Class 10 || First Flight || SEBA || Lesson 9 : Madam Rides the Bus (41 MCQ)




Multiple Choice Questions (MCQ) [Mark: 1 each]
1. Which word was used by Valli and her friends as a slang expression for disapproval?
(a) Okay! Okay!
(b) Yeah! Yeah!
(c) Proud! Proud!
(d) Oh okay!
Ans: (c) Proud! Proud!

2. What does the phrase 'a fixed stare from its lifeless eyes' from 'Madam Rides the Bus' mean?
(a) The animal was asleep
(b) The animal was dead
(c) The animal was watching the sky
(d) The animal was staring at Valli
Ans: (b) The animal was dead

3. Who translated the story 'Madam Rides the Bus' from Tamil?
(a) Arup Kumar Datta
(b) K.S. Sundaram
(c) R. K Laxman
(d) Vallikkannan
Ans: (b) K.S. Sundaram

4. What was the timing of the afternoon nap taken by Valli's mother?
(a) Between 1P.M to 3 P.M
(b) Between 1P.M to 4 P.M
(c) Between 2P.M to 4P.M
(d) Between 1P.M to 5 P.M
Ans: (b) Between 1PM to 4 P.M

5. The bus was coloured.
(a) Red-white
(b) Silver-yellow
(c) White-green
(d) Yellow-black
Ans: (c) White-green

6. An old woman sitting beside Valli was
(a) Smoking tobacco
(b) Chanting mantras
(c) Chewing betel
(d) Shouting
Ans: (c) Chewing betel

7. Valli reached home at -
(a) 2:45 afternoon
(b) 4:45 afternoon
(c) 3:45 afternoon
(d) 3:00 afternoon
Ans: (c) 3:45 afternoon

8. What did the conductor call Valli?
(a) Cute Girl
(b) Madam
(c) Lady
(d) Sister
Ans: (b) Madam

9. How did she collect information about the bus?
(a) By checking the bags of passengers every time.
(b) By asking some discreet questions.
(c) By checking the luggage of passengers every time.
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (b) By asking some discreet questions.

10. Who was Valliammai?
(a) Eight year old girl
(b) Nine-year-old boy
(c) Ten year old boy
(d) Eleven-year-old boy
Ans: (a) Eight-year-old girl


11. What was the next challenge once she'd saved enough money?
(a) Tell her mom about it
(b) Know about the timings
(c) To buy a ticket
(d) To sneak out of the house
Ans: (d) To sneak out of the house

12. "Valli found the woman absolutely repulsive". What do you mean by "repulsive"?
(a) Causing strong dislike
(b) Showing displeasure
(c) Extremely attractive
(d) Admirable
Ans: (a) Causing strong dislike

13. Why did Valli stand up?
(a) She wanted to enjoy the ride
(b) She wasn't able to look outside properly
(c) She liked standing
(d) She was tired of sitting
Ans: (b) She wasn't able to look outside properly

14. What would make Valli jealous?
(a) Strangers traveling by bus
(b) Hearing stories of her friend's bus journey
(c) Her mother traveling the bus
(d) All of the above
Ans: (b) Hearing stories of her friend's bus journey

15. What was Valli's most interesting incident on the road?
(a) Bus always with new curtains.
(b) A bus with new passengers regularly.
(c) A bus with a new driver regularly.
(d) Bus always with new conductor.
Ans: (b) A bus with new passengers regularly

16. "Valli was staring at people getting off or getting off the bus." What is the meaning of wistfully?
(a) by fear
(c) voluntarily
Ans: (d) eagerly

17. How many times did the bus cross her street per hour?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Six
Ans: (b) Two

18. What was Valli's age?
(a) Seven
(b) Eight
(c) Nine
(d) None of these
Ans: (b) Eight

19. Who is the author of the lesson "Madam Rides the Bus"?
(a) Arup Kumar Datta
(b) Lucio Rodrigues
(c) Lokesh Abrol
(d) Valliikkannan
Ans: (d) Valliikkannan

20. Who is a "real chatterbox"?
(a) The conductor
(b) Valli
(c) Valli's mother
(d) Valli's aunt
Ans: (d) Valli's aunt

21. Valli told the conductor to mind his own business and laughed as well. This shows that Valli
(a) was not really bothered about what the conductor said.
(b) didn't like the conductor speaking about her.
(c) disliked what the conductor said but was amused.
(d) was impressed with what the conductor said.
Ans(c) disliked what the conductor said but was amused.

