Class IX : Unit 5 : The Snake and The Mirror
The Snake and the Mirror
Class IX
Section A: Reading Comprehension
1. Who is the author of “The Snake and the Mirror”?
a) R.K. Narayan
b) Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
c) Ruskin Bond
d) Rabindranath Tagore
b) Vaikom Muhammad Basheer
2. What is the narrator’s profession?
a) Teacher
b) Engineer
c) Doctor
d) Writer
c) Doctor
3. Where was the narrator living at the time of the incident?
a) In a rented house
b) In a hospital
c) In a hostel
d) In his own house
a) In a rented house
4. What kind of house did he live in?
a) A concrete house
b) A tiled house with many rats
c) A wooden hut
d) A bungalow
b) A tiled house with many rats
5. What was the narrator doing when the snake appeared?
a) Reading a book
b) Looking into the mirror
c) Writing notes
d) Sleeping
b) Looking into the mirror
6. What did the narrator think he should look like?
a) A teacher
b) A scientist
c) A handsome doctor
d) A soldier
c) A handsome doctor
7. Why did the narrator decide to smile more often?
a) To look smart
b) To look more handsome
c) To appear friendly and confident
d) Because he was happy
c) To appear friendly and confident
8. What kind of person did the narrator think he should marry?
a) A doctor with money
b) A thin woman
c) A fat woman who wouldn’t run away
d) A beautiful woman
c) A fat woman who wouldn’t run away
9. Where did the snake land after falling from the roof?
a) On the floor
b) On the chair
c) On the doctor’s shoulder
d) On the table
c) On the doctor’s shoulder
10. How did the doctor react when the snake fell on him?
a) He screamed and ran
b) He fainted
c) He sat like a stone, motionless
d) He threw the snake away
c) He sat like a stone, motionless
11. What did the snake do after moving from his shoulder?
a) It slithered onto his arm
b) It coiled around the mirror
c) It went under the bed
d) It climbed down and escaped
b) It coiled around the mirror
12. Why did the doctor not run away immediately?
a) He was too scared to move
b) He wanted to watch the snake
c) He was curious
d) He was asleep
a) He was too scared to move
13. What was the doctor’s first thought after escaping?
a) To call for help
b) To thank God
c) To pack his things and leave
d) To catch the snake
b) To thank God
14. What happened to the doctor’s belongings later?
a) They were stolen
b) They were burned
c) They remained safe
d) The snake destroyed them
a) They were stolen
15. What remained in his room after the theft?
a) His books
b) His vest
c) His mirror
d) His medical bag
b) His vest
16. How did the narrator describe his vest?
a) Spotless white
b) Torn and dirty
c) Ironed and clean
d) Expensive
b) Torn and dirty
17. What realization did the narrator have when he saw the snake’s reflection?
a) He wasn’t handsome
b) The snake was admiring itself
c) He should leave medicine
d) He was dreaming
b) The snake was admiring itself
18. What emotion best describes the doctor’s feeling during the incident?
a) Joy
b) Curiosity
c) Fear
d) Anger
c) Fear
19. What lesson does the story teach?
a) Beauty is everything
b) Vanity can be foolish
c) Snakes are friendly
d) Never stay alone
b) Vanity can be foolish
20. What did the doctor conclude about the snake’s action?
a) It wanted to admire itself
b) It wanted to attack
c) It wanted warmth
d) It was asleep
a) It wanted to admire itself
Section B: Vocabulary
21. The word *“vain”* means —
a) Proud of one’s looks
b) Lazy
c) Intelligent
d) Sad
a) Proud of one’s looks
22. The antonym of *“brave”* is —
a) Cowardly
b) Strong
c) Bold
d) Courageous
a) Cowardly
23. “Coiled” means —
a) Rolled in circles
b) Walked fast
c) Ran quickly
d) Crawled straight
a) Rolled in circles
24. The word *“gaze”* means —
a) A quick look
b) A steady look
c) A glance
d) A blink
b) A steady look
25. The opposite of *“motionless”* is —
a) Still
b) Moving
c) Silent
d) Quiet
b) Moving
26. “Admiring” means —
a) Criticizing
b) Looking with pleasure
c) Ignoring
