CBSE Class 12 English Deep Water MCQs Set A

Question. What did the boy say to the author?
(a) “I did the wrong thing”
(b) “I did the right thing”
(c) ”I’ll throw you again”
(d) “But I was only foolish.”

Answer : D

Question. “For days a _______ was in my heart”. Choose the correct words from the passage.
(a) ghostly fear
(b) haunting fear
(c) terrible fear
(d) unimaginable fear

Answer : B

Question. What are ‘salmon’, ‘trout’ , ‘bass’ ?
(a) kinds of boat
(b) kinds of fish
(c) kinds of swimming techniques
(d) all of the above

Answer : B

Question. How did the author feel when he walked back to his home after coming into his senses?
(a) his legs were trembling
(b) he was sad
(c) he was weeping
(d) he had temperature

Answer : A

Question. Where did the author go in order to overcome his fear of water?
(a) to a sea beach
(b) into a well
(c) in the same pool where the accident took place
(d) lake Wentworth in New Hampshire

Answer : D

Question. How did instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?
(a) by giving Instructions
(b) by pushing him into the pool
(c) by making him watch others
(d) by using belts and ropes

Answer : D

Question. What was stopping Douglas to get into the water of cascades?
(a) memories of California
(b) memories of Washington
(c) instructions given by his mother
(d) memories full of terror in pool

Answer : D

Question. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
(a) four miles
(b) three miles
(c) two miles
(d) one mile

Answer : C

Question. How could Douglas know that he was still alive?
(a) his heart beating and head pounding told him
(b) his legs were very active which told him
(c) he could plan to jump with foot
(d) none of the above

Answer : A

Question. What did Douglas’ mother remind him?
(a) about the deep YMCA pool
(b) about the treacherous Yakima river
(c) about the drawings in Y.M.C.A. pool
(d) all of the above

Answer : B

Question. Who is the author of Deep Water? 
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) William George Bernard Shaw
(c) William Wordsworth
(d) William Douglas

Answer :  D

Question. In which subject has the author been graduated?
(a) English and History
(b) English and Science
(c) Science and Social studies
(d) English and Economics

Answer :  D

Question. For how many years had the author taught in high school in Yokima?
(a) 2 years
(b) 4 years
(c) 3 years
(d) 5 years

Answer :  A

Question. After the author was fed up  with teaching , he decided to opt for which career?
(a) medical
(b) gardening
(c) engineering
(d) a legal career

Answer :  D

Question. What is the story Deep Water speaking about?
(a) fear of water and the way to overcome it
(b) fear of people
(c) fear of dogs
(d) fear of swimming

Answer :  A

Question. How did the author's fear vanish?
(a) with courage, guidance  and determination
(b) with care
(c) wth mother's words
(d) with guidance

Answer :  A

Question. Y.M.C.A stands for?
(a) Young Men's Christian Authority
(b) Young Men's Christopher Association
(c) Young Men's Christian Army
(d) Young Men's Christian Associa

Answer :  D

Question. Where is Yokima located?
(a) US City Newzealand
(b) US City in Callifornia
(c) US City In Washington
(d) None

Answer :  C

Question. Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story?
(a) Washington
(b) New Zealand
(c) Callifornia
(d) Canada

Answer : C 

Question. Why did he develop a fear of water?
(a) Because of knocking down by waves at a beach
(b) Because of a young boy
(c) Because of instructor
(d) Because of his mother

Answer :  A

Question. What is haunting the author?
(a) Terrible experience in the pool
(b) ghosts
(c) his mother's words
(d) a push by a young boy

Answer :  A

Question. How did the author learn swimming?
(a) with the help of a rope
(b) with the help of instructor
(c) with the help of his mother
(d) with the help of swimmimng instructor

Answer :  D

Question. What did William O Doughlas desire for?
(a) visit to California
(c) Visit to Washington
(c) swimming
(d) to be with his mother

Answer : C

Question. What did the author realize while drowning in the pool?
(a) Terror in fear of death
(b) terror in swimming
(c) terror of being pushed
(d) none

