NCERT English Class 10 | Chapter 7 | The Necklace | MCQs |

1. The diamond necklace was in a _____________.

A. black satin box

B. velvet box

C. cupboard

D. small drawer

... Answer: "A"

2. At what time did Loisel return home after having attended the ball?

A. Four in the morning

B. noon

C. Midnight

D. Four in the evening

... Answer: "A"

3. Whose necklace did Mrs Loisel borrow?

A. Her mother’s

B. Her sister’s

C. Her friend’s

D. Her aunt’s

... Answer: "C"

4. How much did the necklace cost?

A. 500 francs

B. 1000 francs

C. 5000 francs

D. 10000 francs

... Answer: "C"

5. What does sou mean?

A. A former French coin

B. A former German coin

C. A former American coin

D. A former Russian coin

... Answer: "A"

6. The word incessantly means _________.

A. continuously

B. rapidly

C. fast

D. slowly

... Answer: "A"

7. What do you understand by the term ‘tureen’?

A. A broad, covered dish

B. Plat

C. Saucer

D. bowl

... Answer: "A"

8. After learning that she and her husband are invited to the ball, Ms Loiself felt _____.

A. happy

B. delighted

C. irritated

D. angry

... Answer: "C"

9. Why had Mr Loisel saved 400 francs?

A. To buy his wife a dress

B. To buy himself a gun

C. To buy some toys for their kid

D. All of the above

... Answer: "A"

10. On the night of the ball, Ms Loisel was a _____.

A. failure

B. success

C. weirdo

D. None of the above

... Answer: "B"

11. The word ‘dismay’ means ______.

A. A sudden loss of courage

B. A painful episode

C. Dishonour

D. Integrity

... Answer: "A"

12. What did they do right after discovering that they’d lost the necklace?

A.      Bought a new

B.      Told Mrs Loisel’s friends

C.      Advertised in newspapers

D.      Searched for it

... Answer: "D"

13. Which of the following words means ‘chic’?

A. Elegant

B. Shabby

C. Crude

D. Nice

... Answer: "A"

14. What did they find in a shop of the Palais-Royal?

A. A bouquet of flowers

B. Many necklaces

C. Many earrings

D. A chaplet of diamonds

... Answer: "D"

15. Mathilda suggested that they may _______________ the jewel.

A. buy

B. pay for

C. replace

D. sell

... Answer: "C"

16. How long did they have to endure a life of hardship?

A. Five years

B. Ten years

C. Fifteen years

D. Twenty years

... Answer: "B"

17. Mrs Loisel learnt the work of the ______.

A. washing

B. kitchen

C. room

D. cleaning

... Answer: "B"

18. The word ‘usurer’ means _____.

A. money-lender

B. merchant

C. trader

D. potter 

... Answer: "A"