This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 12 > Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 3 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. At what age did the author decided to learn to swim? A) Eleven. B) Ten. C) Ten or eleven. D) Eleven or twelve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Ten or eleven. 2. "I paddled with my new water wings, watching the other boys and trying to learn by aping them." The word 'aping' means- A) To meet an Ape. B) To behave like an Ape. C) To copy someone. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To copy someone. 3. "The experience had a deep meaning for me." Here the author is talking about his experience of: A) Swimming in deep water. B) Learning to swim. C) Fear of water. D) Hard work he did to learn to swim. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fear of water. 4. How did this experience affect the author? A) Became fearful. B) Confident. C) Overconfident. D) Became hydrophobic. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Became hydrophobic. 5. "All we have to fear is fear itself." The quote is by ..... A) Douglas. B) Roosevelt. C) Washington. D) None of them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Roosevelt. 6. Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start A) Shouting. B) Laughing. C) Crying. D) Talking to terror. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Talking to terror. 7. WHICH IS AN ANTONYM OF-THRASH A) SQUIRM. B) RELAX. C) WRITHE. D) FIDGET. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) RELAX. 8. 'All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words? A) His instructor. B) Douglas. C) His father. D) President Roosevel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) President Roosevel. 9. How does the author describe the sensation of drowning in 'Deep Water'? A) Peaceful. B) Terrifying. C) Exciting. D) Confusing. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Terrifying. 10. Why did Douglas hate to walk with bare legs? A) Ugly looking legs. B) Fat legs. C) Because of skin color. D) Because of skinny legs. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because of skinny legs. 11. Do you know who won the race? A) Yes. B) No. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) No. 12. How did Douglas develop an extreme fear of water? A) Misadventure at the Lake Wentworth. B) Misadventure at the Meade Glacier. C) Misadventure at the Yakima River. D) Misadventure at the YMCA pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Misadventure at the YMCA pool. 13. In which subject has the author graduated? A) English and History. B) English and Science. C) Science and Social studies. D) English and Economics. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) English and Economics. 14. The instructor trained him from A) October-April. B) September-March. C) August-December. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) October-April. 15. In order to prevail over the fear of water, the author: A) Made no efforts. B) Made a little efforts. C) Made all efforts. D) Did nothing. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Made all efforts. 16. Statement 1:The narrator was very tired and became unconscious.Statement 2:The narrator made many efforts to save himself from drowning. A) Statement 1 is the cause, statement 2 is the effect. B) Statement 2 is the effect, statement 1 is the cause. C) Both the statements are the effects of a common cause. D) Both the statements are the effects of independent causes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Statement 1 is the cause, statement 2 is the effect. 17. What is another activity the girls spend hours doing in the story? A) Talking. B) Lifting weights. C) Watching TV. D) Shopping. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Lifting weights. 18. What is the term for the way arms and legs are moved during swimming? A) Stroke. B) Lap. C) Propel. D) Clamber. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Stroke. 19. What literary genre does 'Deep Water' belong to? A) Autobiography. B) Fiction. C) Poetry. D) Drama. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Autobiography. 20. What does the word "slot" mean? A) It is a number. B) Only one spot or space. C) It means to swim. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Only one spot or space. 21. The process by which deep, cold, nutrient-rich water is brought to the surface is known as: A) Downwelling. B) Upwelling. C) Thermocline. D) Halocline. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upwelling. 22. What does Douglas do to save himself in the pool? A) Used his mind and pushed himself up. B) Shouted aloud. C) Swam upto the shallow end. D) Tried to reach the edge of the pool. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Used his mind and pushed himself up. 23. What is the main theme of 'Deep Water'? A) Overcoming fear. B) Friendship. C) Adventure. D) Love. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Overcoming fear. 24. What did William O Doughlas desire for? A) Visit to California. B) To be a judge. C) To learn swimming. D) To be with his mother. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) To learn swimming. 25. These are organisms that live in the deepest parts of the ocean and have bacteria to perform chemosynthesis. A) Dolphins. B) Sharks. C) Tube Worms. D) Sea Turtles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tube Worms. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesClass 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 1Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 2Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 4Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 5Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 6Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 7Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 8Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 9Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 10Class 12 English (Flamingo) Chapter 3 Deep Water Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books