Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

Ae is old, but I wouldn’t take five Squeezers for him. Why, how can you? Guess is a dog: as for Squeezer, well, it’s too funny to argue. Anybody you like has a dog as good as Squeezer you may find them under every bush almost. Twenty-five roubles would be a handsome price to pay for him.

1. Who does ‘he’ refer to?

(i) He refers to ‘Guess’, the dog.

(ii) He refers to ‘Squeezer’, the dog.

(iii) He refers to ‘Guess’, the cow.

(iv) He refers to ‘Guess’, the cat.

2. Who is the speaker of these lines?

(i) The man is the speaker of these lines.

(ii) Lomov is the speaker of these lines.

(iii) Chubukov is the speaker of these lines.

(iv) Natalya is the speaker of these lines.

3. Whom does Squeezer belong to?

(i) Squeezer belongs to Lomov.

(ii) Squeezer belongs to grandmother.

(iii) Squeezer belongs to Chubukov.

(iv) Squeezer belongs to Natalya.

4. What would be a handsome price to pay for Squeezer?

(i) The handsome price to pay for Squeezer would be twenty-Bve roubles.

(ii) The handsome price to pay for Squeezer would be twenty roubles.

(iii) The handsome price to pay for Squeezer would be twenty-three roubles.

(iv) The handsome price to pay for Squeezer would be thirty roubles.

5. Why was Lomov wearing his evening dress?

(i) Lomov was wearing his evening dress to pay New Dear Eve’s visit.

(ii) Lomov was wearing his evening dress to ask for Chubukov’s daughter’s hand in marriage.

(iii) Lomov was wearing his evening dress to borrow money.

(iv) Lomov was wearing his evening dress to borrow land.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

Well, there! It’s you, and papa said, “Go; there’s a merchant come for his goods.”

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines?

(i) Lomov is the speaker of the above lines.

(ii) Natalya is the speaker of the above lines.

(iii) Chubukov is the speaker of the above lines.

(iv) Natalya’s aunt is the speaker of the above lines.

2. Whom is the speaker talking to?

(i) The speaker is talking to Lomov.

(ii) The speaker is talking to 4atalya.

(iii) The speaker is talking to Chubukov.

(iv) The speaker is talking to the peasants.

3. Why does the speaker’s father mention the vision as ‘a merchant come for his goods’?

(i) Lomov had come to marry Natalya. Chubukov considered ‘Lomov’ as ‘merchant’ and ‘Natalya’ as ‘his’ goods’?

(ii) Lomov had come to buy Natalya. Chubukov considered ‘Lomov’ as ‘merchant’ and ‘Natalya’ as ‘his goods’.

(iii) Lomov had come to propose to Natalya. Chubukov considered ‘Nomov’ as ‘merchant’ and ‘Natalya’ as ‘his goods’.

(iv) Lomov had come to kiss Natalya. Chubukov considered ‘Nomov’ as ‘merchant’ and ‘Natalya’ as ‘his goods’.

4. What had Natalya been doing when Lomov called for her?

(i) Natalya was shelling peas when Lomov called her.

(ii) Natalya was cleaning the house when Lomov called her.

(iii) Natalya was washing clothes when Lomov called her.

(iv) Natalya was cookin food when Lomov called her.

5. What did Natalya offer Lomov?

(i) Natalya offer breakfast to Lomov.

(ii) Natalya offer lunch to Lomov.

(iii) Natalya offer tea to Lomov.

(iv) Natalya offer coffee to Lomov.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

Oxen Meadows, it’s true, was once the subject of dispute, but now everybody knows that they are mine. There’s nothing to argue about. You see my aunt’s grandmother gave the free use of these Meadows in perpetuity to the peasants of your father’s grandfather, in return for which they were to make bricks for her.

1. Who is the speaker of these lines?

(i) Chubukov is the speaker of these lines.

(ii) Lomov is the speaker of these lines.

(iii) Natalya is the speaker of these lines.

(iv) Lomov’s aunt is the speaker of these lines.

2. To whom is the speaker speaking?

(i) The speaker is speaking to Natalya.

(ii) The speaker is speaking to Lomov.

(iii) The speaker is speaking to ghost.

(iv) The speaker is speaking to Chubukov.

3. What was the ‘subject of dispute?

(i) The ownership of Birchwood was the subject of dispute.

