HS 3rd Semester English Last Minute Suggestion 2026-27
General Type MCQ – One Liner Question–Answer
Chapter-wise
Chapter 1: The Night Train at Deoli
- What does the narrator do every time he passes through Deoli? Answer: He looks out of the carriage window, hoping to see the girl
- Why does the narrator prefer not to break his journey at Deoli? Answer: He is afraid of discovering the truth about the girl.
- What was the narrator afraid to discover about the girl? Answer: That she was no longer in Deoli
- How did the narrator console himself after not finding the girl at Deoli station? Answer: He decided to meet her next time
- What did the narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ see outside the station yard? Answer: a mango tree and dusty road
- Why did the narrator feel sorry for Deoli station? Answer: for its poor appearance.
- How long would the night train stop at the station of Deoli as mentioned in the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’? Answer: exactly 10 minutes.
- What was the initial reaction of the narrator to the station of Deoli? Answer: disappointment.
- Which one of the following was not found at Deoli station? Answer: coolie
- Where does the Indian Terai jungle begin, according to the story, ‘The Night Train at Deoli’? Answer: Deoli.
- Why does the narrator refer to the encounter as “a dream that he can never revisit”? Answer: Because he was in Deoli for a very short time
- What does the night train symbolize in the story? Answer: The inevitability of change
- What was notable about the basket-selling girl’s eyes as observed by the narrator of ‘The Night Train at Deoli’? Answer: They were dark and troubled
- What did the basket-selling girl do when she came to the narrator’s window? Answer: She stopped and pretended not to notice the narrator
- Who did the narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ meet at the station Deoli? Answer: a basket-selling girl
- Why did the narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ want to spend a day in the town? Answer: to please the town
- What is the narrator’s occupation in the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’? Answer: College student
- What does the narrator’s repeated visits to Deoli station suggest? Answer: He hopes to meet the girl again
- What is the narrator captivated by in the young girl? Answer: Her quiet dignity and dark, troubled eyes
- Where does the narrator meet the young girl in the story? Answer: On the railway platform at Deoli
- What was the narrator’s emotional state when the train drew into Deoli for the third time of his journey to Dehra? Answer: He was nervous and anxious
- What did the narrator want to do when he saw the basket-selling girl for the second time? Answer: He wanted to put her on the train and take her away with him
- What happened to the narrator’s attempt to hear the girl’s final words? Answer: Her words were lost in the sounds of the bell and the engine
- What was unusual about the basket-selling girl’s behavior when she saw the narrator for the second time? Answer: She did not go down the length of the train selling baskets
- What did the basket-selling girl do after the narrator walked across to the tea stall? Answer: She followed the narrator behind the stall
- What was the narrator determined to do when he met the girl for the third time at Deoli? Answer: not to stand helplessly before her
- What did the basket-selling girl do when she saw the narrator a second time? Answer: She smiled
- How did the narrator feel when he saw the basket-selling girl at the station for the second time? Answer: He felt an unexpected thrill
- What was the narrator’s perception of the basket-selling girl that persisted throughout the year? Answer: a fleeting infatuation
- To whom did the narrator enquire of the girl when he could find her at Deoli? Answer: the station master.
- What was the station master’s response to the narrator’s query about the girl? Answer: He said he didn’t know her
- How much did the narrator pay the girl for buying a basket from her? Answer: 1 rupee.
