MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 2 Nelson Mandela Long Walk to Freedom with Answers
I. “We, who were outlaws not so long ago, have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity.”
Question 1.
The guests at the spectacular ceremony are being called distinguished because :
(A) they have been invited as guests to attend it.
(B) they are eminent world leaders witnessing it.
(C) they are visiting the country for this purpose.
(D) they have resumed diplomatic relations with the country.
Answer:
(B) they are eminent world leaders witnessing it.
Explanation:
‘Distinguished’ here means ‘someone different from the common’. The guest list consisted of some prominent and well-known leaders of the world.
Question 2.
It is a victory for ‘human dignity’. Pick the option that lists the correct answer for what ‘human dignity would include.
(A) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) indecency
(B) (i) liberty (ii) indecency (iii) self-respect
(C) (i) immorality (ii) self-respect (iii) equality
(D) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) self-respect
Answer:
(D) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) self-respect
Explanation:
In Options (A) and (B), indecency means not decent, which is against human dignity. In Option (C) immorality or not being moral is also against human dignity. The virtues of equality, liberty and selfrespect best define human dignity.
Question 3.
Why does the speaker say that it is a ‘rare privilege’? He says this as they have
(A) been deprived of this honour.
(B) seldom been given this honour.
(C) experienced it for the first time.
(D) been chosen over other countries, for this honour.
Answer:
(C) experienced it for the first time.
Explanation:
After decades of resentment, the Blacks have got equal rights as the Whites. It was the first time that those generations were experiencing this.
Question 4.
How do you think the speaker feels? Choose the option that best fits his state of mind.
(A) (i) emotional (ii) elated (iii) unmindful
(B) (i) elated (ii) unmindful (iii) overwhelmed
(C) (i) overwhelmed (ii) elated (iii) honoured
(D) (i) elated (ii) honoured (iii) unmindful
Answer:
(C) (i) overwhelmed (ii) elated (iii) honoured
Explanation:
Unmindful means careless or forgetful. The speaker is recalling years of struggle and is asking his fellow citizens to maintain this freedom carefully. So, all the options (A), (B) and (D) express unmindfulness as feeling of the speaker which is not correct.
Question 5.
Pick the option that showcases the usage of ‘host’ as in the extract.
(A) He was praised for his hospitality as the host of the party.
(B) She was able to host the event without any hindrance.
(C) She met the host and apologised for her friend’s misbehaviour.
(D) He is the best host that one can ever come across.
Answer:
(B) She was able to host the event without any hindrance.
Explanation:
In options, (A), (C) and (D), ‘host’ is used as a noun and referring to a person. In the extract, ‘host’ is used as a verb meaning organising an event and inviting others to join which is the same as used in option (B).
II. “It was only when began to learn that my boyhood freedom was an illusion, when discovered as a young man that my freedom had already been taken from me, that began to hunger for it. At first as a student, wanted freedom only for myself, the transitory freedoms of being able to stay out at night, read what pleased and go where chose. Later, as a young man in Johannesburg, yearned for the basic and honourable freedoms…”
Question 1.
The title that best suits this extract is;
(A) Freedom for Everything
(B) Knowledge about Freedom
(C) Significance of Freedom
(D) Realisation of Freedom
Answer:
(C) Significance of Freedom
Explanation:
The extract explains why freedom is important and what it means to those who are not free. So, significance of freedom is the correct title for the extract.
Question 2.
Why do you think the speaker mentions some freedoms as ‘transitory?
(A) The freedoms are momentary and keep changing with time.
(B) The definition of freedom is constant but perspectives differ.
(C) Freedom means different things to different people.
(D) Freedom is not that important after a certain age.
Answer:
(A) The freedoms are momentary and keep changing with time.
Explanation:
‘Transitory’ means ‘temporary’ or ‘passing7. So, option (A) that states freedoms as momentary or temporary, and changing with time correct.
Question 3
Choose the option that best fits the usage of the word ‘illusion1 as used in the extract.
(A) He was never able to get past the illusion.
(B) The illusion! experienced was quite intriguing.
(C) A large mirror in the room creates an illusion.
(D) I was living under the illusion that this is possible.
Answer:
(D) I was living under the illusion that this is possible.
Explanation:
In the passage, the narrator had been living a life under a deception or misapprehension – an illusion. This similar meaning is conveyed in option (D).
Question 4
The speaker says, ’at first as a student I wanted freedom only for myself.’ Why do you think he only thought about himself?
(A) He didn’t want to think about the freedom denied to others.
(B) He was being selfish and was only bothered about himself.
(C) He didn’t think that freedom denied to him was important for others.
(D) He was too young to realise that freedom was denied to others as well. ‘
Answer:
(D) He was too young to realise that freedom was denied to others as well. ‘
Explanation:
When he was a young boy, he did not have a wider vision – he was more concerned about his personal freedom. He could not look from other people’s perspective that they too were deprived of freedom in much more important aspects than his boyish perspective.
Question 5
A part of the extract has been paraphrased. Choose the option that includes the most appropriate solution to the blanks in the given paraphrase of the extract.
The speaker’s belief about freedom, since childhood proved false. It was not until the speaker grew up to be a it.young man when it (i)…………. on him that he was (ii)……………….. of freedom. Then he began (iii)……………….
(A) (i) desired (ii) dawned (iii) depriving
(B) (i) dawned (ii) deprived (iii) desiring
(C) (i) dawned (ii) arrived (iii) desiring
(D) (i) arrived (ii) deprived (iii) dawned
Answer:Option (B) is correct. N
Explanation: Here, Dawned means emergence of a thought, Deprived means denied and desiring means wanting to have. These meanings best fit the given part of the extract.