The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6

MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 6 The Hundred Dresses Part 2

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Dear Teacher,

My Wanda will not come to your school anymore. Jake also. Now we move away to big city. No more holler ’Pollack1. No more ask why funny name. Plenty of funny names in the city.

Yours truly,
Jan Petronski

Question 1.

Jan’s tone in the writing of the letter IS NOT:

(A) distressing.
(B) spiteful.
(C) hurt.
(D) painful.
Answer:
(B) spiteful.

Explanation:
Distressing, hurt and painful mean aching. Spiteful means malicious or vindictive. Jan does not want to take revenge, so, he is not spiteful.

The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6

Question 2.

What, according to the letter, was the primary reason that prompted Mr Petronski to take the decision to move to a big city?

(A) His wish to achieve success in the big dty.
(B) His urge to join his relatives who mostly lived in the big city.
(C) His anxiety over their poverty in the small city.
(D) His agony about his children being viewed as ‘outsiders1 by their schoolmates.
Answer:
(D) His agony about his children being viewed as ‘outsiders1 by their schoolmates.

Explanation:
Mr. Petronski’s children were ridiculed and made fun of at school. They were made to think that they belonged to ‘another world’ or ‘outsiders’ in short.
Question 3.

The dictionary says the following about migration. Migration involves the movement of people (birds, fish etc.) from one place to another with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region). Which of the following options INCORRECTLY uses ‘migration?

(A) After gold was found in the uninhabited region, there was a migration to that area.
(B) Bears sleep through winters. This migration helps bears to use their stored energy much more slowly.
(C) There was a mass migration of youngsters to the tagged locale, to assist the cause for charity.
(D) Scientists have studied the migration of fish over long distances in the river.
Answer:
(B) Bears sleep through winters. This migration helps bears to use their stored energy much more slowly.

Explanation:
The bears do not move to another place during winters. They take long sleep during that season. This process is called hibernation and not migration.
Question 4.

The phrase ‘Pollack’ reveals a discrimination on the basis of

(A) race.
(B) gender.
(C) religion.
(D) wealth.
Answer:
(A) race.

Explanation:
Race is used to refer to persons based on some common social qualities. Here, the word ‘Pollack’ i refers to discrimination on the basis of society to which Wanda belonged to.

The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6

Question 5.

The line- Plenty of funny names in the city— suggests that the city:

(A) is a melting pot of people from different parts of the world.
(B) has foreign people willing to give opportunities to the poor.
(C) is a safe haven for immigrants if they have funny names.
(D) has a special status for all who are willing to be funny. ‘
Answer:
(A) is a melting pot of people from different parts of the world.

Explanation:
Melting pot of funny names means that people in city belong to different parts of the world.

II. Weeks went by and still Wanda did not answer. Peggy had begun to forget the whole business and Maddieput herself to sleep at night making speeches about Wanda, defending her from great crowds of girls who were trying to tease her with, “How many dresses have you got?” And before Wanda could press her lips together in a tight line, the way she did before answering, Maddie would cry out, “Stop!”
Question 1.

Which primary feelings of Maddie does the extract reveal?

(A) Guilt, regret and righteousness
(B) Guilt and shame
(C) Shame, regret and courage
(D) Courage and righteousness
Answer:
(C) Shame, regret and courage

Explanation:
Maddie did not feel guilty as she herself had never made fun of Wanda. In the extract, she showed courage, but not morality or righteousness. So, option (C) is the correct choice.
Question 2.

Which of the following is most likely to be a part of Maddie’s speech?

(A) Stop! I think it’s about time we asked her a new question. This is not fun anymore. How about her faded dress?
(B) Stop! Don’t you know that I’m the one who had to lead in Peggy’s absence? This is unacceptable.
(C) Stop! How dare you all join in without Peggy’s permission? Don’t you know she’d be angry?
(D) Stop! Aren’t you all ashamed of yourself? Why do you trouble her? She means no harm to anyone.
Answer:
(A) Stop! I think it’s about time we asked her a new question. This is not fun anymore. How about her faded dress?

Explanation:
She did not want everyone to ask a new question to Wanda, or to lead in case of Peggy’s absence or wanted everyone to take Peggy’s permission before making fun of Wanda. She wanted to stand by Wanda’s side and defend her.
Question 3.

Choose the declaration which is likely to be received with the pressing of lips together in a tight line.

The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6 1

(A) Option 1
(B) Option 2
(C) Option 3
(D) Option 4
Answer:
(A) Option 1

Explanation:
Something which someone is afraid to tell is told with lips pressed in a straight line. Getting selected for malkhamb is a situation of joy, going to class with dad and rescheduling of English class is simply informing. Receiving a diary note for not doing Biology homework is something one must be afraid to tell parents.

The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6

Question 4.

Pick the option with a cause-effect relation, with reference to the given extract.

(A) Wanda’s absence – Peggy missing Wanda
(B) Maddie’s need to make amends – Confessing publicly
(C) Wanda’s absence – Maddie’s need to make amends
(D) Peggy teasing Wanda – Maddie’s stand against it
Answer:
(C) Wanda’s absence – Maddie’s need to make amends

Explanation:
Maddie wanted to make amends but did not confess publicly. Wanda’s absence did not make Maddie make amends. Peggy’s teasing Wanda did not make Maddie stand against it. Wanda’s absence made Peggy miss Wanda.

The Hundred Dresses Part 2 Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 6

Question 5.

Wanda didn’t reply to the letter for weeks. Pick the option that DOES NOT supply a possible reason for this, from those given below.

(A) The letter took more than a couple of weeks reaching her as it didn’t have an address and needed to be forwarded.
(B) She needed time to forgive Maddie and Peggy and think her reply through.
(C) Peggy had second thoughts after mailing the letter and reclaimed it from the post office, to mail weeks later.
(D) She was occupied with settling in at the new school in the city.
Answer:
(C) Peggy had second thoughts after mailing the letter and reclaimed it from the post office, to mail weeks later.

Explanation:
Peggy never had second thoughts after mailing the letter and did not claim the letter from the post office. Peggy had made fun of Wanda and she needed time to forgive her. Also, the letter didn’t have any address and needed to be forwarded to her’ which took a couple of weeks. After shifting to the new city, she needed time to settle there.

MCQ Questions for Class 10 English with Answers

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