CBSE Class 12 English Should Wizard hit Mommy MCQs Set B

Question. Who is the author of 'Should Wizard Hit Mommy?'?
(a) John Updike
(b) Pearl.S.Buck
(c) Kalki
(d) Colin Dexter

Answer : A

Question. Jack was happy that he was telling his daughter ‘something true something she must know’. What was he telling her about?
(a) Violence
(b) Discrimination
(c) Exploitation
(d) Moral values

Answer : B

Question. What stirred Jack to creative enthusiasm from the monotony of narrating the same story?
(a) Joe’s excitement
(b) Urgency to help his wife
(c) A new storyline
(d) A new hero

Answer : D

Question. What change did Jo want in the story’s end?
(a) Skunk to smell like roses
(b) Skunk’s mommy to relent
(c) Wizard to hit mommy
(d) Animals to love the skunk

Answer : C

Question. How did mommy skunk behave with the wizard?
(a) She became angry and hit the wizard
(b) She was pleased and hugged the wizard
(c) She was indifferent to the wizard
(d) She didn’t meet the wizard

Answer : A

Question. Which part of telling the ‘Roger Skunk’ story was Jack’s favourite?
(a) Jo asking questions
(b) Clare going on with her work
(c) Bobby falling asleep
(d) Speaking like an old wizard

Answer : D

Question. Why did Jo call Roger Skunk’s mother ‘stupid mommy’?
(a) She chanted the wrong magic spell
(b) She made the wizard change Roger’s rosy smell
(c) She forgot to prepare ‘Pie-Oh-My’ for dessert
(d) She did not hit the wizard properly

Answer : B

Question. What is the awful smell that Rodger skunk’s mother refers to?
(a) The smell of the skunk
(b) The smell of wizard’s dirty room
(c) The smell of roses
(d) The smell of the Woodland creatures

Answer : C

Question. What is the name of the little girl?
(a) Roger
(b) Jo
(c) Jill
(d) Bobby

Answer : B

Question. What was the usual name of the creature that was always present in all the stories that Jack told?
(a) Skunk
(b) Owl
(c) Roger
(d) Squirrel

Answer : C

True False Question

Question. Clare was taking care of Bobby downstairs.
Answer : False

Question. Jo empathized with Roger Skunk and accepted whatever did not fit her own narrow world view.
Answer : False

Question. When Jack was telling Jo the story of Roger Skunk, she did not sleep because her mind and body stayed wide-awake, engrossed in the world of fantasy and adventure.
Answer : True

Question. Mommy did not like Roger smell like roses because she preferred the previous smell.
Answer : False

Question. The lesson inspires us to accept ourselves with all our flaws.
Answer : True

Question. Jack feels himself caught in an ugly middle position because he does not know whether he should accept the child’s version of the world or stick to his own.
Answer : True

Question. The story ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy?’ raises a moral issue if the parents should always decide what the children should do or let the children do what they like to do.
Answer : True

Question. Jo could not understand why a mother would want to compromise her child’s happiness just to suit her own point of view.
Answer : True

Question. Joe’s perspective in the story shows the romantic and unrealistic view of life because of her limited intelligence and exposure.
Answer : True

Question. Jack was adamant in ending the story when Roger got back his awful smell again. This showed the discrimination that Jack faced in his own life.
Answer : True

Question. Joe had raised many questions during the story telling that showed she did not accept the father’s perspective.
Answer : True

Question. Jack felt lack of ideas for a new story to be told on every Saturday for Joe as he didn’t enjoy story telling anymore
Answer : False

Question. When Joe asked ‘Are magic spells real?’ it showed that Joe was very foolish.
Answer : False

Question. According to Jack’s story, there were all the magic things jumbled together in a big dusty heap because the wizard did not have any lady to clean.
Answer : True

Question. The story ended with Roger skunk very unhappy with his awful smell.
Answer : False

Question. Joe didn’t go to sleep just after her father had finished narrating the story as she did not feel sleepy at all.
Answer : False

Assertion Reason Type Questions

Question. Assertion-Roger Skunk found three pennies in the magic well.
Reason-He needed to pay the fees of the wise old owl
(a) Assertion is true ,reason is false
(b) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is false, reason is true.
(d) Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Answer : B

Question. Assertion- 'What’s pick up-sticks?' Jo asked
Reason- Jack mentioned this game played by Roger Skunk and his friends.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is true, reason is false.
(d) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion- The mother Skunk hit that Wizard right over the head
Reason- The mother was angry because the wizard has changed her son’s original smell.
(a) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(b) Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(c) Assertion is false, reason is true.
(d) Assertion is true, reason is false.