d) Laughing at
b) Looking with pleasure
27. The meaning of *“fled”* is —
a) Slept
b) Escaped
c) Cried
d) Waited
b) Escaped
28. The word *“startled”* means —
a) Surprised suddenly
b) Bored
c) Angry
d) Relaxed
a) Surprised suddenly
29. The synonym of *“narrator”* is —
a) Writer
b) Storyteller
c) Listener
d) Character
b) Storyteller
30. *“Reflection”* means —
a) Shadow
b) Image in mirror
c) Dream
d) Sound
b) Image in mirror
31. “Trembling” means —
a) Shaking with fear
b) Sleeping deeply
c) Laughing loudly
d) Jumping high
a) Shaking with fear
32. The antonym of *“dirty”* is —
a) Clean
b) Ugly
c) Lazy
d) Broken
a) Clean
33. The word *“silently”* is an example of —
a) Noun
b) Adjective
c) Adverb
d) Verb
c) Adverb
34. The meaning of *“hissed”* is —
a) Made a loud sound
b) Made a sharp sound
c) Shouted
d) Barked
b) Made a sharp sound
35. Choose the correct synonym for *“curious.”*
a) Interested
b) Angry
c) Dull
d) Silent
a) Interested
36. The word *“stole”* is the past form of —
a) Steal
b) Stolen
c) Steals
d) Stealing
a) Steal
37. The plural of *“mouse”* is —
a) Mouses
b) Mice
c) Mices
d) Mouse
b) Mice
38. Choose the correct spelling —
a) Miror
b) Mirrer
c) Mirror
d) Mirreror
c) Mirror
39. *“Admire”* is a —
a) Verb
b) Noun
c) Adjective
d) Adverb
a) Verb
40. The opposite of *“fear”* is —
a) Courage
b) Anger
c) Sadness
d) Shame
a) Courage
✍️ Grammar
41. Identify the verb: *The doctor looked into the mirror.*
a) Doctor
b) Looked
c) Mirror
d) Into
b) Looked
42. Pick the adjective: *The small snake fell from the roof.*
a) Snake
b) Fell
c) Small
d) Roof
c) Small
43. Choose the correct preposition: *The snake fell ___ the doctor’s shoulder.*
a) On
b) Over
c) In
d) By
a) On
44. Identify the noun: *The mirror broke.*
a) Broke
b) Mirror
c) The
d) Broke mirror
b) Mirror
45. Fill in the blank: *He ____ in a tiled house.*
a) Live
b) Lives
c) Lived
d) Living
c) Lived
46. Choose the correct tense: *The snake was looking into the mirror.*
a) Simple present
b) Present continuous
c) Past continuous
d) Future continuous
c) Past continuous
47. Identify the pronoun: *He was frightened.*
a) He
b) Was
c) Frightened
d) None
a) He
48. Change into negative: *He was brave.*
a) He was not brave.
b) He brave not.
c) Not he was brave.
d) He didn’t brave.
a) He was not brave.
49. Choose the correct article: *He saw ___ snake.*
a) A
b) An
c) The
d) No article
a) A
50. Identify the conjunction: *He was afraid but did not move.*
a) Was
b) But
c) Afraid
d) Move
b) But
51. Change into plural: *That rat is noisy.*
a) Those rats are noisy.
b) Those rat are noisy.
c) Those rats is noisy.
d) That rats are noisy.
a) Those rats are noisy.
52. Identify the adverb: *He sat quietly.*
a) He
b) Sat
c) Quietly
d) None
c) Quietly
53. Choose correct sentence:
a) The snake don’t move.
b) The snake doesn’t move.
c) The snake not move.
d) The snake didn’t moves.
b) The snake doesn’t move.
54. Fill in the blank: *The doctor ran ___ his life.*
a) For
b) To
c) On
d) With
a) For
55. Identify the correct helping verb: *The snake ___ coiling around the mirror.*
a) Is
b) Are
c) Was
d) Were
c) Was
56. Choose the correct form: *The mirror was broken by the wind.*
a) Active voice
b) Passive voice
c) Past continuous
d) Present tense
b) Passive voice
57. Identify the correct question form:
a) Why he was afraid?
b) Why was he afraid?
c) Why afraid he was?
d) Why he afraid was?
b) Why was he afraid?
58. Change into past tense: *He runs fast.*
a) He run fast.
b) He ran fast.
c) He running fast.
d) He has run fast.
b) He ran fast.
59. Choose the correct indirect speech:
Direct: The doctor said, “I am scared.”
a) The doctor said he was scared.
b) The doctor said that I was scared.
c) The doctor said he is scared.
d) The doctor says he was scared.
a) The doctor said he was scared.
60. Identify the type of sentence: *What a terrifying night!*
a) Assertive
b) Interrogative
c) Exclamatory
d) Imperative
c) Exclamatory
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