This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 10 > English > Prose > Madam Rides The Bus > Class 10 English Chapter 9 Madam Rides The Bus – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 10 English Chapter 9 Madam Rides The Bus Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What did Valli learn during her Trip? A) Traveling alone is difficult. B) There is more to the world than her small village. C) She should never ride the bus again. D) The bus ride was very boring. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) There is more to the world than her small village. 2. When Valli tried to look out of the window she saw that ..... A) There wasn't any window. B) The glass on the window was dirty. C) Her view was cut off by a canvas blind. D) The window was closed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Her view was cut off by a canvas blind. 3. Who asked 'won't your mother looking for you'? A) Conductor. B) Shop keeper. C) Strangers. D) Father. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conductor. 4. "Hurry then! Tell whoever it is to come quickly." Who said this? A) The old man on the bus. B) The bus conductor. C) The old repulsive woman. D) Valli. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bus conductor. 5. The feet of pigeons are compared to A) Dragon fly's wings. B) Cat's hair. C) Bird's feathers. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dragon fly's wings. 6. In which language does the chaptor Madam Rides the Bus originally written? A) Tamil. B) Punjabi. C) Hindi. D) Sanskrit. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tamil. 7. Valli laughed at the animal so much that ..... A) Her stomach started to pain. B) Her head started to pain. C) Tears came out of her eyes. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tears came out of her eyes. 8. What did valli hide from her mom? A) Valli going on a bus. B) Valli buying candies. C) Valli sneaking out. D) Valli going to the cinema. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Valli going on a bus. 9. Why does Valli refuse to look out of the window on her way back? A) She didn't like the roads. B) She was busy talking to the elder passenger. C) She was haunted by a sight of a dead cow. D) She fell asleep in the ride back. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She was haunted by a sight of a dead cow. 10. 'Madam rides the bus' is an interesting story written by ..... , whose pseudonym is 'Vallikannan' A) R.S. Krishnaswamy. B) Bukumumaran. C) R.B.Chatter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) R.S. Krishnaswamy. 11. How was Bholi's brain damaged? A) She bumped against a wall when she was 7 years old. B) She met with a road accident when she was 10 years old. C) She fell off the cot when she was ten months old. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She fell off the cot when she was ten months old. 12. What is the name of the 8 year old girl in the chapter, 'Madam Rides the Bus'? A) Veena. B) Shivani. C) Quid. D) Valli. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Valli. 13. "Who could be sociable with such a person?" Who said this line? A) The old woman. B) The old man. C) Valli. D) The bus conductor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Valli. 14. It takes ..... to reach to the town. A) 2 hours and 45 minutes. B) 45 minutes only. C) 30 minutes only. D) 1 hour and 45 minutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 45 minutes only. 15. Ramlal was worried that he couldn't find a groom for Bholi because she was A) Funny as well as friendly. B) Neither beautiful nor intelligent. C) Rude and disobedient. D) Naughty as well as lazy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Neither beautiful nor intelligent. 16. Why did Valli refuse to get off the bus and buy a drink? A) She wanted to go back home in the same bus. B) She liked the soft and luxurious seat in the bus a lot. C) She wanted the window seat where she was sitting. D) The clothes displayed at the bus stop were not attractive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) She wanted to go back home in the same bus. 17. Do you think Valli's 1st bus ride was a fruitful one, as per the chapter, 'Madam Rides the Bus'? A) Maybe not. B) No. C) Yes. D) May be. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yes. 18. How was the bus painted in the outside? A) Gleaming white with green stripes. B) Multi coloured with black dots. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Gleaming white with green stripes. 19. "Yes, I'm travelling alone, " she answered curtly. "And I've got a ticket too." Valle says this to ..... ? A) The Old Woman. B) The Driver. C) The Conductor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The Old Woman. 20. Valli's aunt ..... A) Was a kind lady. B) Was an ill-tempered lady. C) Was a chatterbox. D) Was a rich lady. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Was a chatterbox. 21. What is the synonym of the word 'frail'? A) Rigid. B) Stretchable. C) Sturdy. D) Delicate. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Delicate. 22. ..... she also asked a few discreet questions here and there.What is the meaning of the highlighted word in the sentence? A) Disturbing. B) Careful. C) Complex. D) Careless. