CBSE Class 10 English The Necklace MCQs Set B

Question: What all did they do as an attempt to find the necklace?
a) he went looking for it
b) went to the police
c) posted an advertisement for it offering a reward
d) all of these
Answer: d

Question: Why did she utter a cry?
a) seeing other ladies wrapping themselves in fur
b) poverty
c) the jewels were not to be seen when she reached home
d) none of the above
Answer: c

Question: What did her friend say when she was told the entire story?
a) she was angry
b) she hated her for that
c) she cursed her
d) she told that hers were false
Answer: d

Question: Who did he receive an invitation from?
a) the Minister of Public Instruction
b) the Minister of Public Health
c) the Minister of Public Safety
d) the Minister of Public Education
Answer: a

Question: What does she think she deserves?
a) suffering
b) luxury
c) delicacies
d) both 2 and 3
Answer: d

Question: Did he agree to give her that money?
a) yes
b) no
c) maybe
d) none of the above
Answer: a

Question: She was born into a family of _____.
a) Scientists
b) doctors
c) engineers
d) clerks
Answer: d

Question: What do you mean by the word “stupefied”?
a) make someone unable to think
b) make someone to think
c) to think
d) none of the above
Answer: a

Question: What did his face look like upon hearing the amount her wife asked from him?
a) pale
b) fine
c) unbothered
d) none of the above
Answer: a

Question: Why did she throw away the letter?
a) she had nothing to wear
b) she had no jewellery to carry
c) she had no bag to carry
d) both A and B
Answer: d

Question: What do you mean by the word “dismay”?
a) shock
b) surprise
c) concern
d) all of these
Answer: d

Question: How did the husband expect her to react on handing her the letter?
a) happy
b) sad
c) jealous
d) none of the above
Answer: a

Question: Who is the author of the story “The Necklace”?
a) HG Wells
b) Robert W. Peterson
c) Guy De Maupassant
d) None of the above
Answer: c

Question: What solution did they come up to?
a) wearing natural flowers in the name of jewels
b) asking her friend to lend some of her jewels
c) buy some new jewellery
d) none of the above
Answer: b

Question: How did she look on the day of the ball?
a) elegant
b) gracious
c) full of joy
d) all of these
Answer: d

Instead of being delighted, as her husband had hoped,she threw the invitation spitefully upon the table murmuring, “What do you suppose I want with that?”

Question: What did the husband hope for?
a) that his wife will be happy
b) that his wife will be angry
c) that his wife will be surprised
d) that his wife will be crying
Answer: a

Question: Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
1. Matilda was happy at the invitation.
2. Her husband hoped to see her happy at theinvitation.
3. Matilda threw the invitation.
4. Matilda happily sang after seeing the invitation.
5. Matilda asked her husband what she supposed to do with the invitation.
6. Matilda threw the invitation out of the window.
7. Matilda didn’t know what to do with the invitation.
a) 1, 2, 3
b) 1, 3, 5
c) 1, 4, 6
d) 1, 6, 7
Answer: a

Question: What do you understand by the wife’s behaviour?
a) wife was unhappy
b) wife was surprised
c) wife was joking
d) wife was busy
Answer: a

Question: Which of the following words means ‘speaking in a low voice’?
a) delighted
b) murmuring
c) spiteful
d) suppose
Answer: b

(A) “She suffered incessantly, feeling herself born for all delicacies and luxuries. She suffered from the poverty of her apartment, the shabby walls and the worn chairs. All these things tortured and angered her. When she seated herself for dinner opposite her husband who uncovered the tureen with a delighted air, saying, “Oh! the good potpie! I know nothing better than that…,” she would think of elegant dinners of shining silver; she thought of the exquisite food served in marvellous dishes. She had neither frocks nor jewels, nothing. And she loved only those things. She had a rich friend, a schoolmate at the convent, who she did not like to visit- she suffered so much when she returned. She wept for whole days from despair and disappointment.”

Question : Choose the option that list the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
1. Matilda was very pleased with her life.
2. Matilda envied her friend for being well-off.
3. M Loisel didn’t appreciate what Matilda cooked.
4. Matilda despised the fact that she lived a life of poverty.
5. Matilda never felt troubled, though she desired a luxurious life.
6. Matilda thought of grand dinners and silverware sitting at the dinner table.
7. Matilda felt depressed after visiting her friend.
a) 1, 3, 6
b) 3, 5, 7
c) 1, 3, 5
d) 2, 4, 7

Answer: C

Question : Which word does ‘delicacies’ NOT correspond to?
a) etherealness
b) elegance
c) exquisiteness
d) robustness

Answer: D

Question : Choose the characteristic displayed by M Loisel in the extract.
a) conceited
b) contended
c) appeased
d) subdued

Answer: B

(B) “He was silent, stupefied, in dismay, at the sight of his wife weeping. He stammered, “What is the matter? What is the matter?” By a violent effort, she had controlled her vexation and responded in a calm voice, wiping her moist cheeks, “Nothing. Only I have no dress and consequently I cannot go to this affair. Give your card to some colleague whose wife is better fitted out than I.’’ He was grieved, but answered, “Let us see, Matilda. How much would a suitable costume cost, something that would serve for other occasions, something very simple?” She reflected for some seconds thinking of a sum that she could ask for without bringing with it an immediate refusal and a frightened exclamation from the economical clerk.”

Question : Wha t does ‘economical clerk’ indicate?
a) M Loisel was a spendthrift even though he earned a lot.
b) M Loisel was thrifty as he had a meagre income.
c) M Loisel calculated money all the time as he was a clerk.
d) M Loisel was stingy about money and didn’t spend it.

Answer: B

Question : Pick the correct set that matches with the feelings of the highlighted words related to the characters:
Matilda: By a violent effort, she had controlled…
M Loisel: He was grieved….
i) Matilda felt aggressive; M Loisel was troubled
ii) Matilda was irritated; M Loisel was upset and cried
iii) Matilda tried extremely hard; M Loisel felt intense sorrow
iv) Matilda was quite calm; M Loisel’s heart ached for love
a) Option i)
b) Option ii)
c) Option iii)
d) Option iv)

Answer: C