CBSE Class 6 English The Raven and the Fox MCQs Set 01

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Question: What does the word "morsel" mean in the fable?
A. A large piece of food
B. A small piece of food
C. A drink
D. A feather
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Answer: (B) A small piece of food

Explanation:
1. The word "morsel" means a very tiny bit of food.
2. In the story, the bird has a tiny piece of cheese in its mouth.
3. So, a morsel is a small piece of food.

Question: What is the name of the fox in the tale?
A. Reynard
B. Mr. Fox
C. Robert
D. Simba
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Answer: (A) Reynard

Explanation:
1. In this old story, the clever fox has a special name.
2. His name is Reynard.
3. The other names like Simba and Robert are not used in this story.

Question: Why does the Fox label the Raven “handsome”?
A. Because the Raven has beautiful feathers
B. To make the Raven feel proud and trick him
C. Because the Fox was telling the truth
D. Because the Raven could sing well
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Answer: (B) To make the Raven feel proud and trick him

Explanation:
1. The fox wants to take the food from the bird.
2. He tells the bird that he looks very beautiful.
3. This fake praise makes the bird feel happy and silly, so he gets tricked.

Question: What does the phrase "foolish pride" mean in the story?
A. Being proud of something valuable
B. Being proud without a good reason
C. Being proud of being clever
D. Being humble
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Answer: (B) Being proud without a good reason

Explanation:
1. Pride means feeling very good about yourself.
2. "Foolish pride" means you are proud of something that is not even real or good.
3. The bird thinks he has a beautiful voice, but he cannot sing well at all.

Question: How does the Fox react after getting the food?
A. Sad
B. Happy
C. Angry
D. Guilty
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Answer: (B) Happy

Explanation:
1. The fox wanted the food from the bird's mouth.
2. He successfully tricked the bird and got the food.
3. This makes the fox feel very happy because his plan worked.

Question: What is the lesson of The Raven and the Fox?
A. Flattery can deceive
B. Sharing is caring
C. Work hard to achieve success
D. Be kind to others
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Answer: (A) Flattery can deceive

Explanation:
1. Flattery means saying sweet words that are not true just to get something.
2. The fox praised the bird to trick him.
3. This teaches us that sweet words from others can trick us if we are not careful.

Question: What sound does the Raven produce according to the poem?
A. Chirp
B. Croak
C. Sing
D. Howl
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Answer: (B) Croak

Explanation:
1. Ravens are big black birds.
2. They do not sing sweet songs like small birds.
3. They make a harsh, low sound called a croak.

Question: How does the Raven react after losing the morsel?
A. Happy
B. Angry
C. Foolish
D. Relieved
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Answer: (C) Foolish

Explanation:
1. The bird lost his food because he listened to the fox's fake praise.
2. He knows he made a silly mistake.
3. So, he feels very foolish for trusting the fox.

Question: What does the Fox beg the Raven to do?
A. Fly
B. Sing
C. Dance
D. Drop the food
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Answer: (B) Sing

Explanation:
1. The fox wants the bird to open his mouth.
2. If the bird opens his mouth, the food will fall out.
3. So, the fox tells the bird to sing a song.

Question: What did the Raven believe about the Fox's praise?
A. He was suspicious
B. He was flattered and believed it
C. He ignored it
D. He asked for more compliments
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Answer: (B) He was flattered and believed it

Explanation:
1. The fox said very nice things about the bird's feathers and beauty.
2. The bird loved hearing this praise.
3. He felt happy and believed every word the fox said.

Question: Who is sitting on a limb in the story?
A. Fox
B. Crow
C. Raven
D. Owl
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Answer: (C) Raven

Explanation:
1. A limb is a branch of a tree.
2. In this story, the raven is sitting high up on a tree branch.
3. The fox is down on the ground looking up at him.

Question: What is the Fox’s behavior throughout the poem?
A. Angry
B. Playful and cunning
C. Scared
D. Honest
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Answer: (B) Playful and cunning

Explanation:
1. Cunning means being very clever at tricking others.
2. The fox plays a game of praising the bird just to get food.
3. He does this in a playful but very sneaky way.

