This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 12 > Common Subjects > English Flamingo > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 6 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When did he go home from the locker room? A) After an hour. B) After several hours. C) After a few minutes. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) After several hours. 2. A competition of swim races is called? A) Meet. B) Lap. C) Stroke. D) Lane. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Meet. 3. Currents caused by differences in water density are most often the result of A) Differences in salinity and wind. B) Uniform temperature and salinity. C) Uniform salinity and wind. D) Differences in temperature and salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Differences in temperature and salinity. 4. How does the friendship between Elizabeth and Sophie change before the big race? A) They decide to train separately. B) They become enemies. C) They quit swimming altogether. D) They start ignoring each other. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They decide to train separately. 5. In which lake did he confirm that he had conquered his fear of water? A) Lake Wentworth. B) Yakima Lake. C) Warm Lake. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Warm Lake. 6. Where does chapter 1 take place? A) Under water by a coral reef. B) In a military tank. C) In the ocean near Mexico. D) On a boat nearly 30 miles off the coast of Gulf Shores, Alabama. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) On a boat nearly 30 miles off the coast of Gulf Shores, Alabama. 7. In the context of oceanography, what does the term 'deep water' refer to? A) Water found at depths greater than 200 meters. B) Water with high salinity. C) Water with low temperature. D) Water that is unaffected by surface winds. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water found at depths greater than 200 meters. 8. His mother warned him against swimming in the Yakima River because A) It had no lifeguards around. B) Strong currents. C) Many people had drowned there. D) It was meant only for boating. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Many people had drowned there. 9. What makes the race special for Elizabeth and Sophie? A) Only one spot is available on Team USA. B) It's the first time they've competed. C) It's their last race together. D) They are competing against their coach. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Only one spot is available on Team USA. 10. Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hoped to? A) Because of fear of swimming. B) Because of fear. C) Because of inability to move. D) Because of fear and inability to move. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of fear and inability to move. 11. What was one of the major legal outcomes for BP following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill? A) BP was banned from all future offshore drilling. B) BP was fined billions of dollars in penalties and settlements. C) BP was awarded a government contract for cleanup. D) BP was found not liable for the spill. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) BP was fined billions of dollars in penalties and settlements. 12. What misadventure happened to the author at the Y.M.C.A. pool? A) He was tossed into the deep water by a big bruiser of a boy. B) He slipped into the pool water at the deep end. C) He was beaten by big bruiser of a boy. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was tossed into the deep water by a big bruiser of a boy. 13. When surface currents meet continents they ..... ? A) Stop moving. B) Are deflected (change paths). C) Continue in the direction they were going. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Are deflected (change paths). 14. The aversion to the water started when he was ..... years old at ..... A) Three or four, Minnesota beach. B) Three or four, Yakima beach. C) Two or three, California beach. D) Three or four, California beach. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Three or four, California beach. 15. Which part of speech is the word 'deep' in the title 'Deep Water'? A) Adjective. B) Adverb. C) Verb. D) Noun. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Adjective. 16. What was the fear in Douglas' mind? A) To be defeated. B) To be pushed. C) Being drowned. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Being drowned. 17. What is the main source of nutrients in deep water currents? A) Photosynthesis. B) Volcanic activity. C) River runoff. D) Decomposition of organic matter. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Decomposition of organic matter. 18. "Deep Water" is written by A) William Wordsworth. B) William North. C) William Douglas. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) William Douglas. 19. "I had not been there long when in came ..... "Who came when William was sitting all alone on the side of pool? A) Big brusier of a boy. B) Big bruisier of a boy. C) Big bruiser of a boy. D) Big brusuer of a boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Big bruiser of a boy. 20. Suddenly the author saw light. What did that mean? A) He was coming out of water. B) Some people came with a torch. C) He saw the light to heaven. D) There was a bulb in the water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He was coming out of water. 21. Participate in a contest A) Compete. B) Competed. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Compete. 22. What is Mike wife's name? A) Andrea. B) Gina. C) Natalie. D) Anna. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natalie. 23. What team were they competing for? A) USA. B) El Salvador. C) Columbia. D) Dominican. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) USA. 24. How did the author learn swimming? A) With the help of a rope. B) With the help of a swimming instructor. C) With the help of a friend. D) With the help of his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) With the help of a swimming instructor. 25. Move out of an area in an odd or difficult way. A) Overlap. B) Propel. C) Identify. D) Clamber. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clamber. 26. The author buried in water due to: A) His father's fault. B) His overconfidence. C) The great waves. D) The lack of his confidence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The great waves. 27. What two factors influence tides? A) Salinity and Moon. B) Sun and Moon. C) Moon and Wind. D) Sun and Wind. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sun and Moon. 28. What lesson does the author learn in 'Deep Water'? A) The thrill of adventure. B) The value of perseverance. C) The importance of friendship. D) The mystery of the ocean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The value of perseverance. 29. What does the ending suggest about Elizabeth and Sophie's friendship? A) Their friendship is more important than winning. B) They only care about winning. C) They will never compete again. D) They are no longer friends. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Their friendship is more important than winning. 30. The safety line is a smaller rope that floated alongside that we used to get outselves to and from the anchor rope once in the water. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 31. How did the instructor start the training for William? A) Using a rope attached to the belt. B) Put his face under water and exhale. C) Game basic instructions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using a rope attached to the belt. 32. The 'curtain (of life) fell' corresponds to an aspect of A) Sports. B) Drama. C) History. D) Geometry. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Drama. 33. An object the survived that reminds one of an historical or sentimental time A) Analog. B) Relic. C) Crossbow. D) BCD. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Relic. 34. The state bird of Louisiana, the brown pelican, became the spill's "poster child, " because it had been taken off the U.S. endangered species list just five months before the oil hit. How many brown pelicans did the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service document were killed by the spill? A) 1, 300. B) 900. C) 9, 000. D) 300. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 900. 35. The two main factors that influence surface currents A) Wind and the shape of the continents. B) Wind and Sun. C) Sun and the shape of the continents. D) Temperature and Salinity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind and the shape of the continents. 36. "My introduction to the Y.M.CA. swimming pool revived unpleasant memories and stirred childish fears" What does the word 'revive' mean A) Given fresh life. B) Restored to consciousness. C) Resuscitated. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Restored to consciousness. 37. The ..... is a decompression sickness caused by gases such as nitrogen resting in the body tissues. A) Bends. B) Cancer. C) COVID 19. D) Influenza. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bends. 38. Which of the following is a characteristic of deep water waves? A) They travel faster in shallow water. B) Their speed is independent of water depth. C) They are influenced by the ocean floor. D) They are only found near the equator. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Their speed is independent of water depth. 39. Find a synonym of 'Vestige'. A) Trace. B) Vehicle. C) Vessel. D) Element. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trace. 40. Arrange the following in the right sequence.1. "My introduction to the YMCA swimming pool stirred childish fears."2. "I had experienced both the sensation of dying and the terror that the fear of it could produce."3. "I did. The instructor was finished."4. "Well, Mr. Terror, what do you think you can do to me?" A) 2-4-3-1. B) 3-2-1-4. C) 1-2-3-4. D) 1-3-4-2. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1-3-4-2. 41. Who is the BP manager at that Rig? A) Jimmy Harrel. B) Mike Williams. C) Caleb Holloway. D) Donald Vidrine. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Donald Vidrine. 42. The instructor was finished but the author was not. Why? A) He still experienced fear. B) He was not confident. C) He did not rely on the instructor. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He still experienced fear. 43. Among the more common phobias in the world is the irrational fear of heights. What is this phobia known as? A) Acrophobia. B) Aerophobia. C) Milehighphobia. D) Altiphobia. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Acrophobia. 44. "All we have to fear is fear itself" What does the narrator learn from President Roosevelt's statement? A) To prevent the fear. B) To cancel the fear. C) To frighten the fear. D) To face the fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To face the fear. 45. STRIKE OFF WHICH IS NOT AN ANTONYM OF-TIMID A) SHY. B) CHICKEN HEARTED. C) FEARFUL. D) ADVENTUROUS. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ADVENTUROUS. 46. For how many years had the author taught in high school in Yakima? A) 3 years. B) 4 years. C) 2 years. D) 5 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2 years. 47. He practised in the pool A) Ten times a week. B) Five days a week. C) Thrice a week. D) Twice a week. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Five days a week. 48. Which of the following is a new offshore drilling requirement that has been put into place by the U.S. government since the BP spill? A) Blowout preventers especially designed to withstand the high pressure of deep-sea wells. B) Remote-control acoustic shut-off switches for blow-out preventers. C) Certification by a professional engineer that a well casing and cementing plan is appropriate for the expected well pressure. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Certification by a professional engineer that a well casing and cementing plan is appropriate for the expected well pressure. 49. Why is upwelling important? A) Upwelling controls the tides. B) Upwelling helps sailors to navigate the seas. C) Upwelling provides nutrient rich water that sustains life. D) Upwelling regulates ocean temperature. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Upwelling provides nutrient rich water that sustains life. 50. What does the author do when his feet touch the bottom again in 'Deep Water'? A) He drowned. B) He remained there. C) He made a leap. D) He swam under water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He made a leap. 51. Unique characteristics of people A) Identities. B) Difference. C) Disparity. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Identities. 52. Water is cooler near the poles and warmer near the equator. Movement of cooler and warmer water from these regions moderates the global climate. Which of the following describes the movement of water between the poles and the equator? A) Ocean currents. B) Evaporation. C) Tides. D) Gravity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean currents. 53. 'Tiny vestiges of the old terror would return.'Which of the following can replace the word 'vestiges' as used in the context? A) Residue. B) Core. C) Token. D) Foundation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Residue. 54. How did William feel when went into the water for the third time? A) Paralised. B) Paralysed. C) Paralized. D) Paralyzed. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Paralysed. 55. Where did Douglas go for trout fishing? A) Deschuts. B) Deschutes. C) Daschutes. D) Dashutes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Deschutes. 56. Warm air and water both tend to rise while cooler air and water sink. When different parts of the oceans are heated unevenly, this causes the water to A) Form a tsunami. B) Move in convection currents. C) Stay in the same place. D) Mix together in the water cycle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Move in convection currents. 57. Why did the author's mother warn him about the Yakima river? A) It was polluted. B) It was treacherous and many drownings had taken place there. C) It was the property of millionaires. D) It was the site of a lot of criminal activity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It was treacherous and many drownings had taken place there. 58. What does the author do to overcome his fear in 'Deep Water'? A) Learns to swim. B) Goes on a boat trip. C) Seeks therapy. D) Avoids water. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Learns to swim. 59. The boy who threw Douglas into the pool was ..... years old. A) Seventeen. B) Fifteen. C) Eighteen. D) Sixteen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Eighteen. 60. William Douglas decided to pursue A) Legal carrier. B) Legal carrer. C) Legal carier. D) Legal career. 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