This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Flamingo > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does the author of 'Deep Water' convey the feeling of fear? A) Through humor. B) Through statistics. C) Through vivid imagery. D) Through dialogue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Through vivid imagery. 2. How many days did he practise swimming in a week? A) 5 days. B) All the days. C) Weekdays. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 5 days. 3. The army tanks were from government ..... from the World War II. A) Offices. B) Navigation equipment. C) Operations. D) Surplus. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Surplus. 4. I waited until the rope became ..... and I heard the boat engine groan after Dad dropped the anchor. A) Taut. B) Invisible. C) Loose. D) Frayed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Taut. 5. When The Rig of Deep Water Horizon exploded? A) In 2010. B) In 2012. C) In 2013. D) In 2011. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) In 2010. 6. Swimming from one end of the pool to other is called? A) Lap. B) Length. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Length. 7. What are the names of the two girls in the story? A) Sophie & Elizabeth. B) Maria & Elizabeth. C) Jennifer & Maria. D) Jennifer & Sophie. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sophie & Elizabeth. 8. How did the author's fear vanish? A) With courage, guidance and determination. B) With care. C) With mother's words. D) With guidance. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) With courage, guidance and determination. 9. The opposite of the movement downward is ..... A) Descent. B) Ascent. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ascent. 10. The chap that threw me in was saying, "But I was only fooling."Choose the option mentioning the personality traits of this 'chap'.(1) persuasive (2) Irresponsible(3) Domineering(4) Manipulative(5) Callous A) 2, 3, 5. B) 1, 3, 5. C) 1, 2, 4. D) 2, 4, 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2, 3, 5. 11. In 2008, a new term was coined by the UK Post Office to describe someone who has an irrational fear of being without his or her cell phone. What did they call it? A) Nomophobia. B) Technophobia. C) Samsungophobia. D) Pixaphobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nomophobia. 12. Did anyone go to jail for this disaster? A) Yes, 1 person went to jail. B) Yes, 4 people went to jail. C) Yes, 3 people went to jail. D) No one went to jail. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No one went to jail. 13. Why the author hated to walk naked into the pool? A) Because he was shy. B) Because his legs were skinny. C) Because he was fat. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because his legs were skinny. 14. STRIKE OFF WHICH IS NOT AN ANTONYM OF-AVERSION A) REPULSION. B) FANCY. C) LIKING. D) PREFERENCE. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) REPULSION. 15. Which literary device is predominantly used in 'Deep Water'? A) Simile. B) Metaphor. C) Personification. D) Irony. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Metaphor. 16. What did the narrator do at the end of the story when he was seized with terror? A) He would sob violently. B) He would talk out loud to the terror and challenge it. C) He would ignore it and keep swimming. D) He would write it in his diary. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He would talk out loud to the terror and challenge it. 17. He grabbed his ..... This is an inflatable vest used to counter a diver's weight belt and control how fast he/she ascends and descends. A) Safety line. B) Analog. C) Buoyancy compensator device, or BCD. D) Pony tank. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Buoyancy compensator device, or BCD. 18. Did the jump made any difference? A) Yes. B) Little bit. C) No idea. D) No. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) No. 19. What is the significance of the title 'Deep Water'? A) It describes the setting. B) It represents the author's fear. C) It refers to the ocean. D) It is a metaphor for life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It represents the author's fear. 20. How many major ocean currents exist in the world? A) 15. B) 20. C) 40. D) 10. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 20. 21. The incident in childhood had taken place at the beach in A) Washington. B) New York. C) Florida. D) California. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) California. 22. A horizontal movement of ocean water that is caused by wind. A) Gulf Stream. B) Global Conveyor Belt. C) Surface Current. D) Gyre. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Surface Current. 23. What is a concentration gradient? A) A type of surface current. B) A type of deep water current. C) When molecules stay close together. D) When molecules move from a high concentration (tightly packed) to a low concentration (spread out). Show Answer Correct Answer: D) When molecules move from a high concentration (tightly packed) to a low concentration (spread out). 24. Why was Douglas not 'yet frightened out of his wits' when he was first pushed into the pool? A) He had a plan to jump up to the surface. B) He knew the eighteen-year-old would save him. C) He knew how to swim. D) He was light enough to float. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He had a plan to jump up to the surface. 25. How did the instructor train Douglas? A) He trained Douglas with the help of an overhead pulley. B) He taught Douglas to exhale under the water. C) He taught Douglas to inhale above the water. D) All of these three. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these three. 26. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth? A) 5 miles. B) 2 miles. C) 4 miles. D) 3 miles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 2 miles. 27. What was the condition of his legs? A) His legs were kicking. B) They were active. C) They were soft. D) They seemed paralyzed. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They seemed paralyzed. 28. The author" s regular practice to learn to swim: A) Could not yield a good result. B) Could not make him a perfect swimmer. C) Could not help him overcome the terror of water. D) Made him a perfect swimmer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Made him a perfect swimmer. 29. A firm decision to do something. A) Inevitable. B) Enthusiasm. C) Clamber. D) Determination. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Determination. 30. WHICH IS AN ANTONYM OF-YELL A) MUTTER. B) SHRIEK. C) SQUEL. D) HOWL. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) MUTTER. 31. What is the tone of the story 'Deep Water'? A) Humorous. B) Serious. C) Sarcastic. D) Light-hearted. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Serious. 32. Why did he develop a fear of water? A) Because of a young boy. B) Because of his mother. C) Because of instructor. D) Because of knocking down by waves at a beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of knocking down by waves at a beach. 