Question: What drops when the Raven opens his beak?
A. A feather
B. A leaf
C. The food
D. Nothing
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Answer: (C) The food

Explanation:
1. The bird has a piece of food held tightly in his beak.
2. When he opens his mouth to sing, he cannot hold the food anymore.
3. Thus, the food drops right down to the ground.

Question: What is the initial thing the Fox says to the Raven?
A. “Good morning, Mr. Raven!”
B. “You are a handsome bird.”
C. “Please give me some food.”
D. “I am hungry.”
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Answer: (B) “You are a handsome bird.”

Explanation:
1. The fox starts his trick by praising the bird's looks.
2. The very first words he speaks are to call the bird handsome.
3. This makes the bird feel good right away.

Question: What moral does the Fox teach the Raven?
A. To trust others
B. To be cautious of flattery
C. To share food
D. To be proud of his feathers
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Answer: (B) To be cautious of flattery

Explanation:
1. The fox tricks the bird by saying nice things that are not true.
2. This teaches the bird a hard lesson.
3. The lesson is to not trust people who flatter you just to get something.

Question: What did the Raven do when he understood the Fox tricked him?
A. Flew away
B. Yelled at the Fox
C. Sat quietly, feeling foolish
D. Laughed at himself
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Answer: (C) Sat quietly, feeling foolish

Explanation:
1. Once the food fell and the fox took it, the bird knew he was tricked.
2. He did not fly away or make a loud noise.
3. He just sat there silently because he felt very silly.

Question: What did the Raven overlook in his pride?
A. That his feathers were dull
B. That he could not fly
C. That his voice was just a croak
D. That the Fox was his friend
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Answer: (C) That his voice was just a croak

Explanation:
1. The bird got so proud that he forgot he does not have a sweet voice.
2. A raven can only make a harsh croak sound.
3. His pride made him forget this simple fact, leading to his mistake.

Question: What did the Fox use to trick the Raven?
A. Tricks
B. Fear
C. Praise
D. Anger
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Answer: (C) Praise

Explanation:
1. The fox did not use scary things or physical tricks to get the food.
2. He used nice words and praise to make the bird feel good.
3. This praise made the bird open his beak.

Question: Why does the Fox praise the Raven?
A. To befriend him
B. To trick him and get the food
C. To show his admiration
D. To offer help
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Answer: (B) To trick him and get the food

Explanation:
1. The fox is hungry and wants the food in the bird's beak.
2. He does not actually care about the bird or want to be his friend.
3. He uses nice words purely to trick the bird and steal the food.

Question: How does the Fox feel after cheating the Raven?
A. Proud
B. Angry
C. Amused
D. Regretful
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Answer: (C) Amused

Explanation:
1. The fox thinks it is funny that the bird believed him so easily.
2. He does not feel sorry or angry.
3. He feels amused and happy with his clever trick.

Question: What does the Raven hold in its beak?
A. A stick
B. A morsel of food
C. A leaf
D. A stone
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Answer: (B) A morsel of food

Explanation:
1. The bird is sitting in the tree with something in his mouth.
2. He has a tasty piece of food.
3. The fox wants to take this food from him.

Question: How does the Raven respond to the Fox’s flattery?
A. He ignores it
B. He flies away
C. He opens his beak to sing
D. He laughs
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Answer: (C) He opens his beak to sing

Explanation:
1. The bird is very happy to hear the fox's sweet words.
2. To show off his voice, he decides to sing.
3. As soon as he opens his beak, the food falls out.

Question: What was the outcome of the raven's foolish pride?
(a) It became the king of birds
(b) It lost the morsel
(c) It flew away with the food
(d) It became friends with the fox
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Answer: (b) It lost the morsel

Explanation:
1. The raven felt very proud and opened its beak to sing [2].
2. Because of this, the food fell out of its beak [2].
3. The raven lost its food because of pride [2].

Question: What type of bird is the Raven described as in the poem?
(a) Cheerful and melodic
(b) Proud and foolish
(c) Wise and cautious
(d) Sad and weak
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Answer: (b) Proud and foolish

Explanation:
1. The raven is proud because he likes fake compliments [1, 2].
2. He is foolish because he believes the fox and loses his food [1, 2].

