NCERT English Class 11 | Chapter 2 | The Address | MCQs |

1. How did the author introduce herself?

A. as Mrs M’s daughter

B. as Mrs S’s daughter

C. as Mr M’s daughter

D. as Mr S’s daughter

Answer: (B) as Mrs S’s daughter.


2. What was the lady wearing?

A. Green knitted cardigan

B. Pink knitted sweater

C. A black coat

D. Yellow shawl

Answer: (A) Green knitted sweater


3. What name was mentioned on the nameplate?

A. Darling

B. Disney

C. David

D. Dorling

Answer: (D) Dorling


4. What number was mentioned on the nameplate?

A. Number 54

B. Number 44

C. Number 46

D. Number 56

Answer: (C) Number 46


5. What was found near the mirror?

A. An old fashioned iron bed

B. An old fashioned wooden table

C. An old fashioned ironed Hanukkah

D. An old fashioned wooden Hanukkah

Answer: (C) An old fashioned ironed Hanukkah


6. What does the ‘silver’ refer to in ‘The Address’?

A. Forks and knives

B. Glass and tumblers

C. Jewellery

D. All of the above

Answer: (A) Forks and knives


7. Who is the author of the story ‘The Address’?

A. Marga Minco

B. Patrick Pringle

C. Sylvia Plath

D. Ted Hughes

Answer: (A) Marga Minco


8. Why was the narrator of the story afraid?

A. Because she would be confronted with her mother’s memories

B. Because she would be made to interact with unknown people

C. Because she would have to travel

D. All of the above

Answer: (A) Because she would be confronted with her mother’s memories.


9. Who opened the door for the narrator when she visited the address for the second time?

A. An old lady

B. A fifteen-year-old girl

C. A seven-year-old boy

D. A young lady

Answer: (B) A fifteen-year-old girl


10. What was the narrator offered when she visited the address?

A. A biscuit

B. A cup of tea

C. A glass of water

D. All of the above

Answer: A cup of tea


11. Why was the narrator uncomfortable inside the living room?

A. Because she was familiar with the furniture and crockery

B. Because it was muggy

C. Because it was placed tastelessly

D. All of the above

Answer: (D) All of the above


12. What was the narrator looking for?

A. Silver spoons

B. A burned mark on the table cloth

C. A brown cupboard

D. An old painting

Answer: (B) A burned mark on the table cloth


13. Which of the following words is an antonym of the word ‘muggy’?

A. Clear

B. Dirty

C. Fresh

D. Foul

Answer: (C) Fresh


14. What is the synonym of the word ‘cautiously’?

A. Warily

B. Sluggishly

C. Demandingly

D. None of the above

Answer: (A) Warily


15. What does the word Hanukkah mean in the context of ‘The Address’?

A. Jewish New Year

B. A Hebrew feast of lights

C. Persian New Year

D. None of the above

Answer: (B) A Hebrew feast of lights


Read the following lines and answer questions

‘Of all the things that I had to forget, that would be the easiest.’

16. Who said these above lines?

A. The girl

B. The mother of the girl

C. The narrator of the story

D. The boy

Answer: (C) The narrator of the story.


17. What did the speaker wish to forget?

A. The address

B. The past life

C. The war

D. The bitter experience

Answer: (A) The address


18. Why did the narrator wish to forget it?

A. To start a new life

B. To leave back bitter memories

C. To abandon sad memories

D. To complete her wish

Answer: (A) To start a new life.


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