(ii) The ownership of Blue Meadows was the subject of dispute.

(iii) The ownership of Oxen Meadows was the subject of dispute.

(iv) The ownership of Burnt Marshes was the subject of dispute.

4. What did the peasants do for them?

(i) The peasants worked for ten years, making house for them.

(ii) The peasants worked for forty years, making bricks for them.

(iii) The peasants worked for twenty years, making equipments for them.

(iv) The peasants worked for sixty years, making sand for them.

5. What was the topic of the second argument?

(i) The topic for the second argument was jewellery.

(ii) The topic for the second argument was the proposal.

(iii) The topic for the second argument was the land.

(iv) The topic for the second argument was the dogs.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

I can make you a present of them myself, because they’re mine! Your behaviour, Ivan Vassilevitch, is strange, to say the least! Up to this we have always thought of you as a good neighbour, a friend: last year we lent you our threshing-machine, although on that account we had to put off our own threshing till November, but you behave to us as if we were gypsies. Giving me my own land, indeed! No, really, that’s not at all neighbourly. In my opinion, it’s even impudent, if you want to know.

1. Who is speaking to whom?

(i) Natalya is speaking to Lomov.

(ii) Lomov is speaking to the peasants.

(iii) Natalya is speaking to Lomov’s aunt.

(iv) Natalya is speaking to Chubukov.

2. What did the speaker do last year?

(i) The speaker lent her sewing-machine to her neighbour, Lomov.

(ii) The speaker lent her threshing-machine to her neighbour, Lomov.

(iii) The speaker lent her washing-machine to her neighbour, Lomov.

(iv) The speaker lent her axe to her neighbour, Nicholas.

3. Cow had she helped her neighbour?

(i) She had helped her neighbour by lending the land.

(ii) She had helped her neighbour by lending the washing machine.

(iii) She had helped her neighbour by lending the sewing machine.

(iv) She had helped her neighbour by lending the threshing machine.

4. What happened after that?

(i) They had to borrow the land.

(ii) They had to borrow the money.

(iii) They had to put off their own threshing till November.

(iv) They had to borrow the machine.

5. Cow are Lomov and Chubukov related?

(i) Lomov and Chubukov are neighbours.

(ii) Lomov and Chubukov are friends.

(iii) Lomov and Chubukov are cousins.

(iv) Lomov and Chubukov are business associates.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

 “Please don’t shout! You can shout yourself hoarse in your own house but here I must ask you to restrain yourself!”

1. Who is the speaker?

(i) Natalya is the speaker of the line.

(ii) Ivan is the speaker of the line.

(iii) Stephan is the speaker of the line.

(iv) Stranger is the speaker of the line.

2. What is the dispute over?

(i) The dispute is over the land.

(ii) The dispute is over the ‘Oxen Meadows’.

(iii) The dispute is over the property.

(iv) The dispute is over the wasteland.

3. Ivan Lomov has come for the ________ proposal.

(i) Ivan Lomov has come for the school proposal.

(ii) Ivan Lomov has come for the partnership proposal.

(iii) Ivan Lomov has come for the business proposal.

(iv) Ivan Lomov has come for the marriage proposal.

4. Give the meaning of the word ‘under control’?

(i) The meaning of the word under control is ‘calmly’.

(ii) The meaning of the word under control is ‘impudent’.

(iii) The meaning of the word under control is ‘restrain’.

(iv) The meaning of the word under control is ‘hoarse’.

5. Who is the writer of the play “The Proposalx”?

(i) Anton Chekhov is the writer of the play “The Proposal”.

(ii) Robert Frost is the writer of the play “The Proposal”.

(iii) Carolyn Wells is the writer of the play “The Proposal”.

(iv) Robin Klein is the writer of the play “The Proposal”.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

Last year we lent you our threshing-machine, although on that account we had to put off our own threshing till November, but you behave to us as if we were gypsies. Giving me my own land indeed! No, really, that’s not at all neighbourly! In my opinion, it’s even impudent, if you want to know.

1. What did the speaker do last year?

(i) The speaker lent their threshing machine last year.

(ii) The speaker lent their sewing machine last year.

(iii) The speaker lent their washing machine last year.

(iv) The speaker lent their cows last year.

2. What happened after that?

(i) After that, they went bankrupt.

(ii) After that, they had to put off their own threshing till November.

(iii) After that, they have to borrow the money.

