CBSE Class 12 English HOTs The Rattrap

Question. She ………. at him compassionately, with her heavy eyes, and then she noticed that the man was afraid.
(a) had looked
(b) looking
(c) look
(d) looked

Answer : D

Question. He accepted the fur coat.
(a) The fur coat will be accepted by him.
(b) The fur coat were accepted by him.
(c)The fur coat is accepted by him.
(d) The fur coat was accepted by him.

Answer : D

Question. Why was he amused by his idea of a rattrap?
(a) it was a bad joke
(b) it was a good comparison
(c) it was the exact situation and was humorous
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did the Peddler feel that he had fallen into the Rattrap?
(a) because he fell into a pit
(b) because he fell in love with Edla
(c) because his heart is changed
(d) because of his greedy action and pitiable circumstances

Answer : D 

Question. From where did the Peddler get the material to make rattraps?
(a) shops
(b) roads
(c) streets
(d) stores

Answer : D

Question.  How did Crofter treat the Peddler?
(a) very rudely
(b) in a strange manner
(c) friendly manner
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did Peddler sign himself as Captain Von Stahle?
(a) he didn't want to hurt them
(b) because of love and care
(c) because of mistaken identity
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did ironmaster realise his mistake?
(a) because of Edla
(b) because of pedlar's words
(c) because of his friend
(d) because of uncertain reflections and Edla

Answer : D

Question. What made the Peddler finally change his heart?
(a) Edla's words
(b) Edla's appearance
(c) Edla's father
(d) Edla's goodness and care

Answer : D

Question. What was the Peddler's profession and who he was?
(a) selling, traveller
(b) begging, traveller
(c) stealing, thief
(c) none

Answer : C

Question. Why did Crofter show 30 Kronor to the Peddler?
(a) to boast
(b) to flaunt
(c) because he considers him a friend
(d) to share his feelings of pride

Answer : D

Question. Why did the Peddler have to resort to begging and thievery?
(a)Poverty
(b)miserable life
(c) because of non-profitability of his business
(d) none

Answer : C

Question. Who used to make rattraps?
(a) Crofter
(b) Edla
(c) Crofter and Edla
(d) Peddler

Answer : D

Question. He realised, of course, that at first he ………….. not continue on the public highway
(a) may
(b) could
(c) would
(d) dared

Answer : D

Question. He …………… nothing but a long shirt and a pair of wooden shoes.
(a) wear
(b) worn
(c) wore
(d) wearing

Answer : C

Passage 1
The stranger must have seemed incredulous, for the old man got up and went to the window, took down a leather pouch which hung on a nail in the very window frame, and picked out three wrinkled ten-kronor bills. These he held up before the eyes of his guest, nodding knowingly, and then stuffed them back into the pouch.

Question. Where was the leather pouch?
(a) hung on a nail
(b) hung on a tree
(c) hung on a cow
(d) hung on a cot
Answer. A

Question. Who showed the leather pouch?
(a) the rattrap seller
(b) the iron master
(c) the villagers
(d) the old crofter
Answer. D

Question. To whom did the old crofter show the pouch?
(a) to the Blacksmith
(b) to the crofter
(c) to the rattrap seller
(d) to the iron master
Answer. C

Question. How much money the crofter had?
(a) 10 kroner
(b) 20 kroner
(c) 30 kroner
(d) 40 kroner
Answer. C

Question. Where was the money?
(a) in the leather pouch
(b) in the bag
(c) in the trunk
(d) in the case
Answer. A

Question. Find the word that means the same as ‘unbelievable’ in the given passage
Answer. incredulous

Passage 2
One dark evening as he was trudging along the road he caught sight of a little grey cottage by the roadside, and he knocked on the door to ask shelter for the night. Nor was he refused. Instead of the sour faces which ordinarily met him, the owner, who was an old man without wife or child, was happy to get someone to talk to in his loneliness.
Immediately he put the porridge pot on the fire and gave him supper; then he carved off such a big slice from his tobacco roll that it was enough both for the stranger’s pipe and his own. Finally he got out an old pack of cards and played ‘Mjolis’ with his guest until bedtime.

Question. What did the vagabond see one evening?
(a) an old man
(b) a big grey cottage
(c) a grand grey cottage
(d) a little grey cottage
Answer. D

Question. Who put the porridge pot on the fire?
(a) the old man’s wife
(b) the old man child
(c) the owner of the grey cottage
(d) the rattrap peddler
Answer. C

Question. Which game did the old man and his guest play?
(a) Cheat
(b) Poker
(c) Rummy
(d) Mjolis
Answer. D

Question. Who offered shelter to the Peddler?
(a) a beggar
(b) a friend
(c) a milkman
(d) an old crofter
Answer. D

Question. How did Crofter treat the Peddler?
(a) very rudely
(b) in a strange manner
(c) friendly manner
(d) none of these
Answer. C

Question. Find the word that means the same as ‘ultimately’ in the given passage
Answer. finally