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Class 10 English Chapter 9 Madam Rides The Bus Quiz 1 (25 MCQs)

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1. "Just a chit of a girl, she is!" Who said this?

Correct Answer: C) Valli's aunt.

2. What changed valli's perspective about life

Correct Answer: C) The cow.

3. Name the literary device used in the line "Don't bite your nails, Amanda! Don't hunch your shoulders, Amanda!"

Correct Answer: A) Anaphora.

4. What does Amanda wish to postpone?

Correct Answer: D) Her growing up.

5. What was Valli's greatest desire?

Correct Answer: D) To have a ride on the new bus.

6. Valli of the story, 'Madam Rides the Bus', clapped her hands with joy because .....

Correct Answer: A) A cow was running in the middle of the road, in front of the bus.

7. This wish became stronger and stronger, until it was an overwhelming desire. Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus when it stopped at the street corner. Valli would stare at the people when the bus:

Correct Answer: D) Stopped at the street corner.

8. What did the conductor understand about Valli from the story, 'Madam Rides the Bus'?

Correct Answer: A) That Valli spoke with pride.

9. In the bus, just above the windshield there was .....

Correct Answer: C) A beautiful clock.

10. Valli was very quiet on her way back as

Correct Answer: C) She was jolted by the sight of a dead cow.

11. "So many things in our midst and in the world outside. Howcan we possibly know about everything? And even when we do know about something, we often can't understand it completely, can we?" Who said this?

Correct Answer: B) Valli's mother.

12. How far was the town from Valli's village as per the story, 'Madam Rides the Bus'?

Correct Answer: A) Six miles away.

13. Why did Valli of the story 'Madam Rides the Bus' refuse to accept a free cold drink offered by the bus conductor?

Correct Answer: B) Because she was a self-respecting girl.

14. Who sat next to the little girl?

Correct Answer: A) An old woman chewing a betel nut.

15. What is the meaning of the word gleaming

Correct Answer: C) Bright.

16. What is the full name of vlli

Correct Answer: B) Vallaianmai.

17. What did Valli wish?

Correct Answer: A) Bus ride.

18. What will Amanda's behaviour make people think?

Correct Answer: B) Her mother harasses her.

19. How did Valli get the money for the bus fare?

Correct Answer: A) She saved pocket money.

20. While Valli was going back home, she saw something that changed her mood. it was .....

Correct Answer: C) She saw a cow lying dead by the roadside.

21. What was the little girl's favourite pastime?

Correct Answer: A) Watching what was happening on the street outside her house.

22. Why did Valli not like the woman sitting beside her?

Correct Answer: A) She had ugly earings and was chewing betel nut.

23. What did Valli do one fine spring day?

Correct Answer: A) Caught the bus to the town.

24. What was the most fascinating thing for Valli in the chapter 'Madam Rides the Bus'?

Correct Answer: A) The bus that passed through the street each hour.

25. What is the story of the chapter, 'Madam Rides the Bus'?

Correct Answer: B) About the 1st journey of an 8 year old girl.

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