22. What does the line 'gradually a tiny wish crept into her head and grew there', mean?
(a) The wish developed in her head over a period of time.
(b) The wish was a feeling of wanting to prove her strength.
(c) The wish was planted in her head
by someone's suggestion.
(d) The wish was small and was overpowered by a sense of doubt.
Ans: (a) The wish developed in her head over a period of time.

23. The old woman went on with her drivel. Why is the word 'drivel' used here?
It is used to show that the old woman
(a) was talking incessantly.
(b) kept muttering a lot of nonsense.
(c) was volunteering advice on request.
(d) spoke non-stop about herself.
Ans: (b) kept muttering a lot of nonsense.

24. -had become a single wish of Valli.
(a) Riding on the bus
(b) Watching street activity
(c) Playing with other children
(d) Gardening
Ans: (a) Riding on the bus

25. The fare of the bus was a journey. in one
(a) 50 Paise
(b) 30 Paise
(c) 75 Paise
(d) 20 Paise
Ans: (b) 30 Paise

26. It talks - to reach to the town.
(a) 2 hours and 45 minutes
(b) 45 minutes only
(c) 30 minutes only
(d) 1 hour and 45 minutes
Ans: (b) 45 minutes only

27. There only passengers were reading on the bus with Valli.
(a) Six-seven
(c) Fifteen
(b) Ten
Ans: (a) Six-seven

28: What did Valli do one fine spring day?
(a) Caught the bus to the town.
(b) Caught the bus to the village.
(c) Caught the car to the town.
(d) Caught the car to the village.
Ans: (a) Caught the bus to the town.

29. What made Valli sad?
(a) The dead cow
(b) Car accident
(c) The handicapped passenger
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a) The dead cow

30. What was the most fascinating scene for Valli in the street?
(a) The bus with a new set of curtains every time.
(b) The bus with a new set of passengers every time.
(c) The bus with a new driver every time.
(d) The bus with a new conductor every time.
Ans: (b) The bus with a new set of passengers every time

31. What does it tell you about Valli when she refused to accept the conductor's treat?
(a) responsible
(b) stubborn
(c) rude
(d) disrespectful
Ans: (a) responsible

32. What did she have to resist on Village Fair Day to save for the ride?
(a) balloons
(b) merry go round
(c) toys
(d) peppermint
Ans: (b) merry go round

33. Why did Vali find the woman repulsive?
(a) She had large piercings in her ears
(b) She wore ugly earrings
(c) She was chewing betel nut which could spill out any moment
(d) All of the above
Ans: (d) All of the above

34. What did the old man say to Valli that annoyed her?
(a) He shouted at her
(b) He asked why she was alone
(c) He merely asked her to sit
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) He merely asked her to sit

35. How did she pick up small details about the bus journey?
(a) Listening to conversations of neighbors
(b) Asking a few discreet questions
(c) All of the above
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) All of the above

36. "Valli would stare wistfully at the people who got on or off the bus."
What is the meaning of wistfully?
(a) fearfully
(b) carefully
(c) willingly
(d) longingly
Ans: (d) longingly

37. What did Valli have to resist on Village Fair Day to save for the ride?
(a) balloons
(b) merry go round
(c) toys
(d) peppermint
Ans: (b) merry go round

38. What amused Valli the most?
(a) The sight of buffalo running in front of the bus.
(b) The sight of people running in front of the bus.
(c) The sight of a dog running in front of the bus.
(d) The sight of a cow running in front of the bus.
Ans: (d) The sight of a cow running in front of the bus.

39. What did Valli wish?
(a) Bus ride
(c) Train travel
(b) Truck ride
(d) Boat journey
Ans: (a) Bus ride

40. What was her favorite pastime?
(a) To stand at the front doorway and look into the street.
(b) To stand at the front doorway and look at every passenger.
(c) To stand at the back doorway and look at every passenger.
(d) None of the Above
Ans: (a) To stand at the front doorway and look into the street.

41. What can you tell about the conductor from the text?
(a) He was funny
(b) He was grumpy
(c) He was quiet
(d) All of the above
Ans: (a) He was funny

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