CBSE Class 12 English Deep Water MCQs Set 07

I. Multiple Choice Questions

Question. 1. The most appropriate justification for the title of the chapter ‘Deep Water’ is that
(a) it’s about the dangerous depth of the swimming pool.
(b) it reveals the author’s lack of surety about overcoming his fear of swimming.
(c) it underlines the author’s fear of water and how he overcame it.
(d) it includes the methods of the author’s coach to overcome the fear of deep water.
Answer: (c)

Question. 2. Choose the quote that DOES NOT resonate with the central idea of the chapter.
(a) Option 1
(b) Option 2
(c) Option 3
(d) Option 4
Answer: (b)

Question. 3. Samuel has a phobia of heights but is scared and can’t overcome it. Choose the option that displays an adivce.
(1) Get to the swimming pool and jump in it from the highest diving board that you see there.
(2) If I were you, I’d begin small. Like spending 10 mins. looking down from my balcony, each day, for a week.
(3) Unbeliveable! what’s the problem? I’ve done bungee jumping! It’s a piece of cake.
(4) Feat is a major issue if you let it control you. I think it will take a firm grip on you if you don’t address it soon.
(a) Option 1
(b) Option 2
(c) Option 3
(d) Option 4
Answer: (b)

Question. 4. The chap that threw me in was saying, “But I was only fooling.” Choose the option mentioning the personality traits of this ‘chap’.
1. persuasive
2. irresponsible
3. domineering
4. manipulative
5. callous
(a) 1, 2, 3
(b) 2, 4, 5
(c) 2, 3, 5
(d) 1, 3, 5
Answer: (c)

Question. 5. William Douglas was a friend and adviser of
(a) President Kennedy
(b) President Cleveland
(c) President Roosevelt
(d) President Clinton
Answer: (c)

Question. 6. In the essay, William Douglas talks about his fear of
(a) fire
(b) lizards
(c) snake
(d) water
Answer: (d)

Question. 7. The writer decided to learn to swim when he was about
(a) ten or eleven years old
(b) fifteen or sixteen years old
(c) twenty years old
(d) eighteen years old
Answer: (a)

Question. 8. He decided to learn swimming in the pool at
(a) the local club
(b) his school
(c) Y.M.C.A
(d) Country Club
Answer: (c)

Question. 9. His mother warned him against swimming in the Yakima River because it had
(a) strong currents
(b) it was meant only for boating
(c) many people had drowned there
(d) it had no lifeguards around
Answer: (c)

Question. 10. At the shallow end, the Y.M.C.A pool was
(a) One foot deep
(b) four feet deep
(c) two or three feet deep
(d) five feet deep
Answer: (c)

Question. 11. The pool’s depth at the deep end was
(a) twenty feet
(b) nine feet
(c) six feet
(d) eight feet
Answer: (b)

Question. 12. The author hated to walk naked to the pool as he had
(a) skinny arms
(b) bony chest
(c) skinny legs
(d) hairy legs
Answer: (c)

Question. 13. The incident in childhood had taken place at the beach in
(a) Florida
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) California
Answer: (d)

Question. 14. The introduction to the Y.M.C.A swimming pool revived for Douglas
(a) childhood fear of water
(b) memories of holiday at the beach
(c) memories of father and son companionship
(d) a terrible accident
Answer: (a)

Question. 15. The misadventure at the Y.M.C.A pool happened when
(a) Douglas was accompanied by friends
(b) he was with his father
(c) he was alone
(d) he was with his mother
Answer: (c)

Question. 16. The boy who threw Douglas into the pool was about
(a) twenty years old
(b) eighteen years old
(c) twenty-one years old
(d) fifteen years old
Answer: (b)

Question. 17. Douglas calls him a
(a) nasty human being
(b) a brute
(c) a beautiful physical specimen
(d) a big bully
Answer: (c)

Question. 18. He tossed Douglas into the pool towards its
(a) shallow end
(b) middle
(c) edge
(d) deep end
Answer: (d)

Question. 19. Though Douglas was frightened, he was not
(a) afraid to die
(b) going to survive
(c) out of his wits
(d) able to shout for help
Answer: (c)

