This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > English > Reach For The Top > Class 9 English Chapter 8 Reach For The Top – Quiz 2 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Chapter 8 Reach For The Top Quiz 2 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Santosh's parents were A) Business people. B) Traders. C) Landowners. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Landowners. 2. Maria confesses that the dream that kept her going was ..... A) To earn loads of money for her family. B) To become a teenage sensation. C) To become number one in the world. D) To climb Mount Everest. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To become number one in the world. 3. Which incident showed that Santosh was concerned about her teammates? A) Greeting during climbing. B) Giving sticks during climbing. C) Giving artificial respiration to them. D) Help during climbing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Giving artificial respiration to them. 4. Who did she meet at the Aravalli Hills? A) Mountaineers. B) Villagers. C) Farmers. D) Tourists. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Mountaineers. 5. At what time she use to sleep at night? A) 10 p.m. B) 9 p.m. C) 8 p.m. D) 11 p.m. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 8 p.m. 6. What does 'Santosh' mean? A) Contentment. B) Bravery. C) Discontentment. D) Greed. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Contentment. 7. When did Maria Sharapova become the top female tennis player in the world? A) 22 August 2005. B) 22 August 2007. C) 22 August 2006. D) 22 August 2004. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 22 August 2004. 8. What is Narrative Nonfiction? A) A disease. B) A piece of camping gear. C) A story with facts and text features. D) A way to write fiction stories. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A story with facts and text features. 9. For which country she want to play Olympics A) Australia. B) Rome. C) Russia. D) France. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Russia. 10. Maria wad packed off in training in A) UK. B) USA. C) Australia. D) New Zealand. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) USA. 11. Whose novels she loves to read? A) RUSKIN BOND. B) ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. C) ROBERT FROST. D) COATES KINNEY. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE. 12. When reading narrative nonfiction, you should: A) Preview the text to see what it is about. B) Read until you pause because it was too much information. C) Think about it and ask:What am I learning so far?. D) Reread the text and put it all together. E) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) All of the above. 13. In what words did Santosh express her feeling at the summit of her Everest climb? A) Fabulous. B) Indescribable. C) Fantastic. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indescribable. 14. What did the 'holy man' assume about Santosh Yadav's mother when she was expecting? A) He assumed she wanted twins. B) He assumed she wanted a son. C) He assumed she wanted a daughter. D) He assumed the baby would be born with special abilities. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He assumed she wanted a son. 15. What did Santosh watch from her hostel Kasturba room? A) Scenic beauty. B) Crowd. C) Villagers climbing up the Aravali hill and vanishing. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Villagers climbing up the Aravali hill and vanishing. 16. Santosh joined the college in A) Delhi. B) Jaipur. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Jaipur. 17. It is said that Maria had learnt early in life that ..... A) She had to go to bed early and wake up early. B) She had to stay away from her parents. C) Tennis excellence would only come at a price. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tennis excellence would only come at a price. 18. ASSERTION:Santosh went to a local village school for her early education.REASON:Her parents did not permit education in another city because of their financial shape A) A is false but R is true. B) A is true but R is false. C) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. D) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A is true but R is false. 19. Which game is Maria Sharapova attached to? A) Tennis. B) Cricket. C) Badminton. D) Hockey. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tennis. 20. Maria belongs to which country A) France. B) Russia. C) Germany. D) USA. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Russia. 21. Santosh left home to get herself enrolled in: A) Delhi. B) Rewari. C) Gurgaon. D) Faridabad. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Delhi. 22. Where was she invited after scaling the mt. Everest? A) Indo-Bhutan expedition. B) Indi-Napalese Expedition. C) Indo-Himalayan Expedition. D) Anglo-Indian expedition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Indi-Napalese Expedition. 23. Santosh Yadav was the ..... born child in her family. A) 5th. B) An offer. C) Chin. D) Fth. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chin. 24. Why was Santosh recorded in the Record book both times after scaling Everest? A) For being fastest. B) For being a woman. C) For her physical fitness. D) For being the youngest achiever. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) For being the youngest achiever. 25. Maria's hobbies are A) Dancing and singing. B) Gardening and stamp collecting. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dancing and singing. 26. What is most likely to be true about Santosh's life at the institution:A. She rarely went on expeditionsB. She built remarkable resistance to cold and altitudeC. Her climbing skills were growing slowlyD. In the due course of time her mental endurance and physical endurance deteriorated. A) Statements A, B and C. B) Statements A, B, and D. C) Statements B and D. D) Statements B and C. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Statements B and D. 27. What did the 'holy man' assume when Santosh's mother was expecting? A) She wanted twins. B) She wanted a son. C) She wanted a daughter. D) She didn't want any child. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) She wanted a son. 28. What makes her motivated A) Her hobbies. B) Money. C) Playing tennis. D) Arthur Conan Doyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Money. 29. How many years did she take as a professional to reach the pinnacle? A) 8 years. B) 4 years. C) 3 years. D) 2 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 4 years. 30. Assertion (A):Maria Sharapova's success in tennis is attributed to her perseverance. Reason (R):She had to overcome significant challenges, including moving to a new country at a young age. A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. B) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A. C) A is true, but R is false. D) A is false, but R is true. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A. 31. What unique trait did Santosh Yadav exhibit during her Everest expeditions? A) Her leadership skills. B) Her physical strength. C) Her technical climbing skills. D) Her compassionate nature. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Her compassionate nature. 32. SANTOSH BEING THE MEMBER OF INDO ..... WOMENS EXPEDITION SCALED THE MOUNT EVEREST 2ND TIME. A) Nepali. B) Bhutan. C) Afghanistan. D) Chinese. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nepali. 33. Why did Maria's mother not accompany her at the training institute? A) A) The training institute did not allow parents. B) B) Maria's mother did not have the money. C) C) Maria's mother did not get the visa on time. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) C) Maria's mother did not get the visa on time. 34. In which year did she scale the Mt. Everest A) 1995. B) 2002. C) 2000. D) 1992. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 1992. 35. What made Santosh's parents ready to pay her school fees at Delhi? A) Her plan to work part time to pay her school fee to get education. B) Her obstinacy. C) Her tears. D) Her shouting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Her plan to work part time to pay her school fee to get education. 36. Why didn't Santosh's parents send her to a good school? A) They wanted her to get married soon. B) They were poor. C) They were scared that she would be treated poorly in the city. D) Because of the traditional system of her village. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of the traditional system of her village. 37. Santosh has scales Mt Everest ..... A) Four times. B) Once. C) Twice. D) Thrice. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Twice. 38. What common advice would both Santosh Yadav and Maria Sharapova likely give to young aspirants? A) Rely on natural talent. B) Prioritize financial stability. C) Embrace hard work and perseverance. D) Focus on social media presence. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Embrace hard work and perseverance. 39. When Jordan was training, what did he want to do on a hard day? A) He wanted to train even more until he was very tired. B) He thought to himself, "Yeah. I want to be done.". C) He gave up and locked himself in his room. D) He went skateboarding instead of training. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thought to himself, "Yeah. I want to be done.". 40. How many brothers were Santosh living with? A) 2. B) 5. C) 4. D) 6. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5. 41. "Santosh's journey from the small village of Joniyawas to the highest peaks of the world was filled with obstacles, but her determination and resilience led her to success."What does the phrase 'highest peaks of the world' metaphorically suggest? A) Santosh's literal mountain climbing achievements. B) Santosh's personal and professional successes. C) The physical height of mountains. D) The challenges Santosh faced in her life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Santosh's personal and professional successes. 42. Synonyms of affluent A) Opulent. B) Poor. C) Mitigated. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Opulent. 43. Maria's hobbies as a teenager included ..... A) Fashion. B) Singing. C) Dancing. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 44. What did most girls in Santosh's village do at the age of sixteen? A) Go to college. B) Get married. C) Start working. D) Travel abroad. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Get married. 45. What is considered the roof of the world? A) Sky. B) Stars. C) Top of Mt Everest. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Top of Mt Everest. 46. Santosh is also a/an A) Environmentalist. B) Physician. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Environmentalist. 47. At what age did Maria Sharapova reach the summit of women's tennis A) 15 years. B) 12 years. C) 13 years. D) 18 years. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 18 years. 48. In which year she climbed Mt. Everest? A) 1992. B) 1991. C) 1990. D) 1993. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1992. 49. By which year did she compete in every Grand Slam event and which round did she reach A) 2003, 4th round. B) 2001, 2nd round. C) 2002, 3rd round. D) 2004, 5th round. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 2003, 4th round. 50. Why was Santosh sent to a local school? A) Because her parents were not able to afford to send to a good school. B) Because they were poor. C) Because of the prevailing trend. D) Because they were rich. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Because of the prevailing trend. 51. What was Maria's father's name A) Michele. B) Jimmy. C) Yuri. D) Flash. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Yuri. 52. Santosh stayed at ..... while studying at Maharani College at Jaipur. A) Aravalli hills. B) Delhi. C) Nehru Institute of Mountaineering. D) Kasturba Hostel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Kasturba Hostel. 53. What can you conclude about Santosh's journey to become a climber? A) "However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at" . B) "The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge, but imagination". C) "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" . D) "The future depends on what we do in the present". Show Answer Correct Answer: A) "However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at" . 54. Maria reads novels by A) Enid blyton. B) Ruskin bond. C) William Shakespeare. D) Conan doyle. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conan doyle. 55. "Maria's journey from the frozen plains of Siberia to the summit of women's tennis was not without sacrifice."What is the main idea of this extract? A) Maria's journey was easy. B) Maria's journey involved significant sacrifices. C) Maria did not face any challenges. D) Maria stayed in Siberia throughout her career. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Maria's journey involved significant sacrifices. 56. Santosh was the 5th child of her parents A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 57. What happened when Santosh scaled up the mount Everest for the second time? A) She shouted aloud. B) She became happy. C) She became the only woman to scale it twice. D) She won the game. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) She became the only woman to scale it twice. 58. What was the most important thing for Maria? A) To earn money. B) To do a good business. C) To become number one in the world. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To become number one in the world. 59. True or false:Jordan wants all kids to start mountain climbing. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 60. Prevailing means A) Uncommon and outdated. B) Most common or existing. C) All the above. D) None of the above. 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