- What did the narrator do when the basket-selling girl put out her hand for one of the baskets? Answer: He caught her hand and held it
- How did the narrator feel about the basket-selling girl? Answer: He was attracted to her
- What kind of mentality is shown by the narrator thinking to take away the basket-selling girl with him on the train? Answer: impulsive and romantic
- What did the girl ask the narrator of the story ‘The Night Train at Deoli’ to buy? Answer: a basket
- What was the narrator’s initial response to the basket-selling girl asking him to buy a basket? Answer: He asked for a discount
- How did the girl react upon hearing the news of narrator going to Delhi? Answer: Her eyes were filled with light
- What happened to the narrator’s memory of the girl after their initial meeting? Answer: He forgot her
- Why did the narrator leave for Dehra earlier than usual? Answer: He was eager to meet the girl again
Chapter 2: Strong Roots
- What was the title bestowed upon Kalam’s mother’s forebear? Answer: ‘Bahadur’
- What was Kalam’s physical appearance as a child? Answer: Short and undistinguished
- What was Kalam’s father’s attitude towards people’s gratitude? Answer: He was humble
- What did Kalam’s mother place before him to eat? Answer: A banana leaf
- How did Kalam feel about the Arabic prayers despite not understanding them? Answer: He was convinced they reached God
- What kind of text is “Strong Roots”? Answer: Autobiography
- What was the social status of Kalam’s father? Answer: Middle-class
- What was Kalam’s emotional state during his childhood? Answer: Very secure
- Where was Kalam’s ancestral house located? Answer: On Mosque Street
- What was the material used to build Kalam’s ancestral house? Answer: Limestone and brick
- What was Kalam’s understanding of the Arabic prayers chanted in the mosque? Answer: He had not the faintest idea of their meaning
- Which state did Rameswaram belong to? Answer: Tamil Nadu
- What was Kalam’s father’s attitude towards people’s gratitude? Answer: He was humble
- How would Kalam’s father manage the family’s finances? Answer: He would avoid unnecessary comforts
- What lesson does the author learn from his father’s words about troubles and sufferings? Answer: To view challenges as opportunities for growth and self-discovery
- What does the essay, “Strong Roots” highlight about Kalam’s childhood neighborhood? Answer: It was a place of harmony
- Why did people wait for Kalam’s father outside the mosque? Answer: To seek his blessings
- How many children did Kalam’s parents have? Answer: Many
- Where did Kalam live with his family? Answer: In their ancestral house
- When was Kalam’s ancestral house built? Answer: In the 19th century
- What did Kalam’s father say about prayer? Answer: It made possible a communion of the spirit between people
- What emotional response did Kalam experience after hearing his father’s words about his role as a helper and the nature of human suffering? Answer: Strange energy and enthusiasm
- What value did Kalam’s father emphasize through his explanation of prayer? Answer: The unity and equality of all people
- What was the nature of the discussions between Kalam’s father and Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry? Answer: Informal and spiritual
- What did Kalam’s father believe people should do instead of seeking external help? Answer: They should look within themselves for the enemy of fulfilment
- What was the effect of Kalam’s father’s words regarding prayers on him? Answer: He felt a strange energy and enthusiasm
- What was Kalam’s father’s first activity of the day? Answer: Reading the namaz before dawn
- How did people of different religions interact with Kalam’s father? Answer: They respected him
- What does “lineage” mean? Answer: A person’s ancestry or heritage
- What was the atmosphere like in Kalam’s childhood neighborhood? Answer: Harmonious and respectful
- What did Kalam’s mother serve him at lunch? Answer: Pizza and pasta
- At what time did Kalam’s father start his day? Answer: 4 am
- Why according to Kalam’s father, do people look for someone to help them? Answer: Because they have a feeling of loneliness
- What did Kalam’s father mean by “communion of the spirit”? Answer: A transcendent spiritual connection
- What, according to Kalam’s father, do people try to propitiate with prayers and offerings? Answer: Demonic forces
- What did the author’s father mean by “fear-ridden vision of destiny”? Answer: A negative and fearful perspective on one’s life challenges
- What can be inferred about Kalam’s upbringing from his essay “Strong Roots”? Answer: He was raised in a diverse, tolerant environment
- Who was Pakshi Lakshmana Sastry as mentioned in APJ Abdul Kalam’s autobiographical essay, “Strong Roots”? Answer: The high priest of Rameswaram temple
- How did Kalam’s father respond to his question about the relevance of prayer? Answer: He offered a simple yet profound insight
- 40. According to Kalam’s father, what is the effect of prayer on one’s sense of self? Answer: It transcends one’s physical boundaries
Chapter 3: The Bet
- What did the lawyer read after finishing the New Testament? Answer: the history of religions and Theology