Answer : A

Question. Assertion: Jo’s perspective on life is different from that of Jack.
Reason: Jack is a grown-up man while Jo is a four-year-old child
(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 : A

Question. Assertion: Jack was very patient as a father and story teller.
Reason: Jack narrated a nap time story to Jo every day.
(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 : D

Question. Assertion: Jack was willing to accept Jo’s ending of the story.
Reason: Jack believed that parents knew what is best for their children.
(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 : A

Question. Assertion: Jack felt caught in an ugly middle position.
Reason: He emphasized that the Skunk’s mother was not stupid as if he was defending his own mother.
(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 : B

Question. Assertion: Jack always narrated stories about the same animal, but in different pattern.
Reason: Jo was learning about new animals in school and chose the heroes of the story accordingly.
(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 : B

Question. Assertion: Jack told Jo the same story every day with slight variations.
Reason: His imagination was limited and he wanted to instil his own values in his daughter.
(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 : A

Question. Assertion: The story reflects on the conflict between the perspectives of parents and children.
Reason: Jack is unhappy because it is his favourite story, and Jo wants to change it.
(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: Jack was unhappy with the fact that his daughter was raising questions about his authority.
Reason: He belonged to the generation of people who believed in total parental authority over their children.
(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 : A

Question. Assertion: The animal changed in every story, but it was always named Roger.
Reason: Jack liked to portray children to be always obedient, since Roger means to agree to carry out an order.
(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 : A

Question. Assertion: The wizard would always solve Roger’s problems.
Reason: Children should listen to strangers.
(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: Jo wanted the wizard to hit mommy.
Reason: She could not understand why a mother would want her child to smell bad
(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 : A

Question. Assertion: The wizard’s voice was one of Jack’s own favourite effects.
Reason: Jack felt being an old man suited him.
(a) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(b) Assertion is false but reason is true
(c) Both assertion & reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(d) Both assertion & reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Answer : C

Question. Assertion: The wizard rummaged around to find his magic wan(d)
Reason: He wished to change Roger’s smell to roses.
(a) Assertion is true but reason is false.
(b) Assertion is false but reason is true
(c) Both assertion & reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
(d) Both assertion & reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

Answer : A

Source Based Question

This custom, begun when she was two, was itself now nearly two years old and his head felt empty.

Question. Who is ‘she’ in the given sentence?
(a) Joanne
(b) Claire
(c) Joanne’s sister
(d) The witch

Answer : A

Question. From which lesson have these words been taken?
(a) Deep Water
(b) The Enemy
(c) Should Wizard Hit Mommy?
(d) The Third Level

Answer : C

Question. Which custom is being referred to here?
(a) Morning walks
(b) Story telling
(c) Self-eating
(d) Doing magic

Answer : B

Question. Whose head is being referred to here?
(a) Owl
(b) Wizard
(c) Jack
(d) Skunk

Answer : C

‘Now I want you to put your big heavy head in the pillow and have a good long nap.’ He adjusted the shade so not even a crack of day showed, and tiptoed to the door, in the pretense that she was already asleep.

Question. Who are ‘I’ and ‘you’ in the above passage?
(a) Clare and Jack
(b) Jack and Jo
(c) Jo and Jack
(d) Roger Skunk and his Mommy

Answer : C

Question. Which word in passage means the same as ‘curtain’?
(a) tiptoed
(b) crack
(c) shade
(d) pretense

Answer : C

Question. How are ‘I’ and ‘you’ related to each other?
(a) Father, Daughter
(b) Mother, Son
(c) Husband, Wife
(d) Sister, Brother

Answer : A

Question. What did ‘I’ want to do after ‘you’ fell asleep?
(a) Go out and play with his friends
(b) Go to his office
(c) Go downstairs and help his wife paint the woodwork
(d) Type a letter for his office

Answer : C

Questions Answers with details.

Question. Read the extract and answer the question that follow

'Roger……..' Jo squeezed her eyes shut and smiled to be thinking she was thinking. Her eyes opened, her mother’s blue. 'Skunk,' she said firmly.
A new animal; they must talk about skunks at nursery school. Having a fresh hero momentarily stirred Jack to creative enthusiasm.

a. Name the chapter and its author.
Answer : The name of the chapter is ‘Should Wizard Hit Mommy?’ and its author is John Updike.

b. How old was Jo?
Answer : Jo was four years old.

c. What does the phrase ‘her mother’s blue’ mean?
Answer : This phrase means that Jo’s eyes were blue, just like her mother.

d. What creative enthusiasm is being talked about in these lines?
Answer : Jack’s enthusiasm to create creative stories for Jo is being talked about in these lines.

e. Find from the passage words which mean the same as;
((a) Powerfully
((b) instantly
Answer : (a) firmly
(b) momentarily.