Question. 20. When his feet would hit the bottom Douglas planned to
(a) make a big jump
(b) lie down
(c) start his strokes
(d) float
Answer: (a)

Question. 21. The nine feet seemed to Douglas like
(a) hundred feet
(b) ninety feet
(c) fifty feet
(d) twenty-five feet
Answer: (b)

Question. 22. Douglas imagined that on hitting the bottom, he would
(a) bob to the surface like a cork
(b) would come up to grab his water wings
(c) would lie flat and float up
(d) shout for help
Answer: (a)

Question. 23. When Douglas tried to yell
(a) everyone came to his rescue
(b) no sound came out
(c) his father arrived
(d) the lifeguard dived to save him
Answer: (b)

Question. 24. As Douglas tried to bring his legs up, they hung as
(a) dead branches
(b) dead weights
(c) dead sticks
(d) dead bodies
Answer: (b)

Question. 25. The water in the pool had a
(a) dirty yellow tinge
(b) a blue reflection
(c) green colour
(d) no colour
Answer: (a)

Question. 26. Douglas was seized by
(a) the lifeguard
(b) stark terror
(c) his friend
(d) the boy who had thrown him
Answer: (b)

Question. 27. Douglas went down towards the bottom
(a) only once
(b) twice
(c) thrice
(d) five times
Answer: (c)

Question. 28. After the third unsuccessful attempt to spring up, Douglas thought that he was
(a) floating in space
(b) floating in the River Yakima
(c) floating in air
(d) floating in a rubber-tube
Answer: (a)

Question. 29. When he regained consciousness, he
(a) laughed at his experience
(b) had 104° F fever
(c) shook and cried and didn’t eat anything
(d) told his mother about his misadventure
Answer: (c)

Question. 30. Every time Douglas attempted to go inside water, his legs would
(a) be shaky
(b) make him run
(c) help him keep afloat
(d) be paralyzed
Answer: (d)

Question. 31. After being haunted by fear for many years Douglas decided to learn to swim. He took the help of
(a) his mother
(b) his father
(c) a friend
(d) an instructor
Answer: (d)

Question. 32. A rope was attached to
(a) Douglas’ legs
(b) Douglas’ arms
(c) Douglas’ belt
(d) Douglas’ swimming trunks
Answer: (c)

Question. 33. He practised in the pool
(a) ten times a week
(b) five days a week
(c) twice a week
(d) thrice a week
Answer: (b)

Question. 34. Douglas’ tension started slackening after
(a) four months
(b) three months
(c) five months
(d) one month
Answer: (b)

Question. 35. Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises
(a) hundred times
(b) forty times
(c) fifty times
(d) ten times
Answer: (a)

Question. 36. ‘Now you can swim’. These words were spoken by
(a) Douglas’ father
(b) teacher in school
(c) uncle
(d) instructor
Answer: (d)

Question. 37. Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start
(a) shouting
(b) laughing
(c) crying
(d) talking to terror
Answer: (d)

Question. 38. Douglas swam the lake to Stamp Act Island covering a distance of
(a) five miles
(b) seven miles
(c) two miles
(d) one mile
Answer: (c)

Question. 39. ‘What do you think you can do to me?’ These words were spoken by Douglas to
(a) a shark
(b) to his enemy
(c) to the boy who pushed him
(d) to terror
Answer: (d)

Question. 40. After swimming across to the other shore of Warm Lake, Douglas shouted with joy and his voice was returned as an echo by
(a) Gilbert peak
(b) Everest peak
(c) Alps
(d) Blue Mountain
Answer: (a)

Question. 41. ‘All we have to fear is fear itself’. Who said these words?
(a) Douglas
(b) his instructor
(c) his father
(d) President Roosevelt
Answer: (d)

Question. 42. With his hard work, Douglas had
(a) conquered his fear of water
(b) conquered Mount Everest
(c) got a good job
(d) got a promotion
Answer: (a)

Question. 43. At the end of the experience, Douglas felt
(a) happy
(b) released
(c) sad
(d) victorious
Answer: (b)

Question. 44. His fear of water
(a) ruined his trips
(b) made him extremely guilty
(c) was not liked by friends
(d) made him weak
Answer: (a)