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Careful. 23. What were Valli's feelings during her first bus journey as per the chapter 'Madam Rides the Bus'? A) Excited. B) Enthusiastic. C) Enthralled. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. If she take afternoon bus she will reach the town at 1.45 and back home by A) 1.45. B) 2.00. C) 2.45. D) 1.50. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.45. 25. What are the vendors doing with saffron, lentil and rice? A) Weighing them. B) Grinding them. C) Weaving them. D) Selling them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Weighing them. 26. It was very difficult for Valli to manage how to slip out of the house without her mother's knowledge. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 27. Seeing Bholi at the wedding, the teacher felt like an/a ..... who finished her ..... A) Elephant, meal. B) Sculptor, last statue. C) Chef, cooking. D) Artist, masterpiece. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Artist, masterpiece. 28. What did the conductor offer Valli at the bus stop in the town? A) Burger. B) Pizza. C) Water. D) Soft Drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soft Drink. 29. The bus that travelled between her ..... and the nearest town was the most ..... thing for Valli. A) Town, disturbing. B) Village, fascinating. C) City, disturbing. D) Town, fascinating. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Village, fascinating. 30. 'He' told Valli that whenever she felt like riding the bus she could come and join them-who is 'he' referred to in the chapter, Madam Rides the Bus' A) The elderly man. B) The woman. C) The driver. D) The conductor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The conductor. 31. How did Valli save money for the journey? A) Her friends and playmates chipped in for her expenses. B) She gave up on her temptations like peppermints and balloons. C) Her mom had given her money for Diwali and Pongal. D) She made clay toys and sold them in the village market. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She gave up on her temptations like peppermints and balloons. 32. Valli uses the following words when her friends talk about their bus travel. A) Stop! Stop!. B) Proud! Proud!. C) Great! Great!. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Proud! Proud!. 33. Valli wanted to ride the bus because A) She was fascinated by the idea. B) She was curious about things. C) She wanted to visit places. D) She wanted to show off. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She was curious about things. 34. What made Valli sad? A) The dead cow. B) Car accident. C) The handicapped passenger. D) All the other choices. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The dead cow. 35. What made Valli laugh? A) The sight of cow running in front of the bus. B) The sight of dog running in front of the bus. C) The sight of buffalo running in front of the bus. D) The sight of people running in front of the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sight of buffalo running in front of the bus. 36. When the bus honked more at the animal, ..... A) The animal moved aside. B) The animal got frightened and galloped more. C) The animal stopped. D) The animal sat down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The animal got frightened and galloped more. 37. What are the reasons for Valli find the woman repulsive? A) She had large piercing in her ears. B) She wore ugly earrings. C) She was chewing betel nut. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 38. What did Valli from the chapter 'Madam Rides the Bus' do to fulfill her desire? A) She ran away from home one day. B) She saved money. C) She contacted a driver. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She saved money. 39. How did Valli find out information about the bus journey? A) By carefully listening to neighbours and people who travel in the bus. B) By discussing with her friends and playmates everyday at school. C) By enquiring at the bus station when her mom was asleep in the afternoon. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) By carefully listening to neighbours and people who travel in the bus. 40. What did the conducted offer valli A) A ticket for a train to the city. B) A ride on the bus to the town. C) Some juice and sweets. D) A guided tour of the countryside. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A ride on the bus to the town. 41. Everybody got off the bus except ..... as per the chapter, 'Madam Rides the Bus' A) Valli. B) The conductor. C) The woman. D) The elderly man. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Valli. 42. Why did the conductor address Valli as "Madam" ? A) The conductor wanted to irritate Valli. B) The conductor understood that Valli doesn't want to be treated like a child. C) The conductor was simply being funny. D) Both the second and the third option. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both the second and the third option. 43. When the bus returned ..... A) Valli wasn't looking out as she had watched everything before. B) Valli was watching everything with same excitement. C) Valli was missing home. D) Valli wanted to have a look at the cow again. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Valli was watching everything with same excitement. 44. "It was a new bus, its outside painted a gleaming white with some green stripes along the sides. Inside, the overhead bars shone like silver." ..... WHAT DOES THIS OBSERVATION BY VALLI SHOW? A) That Valli was a good observer. B) That valli had been very curious to see how bus looked like. C) That valli liked green colour. D) That travelling bus is always a fantastic experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) That valli had been very curious to see how bus looked like. 45. How did her '' happy bus ride" turn out in the end? A) Deep revelation about life. B) Boring experience. C) A mock of society. D) Happy journey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Deep revelation about life. 46. What was the strong desire of Valli from the chapter 'Madam Rides the Bus'? A) To become a bus driver. B) To go to the nearest town by riding on a bus. C) To meet a bus driver/conductor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To go to the nearest town by riding on a bus. 47. In the chapter, 'Madam Rides the Bus', the conductor told the man that Valli was a ..... A) A little baby. B) A grown-up madam. C) A madam. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A grown-up madam. 48. What was Valli's reply to the elderly man in the chapter 'Madam Rides the Bus'? A) She told him proudly that she was not a 'child'. B) She had paid the full fare like the others. C) She doesn't care about getting hurt. D) Both she was not child and had paid full fare. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both she was not child and had paid full fare. 49. What was the fare for the entire journey? A) 60 paise. B) 45 paise. C) 30 paise. D) 10 paise. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 60 paise. 50. What made Valli to be called Madam? A) Her intelligence. B) Her commanding nature. C) Her foolishness. D) Her aesthetic sense. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her commanding nature. 51. Why did Valli from the story, 'Madam Rides the Bus' stand on the bus seat? A) Because she had no place to sit. B) Because the curtain obstructed her view. C) To enjoy the outside scene. D) Both curtain obstructed her viewand to enjoy outside view. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both curtain obstructed her viewand to enjoy outside view. 52. What affected Bholi's face? A) A fire accident. B) Small pox. C) Hot water spilled on her face. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Small pox. 53. What did Valli like the most about the bus ride? A) The scenery outside. B) The loud noise of the engine. C) Talking to the other passengers. D) Sitting at the front of the bus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The scenery outside. 54. Why did the conductor allow Valli from the chapter, 'Madam Rides the Bus' to board the bus? A) Because she was big enough. B) Because she wouldn't listen. C) Because of her confidence. D) Because she had paid full fare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of her confidence. 55. Which of the following words can be used to describe the i) conductor ii) Valli iii) the passengers? A) I) Cool, funnyii) Curious, irritableiii) Happy, talkative. B) I) Short-tempered, talkativeii) Curious, dangerousiii) Angry, bored. C) I) Cool, casualii) Silly, uncontrollableiii) Bold, beautiful, dirty. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) I) Cool, funnyii) Curious, irritableiii) Happy, talkative. 56. Valli from the chapter 'Madam Rides the Bus' thriftily saved every penny that came her way for ..... A) Her school picnic. B) Her first bus journey. C) Her journey back home. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Her first bus journey. 57. What did Valli find when she returned home in the chapter, 'Madam Rides the Bus'? A) Her mother was awake. B) Her mother was talking to her aunt. C) Her mother was waiting for Valli. D) Both her mother was awake and talking to her aunt. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both her mother was awake and talking to her aunt. 58. Why did Valli find the woman who travelled with her in the bus repulsive? A) She had large piercing in her ears. B) She wore ugly earrings. C) She was chewing betel nut. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 59. Valli was annoyed by the attention of co passengers as A) She disliked being talked down. B) She didn't want anybody to know about the trip. C) She didn't like her co-passengers. D) She wanted to enjoy the ride on her own. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) She wanted to enjoy the ride on her own. 60. To save money, Valli ..... A) Took money from mother's purse. B) Saved whatever stray coins came her way. C) Resisted temptation to buy peppermints, toys, balloons, etc. D) Both 'b' and 'c'. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Both 'b' and 'c'. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesProse QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 10 English Chapter 9 Madam Rides The Bus Quiz 1Class 10 English Chapter 9 Madam Rides The Bus Quiz 2Class 10 English Chapter 9 Madam Rides The Bus Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books