33. What light is filtered out at 500 feet? A) Black. B) Green. C) Blue. D) Red. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Red. 34. Due to the Earth's shape and orientation, areas near the equator receive the greatest amount of energy from the Sun. Ocean currents A) Move only away from the equator as a result. B) Help to distribute this energy by warming other regions of the globe. C) Keep this energy concentrated in one region of the globe. D) Move only toward the equator as a result. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Help to distribute this energy by warming other regions of the globe. 35. William Shakespeare and Genghis Khan didn't have much in common, but they both had ailurophobia, which is the fear of what? A) Cats. B) Disease. C) Rain. D) Goats. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Cats. 36. After the misfortune, Douglas was A) Scared of going near water. B) Strong and powerful. C) Unable to swim ever. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Scared of going near water. 37. What literary technique does the author use to describe his fear in 'Deep Water'? A) Irony. B) Hyperbole. C) Onomatopoeia. D) Imagery. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Imagery. 38. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer? A) Planning. B) With the help of ropes. C) By pushing him into the pool. D) With the help of ropes and belts. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) With the help of ropes and belts. 39. What aversion did the writer have from the beginning? A) Aversion to swimming. B) Aversion to water. C) Aversion to the beach. D) All of these three. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aversion to water. 40. Where was the lake Wentworth? A) In Washington D.C. B) In Washington. C) In California. D) In New Hampshire. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) In New Hampshire. 41. What does Y.M.C.A. stand for? A) Young Men's Creative Activities. B) Yankee Musical Central Academy. C) Young Men's Christian Association. D) Yorkshire Monetary Collection Assistance. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Young Men's Christian Association. 42. What color was the car at the beginning of the film that wouldn't start? A) Green. B) Yellow. C) Red. D) Blue. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Red. 43. When his feet would hit the bottom Douglas planned to A) Start his strokes. B) Make a big jump. C) Float. D) Lie down. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Make a big jump. 44. What did the author do when his feet touched the bottom again? A) He swam under water. B) He made a leap. C) He remained there. D) He drowned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He made a leap. 45. What is the climax of the story 'Deep Water'? A) The protagonist's first swimming lesson. B) The protagonist's victory in a swimming competition. C) The protagonist's near-drowning experience. D) The protagonist's decision to swim again. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The protagonist's near-drowning experience. 46. Initially, the author was not frightened out of his wits because- A) He had a plan to come to the surface. B) He was confident that he would come to the surface. C) Both A and B. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both A and B. 47. He recovered from the shock of the incident after a few hours. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 48. Which word from the below mentioned options means the same as gathered? A) Summuned. B) Summoned. C) Sommoned. D) Sommoned. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summoned. 49. What was the primary environmental impact of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill? A) Destruction of coral reefs. B) Massive oil slicks affecting marine and coastal ecosystems. C) Increase in fish population. D) Improved water quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Massive oil slicks affecting marine and coastal ecosystems. 50. His lungs ..... , head ..... and legs were ..... A) Burst, was numb, trying to push up. B) Ached, throbbed, lifeless. C) Felt weak, was full of thoughts, lifeless. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ached, throbbed, lifeless. 51. Which zone is known as the twilight zone? A) The midnight zone. B) The benthic zone. C) The abyssal zone. D) The mesopelagic zone. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The mesopelagic zone. 52. Despite their massive size, sunfish are classified as a type of plankton A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 53. What does the author compare his fear to in 'Deep Water'? A) A monster. B) A shadow. C) A storm. D) A prison. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A monster. 54. Thermohaline Circulation is driven by A) Tides. B) Concentration gradients. C) Wind. D) The gravitational pull from the sun and the moon. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Concentration gradients. 55. Where is ocean water the densest? A) The surface. B) The bottom. C) Lake Michigan. D) The middle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The bottom. 56. The author decided to learn to swim: A) In the Yakima river. B) In the pool at the Y, M, C.A. C) Both (a) & (b). D) Neither (a) & (b). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) In the pool at the Y, M, C.A. 57. How does deep water formation affect global climate? A) It contributes to global warming. B) It regulates heat distribution. C) It stabilizes temperatures. D) It has no effect. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It regulates heat distribution. 58. What event triggers the protagonist's fear in 'Deep Water'? A) A storm at sea. B) A shark attack. C) A swimming competition. D) A near-drowning experience. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A near-drowning experience. 59. How many times did he practise putting his face under water and exhale? A) Hundreds of times. B) Thousands of times. C) Fifty times. D) A few times. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hundreds of times. 60. Why did the girls decide not to train together? A) They thought it would be better for their training to seperate. B) They weren't friends anymore. C) They moved away from eachother. D) They hated eachother. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They thought it would be better for their training to seperate. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesCommon Subjects QuizzesClass 12 QuizzesClass 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 1Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 2Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 4Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 5Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 6Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 7Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 1 The Last Lesson QuizClass 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 2 Lost Spring Quiz 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books