- What motivates the banker to try to settle the bet with the lawyer? Answer: financial gain
- What was the banker’s state of mind as he approached the garden wing? Answer: determined and resolute
- What book did the lawyer read after the tenth year of his confinement? Answer: the New Testament
- How many years did the lawyer like to stay in solitary confinement? Answer: 15 years
- What is the metaphor used to describe the lawyer’s reading habits? Answer: swimming in the sea among broken pieces of wreckage
- Why did the banker think the watchman was not responding to his calls? Answer: because he was asleep
- What kind of punishment does the banker think humane? Answer: Capital punishment
- How did the lawyer approach reading during the last two years of his confinement? Answer: He read an extraordinary amount, quite haphazard
- Why do the guests of the banker’s evening party consider the death sentence useless? Answer: It is inhuman
- What was the lawyer’s attitude towards reading during the last two years of his confinement? Answer: He was eager and desperate casual
- What spurs the bet between the banker and the lawyer? Answer: Nature of punishment
- What did the banker take out of his safe before going to the garden wing? Answer: the key of the lawyer’s cell
- What did the lawyer ask to be sent to him along with a book on chemistry? Answer: a novel, a text book of medicine, and some treaties on philosophy or theology
- How old was the lawyer when he volunteered to spend fifteen years confinement? Answer: 25 years
- Where did the banker think the watchman had taken shelter from the bad weather? Answer: the kitchen or the greenhouse
- How many volumes had the lawyer mastered in four years during his fifteen years of solitary stay in the banker’s cell? Answer: 600
- How would you describe the lawyer’s reading habits during the last two years of his confinement? Answer: random and chaotic
- Why was the lawyer grasping at different pieces of knowledge? Answer: Because he wanted to save his life from confusing ideas
- Where did the lawyer and the banker make the bet? Answer: in the banker’s house
- Which of the following items was not provided to the lawyer in the cell? Answer: newspapers
- How did fifteen years’ of solitary confinement affect the physical appearance of the lawyer? Answer: He became old
- At what point during his 15-year isolation did the lawyer cease to play the piano? Answer: in the first year
- What were the things the banker found to provide to the lawyer during his fifteen years’ solitary confinement? Answer: all of them
- What did the banker think about the lawyer sitting by the table in his solitary cell? Answer: He was seeing millions in dreams
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- Who first watched the lawyer going out of his solitary cell? Answer: the watchman and the servants
- Which mountain summits did the lawyer imagine to climb while reading books in his cell? Answer: elbruz and Mont Blanc
- What did the banker plan to do with the lawyer a few hours before his release? Answer: kill him
- Which musical instrument did the lawyer play? Answer: piano
- How many minutes ago did the lawyer come out of his cell? Answer: five minutes ago
- Who visited the lawyer in his imagination during his 15-year confinement? Answer: beautiful, ethereal women
- Why did the lawyer write a note for the banker? Answer: to reveal his contempt for money
- On what date and year did the lawyer begin his 15-year solitary confinement in the banker’s garden? Answer: 14th November, 1870
- Whom did the banker call twice approaching the garden wing to visit the lawyer’s cell? Answer: the watchman
- When was the lawyer released from the banker’s garden after 15 years as per the bet? Answer: 14th November, 1885
- How old was the lawyer at the time of his release from the banker’s cell? Answer: 40 years old
- Whose enchanting songs did the lawyer imagine hearing while reading books during his solitary confinement? Answer: the songs of Sirens
- Who did the banker want to blame for his proposed murder of the lawyer? Answer: the watchman
- How did the lawyer in his note compare the men of genius to? Answer: frozen slag
- How was the weather that night before the release of the lawyer after his fifteen years imprisonment? Answer: dark and cold, with rain
Chapter 4: Our Casuarina Tree
- On what do the eyes of the poet rest as she opens the casement at dawn? Answer: The Casuarina tree
- What is the tone of the poet in the poem “Our Casuarina Tree”? Answer: Reverential
- Which natural object is winding round and round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina tree? Answer: Creeper
- The poet imagines that the Casuarina Tree rises near the– Answer: Stars
- There are scars, indented deep in the trunk of the Casuarina tree. What causes the scars? Answer: Climbing creeper
- What does the Casuarina tree symbolise? Answer: Enduring beauty
- The garden which contains the Casuarina tree overflows with a sweet song often– Answer: at nights
- “But gallantly the giant wears the scarf.” A comparison between two things are stated here. They are— Answer: giant: Casuarina and scarf: creeper
- Which colour of flowers does the Casuarina Tree produce according to the poem? Answer: crimson
