“Madam Rides the Bus” MCQs with Answers from CBSE Class 10 English First Flight Book Chapter 7
Madam Rides the Bus MCQs – Here is a Compilation of Class 10 English MCQs from the First Flight Book of Chapter 7 Madam Rides the Bus by Vallikkannan has been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 10 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 7- Madam Rides the Bus from the NCERT First Flight book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the MCQs of Madam Rides the Bus. These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.
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Q1. Who is the author of the lesson “Madam rides the Bus”?
A) Gavin Maxwell
B) Vallikkannan
C) Paulo Coehlo
D) Arup Kumar Dutta
Q2. What was Valli’s full name?
A) Vallikkannan
B) Valliammai
C) Valliannai
D) Vallikannam
Q3. What was Valli’s age?
A) 7
B) 8
C) 9
D) None of these
Q4. What was her favourite pastime?
A) watching the street outside
B) playing outside
C) travelling the bus
D) reading books
Q5. How many times did the bus cross her street in an hour?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) 6
Q6. What was her overwhelming desire?
A) to have friends
B) to travel by bus
C) to top the class
D) None of these
Q7. “Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus.” What is the meaning of wistfully?
A) fearfully
B) carefully
C) willingly
D) longingly
Q8. What would make Valli jealous?
A) strangers travelling by bus
B) hearing stories of her friend’s bus journey
C) her mother travelling the bus
D) all of the above
Q9. How did she pick up small details about the bus journey?
A) listening to conversations of neighbours
B) asking a few discreet questions
C) All of the above
D) None of the above
Q10. Why did Valli stand up?
A) She wanted to enjoy the ride
B) she wasn’t able to look outside properly
C) she liked standing
D) she was tired of sitting
Q11. What did the old man say to Valli that annoyed her?
A) He shouted at her
B) he asked why she’s alone
C) he merely asked her to sit
D) None of the above
Q12. “Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive”. What do you mean by “repulsive”?
A) causing strong dislike
B) showing displeasure
C) extremely attractive
D) admirable
Q13. Why did Valli find the woman repulsive?
A) she had large piercings in her ears
B) she wore ugly earrings
C) she was chewing betel nut which could spill out any moment
D) all of the above
Q14. Why did the old lady ask Valli so many questions?
A) she was bothered about Valli
B) she liked Valli
C) she was poking her nose
D) she was bored
Q15. What did she have to resist on Village Fair Day to save for the ride?
A) balloons
B) merry go round
C) toys
D) peppermint
Q16. What was the next challenge once she’d saved enough money?
A) tell her mom about it
B) know about the timings
C) buy a ticket
D) to sneak out of the house
Q17. What made her laugh on her journey?
A) the sight of a running cow
B) the old woman’s earrings
C) the old man
D) None of the above
Q18. Why did Valli not get off the bus for sight-seeing?
A) she was afraid
B) she didn’t want to
C) she didn’t have the time
D) she didn’t like the city
Q19. What does it tell you about Valli when she refused to accept the conductor’s treat?
A) responsible
B) stubborn
C) rude
D) disrespectful
Q20. Who was a “real chatterbox”?
A) Valli
B) conductor
C) her aunt
D) all of the above
Q21. What saddened Valli?
A) the dead cow
B) car accident
C) the handicapped passenger
D) all of the above
Q22. What was the one-way fare from the village to the town?
A) one rupee
B) 50 paise
C) 40 paise
D) 30 paise
Q23. What was the timing of the afternoon nap taken by Valli’s mother?
A) 1 to 3
B) 1 to 4
C) 2 to 4
D) 2 to 3
Q24. How does the conductor address Valli?
A) as Valli
B) as Madam
C) as kiddo
D) None of the above
Q25. What can you tell about the conductor from the text?
A) he was funny
B) he was grumpy
C)he was quiet
D) all of the above
Q26. What was the most fascinating scene for Valli in the street?
A) The bus with a new set of curtains every time.
B) The bus has a new set of passengers every time.
C) The bus has a new driver every time.
D) The bus has a new conductor every time.
Q27. The conductor offered Valli a _____
A) Burger
B) Cold Drink
C) Pizza
D) Cake
Q28. Find a suitable synonym of the underlined word – ‘Valli devoured everything with her eyes’
A) consumed
B) Ate hungrily
C) Tore into pieces
D) Liked
Q29. What are ear lobes?
A) Jewelry
B) Hearing aid
C) Portion of the ear
D) None of these
Q30. Why was the old woman asking so many questions to Valli?
A) She was a member of Child Protection Unit
B) She was concerned to see a small girl travelling by herself
C) She was a member of a child trafficking group
D) She was a member of a child lifter gang
ANSWER KEY
| 1 | B | 11 | C | 21 | A |
| 2 | B | 12 | A | 22 | D |
| 3 | B | 13 | D | 23 | B |
| 4 | A | 14 | A | 24 | B |
| 5 | B | 15 | B | 25 | A |
| 6 | B | 16 | D | 26 | B |
| 7 | D | 17 | A | 27 | B |
| 8 | B | 18 | A | 28 | A |
| 9 | C | 19 | A | 29 | C |
| 10 | B | 20 | C | 30 | B |
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