(iv) After that, they have borrow the land.

3. How did Natalya try to prove that they were at least good neighbour?

(i) They helped Lomov in his difficult times.

(ii) They helped Lomov by purchasing his land.

(iii) They lent their threshing machine to Lomov the previous year that delayed their own threshing till November. 

(iv) They helped Lomov at the time of harvesting.

4. Which land were Lomov and Natalya fighting about?

(i) Lomov and Natalya were fighting about Oxen Meadows.

(ii) Lomov and Natalya were fighting about Birchwoods.

(iii) Lomov and Natalya were fighting about Burnt Marsh.

(iv) Lomov and Natalya were fighting about Blue Meadows.

5. Why was Natalya arguing about the land?

(i) Natalya was arguing about the land because she can’t stand unfairness.

(ii) Natalya was arguing about the land because it was worth a lot.

(iii) Natalya was arguing about the land because she was jealous of Lomov.

(iv) Natalya was arguing about the land because she wanted Lomov’s land.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

No, you’re simply joking, or making fun of me. What a surprise! We’ve had the land for nearly three hundred years, and then we’re suddenly told that it isn’t ours! Ivan Vassilevitch, I can hardly believe my own ears. These Meadows aren’t worth much to me. They only come to five dessiatins, and are worth perhaps 300 roubles, but I can’t stand unfairness.

1. Who is the speaker of these lines?

(i) Natalya is the speaker of these lines.

(ii) Lomov is the speaker of these lines.

(iii) Chubukov is the speaker of these lines.

(iv) The Peasant is the speaker of these lines.?

2. Who is making fun of whom?

(i) Natalya is making fun of Lomov.

(ii) Lomov is making fun of Chubukov.

(iii) Lomov is making fun of Natalya.

(iv) Natalya is making fun of Chubukov.

3. For how long did they have the land?

(i) They had the land for nearly 100 years.

(ii) They had the land for nearly 300 years.

(iii) They had the land for nearly 50 years.

(iv)They had the land for nearly 500 years.

4. What has been unfair with the speaker?

(i) The land that the speaker has had for nearly 300 years have been told that it isn’t theirs.

(ii) The land that the speaker has had for nearly 300 years was Lomov’s land.

(iii) The land that the speaker has had for nearly 300 years was a disputed land.

(iv) The land that the speaker has had for nearly 300 years was a ghost land.

5. What explanation did Lomov give for his shouting?

(i) Lomov was shouting due to frustration.

(ii) Lomov was shouting due to short temper.

(iii) Lomov was shouting due to his palpitations.

(iv) Lomov was shouting because he can’t stand unfairness.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

She’s willing and all that. I give you my blessing and so on. Only leave me in peace!

1. To whom is the speaker giving his blessing?

(i) The speaker is giving his blessing to Natalya and Lomov.

(ii) The speaker is giving his blessing to Chubukov.

(iii) The speaker is giving his blessing to grandmother.

(iv) The speaker is giving his blessing to his son.

2. Why is he giving his blessing?

(i) He is giving blessing for Lomov’s success.

(ii) Lomov and Natalya both are willing to marry each other and Chubukov agrees to it as well.

(iii) He is giving blessing for 2atalya’s success.

(iv) He is giving blessing for Lomov’s son.

3. Who is giving his blessing?

(i) Lomov is giving his blessing.

(ii) Chubukov is giving his blessing.

(iii) Natalya is giving his blessing.

(iv) Women is giving his blessing

4. What is she willing for?

(i) She is willing for her property.

(ii) She is willing for her makeover.

(iii) She is willing for her birthday party.

(iv) She is willing for her marriage with Lomov.

5. Who does Chubukov call a “lovesick cat”?

(i) Chubukov called “lovesick cat” to himself.

(ii) Chubukov called “lovesick cat” to Lomov.

(iii) Chubukov called “lovesick cat” to his maid.

(iv) Chubukov called “lovesick cat” to Natalya.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

You see my aunt’s grandmother gave the free use of these Meadows in perpetuity to the peasants of your father’s grandfather, in return for which they were to make bricks for her.

1. Who is the speaker of these lines?

(i) Natalya is the speaker of these lines.

(ii) Lomov is the speaker of these lines.

(iii) Chubukov is the speaker of these lines.

(iv) Lomov’s aunt is the speaker of these lines

2. Who is the speaker speaking to?

(i) The speaker is speaking to Natalya.

