NCERT English Class 12 | Chapter 4 | The Rattrap | MCQs |

1. What was in the package that was left for Edla?

A. A diamond ring

B. A necklace

C. A small bangle

D. A small rattrap with 30 kroner on it

Answer: (D) A small rattrap with 30 kroner on it.


2. When the peddler was about to leave, what did the ironmaster's daughter say?

A. She asked him to leave after 2 days

B. She told him not to mind what her father had said

C. She asked him to stay for that day only

D. She said she wanted to go with him

Answer: (C) She asked him to stay for that day only.


3. What was the ironmaster's reaction when he saw the rattrap seller after his valet had groomed him?

A. Angry

B. Not pleased

C. Suspicious

D. Not pleased

Answer: (D) Not pleased


4. What was the name of the ironmaster’s daughter?

A. Edla Willmansson

B. Mary

C. Sophia Loren

D. Emily Dickinson

Answer: (A) Edla Willmansson


5. Whom does the ironmaster live with?

A. Oldest daughter

B. Old mother

C. Wife

D. Sons

Answer: (A) Oldest daughter


6. What was the intention of the peddler when he entered the gate of the iron mill?

A. Chatting with his friends

B. Shelter from rain and cold

C. Meeting the master smith

D. Asking for food

Answer: (B) Shelter from rain and cold


7. By whom had he been a fool?

A. Crofter

B. Policeman

C. Bait

D. Prankster

Answer: (C) Bait


8. To whom the old man was very generous?

A. Money

B. Food

C. Guest

D. Confidence

Answer: (D) Confidence

 

9. What does the peddler’s rattrap were made of?

A. Aluminum

B. Wire

C. Plastic

D. Wood

Answer: (B) Wire


10. What was the amount of money stolen from Crofter by the peddler?

A. 10 kronors

B. 20 kronors

C. 30 kronors

D. 40 kronors

Answer: (C) 30 kronors


11. What prompted the Peddler to steal Crofter's money?

A. By showing him money

B. By his kindness

C. By his warm care

D. None of these

Answer: (A) By showing him money


12. What did the Peddler do for a living and who was he?

A. Begging, traveller

B. Stealing, thief

C. Selling, traveller

D. None of the above

Answer: (B) Stealing, thief


13. When does the ironmaster realize what he's done wrong?

A. When the peddler changes clothes and cleans his face

B. When the peddler speaks

C. When he sees an old photograph

D. All of these

Answer: (A) When the peddler changes clothes and cleans his face.


14. What was Crofter's attitude toward the Peddler?

A. Very strange

B. Friendly

C. Very rudely

D. None of the above

Answer: (B) Friendly


15. The next day both men got up in good season. The crofter was in a hurry to milk his cow, and the other man probably thought he should not stay in bed when the head of the house had gotten up. They left the cottage at the same time. The crofter locked the door and put the key in his pocket. The man with the rattraps said goodbye and thank you, and thereupon each went his own way.

The phrase ‘left the cottage at the same time has been used in the extract. Which of the following is the correct use of similar phrase?

A. Departed for the airport at the same time

B. Reached the square at the same time

C. Solved the problem at the same time

D. All of the above

Answer: (D) All of the above


16. What was the reason that Crofter show 30 Kronor to the Peddler?

A. To share his feelings of pride

B. Because he is sad

C. To show him down

D. To tease

Answer: (A) To share his feelings of pride


17. What makes the reader sympathize with the peddler?

A. His face

B. His actions

C. His sense of humour and innocent acceptance

D. His pride

Answer: (C) His sense of humour and innocent acceptance


18. What is the significance of the metaphor Rattrap in the lesson?

A. Thieves

B. Attractions

C. Humans

D. Human greed and distractions

Answer: (D) Human greed and distractions.


1. The Last Lesson MCQs

2. Lost Spring MCQs

3. Deep Water MCQs

4. The Rattrap MCQs

5. Indigo MCQs

6. Poets and Pancakes MCQs

7. The Interview MCQs

8. Going Places MCQs

9. My Mother  at Sixty-six MCQs

10. An Elementary School  Classroom in a Slum MCQs

11. Keeping Quiet MCQs

12. A Thing of Beauty MCQs

13. A Roadside Stand MCQs

14. Aunt Jennifer's Tigers MCQs

 

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