NCERT English Class 10 | Chapter 9 | Madam Rides the Bus | MCQs |

1. The name if the kitten was

A. Ink

B. Mustard

C. Blink

D. Bell

Answer: (A) Ink

2. ‘Weeck’ is _______ for a mouse.

A. laughing

B. crying

C. weeping

D. giggling

Answer: (D) giggling

3. Who gobbled the pirate?

A. Custard

B. Ink

C. Mustard

D. Belinda

Answer: (A) Custard

4. How many pets did Melinda have?

A. One

B. Two

C. Three

D. Four

Answer: (D) Four

5. What did the pirate gulp?

A. grog

B. water

C. juice

D. coke

Answer: (A) grog

6. Custard ______ the pirate.

A. killed

B. hit

C. thrashed

D. gobbled

Answer: (D) gobbled

7. How far was the town from Valli’s house?

A. Four miles

B. Five miles

C. Six miles

D. Seven miles

Answer: (C) Six miles

8. What did Valli do to save money for the bus trip?

A. She worked

B. She resisted her temptations

C. She stole

D. All of the above

Answer: (B) She resisted her temptations

9. What lay dead by the roadside?

A. cow

B. dog

C. cat

D. rhinoceros

Answer: (A) cow

10. What is meant by ‘spreadeagled’?

A. thought

B. spread out

C. wanted

D. possessed

Answer: (B) spread out

11. Her aunt called Valli a ________.

A. nice girl

B. brave girl

C. chit of a girl

D. None of the above

Answer: (C) chit of a girl

12. When asked by her aunt where she was, what did Valli do?

A. She shouted

B. She smiled

C. She lied

D. She said the truth

Answer: (B) She smiled

13. What do you understand by the term ‘thoroughfare’?

A. A high fare

B. An important duty

C. A busy road

D. A narrow lane

Answer: (C) A busy road

14. ‘Won’t your mother be looking for you?’ Who said this to whom?

A. Valli’s aunt to Valli

B. A passenger in the bus to Valli

C. The bus conductor to Valli

D. Valli’s neighbour to Valli

Answer: (C) The bus conductor to Valli

15. What did the conductor want to buy for Valli?

A. Chocolates

B. Cake

C. Cold drink

D. All of the above

Answer: (C) Cold drink

16. Where did the bus come after the cow moved off the road?

A. To a railroad crossing

B. To the bus station

C. To a railway station

D. To a dangerous street

Answer: (A) To a railroad crossing

17. What dampened Valli’s enthusiasm?

A. The memory of the bus trip

B. Not being able to buy a cold drink

C. Not telling the truth to her mother

D. The dead cow’s memory

Answer: (D) The dead cow’s memory

18. What does the word merchandise mean?

A. Things bought at an auction

B. Things for sale

C. Things available for free

D. None of the above

Answer: (B) Things for sale