CBSE Class 10 English The Hundred Dresses II VBQs

Read the extracts below and answer the questions that follow.

1. Dear Teacher
My Wanda will not come to your school anymore. Jake also. Now we move away to big city. No more holler ‘Pollack’. No more ask why funny name. Plenty of funny names in the city. Yours truly Jan Petronski

Questions:

Question. Jan’s tone in the writing of the letter IS NOT:
(i) distressing.
(ii) spiteful.
(iii) hurt.
(iv) painful.
Answer. B

Question. What, according to the letter, was the primary reason that prompted Mr Petronski to take the decision to move to a big city?
(i) His wish to achieve success in the big city.
(ii) His urge to join his relatives who mostly lived in the big city.
(iii) His anxiety over their poverty in the small city.
(iv) His agony about his children being viewed as ‘outsiders’ by their schoolmates.
Answer. D

Question. The dictionary says the following about migration.
Migration involves the movement of people (birds, fish, etc.) from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location
(geographic region).
Which of the following options INCORRECTLY uses ‘migration’?
(i) After gold was found in the uninhabited region, there was a migration to that area.
(ii) Bears sleep through winters. This migration helps bears to use their stored energy much more slowly.
(iii) There was a mass migration of youngsters to the tagged locale, to assist the cause for charity.
(iv) Scientists have studied the migration of fish over long distances in the river.
Answer. B

Question. The word ‘Pollack’ reveals a discrimination on the basis of:
(i) race.
(ii) gender.
(iii) religion.
(iv) wealth.
Answer. A

Question. The line—Plenty of funny names in the city—suggests that the city:
(i) is a melting pot of people from different parts of the world.
(ii) has foreign people willing to give opportunities to the poor.
(iii) is a safe haven for immigrants if they have funny names.
(iv) has a special status for all who are willing to be funny.
Answer. A

2. The first period was a study period. Maddie tried to prepare her lessons, but she could not put her mind on her work. She had a very sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach.
True, she had not enjoyed listening to Peggy ask Wanda how many dresses she had in her closet, but she had said nothing. She had stood by silently, and that was just as bad as what Peggy had done. Worse. She was a coward. At least Peggy hadn’t considered they were being mean but she, Maddie, had thought they were doing wrong. She could put herself in Wanda’s shoes.

Questions:

Question. At this moment, what was Maddie realising?
(i) Maddie was realising that she should not have spoken anything wrong to Wanda.
(ii) Maddie was cursing herself for not standing against wrong done by her friend, Peggy.
(iii) Maddie was cursing herself for asking Wanda how many dresses she had.
(iv) Maddie was cursing herself for not helping Wanda when she was with her.
Answer. B

Question. What was Peggy’s motive behind asking Wanda how many dresses she had?
(i) She wanted to hurt Wanda’s feelings.
(ii) She wanted to snub Wanda.
(iii) She wanted to have only some fun and didn’t want to hurt her feelings.
(iv) She wanted to demoralise Wanda.
Answer. C

Question. Pick the option that correctly classifies facts/ (F) and opinion (O) of the students below.
(1) I think Maddie must have prevented Peggy from hurting Wanda time and again.
(2) In fact, even Maddie didn’t realise it that Peggy’s fun hurt Wanda’s feelings.
(3) In my opinion, Peggy too did not want to hurt Wanda’s feelings deliberately.
(4) But Peggy was at fault. She should not have made fun of someone’s compulsion, i.e. poverty.
(i) F — 2 and O — 1, 3, 4
(ii) F — 3, 4 and O — 1, 2
(iii) F — 3 and O — 1, 2, 4
(iv) F — 2, 3 and O — 1, 4
Answer. D

Question. The extract uses the phrase ‘sick feeling’. Which of the expressions is incorrect with respect to the word ‘sick’ as used in the extract?
                 1. Bad
                     ↑
4. Guilty ←  SICK  → 2. Awful
                     ↓
               3. Ailing
(i) Option 1
(ii) Option 2
(iii) Option 3
(iv) Option 4
Answer. C

