CBSE Class 12 English On the Face of It MCQs Set 03

Question. 'Why is one green growing plant called a_____ and another a flower?'
(a) Grass
(b) Weed
(c) Shrub
(d) Herb

Answer : B

Question. Mr. Lamb says, 'It’s all_______, Beauty and the Beast'.
(a) Relative
(b) Irrelevant
(c) Destiny
(d) God’s grace

Answer : A

Question. Which fruit was Derry going to step on when he jumped over Mr. lamb’s garden?
(a) Strawberry
(b) Plum
(c) Crabapple
(d) Mango

Answer : C

Question. Why did Derry go to Mr. Lamb again?
(a) He wanted crabapples
(b) He wanted to sit in the garden
(c) Mr. Lamb was waiting for him
(d) He wished to live a free life

Answer : D

Question. What unites Mr. Lamb and Derry?
(a) Their age
(b) Their fears
(c) Their life stories
(d) Their impairment

Answer : D

Question. What happens at the end of the play?
(a) Mr. Lamb and Derry talk happily.
(b) Derry does not come because his mother does not allow him.
(c) Both of them together make jelly.
(d) Mr. Lamb dies falling from the ladder and Derry weeps kneeling down.

Answer : D

Question. How far is Derry’s house from Mr. Lamb’s?
(a) 1 mile
(b) 2 miles
(c) 3 miles
(d) 4 miles

Answer : C

Question. The boy’s name is _______
(a) Dennis
(b) Derek
(c) Danish
(d) Derham

Answer : B

Question. Derry felt that Mr. Lamb said______ things.
(a) Peculiar
(b) Gloomy
(c) Funny
(d) New

Answer : A

Question. Derry feels that Mr. Lamb can hide his handicap by
(a) Not going out
(b) Wearing trousers
(c) Not meeting people
(d) Keeping an assistant for his help

Answer : B

Assertion Reason Question

Question. Assertion: The garden was open to everybody.
Reason: Derry came to the garden because everybody was welcome there.
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Answer : C

Question. Assertion: Derry decided to go back to the garden of Mr Lamb
Reason: Derry’s mother was suspicious of Mr Lamb
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Answer : B

Question. Assertion: Derry thought people were scared of his face.
Reason: People make cruel remarks about Derry.
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false but R is true

Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Mr. Lamb asked Derry to stay back in the garden.
Reason: He wanted to take his help in plucking crabapples.
(a) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Answer : C

Question. Assertion: Derry pitied Mr. Lamb
Reason: Derry’s mother appreciated Mr Lamb’s friendliness towards her son.
(a) Both A & R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A & R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is false

Answer : D

True/False Questions

On the basis of your reading of the chapter, On The Face of it, mark ‘T’ if the statement is true and ‘F’ if the statement is false. .

Question. Derry was happy with his protective parents.
Answer : False

Question. The only way to help disabled people is to be protective and sympathetic to them.
Answer : False

Question. Though ‘On the Face of It’ ends on a tragic note it reaffirms hope.
Answer : True

Question. When Mr. Lamb said that he had hundreds of friends, Derry didn’t believe him.
Answer : True

Question. Mr. Lamb advised Derry to think of all those people worse than him.
Answer : False

Question. Derry’s mother was ashamed of his burnt face.
Answer : True

Question. Derry entered the garden through the front gate.
Answer : False

Question. Mr. Lamb was an old man whose one leg had got blown off in the war.
Answer : True

Question. An accident blew up Mr. Lamb’s legs.
Answer : False

Question. Mr. Lamb had strong belief that Derry would come back to help him with plucking apples.
Answer : False

Question. Mr. Lamb tried to inculcate confidence in Derry by teaching him to accept his impairment.
Answer : True

Question. Derry came back to Mr. Lamb because he was tempted by the crab apple toffees that Mr. Lamb made.
Answer : False

Question. Actually Derry was afraid of the people, not the people of him.
Answer : True

Question. Mr. Lamb said that all the people with burned faces are just the same as Derry.
Answer : False