Madam Rides the Bus Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter - 7

 

1. What does it tell you about Valli when she refused to accept the conductor’s treat?

A. responsible
B. stubborn
C. rude
D. disrespectful

ANSWER= A. responsible

 

2. What would make Valli jealous?

A. strangers ravelling by bus
B. hearing stories of her friend’s bus journey
C. her mother travelling the bus
D. all of the abov

ANSWER= B. hearing stories of her friend’s bus journey

 

3. What was the one way fare from the village to the town?

A. one rupee
B. 50 paise
C. 40 paise
D. 30 paise

ANSWER= D. 30 paise

 

4. The train rushed fast the crossing gate with a:

A. thud
B. crashing speed
C. tremendous roar
D. lightning roar

ANSWER= C. tremendous roar

 

5. What was the timing of the afternoon nap taken by Valli’s mother?

A. 1 to 3
B. 1 to 4
C. 2 to 4
D. 2 to 3

ANSWER= B. 1 to 4

 

6. What was her overwhelming desire?

A. to have friends
B. to travel by bus
C. to top the class
D. None of these

ANSWER= B. to travel by bus

 

7. How does the conductor address Valli?

A. as Valli
B. as Madam
C. as kiddo
D. None of the above

ANSWER= B. as Madam

 

8. She had to make careful and elaborate plans for:

A. her first journey
B. her beautiful dress
C. her doll
D. her icecream

ANSWER= A. her first journey

 

9. What did Valli wish?

A. Bus ride
B. Truck ride
C. Car ride
D. Cycle ride

ANSWER= A. Bus ride

 

10. What was her favourite pastime?

A. watching the street outside
B. playing outside
C. travelling the bus
D. reading books

ANSWER= A. watching the street outside

 

11. 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

ANSWER= B. By asking some discreet questions.

 

12. Valli had to curb a strong desire at fare to:

A. ride on elephant
B. ride the merry-go-round
C. ride on horse
D. swing a jhula

ANSWER= C. ride on horse

 

13. 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

ANSWER= D. longingly

 

14. What was Valli’s full name?

A. Vallikkannan
B. Valliammai
C. Valliannai
D. Vallikannam

ANSWER= B. Valliammai

 

15. What did the conductor offer Valli at the bus stop in the town?

A. Water
B. Soft Drink
C. Pizza
D. Burger

ANSWER= B. Soft Drink

 

16. 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 dog running in front of the bus.
D. The sight of cow running in front of the bus.

ANSWER= D. The sight of cow running in front of the bus.

 

17. 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.

ANSWER= A. Caught the bus to the town.

 

18. What did Valli wish?

A. Bus ride
B. Truck ride
C. Car ride
D. Cycle ride

ANSWER= A. Bus ride

 

19. What was her favourite pastime?

A. To stand at the front doorway and look into the street.
B. To stand at the front doorway and look every passenger.
C. To stand at the back doorway and look every passenger.
D. None of the Above

ANSWER= A. To stand at the front doorway and look into the street.

 

20. What was the most fascinating scene for Valli in the street?

A. The bus with new set of curtains every time.
B. The bus with new set of passengers every time.
C. The bus with new driver every time.
D. The bus with new conductor every time.

ANSWER= B. The bus with new set of passengers every time.

 

21. 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

ANSWER= A. he was funny

 

22. What was the timing of the afternoon nap taken by Valli’s mother?

A. 1 to 3
B. 1 to 4
C. 2 to 4
D. 2 to 3

ANSWER= B. 1 to 4

 

23. What saddened Valli?

A. the dead cow
B. car accident
C. the handicapped passenger
D. all of the above

ANSWER= A. the dead cow

 

24. What does it tell you about Valli when she refused to accept the conductor’s treat?

A. responsible
B. stubborn
C. rude
D. disrespectful

ANSWER= A. responsible
25. What made her laugh on her journey?

 

25. What made her laugh on her journey?

A. the sight of a running cow A. the sight of a running cow
B. the old woman’s earrings
C. the old man
D. None of the above

ANSWER= A. the sight of a running cow

 

26. 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

ANSWER= B. merry go round

 

27. 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

ANSWER= D. all of the above

 

28. What did the old man say to Valli that annoyed her?

A. He shouted at her
B. he asked why she’s alone
C. he merely asked her to sit
D. None of the above

ANSWER= C. he merely asked her to sit

 

29. How did she pick up small details about the bus journey?

A. listening to conversations of neighbours
B. asking a few discreet questions
C. All of the above
D. None of the above

ANSWER= C. All of the above

 

30. “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

ANSWER= D. longingly

 

31. How many times did the bus cross her street per hour?

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6

ANSWER= B. 2

 

32. What was Valli’s age?

A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. None of these

ANSWER= B. 8

 

33. Who is the author of the lesson “Madam rides the Bus”?

A. Gavin Maxwell
B. Vallikkannan
C. Paulo Coehlo
D. Arup Kumar Dutta

ANSWER= B. Vallikkannan

 

34. Who was a “real chatterbox”?

A. Valli
B. conductor
C. her aunt
D. all of the above

ANSWER= C. her aunt

 

35. Valli did not get off the bus because:

A. she was going back on the same bus
B. she was afraid of it
C. she was no work outside
D. she was desperate

ANSWER= A. she was going back on the same bus

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