(ii) The speaker is speaking to Lomov.

(iii) The speaker is speaking to Chubukov.

(iv) The speaker is speaking to the peasants.

3. What did the peasants do?

(i) The peasants made bricks for the grandmother of Lomov’s aunt.

(ii) The peasants made houses for the grandmother of Natalya’s aunt.

(iii) The peasants made gardens for the grandmother of Lomov’s aunt.

(iv) The peasants made coal for the grandmother of Lomov’s aunt.

4. What type of relationship has been described in these lines?

(i) They had a bad relationship as they were enemies.

(ii) They had a good relationship as they were friends.

(iii) They had a cordial relationship as they were neighbours.

(iv) They had a cordial relationship as they were brothers.

5. The play is set in which country?

(i) The play is set in France.

(ii) The play is set in Russia.

(iii) The play is set in India.

(iv) The play is set in Japan.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: 

Then you make out that I’m a land grabber? Madam, never in my life have I grabbed anybody else’s land and I shan’t allow anybody to accuse me of having done so. Oxen Meadows are mine!

1. Who is ‘madam’ in the above lines?

(i) Lomov’s grandmother is the ‘madam’ in the above lines.

(ii) Natalya is the ‘madam’ in the above lines.

(iii) Lomov’s aunt is the ‘madam’ in the above lines.

(iv) Natalya’s aunt is the ‘madam’ in the above lines.

2. What had happened to the speaker?

(i) The speaker got infuriated with Natalya for having called him a land grabber.

(ii) The speaker got mad.

(iii) The speaker got angry with Natalya.

(iv) The speaker got happy.

3. What will he not allow?

(i) He will not allow anybody to enter his house.

(ii) He will not allow anybody to enter his land.

(iii) He will not allow anybody to accuse him of having grabbed anyone’s land.

(iv) He will not allow anybody to borrow money from him. 

4. In which situation does Lomov calls himself a ‘land grabber’?

(i) Natalya accuses Lomov of grabbing Oxen Meadows. So, Lomov says that he is not a land grabber.

(ii) When Lomov was beaten, then he accepted that he was a land grabber.

(iii) When Lomov was arrested, then he accepted that he was a land grabber.

(iv) When Lomov was kicked out, then he accepted that he was a land grabber.

5. Who threatened to take the matter to court?

(i) The peasants threatened to take the matter to the court.

(ii) Chubukov threatened to take the matter to the court.

(iii) Natalya threatened to take the matter to the court.

(iv) Lomov threatened to take the matter to the court.

Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow:

But, please, Stephen Stepanovitch, how can they be yours ? Do be a reasonable man ! My aunt’s grandmother gave the Meadows for the temporary and free use of your grandfather’s peasants. The peasants used the land for forty years and got accustomed to it as if it was their own, when it happened that ………

1. Who is the speaker of the above lines ?

(i) The speaker of the above lines is Ivan Lomov.

(ii) The speaker of the above lines is Stephan.

(iii) The speaker of the above lines is Natalya.

(iv) The speaker of the above lines is a stranger.

2. The meadows were given by my aunt’s grandmother for the temporary and free use of your grandfather’s ______.

(i) The meadows were given by my aunt’s grandmother for the temporary and free use of your grandfather’s peasants.

(ii) The meadows were given by my aunt’s grandmother for the temporary and free use of your grandfather’s labourers.

(iii) The meadows were given by my aunt’s grandmother for the temporary and free use of your grandfather’s servants.

(iv) The meadows were given by my aunt’s grandmother for the temporary and free use of your grandfather’s drivers.

3. For how many years had peasants used the land?

(i) Peasants have used the land for thirty years.

(ii) Peasants have used the land for forty years.

(iii) Peasants have used the land for fifty years.

(iv) Peasants have used the land for twenty years.

4. Give the antonym of the word ‘permanent’.

(i) The antonym of the word ‘permanent’ is accustomed.

(ii) The antonym of the word ‘permanent’ is meadows.

(iii) The antonym of the word ‘permanent’ is temporary.

(iv) The antonym of the word ‘permanent’ is reasonable.

5. According to Lomov, what defect does Squeezer have?

(i) Squeezer was fat.

(ii) Squeezer was old.

(iii)Squeezer was lame.

(iv) Squeezer had an overshot.