CBSE Class 10 English The Midnight Visitor MCQs Set B

Later, he patted me on the head and said never mind,he’d teach me to cook. He also taught me to write my name and said he would soon teach me to write whole sentences and to add numbers. I was grateful. I knew that once I could write like an educated man there would be no limit to what I could achieve.

Question: Who does “I” refer to in the story?
a) Anil
b) Hari
c) an old man
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: What kind of work was the narrator doing before he met Anil?
a) He was a professor
b) He was a writer
c) He was a petty thief
d) None of these
Answer: c

Question: What did Anil promise him to teach?
a) to write his name
b) to cook
c) to add numbers
d) All of these
Answer: d

Question: Why was the narrator grateful?
a) Because Anil would give him money
b) Because Anil would teach him how to read and write
c) Because Anil would do all his work
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: What qualities did Anil possess?
a) simplicity
b) kindness
c) easy-going attitude
d) All of these
Answer: d

When I reached the station I did not stop at the ticket office (I had never bought a ticket in my life) but dashed straight to the platform. The Lucknow Express was just moving out. The train had still to pick up speed and I should have been able to jump into one of the carriages, but I hesitated — for some reason I can’t explain — and I lost the chance to get away.

Question: Was the narrator able to leave with the Lucknow Express?
a) Yes
b) No
c) Maybe
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: Why is the narrator at the train station?
a) to say goodbye to a friend
b) to run away after stealing Anil’s money
c) to steal from the passengers
d) None of these
Answer: b

Question: Where did the narrator go from the platform?
a) to Anil’s home
b) to Lucknow
c) to his home
d) None of these
Answer: a

Question: Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
a) 1, 3, 7
b) 1, 2, 3
c) 4, 5, 6
d) 1, 4, 7
Answer: b

(A) Max was slender, a little less than tall, with features that suggested slightly the crafty, pointed countenance of a fox. There was about him — aside from the gun — nothing especially menacing. “The report,” he murmured. “The report that is being brought to you tonight concerning some new missiles. I thought I would take it from you. It will be safer in my hands than in yours.” Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. “I’m going to raise the devil with the management this time, and you can bet on it,” he said grimly. “This is the second time in a month that somebody has got into my room through that nuisance of a balcony!”

Question. Owning a gun gave a menacing impression to Max’s character because
a) a gun is only used by police officials.
b) he was carrying it without any official license.
c) a gun has a threatening implication.
d) the gun was particularly huge.

Answer: C

Question. Choose the option that displays the correct analogy.
a) crafty : fox :: menacing : gun
b) report : missile :: management : devil
c) crafty : fox :: management : balcony
d) armchair : grim :: balcony : nuisance

Answer: A

Question. Which word replaces ‘sat down heavily’ in the sentence—’Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily’?
a) dumped.
b) flumped.
c) pumped.
d) jumped.

Answer: B

Question. Extra Q:
Ausable’s annoyance at the balcony when he says, “…nuisance of a balcony…” could be called fake, keeping in mind that
a) Max was the second person to enter the room through it.
b) his balcony was easy enough that anyone could break through it.
c) he later admitted that there was no balcony at all.
d) he wanted to make a spy-like impression in front of Fowler.

Answer: C

(B) Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent Fowler had ever read. Following him down the musty corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable had a room, Fowler felt let down. It was a small room, on the sixth and top floor, and scarcely a setting for a romantic adventure. Ausable was, for one thing, fat. Very fat. And then there was his accent. Though he spoke French and German passably, he had never altogether lost the American accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago. “You are disappointed,” Ausable said wheezily over his shoulder.

Question. “Following him down the musty corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable had a room…”
Choose the correct option to replace the underlined words.
a) expansive, abnormal
b) lighted; formal
c) damp; dingy
d) uncanny; smart

Answer: C

Question. Amy is an American woman who teaches French and German in a primary school. This means that Amy is
a) an empathetic teacher.
b) a rational human being.
c) an experienced guide.
d) a multilingual instructor.

Answer: D

Question. It can be inferred from the extract that a secret agent is expected to be
1) fit.
2) compassionate.
3) apologetic.
4) suave.
5) violent.
a) Option 1, 3 & 5
b) Option 1 & 4
c) Option 2 ,4 & 5
d) Option 2 & 3

Answer: B

Question. The reason Fowler was disappointed by Ausable when he met him was because Ausable
a) lived in a shady French hotel.
b) was related to the cops.
c) didn’t have the personality of a spy.
d) had a very strange accent.

Answer: C

Question. Choose the option that lists the INCORRECT statements about the given passage.
1. Fowler had no expectations at all from Ausable.
2. Fowler was elated when he met Ausable.
3. Ausable was living in France as a spy.
4. Ausable had acquired the French accent over twenty years ago.
a) 1, 2
b) 3, 4
c) 1, 3
d) 2, 4

Answer: D