Answer :  B

Question. What is the theme of the story Deep Water?
(a) Victory in facing the fear
(b) Being fearful
(c) to learn swimmimg
(d) All

Answer : A

Question. Why has the author given an autobiographical note in Deep Water?
(a) Because of fear of swimming
(b) People
(c) swimmimg instructor
(d) Because of fear of water

Answer :  D

Question. What does Deep water signify?
(a) Beauty
(b) Depth of Sea
(c) Depth of ocean
(d) Frantic

Answer :  D

Question. Who threw Douglas into the swimmimg pool?
(a) A young 18 years old Bruiser
(b) Instructor
(c) mother
(d) watchman

Answer :  A

Question. What was the Deep water fear in Douglas' mind?
(a) To be defeated
(b) To be pushed
(c) Being drowned
(d) None

Answer :  C

Question. What is the misadvantage that William Douglas speaks about?
(a) being pushed into the pool
(b) being sweeped by waves at a beach
(c) being trained by the instructor
(d) both A and B

Answer :  D

Question. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool?
(a) fear 
(b) confidence
(c) overconfidence
(d) mixed feelings of confidence and fear

Answer :  D

Question. What plans did he make to come to the surface of the pool?
(a) trial to jump and push himself up
(b) shouted
(c) cried aloud
(d) shouted help

Answer :  A

Question. How did this experience affect the author?
(a) became fearful
(b) confident
(c) overconfident
(d) became hydrophobic

Answer :  D

Question. What lesson did Douglas learn from his experience of drowning?
(a) learnt swimmimg
(b) love for swimming
(c) swimmimng is not difficult
(d) Face the fear

Answer : D

Question. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?
(a) planning
(b) with the help of ropes
(c) by pushing him into the pool
(d) with the help of ropes and belts

Answer :  D

Question. What plan did Douglas make to overcome his fear of water?
(a) Planned to get an instructor
(b) planned to swim more
(c) planned to watch swimmers
(d) planned to jump

Answer :  A

Question. What does Douglas do to save himself in the pool?
(a) used his mind and pushed himself up
(b) shouted aloud
(c) called people
(d) shouted help help

Answer :  A

Question. Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hoped to?
(a) Because of fear of swimming
(b) because of fear
(c) because of inability to move
(d) because of fear and inability to move

Answer :  D

Question. What was the impact of the pool incident?
(a) developed fear
(b) became confident
(c) became overconfident
(d) hydrophobia was revived

Answer :  D

Question. How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of the pool?
(a) twice
(b) once
(c) five times
(d) thrice

Answer :  D

Question. 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

Answer :  D

Question. Why did Douglas' mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the Y. M.C.A swimming pool?
(a) Because it was local
(b) because it was safe
(c) because it was shallow
(d) because it was shallow and safe

Answer :  D

Question. Why did Douglas hire an instructor?
(a) to be confident in swimming
(b) to compete with others
(c) to flaunt
(d) to overcome his fear of water and learn swimming

Answer :  D

Question. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?
(a) by giving instructions
(b) by pushing him into the pool
(c) by making him watch others
(d) wby using belts and ropes

Answer :  D

Question. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
(a) To know the waters of Casc
(b) ato be a swimmer
(c) to learn swimming
(d) to win a medal

Answer :  A

Question. What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of Cascade?
(a) memories of Washington
(b) memories of California
(c) instructions given by the instructor
(d) memories full of terror in the pool

Answer :  D

Question. How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?
(a) by visiting California
(b) by jumping into the waters
(c) by taking a lesson from the intructor
(d) by swimming into the lake Wentworth

Answer :  D

Question. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
(a) 4 miles
(b) 3 miles
(c) 2 miles
(d) 2 miles

Answer :  D

Question. Where was the lake Wentworth?
(a) In New Hampshire
(b) in Washington
(c) in California
(d) in Washington D.C

Answer :  A

Question. Why was the writer at first not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool?
(a) because of overconfidence
(b) because of instructions
(c) because of people around
(d) because of confidence

Answer : D