Top 50+ Solved Reading Fiction MCQ Questions Answer
Q. What happens upon the old man’s return to his fishing village in The Old Man and the Sea?
a. manolin promises to sail with him.
b. the fishermen mock santiago for the folly of sailing out so far.
c. tourists ask the old man to recount his adventures.
d. a statue is erected in his honor.
Q. What happens at the end of the story The Phoenix ?
a. poldero makes a lot of money.
b. poldero becomes very famous with the death and rebirth of the phoenix.
c. the flames of the phoenix’s death kill poldero and the viewers.
d. the phoenix learns to love poldero.
Q. Name the anthology from which the story Of White Hairs and Cricket is taken.
a. kingdom of elfins
b. swimming lessons and other stories
c. interpreter of maladies
d. swami and friends
Q. What is the narrative style adopted in the story Of White Hairs and Cricket?
a. second person narrative
b. third person narrative
c. omniscient narrator
d. first person narrative
Q. Why is the story called Of Schools and Schools?
a. old jerome warren’s house was like a school.
b. neveda was not educated so it is a pun on this.
c. old jerome warren ran an education business.
d. none of the above
Q. Why did Barbara mislead Neveda on the contents of Gilbert’s letter in Of Schools andSchools?
a. she wanted neveda to make a fool of herself.
b. she knew gilbert loved neveda.
c. barabara wanted to have a laugh.
d. none of the above.
Q. In Of Schools and Schools how does Barbara know that Neveda’s letter is from Gilbert?
a. his name is written on it.
b. his stationery was different.
c. it was marked by a gold palette in a corner.
d. gilbert always wrote to neveda.
Q. In the story The Diamond Necklace the narrator suggests that Mathilde’s problem is thatshe__.
a. needs a job to give her self-worth
b. was born into the wrong social class
c. does not know how to spend her vast wealth
d. does not really love her husband
Q. In the story The Diamond Necklace Mathilde envies the social class and wealth of othersbecause_______
a. she was born wealthy but wants to be even wealthier.
b. she feels that she deserves a more beautiful life.
c. her husband is very demanding.
d. she has many rich friends.
Q. Why does Mathilde borrow a necklace from Mme Forestier in The Diamond Necklace?
a. she does not have fine jewellery.
b. all her jewels are in the bank.
c. she is afraid of wearing diamonds as she may lose them.
d. mme forestier offers her one and she cannot refuse her kindness.
Q. In The Diamond Necklace the Loisels manage to replace the necklace by __________.
a. borrowing it all
b. stealing it.
c. borrowing some, reducing their standard of living and working very hard.
d. working very hard but not reducing their standard of living.
Q. At the end of the story The Diamond Necklace it becomes clear that ____________.
a. the loisels will soon become wealthy
b. the loisels have learned an important lesson about thrift
c. the loisels have suffered needlessly
d. mme. forestier will help the loisels
Q. Which of the following statements best summarizes The Diamond Necklace?
a. a woman who wants to make a good impression goes to a dance.
b. an expensive necklace is lost and needs to be replaced.
c. a woman buys an expensive dress and borrows a diamond necklace.
d. in pursuit of recognition, a woman is driven to financial ruin.
Q. The point of view used by the author in The Diamond Necklace helps the reader to
a. see what mme. forestier really thinks of mathilde
b. understand the details of m. loisel’s life as a clerk
c. know why mathilde is unhappy with her life
d. know what each character thinks of mathilde
Q. What does Miss Brill imagine about both herself and the other people in the park?
a. that no one can understand anyone else.
b. that they are all actors in a play.
c. that they are all enslaved.
d. that they are all dea