Question: Which of the following terms from the poem means the same as ‘looked at closely with interest’?
(a) perched
(b) looked
(c) eyed
(d) ignored
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Answer: (c) eyed

Explanation:
1. The word 'eyed' means to look at something very closely [3].
2. The fox looked closely at the food in the raven's beak [1, 3].

Question: Where did Mr. Raven rest?
(a) on a branch
(b) near the tree
(c) on a wall
(d) on a table
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Answer: (a) on a branch

Explanation:
1. The raven sat high up on a tree branch [1].
2. He wanted to sit there to eat his food in peace [1].

Question: What was the moral of the poem?
(a) Don’t trust anyone
(b) Share your food with others
(c) Always sing loudly
(d) Don’t be fooled by flattery
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Answer: (d) Don’t be fooled by flattery

Explanation:
1. Flattery means fake praise that is not true [2, 3].
2. The story teaches us not to believe sweet words meant to trick us [2, 3].

Question: What did the raven hold in its beak? 
(a) A fruit
(b) A morsel of food
(c) A stick
(d) A feather
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Answer: (b) A morsel of food

Explanation:
1. The raven had a small piece of food in its mouth [1, 2].
2. A morsel means a very small bite of food [1].

Question: What is meant by the phrase ‘admiring tones’?
(a) praises
(b) flattery
(c) rebuke
(d) anger
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Answer: (b) flattery

Explanation:
1. Admiring tones means speaking with sweet words [3].
2. In the poem, the fox uses these sweet words as flattery to trick the raven [3].

Question: What occurred when the raven opened its beak?
(a) It dropped the morsel
(b) It sang beautifully
(c) It flew away
(d) It gave the morsel to the fox
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Answer: (a) It dropped the morsel

Explanation:
1. The raven could not hold the food and sing at the same time [2].
2. When he opened his beak, the food fell to the ground [2].

Question: The Raven was gullible and the fox was:
(a) foolish, clever
(b) clever, foolish
(c) wise, greedy
(d) greedy, wise
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Answer: (a) foolish, clever

Explanation:
1. The raven was foolish because he was easily tricked [1, 3].
2. The fox was clever because he got the food with a smart plan [3].

Question: The reason behind respectably addressing the Raven was:
(a) to flatter him
(b) to snatch the morsel
(c) to show that he was his friend
(d) to show love and respect
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Answer: (b) to snatch the morsel

Explanation:
1. The fox acted very polite and respectful [1].
2. He did this only to take the raven's food [1].

Question: How did the fox react when the raven dropped the morsel?
(a) Sad
(b) Angry
(c) Happy
(d) Surprised
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Answer: (c) Happy

Explanation:
1. The fox was waiting for the food to fall [2].
2. He felt very happy because his plan worked [2].

Question: “The Raven, who did not see the joke,” – What do you believe is referred to as ‘joke’ here?
(a) The joke refers to some funny joke that the fox cracked.
(b) The joke refers to the fact that the fox did not have the morsel.
(c) The joke refer to the malicious intention of the fox behind the flattering words.
(d) all of the above.
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Answer: (c) The joke refer to the malicious intention of the fox behind the flattering words.

Explanation:
1. The 'joke' was the fox's trick to get the food [3].
2. The raven did not understand that the fox was laughing at his pride [3].

Question: Why did the Raven not see the Fox’s flattery as a trick?
(a) He was too hungry to notice
(b) He did not know who the Fox was
(c) He was blinded by pride and forgot his own limitations
(d) He was too focused on the morsel
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Answer: (c) He was blinded by pride and forgot his own limitations

Explanation:
1. The raven was so happy about the praise that he forgot the truth [1].
2. He forgot that ravens actually have very rough voices [2].

Question: What did the fox compliment the raven for?
(a) Its flying skills
(b) Its eyes
(c) Its beak
(d) Its feathers
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Answer: (d) Its feathers

Explanation:
1. The fox told the raven that its feathers were very beautiful [1, 2].
2. This made the raven feel very special and proud [2].

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