This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > English > The Snake And The Mirror > Class 9 English Chapter 5 The Snake And The Mirror – Quiz 1 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 English Chapter 5 The Snake And The Mirror Quiz 1 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. What excuse did the woman give for not sharing her cakes? A) They were for her children. B) They were too small to give away. C) She didn't have enough ingredients. D) She needed them for a celebration. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They were too small to give away. 2. Find out the wrongly spelt word. A) Kirosene. B) Silent. C) Restaurant. D) Familiar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Kirosene. 3. The story is originally written in which language? A) HINDI. B) ENGLISH. C) MALYALAM. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MALYALAM. 4. ..... entered the room. A) A dog. B) A snake. C) A tiger. D) A horse. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A snake. 5. Why couldn't he sleep that night? A) The room was very hot with no air circulation. B) There were lots of rats making noise in the house. C) The room was very congested with no windows. D) There were many snakes roaming around in the house. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The room was very hot with no air circulation. 6. Who asked the question, "Has a snake ever coiled itself round any part of your body? A full-blooded cobra?" A) The narrator's friend. B) The teacher. C) The restaurant owner. D) The homeopath. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The homeopath. 7. What decision did the narrator make while looking in the mirror? A) To grow a beard. B) To shave daily and grow a thin mustache. C) To dye his hair. D) To get a haircut. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To shave daily and grow a thin mustache. 8. Who found Behrman dead? A) Sue. B) The doctor. C) Janitor. D) Johnsy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Janitor. 9. The belongings of Homeopath are ..... A) Sixty rupees. B) Shirts and dhotis. C) Solitary black coat. D) All the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All the above. 10. At what time did doctor return to home A) 9:00AM. B) 10:00AM. C) 9:00PM. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 9:00PM. 11. Which of the following is wrong? A) The doctor was poor. B) The doctor was bachelor. C) The doctor wanted to marry a fat woman. D) The doctor was married. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The doctor was married. 12. The author of the story writes in 1 language. Name the language. A) HINDI. B) ENGLISH. C) MALYALAM. D) NONE OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) MALYALAM. 13. What did Saint Peter say the woman would have to do after being changed? A) Live in a palace. B) Build as the birds do and get scanty food by boring in wood. C) Become a baker. D) Travel the world. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Build as the birds do and get scanty food by boring in wood. 14. What did someone ask the doctor after the incident with the snake? A) If he liked mirrors. B) If he was afraid of snakes. C) If his wife was very fat. D) If he was a doctor. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If his wife was very fat. 15. Homeopath made another earth shaking decision. The meaning of earth shaking is ..... A) Challenging. B) Dangerous. C) Horrible. D) Pleasant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Challenging. 16. The narrator of the lesson "The snake and the Mirror" was ..... A) R K Narayan. B) Edward Thomas. C) Mohammad Basheer. D) William Shakespeare. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mohammad Basheer. 17. What did he do with the comb? A) He adjusted the parting of his hair. B) He chased the snake away with it. C) He cleaned it with a nearby brush. D) He tapped the table with it. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He adjusted the parting of his hair. 18. WHAT KIND OF LESSON IS THIS A) NARRATIVE. B) BIOGRAPHY. C) ESSAY. D) Descriptive. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NARRATIVE. 19. The book that he was reading was ..... A) Principles of the life. B) Material Medication. C) The Winter Days. D) Materia Medica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Materia Medica. 20. How did the narrator describe the pain in his left arm? A) As if a thick rod hit him. B) As if a rod made of white hot metal was slowly yet stiffly shoving him. C) As if a rod made of molten fire was powerfully crushing him. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) As if a rod made of molten fire was powerfully crushing him. 21. Who translated the story from Malyalam to English? A) Vaikom M. Basheer. B) V. Abdullah. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) V. Abdullah. 22. What item was lying beside the mirror on the table? A) A small comb. B) A pair of glasses. C) A pen. D) A watch. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A small comb. 23. Who is the main character in this lesson? A) A homeopathic doctor. B) A student. C) A teacher. D) A lawyer. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A homeopathic doctor. 24. Sue and Johnsy lived on the fourth storey of a new house. True or false A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 25. Why did the narrator make his bed close to the wall? A) To make more space in the room. B) To avoid drafts. C) The text doesn't specify. D) To be further from the rats. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The text doesn't specify. 26. Why did the narrator want to marry a fat woman doctor? A) Fat women were considered wealthy. B) He found fat women attractive. C) If he made a mistake, she couldn't catch him. D) She would have more medical knowledge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) If he made a mistake, she couldn't catch him. 27. The narrator was single because A) His wife went to some village. B) He was an orphan. C) He was a bachelor. D) His wife left him. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) He was a bachelor. 28. What did the narrator do when he finally escaped? A) Called the police. B) Went back to catch the snake. C) Ran to a friend's house. D) Fainted from fear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ran to a friend's house. 29. Who all are the main character of the story? A) SNAKE. B) MIRROR. C) DOCTOR. D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) ALL OF THE ABOVE. 