Question. What does the author mean to say “she could not put herself in Wanda’s shoes”?
(i) Maddie should have put herself in Wanda’s place to realise Wanda’s feelings.
(ii) Maddie should have bowed down to Wanda’s feet to realise her mistake.
(iii) Maddie could scold Peggy for her ill behaviour with Wanda.
(iv) Maddie could say to Wanda that they were just having fun with Wanda.
Answer. A

 Choose the correct answer.

Question. What did Maddie realise at the end? Maddie realised that:
(i) Wanda was smart.
(ii) Wanda’s drawings were beautiful.
(iii) Wanda might not have left the town.
(iv) All of these.
Answer. B

Question. Maddie wanted to tell Wanda that they were:
(i) sorry for their behaviour.
(ii) ready to forgive her.
(iii) ready to make friendship with her.
(iv) ready to help her.
Answer. A

Question. What made Maddie change her thought about Wanda?
(i) Wanda’s reality
(ii) Peggy’s help
(iii) Her own behaviour
(iv) Miss Mason’s strictness
Answer. A

Question. Why did Maddie and Peggy want Wanda to stay in the town?
(i) They liked Wanda’s friendship.
(ii) They were impressed by Wanda’s designs.
(iii) They were impressed by Wanda’s character.
(iv) They had already visited Wanda’s house.
Answer. C

Question. Peggy believed that Wanda’s answering the letter meant that:
(i) everything was wrong.
(ii) everything was right between them.
(iii) something was wrong between them.
(iv) something had changed between them.
Answer. B

Question. What were Maddie and Peggy sure of?
(i) Wanda had left town.
(ii) Wanda must have liked their taunts.
(iii) Wanda would always remember them.
(iv) Wanda must have actually liked them.
Answer. D

Question. After thinking so much and so deeply, Maddie came to a conclusion that:
(i) she would not interfere in Peggy’s acts.
(ii) she would always stand against wrongs.
(iii) she would not live with Peggy any longer.
(iv) she would apologise to Wanda.
Answer. B

Question. “Well, at least,” said Peggy gruffly, “I never did call her a foreigner or make fun of her name”. What characteristic is displayed by Peggy when she says so?
(i) Affection
(ii) Confidence
(iii) Impulsion
(iv) Comfort
Answer. D

Question.“So Peggy had had the same idea!” What idea did both of them have?
(i) Calling Wanda back to their school.
(ii) Apologizing to Wanda.
(iii) Requesting Wanda not to leave the town.
(iv) Making some more fun of Wanda.
Answer. B

Question. “I never thought she had the sense to know we were making fun of her anyway.” Peggy was:
(i) in dilemma.
(ii) in confusion.
(iii) over-confident.
(iv) in delusion.
Answer. D

Question. What were Maddie’s thoughts as they go to Boggins Heights?
(i) Tell Wanda nobody would make fun of her name.
(ii) Tell that Wanda’s nature was very rude.
(iii) Tell that Wanda was ugly
(iv) None of the above
Answer. A

Question. What did Mr Petronski’s letter say?
(i) His daughter would not come to school anymore.
(ii) To appreciate the school.
(iii) Regarding poor performance of his child.
(iv) None of the above
Answer. A

Question. What was Maddie’s reaction on receiving the drawing?
(i) Sad
(ii) Happy
(iii) Excited
(iv) Neutral
Answer. A

Question. What was the tone of Wanda’s reply?
(i) Friendly
(ii) Angry
(iii) Ungrateful
(iv) Hatred
Answer. A

Question. What did Maddie and Peggy write in the letter?
(i) An apology
(ii) About Wanda’s drawings and that she won.
(iii) They asked Wanda about the new city.
(iv) Both (ii) and (iii)
Answer. D