This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > English > Supplementary The Accidental Tourist > Class 9 English Supplementary Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Supplementary Chapter 9 The Accidental Tourist Quiz 1 (29 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What type of man was Bill Bryson? A) Determined. B) Easily confused. C) Sure. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Easily confused. 2. The neighbors often come by Muriel's to ask her to do what? A) Help them with their gardening. B) Watch their children. C) Cook them dinner. D) Drive them places in her car. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Drive them places in her car. 3. What does the title of the story speak? A) Accidents caused by the writer. B) Accidental tours by the writer. C) Places visited by the writer accidentally. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Accidents caused by the writer. 4. What does this story teach us? A) The values. B) Importance of self control. C) We should not be confused. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Importance of self control. 5. What had happened at Macon and Sarah's house? A) Pipe burst/water leak. B) The power went out for several days. C) The roof collapsed during the storm. D) Sharknado. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Pipe burst/water leak. 6. When the zip was clogged, he still exerted pressure to open it. What else could have been done in the situation? A) He should have left the airport. B) He should have forgotten about the frequent flyer card. C) He had done the right thing. D) He could have asked for help or forgotten about the card and try to be careful next time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) He could have asked for help or forgotten about the card and try to be careful next time. 7. Whenever food was delivered in the flight, she would instruct her children to remove the lid off the food for their father. why? A) Just for fun. B) As she was well aware of his clumsiness. C) To embarrass him in the flight. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) As she was well aware of his clumsiness. 8. Bill has a hard time living a normal life like other people and wonders how others do it so effortlessly. Why is that so? A) Due to his laziness. B) Due to his mindset. C) Due to his nature. D) Due to his carelessness, laziness and clumsiness. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Due to his carelessness, laziness and clumsiness. 9. The author had joined the frequent flyer programme of: A) American Airways. B) British Airways. C) French Airways. D) Boston Airways. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) British Airways. 10. Why did Bill's wife ask the children "Take the lids off the food for Dad" ? A) To tell that the children are better than Bill. B) To demoralise Bill. C) They did it better than their dad. D) To make fun of bill. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They did it better than their dad. 11. What was Bill unable to find in the cinema? A) Seat number. B) Lavatory in the cinema. C) Wallet. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lavatory in the cinema. 12. Is the author a good traveller? A) No. B) Yes. C) Maybe. D) Of course. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) No. 13. What came out of the bag when the zip gave way? A) Newspaper cutting. B) Magazines. C) English money. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 14. Once due to a mismatch in his name on the ticket, he could not use his air miles and was left ineligible to travel to ..... on a first class ticket. A) England. B) U.S.A. C) France. D) Bali. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Bali. 15. What did bill Bryson drop on a sweet lady sitting beside him on an air journey? A) Soft drink. B) Coffee. C) Dishes. D) Tea. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soft drink. 16. Who is the author of the lesson 'The Accidental Tourist'? A) Bill Bryson. B) William Bryson. C) Dill Bryson. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bill Bryson. 17. What made his teeth blue while writing? A) Blueberries. B) Blue color. C) Leaking ink of the pen. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Leaking ink of the pen. 18. What do you think about the author? A) Smart. B) Efficient. C) Clumsy. D) Clumsy and humorous. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Clumsy and humorous. 19. What was Bill doing when he was crushed under a seat? A) Reading a piece of paper. B) Leaning to tie his laces. C) Learning aimlessly. D) Searching a coin. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Leaning to tie his laces. 20. When the author spilled the drink twice on the same passenger, it caused inconvenience for everyone. Did he do it on a purpose? A) It was a co-incidence. B) Maybe. C) No. D) Yes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It was a co-incidence. 21. Who stopped by Muriel's house one snowy morning to tell Macon about the problem at Macon's house? A) Julian. B) Ethan. C) Charles. D) Rose. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Charles. 22. Who had moved in with Muriel and Macon a few days prior? A) Julian, Macon's friend. B) Claire, Muriel's sister. C) Alexander, Muriel's son. D) Edward, Macon's brother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Claire, Muriel's sister. 23. Who was along with Bill Bryson when he disgorged all the things on the road? A) Son. B) Wife. C) Daughter. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wife. 24. Why was Charles so upset with Macon? A) Because Macon sold the family house. B) For being with Muriel. C) Because Macon forgot Charles' birthday. D) Because Macon quit his job without telling anyone. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) For being with Muriel. 25. Name the things Bill forgets in the lesson. A) Zip his bag. B) Lavatory in the cinema. C) Room number in the hotel. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 26. What good trait does the author have? A) He if funny. B) He accepts that he is careless and clumsy. C) He likes to travel alone. D) He has joined the frequent flyer card programme. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He accepts that he is careless and clumsy. 27. Why was Bill behaving strangely before his wife? A) Because his finger was cut. B) His finger was struck into the zip. C) His finger was bleeding. D) All. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All. 28. Bill travelled a lot by air. Did he entitle to any free air miles? A) Yes. B) No. C) Maybe. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 29. When he sucked on the tip of the pen, he ended up coloring his teeth, tongue and mouth in blue color ink. Which word describes the author the best in this incident? A) Clumsiness. B) Laziness. C) Carelessness. D) All of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clumsiness. Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 9 Quizzes 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books