- In the 1st stanza of the poem “Our Casuarina Tree” the tree provides shelter to- Answer: Creeper, bird and bee
- “But gallantly the tree wears the scarf.”- Which ‘scarf’ does the Casuarina tree wear? Answer: the curling creeper
- The summit of the Casuarina tree reaches up to the stars. What is highlighted here? Answer: The tree’s height
- Our Casuarina Tree” is a/an- Answer: ode
- Despite the tight hold of the climbing creeper the Casuarina tree thrives. What quality of the tree is suggested here? Answer: Fury
- Sung Darkling from our tree while men repose”-What does the “Darkling” suggest? Answer: Nocturnal birds
- All day, on the branches of the tree are gathered— Answer: bird and bee
- What is the central theme of the poem “Our Casuarina Tree”? Answer: Nature’s impermanence
- Like a python winding round and round the rugged trunk…”- Which figure of speech does the above line contain? Answer: Simile
- Whom does the poet address in the poem “Our Casuarina Tree”? Answer: The Casuarina Tree
- Where from come the songs of the darkling for reposeful persons as mentioned in the poem “Our Casuarina Tree”? Answer: The Casuarina tree
- Where do the puny offspring of the baboon leap about and play as stated in the poem “Our Casuarina Tree”? Answer: On the lower branches of the tree
- The poet of “Our Casuarina Tree” observes a family of baboons on the tree in- Answer: winter
- The Casuarina tree in the poet’s garden shelters a family of- Answer: baboon’s
- What do the baboon’s puny offspring do on the lower branches of the Casuarina tree? Answer: Leap about and play
- “And far and near kokilas hail the day” What does “kokilas” refer to? Answer: Birds
- The baboon sitting on the Casuarina tree is- Answer: gray
- How does the baboon sit on the crest of the Casuarina tree on winter mornings? Answer: Like a sentinel
- “And to their pastures wend our sleepy cows”- What are the cows doing? Answer: Grazing
- The baboon, while sitting on the crest of the Casuarina tree, watches- Answer: the sunrise
- Where does the baboon sit on the Casuarina tree? Answer: On its crest
Chapter 5: Ulysses
- Ulysses says,” I have become a name.” Here he suggests that Answer: he has been called by different names
- The homeland of Ulysses was Answer: Ithaca
- Ulysses transferred the kingship of Ithaca to his Answer: son
- Ulysses embodies the concept of heroism through Answer: discovery and exploration
- How does Ulysses motivate his mariners for undertaking a fresh voyage? Answer: by appealing to their sense of bravery
- The basic theme of Tennyson’s “Ulysses” is Answer: the quest for knowledge and adventure
- Ulysses did not like to settle in Ithaca because Answer: he desired to be a wanderer
- Ulysses’s attitude to his heroic past experiences is Answer: nostalgic
- “You and I are old.”-Who are the persons referred to here? Answer: Ulysess and his comariners
- Ulysses called upon his mariners to Answer: get ready for another perilous journey
- How does Ulysses describe his island of Ithaca? Answer: barren crags
- Ulysses wants “the baths Of all the western stars,” until he dies. What is the symbolic significance of the” western stars” here? Answer: exploration and Discovery
- The tone of Ulysses’ speech in the poem “Ulysses” is Answer: melancholic
- ‘Ulysses’ by Tennyson is a/an Answer: Dramatic monologue
- How does Ulysses view old age in the poem “Ulysses”? Answer: as an opportunity to show his courage and determination
- He works his work, I mine. Two different works implied here are Answer: law making and voyages
- According to Ulysses, what is ‘noblest toil’ in life? Answer: facing challenges and seeking adventure
- The silent auditors of the poem “Ulysses ” is/are Answer: the friends of Ulysses
- Originally the character Ulysses is the legendary hero of the mythology of the Answer: Greek
- Ulysses decides to embark on a new journey at the beginning of the poem” Ulysses”. Why? Answer: He is haunted by a great spirit of adventure
- The mariners of Ulysses took the thunder and the sunshine with equal temperament welcoming both Answer: with carefree attitude
- Ulysses cannot rest from Answer: travel
- Ulysses hopes that his son Telemachus will pay to meet adoration to his Answer: household gods
- The long day wanes: the slow moon climbs.” What does the “slow moon” signify to Ulysses. Answer: the slow but steady spirit of adventure of the voyagers
- Ulysses drank delight of battles with his Answer: peers
- According to Ulysses, all experience is Answer: unattainable
- What according to Ulysses is the most distinguished trait of the character of Telemachus? Answer: He is the most blameless
- Ulysses observes that humans’ godlike striving for knowledge and experience may not be Answer: unbecoming
- I cannot rest from travel: I will drink life to the lees. The figure of speech used here is Answer: Metaphor
- Ulysses have suffered greatly and also Answer: enjoyed greatly
Chapter 6: Riders to the Sea
- Which dialect is used by J.M. Synge in ‘Riders to the Sea’? Answer: Hiberno-English
- In which islands was the settings of ‘Riders to the Sea’ set? Answer: Aran islands
- Why did Nora enter softly, hiding the bundle under her shawl? Answer: She wanted to hide the matter from her Mother.
