Class 9 English - The Snake and the Mirror - MERIT YARD PANDWA
Class 9 English - Snake and the Mirror - MERIT YARD
1 / 40Who is the author of 'The Snake and the Mirror'?
A) Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
B) Isaac Asimov
C) Ruskin Bond
D) Robert Frost
2 / 40What was the profession of the main character?
A) Engineer
B) Teacher
C) Homeopathic Doctor
D) Soldier
3 / 40Where did the doctor live?
A) In a rented small room
B) In a big palace
C) In a hospital
D) In a hotel
4 / 40The room was not electrified. What did the doctor use for light?
A) Candle
B) Torch
C) Electric bulb
D) Kerosene lamp
5 / 40What sound did the doctor hear repeatedly from above?
A) Sound of rats
B) Sound of birds
C) Sound of rain
D) Sound of people
6 / 40How much money did the doctor have in his suitcase?
A) 100 rupees
B) About 60 rupees
C) 10 rupees
D) 1000 rupees
7 / 40What was the doctor's 'important decision' while looking in the mirror?
A) To buy a car
B) To leave the city
C) To shave daily and grow a thin moustache
D) To become a singer
8 / 40What was the 'earth-shaking decision' the doctor made?
A) To quit his job
B) To stop eating
C) To buy a mirror
D) To always keep an attractive smile on his face
9 / 40The doctor wanted to marry a woman doctor who had ______.
A) No money
B) Plenty of money and a good medical practice
C) A big house
D) A car
10 / 40Why did the doctor want a 'fat' wife?
A) Because he liked fat people
B) So she couldn't run after him and catch him if he made a mistake
C) Because her family was rich
D) For no reason
11 / 40What suddenly fell on the doctor's shoulder?
A) A rat
B) A lizard
C) A fat snake (Cobra)
D) A piece of wood
12 / 40Where did the snake land after falling?
A) On the floor
B) On the table
C) On the bed
D) On the doctor's left arm
13 / 40What did the doctor do when the snake coiled around his arm?
A) He jumped and screamed
B) He tried to kill it
C) He sat like a stone statue
D) He ran away immediately
14 / 40At that moment, the doctor felt the presence of ______.
A) A thief
B) His wife
C) His friend
D) God (the Creator)
15 / 40What did the snake do when it saw its reflection in the mirror?
A) It got scared and hissed
B) It uncoiled and moved towards the mirror
C) It bit the mirror
D) It broke the mirror
16 / 40The doctor thought the snake was ______ its own beauty.
A) Hating
B) Admiring
C) Ignoring
D) Destroying
17 / 40When the snake was busy with the mirror, what did the doctor do?
A) He took a photo
B) He killed the snake
C) He quietly got up and ran out of the room
D) He went to sleep
18 / 40Where did the doctor spend the night after the incident?
A) In the hospital
B) In his room
C) At a friend's house
D) In a park
19 / 40The next morning, what did the doctor find in his room?
A) The snake was waiting
B) A thief had stolen almost everything
C) A lot of money
D) His wife
20 / 40What was the only thing the thief had left behind?
A) Suitcase
B) The doctor's dirty vest (ganji)
C) Kerosene lamp
D) Medicine
21 / 40Why did the thief leave the vest behind?
A) He liked it
B) To show his sense of cleanliness or as an insult
C) He forgot it
D) It was very expensive
22 / 40The doctor was a great admirer of ______.
A) Money
B) Beauty
C) Snakes
D) Rats
23 / 40How did the doctor describe his actual wife later?
A) A fat woman
B) A thin reedy person with the gift of a sprinter
C) A very tall lady
D) A doctor
24 / 40What kind of snake was it?
A) Python
B) Viper
C) Cobra
D) Water snake
25 / 40The doctor's house was a "rat-infested" place. What does this mean?
A) It was full of flowers
B) It was full of snakes
C) It was full of rats
D) It was very clean
26 / 40What was the name of the book the doctor was reading?
A) The Mirror
B) Materia Medica
C) Science of Life
D) Homeopathy Guide
27 / 40How far was the snake's head from the doctor's face?
A) 10 inches
B) 3 or 4 inches
C) 1 foot
D) 2 feet
28 / 40What was the 'outer gable' of the room supported by?
A) Iron pillars
B) Brick wall
C) Wooden beams
D) Glass
29 / 40What did the doctor think of himself before the snake came?
A) A poor man
B) A handsome, important bachelor and a doctor
C) A failure
D) A king
30 / 40What medicine did the doctor have for a snake bite?
A) Many medicines
B) None
C) Ayurvedic herbs
D) Bandages
31 / 40The snake seemed to be taken ______ with its own reflection.
A) Bored
B) Taken with (charmed)
C) Angry
D) Scared
32 / 40Did the snake bite the doctor?
A) Yes, once
B) Yes, twice
C) No
D) The story doesn't say
33 / 40What was the color of the snake?
A) Green
B) Yellow
C) White
D) Black
34 / 40What was the theme of the story?
A) Revenge
B) Humor and irony in life-threatening situations
C) Ghost story
D) Medical science
35 / 40The doctor ran until he reached ______ house.
A) His mother's
B) The hospital
C) His friend's
D) A police
36 / 40What did the doctor do as soon as he reached his friend's house?
A) Slept
B) Ate food
C) Smeared oil all over himself and took a bath
D) Called the police
37 / 40The doctor says he was a "poor, foolish and ______ doctor".
A) Brave
B) Stupid
C) Smart
D) Rich
38 / 40The rats and the doctor shared the same ______.
A) Food
B) Bed
C) Room
D) Mirror
39 / 40What happened to the 'rat sounds' after the snake arrived?
A) They became louder
B) They stopped
C) They stayed same
D) They turned into music
40 / 40The story is written in which style?
A) Sad
B) Humorous (Funny)
C) Serious
D) Scientific
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