30. What was the woman doing when Saint Peter arrived at her door? A) Making cakes. B) Cooking soup. C) Cleaning. D) Knitting. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Making cakes. 31. How did Saint Peter react to the woman's selfishness? A) He grew angry. B) He forgave her. C) He left quietly. D) He blessed her. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) He grew angry. 32. The word "solitary"means ..... A) Nil. B) Single. C) Triple. D) Double. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Single. 33. In which month did Sue fall ill? A) September. B) Mid august. C) November. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None of the above. 34. What was the narrator in the story? A) Doctor. B) Teacher. C) Engineer. D) Scientist. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Doctor. 35. In which floor did Mr.Behrman live? A) Second floor. B) Third floor. C) First floor. D) Ground floor. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Ground floor. 36. The main character decided to marry A) A young and rich doctor. B) A young and rich actress. C) A young and rich village girl. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A young and rich doctor. 37. What did he think about himself? A) He thought that he could marry any girl. B) He thought that he was very handsome. C) He thought that he is old enough to marry. D) He didn't think any of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He thought that he was very handsome. 38. When the doctor says that "My life companion is a thin reedy woman" , we laugh ..... why? A) Because it is very funny to see a thin and reedy woman. B) Because he had already expressed his dream of marrying a fat woman. C) Because the doctor is a very big man and he married a thin woman. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Because he had already expressed his dream of marrying a fat woman. 39. What was season of the year when the snake visited the doctor's house? A) Spring. B) Autumn. C) Summer. D) Dark Winter. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Summer. 40. What was the change in doctor's thoughts? A) From a frown to smile. B) From a proud man to a helpless, foolish man. C) From no mustache to mustache. D) From a poor to rich man. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) From a proud man to a helpless, foolish man. 41. The word "meagre"means ..... A) Small in quantity. B) High in quantity. C) Good quality. D) Bad quality. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Small in quantity. 42. In which month does the story take place? A) Monsoon. B) Summer. C) Winter. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Summer. 43. What did the snake do after coiling around the narrator's arm? A) It looked into the mirror. B) It slithered away. C) It bit him. D) It hissed loudly. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It looked into the mirror. 44. Why did the doctor light a kerosene lamp? A) He loved its brightness. B) The house was not electrified. C) It kept snakes away. D) It was cheaper than candles. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The house was not electrified. 45. How much cash did he have with him? A) One hundred rupees. B) Fifty rupees. C) Sixty rupees. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sixty rupees. 46. WHAT THINGS OF THE DOCTOR WERE STOLEN A) BED, BOOK, LAMP. B) SOLITARY BLACK COAT. C) Comb, BOOK, BLACK COAT. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Comb, BOOK, BLACK COAT. 47. The homeopath shared room with ..... A) Cats. B) Cattle. C) Rats. D) Dogs. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rats. 48. The book took out by Homeopath is ..... A) Anthropology. B) Anatomy. C) Oxford dictionary. D) The Materia Medica. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Materia Medica. 49. The word "tale" means ..... A) A book. B) A story. C) A part of an animal. D) A boy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A story. 50. Why did he live a small rented room? A) His salary was very meagre. B) It was very close to his clinic. C) He was unmarried man. D) There were no other rooms available. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) His salary was very meagre. 51. The dull thud sound came as ..... A) The rat fell on his shoulder. B) The snake was moving towards the writer. C) The rats were running in the ceiling. D) The snake fell on his shoulder. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The snake fell on his shoulder. 52. What do you understand by the term "gables" ? A) It is the triangular top end of the wall of a building. B) It's a game. C) It is the other name for kerosene lamp. D) It is a medical book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It is the triangular top end of the wall of a building. 53. What is the profession of the main character? A) Football player. B) Homeopath. C) Actor. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Homeopath. 54. Which of the following word(s) is/are spelt incorrectly? A) Meagre. B) Bachelor. C) Vermillion. D) Pneunomia. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Vermillion. 55. What do the children in the Northland look like in their winter clothes? A) Penguins. B) Eskimos. C) Bear cubs. D) Snowmen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Bear cubs. 56. What did the narrator do after getting up from the chair? A) He went to sleep. B) He ran out through the door into the veranda and then into the yard. C) He talked to the snake. D) He called for help. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) He ran out through the door into the veranda and then into the yard. 57. "I forgot my danger and smiled feebly at myself." Was this line included in the chapter "the snake and the mirror" ? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Yes. 58. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LURK A) Attracted by. B) Bright red in colour. C) Lie in weight. D) A fast runner. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Lie in weight. 59. Who told this story to the writer? A) His father. B) A homeopathic doctor. C) His granny. D) His mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A homeopathic doctor. 60. He had his meal at ..... A) At an inn. B) At a restaurant. C) At his friend's house. D) At home. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) At a restaurant. Next →Related QuizzesEnglish QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 English Chapter 5 The Snake And The Mirror Quiz 2 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books