- What is the name of the person who is supposed to have drowned as narrated in the beginning of the drama Riders to the Sea’? Answer: Michael
- Which number is used as a sign of bad luck in ‘Riders to the Sea’? Answer: Number 9
- What did Maurya ask Nora to give her when the body of Bartley was brought in? Answer: Holy water
- John Millington Synge was a — Answer: English writer.
- Cathleen was Nora’s— Answer: cousin
- What type of drama is ‘Riders to the Sea’? Answer: One-act drama
- What did the young priest say about not stopping Bartley from going to the Galway fair? Answer: He was sure that Almighty God would not leave Maurya destitute with no son living.
- What did the bundle that Nora brought under her shawl contain? Answer: A shirt and a stocking
- ‘… and great sleeping in the long nights after Samhain’-What is ‘Samhain’? Answer: An Irish festival held on November 1
- Which animal was seen by Cathleen to eat the rope? Answer: The pig with black feet
- Where, according Bartley, was the rope bought from? Answer: From Connemara
- In ‘Riders to the Sea’ which colour symbolizes blood and death? Answer: Red
- Why did Cathleen hang the rope on a nail? Answer: The pig with the black feet was eating it.
- since the day Bride Dara seen the dead man with the child in his arms”-‘Bride Dara’ is a character of — Answer: Celtic mythology
- Where did Cathleen keep the rope for safety? Answer: On a nail by the white boards
- Where was Maurya when Nora came back to the cottage with the bundle? Answer: She was lying in the inner room
- Where was the body of the drowned Michael found? Answer: Donegal
- What was Maurya’s first reaction after her return from the seaside to meet Bartley? Answer: She was waiting
- Which particular quality of the play, “Riders to the Sea”, makes it a universal tragedy? Answer: The eternal fight between nature and human beings
- Bartley told Cathleen to sell– Answer: the pig
- What, according to Cathleen, is obligatory for a young man to do? Answer: To go to the sea for living
- What was the shirt of Michael and Bartley made of? Answer: Flannel
- How many sons of Maurya remain alive after Michael’s death? Answer: One
- What did Maurya forget to buy for the coffin? Answer: Nails
- Which sentiment is the final outcome of the play “Riders to the Sea”? Answer: Calm resignation
- In J.M. Synge’s play “Riders to the Sea”, what was the cause of Bartley’s death? Answer: The grey pony knocked him into the sea.
- At most, how many days does Bartley expect to be away at Galway Fair? Answer: Four days
- What, according to Maurya, does the ‘star against the moon’ indicate? Answer: The rising of the sea
- Why did Nora sit down with her back to the door when Maurya entered the cottage? Answer: She did not want Maurya to see that she was crying.
- How did Maurya complain when Bartley did not listen to her advice? Answer: She called Bartley hard and cruel man.
- Who supported Bartley’s decision of going to the sea? Answer: Cathleen
- Why did Maurya forbid Bartley to go into the sea? Answer: She had the premonition that he would be drowned like her other sons.
- How did Nora identify the stocking of Michael? Answer: By counting the stitches
- How does Maurya find solace and acceptance at the end of the play “Riders to the Sea”? Answer: She realised that death is inevitable; she must be satisfied.
- Which animals are kept in the cottage of Maurya? Answer: Horse, sheep and pigs.
- Whom did Maurya see to ride the red mare? Answer: Michael
- When was Bartley expected to come back home from his journey to Galway? Answer: In two to four days