C) hot water
D) acid burnt his face
24- Why despite physical disability Mr. Lamb not feel lonely?
A) because he had friends
B) because he had a wife
C) he had servants
D) he remained busy
25- What happens to Mr Lamb?
A) He falls off the roof
B) He falls off the ladder
C) He is injured by bees
D) He slips in the bathroom
26- Why did Derry develop an inferiority complex?
A) he didn’t have a big house
B) he didn’t have much money
C) because of his burnt face
D) none of these
27- Why did Derry like to be alone?
A) because of his burned face
B) because he couldn’t bear people’s comments
C) because of an inferiority complex
D) All of these
28- How did the meeting With Mr. Lamb become a turning point for Derry?
A) he encouraged Derry to be friends with everyone
B) he taught him to look at everything positively
C) he taught him to admire everything
D) All of these
29- Why was Derry startled upon entering the garden?
A) because of the huge trees there
B) because of the exotic apples
C) because he had thought it to be vacant
D) because he saw a wild animal there
30- Why did Mr. Lamb not have curtains in his house?
A) he was not fond of them
B) he liked the light and darkness
C) he wanted to hear the wind
D) all of these
31- What did Mr. Lamb tell about himself?
A) he had a tin leg
B) he was happy
C) he never minded even if children teased him
D) All these
32- What draws Derry towards Lamb?
A) his appearance
B) his grief
C) his positive outlook
D) All of these
33- If Derry didn’t go back, he was scared that________________.
A) He would be refused entry by Mr. Lamb.
B) Mr Lamb would make other friends
C) he would be unable to pick crab apples
D) he’d never go anywhere in the world again
34- How far is Mr. Lamb’s home from Derry’s?
A) A mile
B) 2 miles
C) 3 miles
D) 4 miles
35- The boy’s name is _________ but he prefers Derry.
A) Dennis
B) Derek
C) Derham
D) Derrain
36- The gate to Mr Lamb’s house is _____________.
A) always shut
B) damaged
C) barricaded
D) always open
37- Derry’s face, according to the awful woman, was __________.
A) one that no one could love
B) one that everyone could love
C) one that only a mother could love
D) one that kids would be scared of
38- What ate Derry’s face away?
A) Mites
B) war
C) An accident
D) Acid
39- How old is Derry?
A) 13
B) 14
C) 15
D) 16
40- What according to Mr Lamb causes more harm than a bottle of acid?
A) Gun
B) Weapons
C) Hatred
D) Bombs
41- Derry feels that people are _____ of him.
A) jealous
B) afraid
C) competitive
D) in awe
42- Mr. Lamb calls the apples _______
A) Magic fruit
B) Wonder fruit
C) Yummy fruit
D) Jelly apples
43- What was Mr Lamb’s guess of the burn on Derry’s face?
A) That it got burned by acid
B) That it got burned by crackers
C) That it got burned in a fire
D) That it got burned in the kitchen
44- What is Lamb’s view on weeds?
A) They are unwanted
B) They are same as other plants and flowers
C) They should be removed at once to check wild growth
D) None of these
45- Find a synonym of ‘foolish’ from the lesson-
A) acid
B) deaf
C) daft
D) dribble
46- Find the meaning of ‘peculiar’-
A) unique
B) strange
C) feature
D) None of these
47- ‘Trespassing’ means-
A) to examine a crime scene
B) To pick things without permission
C) to leave without permission
D) to enter without permission
48- Mr Lamb gave the example of a man who _____ himself
A) hid
B) locked
C) hit
D) cheated
49- Kids visit Mr Lamb for-
A) Apples
B) Pears
C) toffee
D) All of these
50- What came between Derry’s house and Mr Lamb’s garden?
A) A River
B) Fields
C) Lake
D) Hill
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ANSWER KEY
1 | A | 26 | C |
2 | A | 27 | D |
3 | C | 28 | D |
4 | B | 29 | C |
5 | D | 30 | D |
6 | A | 31 | D |
7 | D | 32 | C |
8 | D | 33 | D |
9 | D | 34 | C |
10 | D | 35 | B |
11 | C | 36 | D |
12 | D | 37 | C |
13 | A | 38 | D |
14 | D | 39 | B |
15 | D | 40 | C |
16 | D | 41 | B |
17 | A | 42 | A |
18 | D | 43 | C |
19 | C | 44 | B |
20 | D | 45 | C |
21 | D | 46 | B |
22 | D | 47 | D |
23 | D | 48 | B |
24 | D | 49 | D |
25 | B | 50 | B |
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