ALEX ENGLISH READER – AI Test Paper (Set 21)

Subject: English

mcq Questions

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. What was the cook's profession before his nose started growing?

  • • Cook
  • • Doctor
  • • Tailor
  • • Soldier

. At what age did the cook's nose initially begin to grow in length?

  • • 18 years old
  • • 20 years old
  • • 24 years old
  • • 30 years old

. What was the primary reason the cook was dismissed from his service?

  • • He was incompetent at his job.
  • • His nose attracted too many visitors, causing disturbance.
  • • He stole items from the house.
  • • He demanded a higher salary from his employers.

. What time of day did Father-Wolf wake up to hunt in the Seeonee hills?

  • • Seven o'clock in the morning.
  • • Seven o'clock in the evening.
  • • Midnight.
  • • Mid-afternoon.

. Who was Tabaqui, and what was his typical behavior in the jungle?

  • • A jackal known for making mischief and telling tales.
  • • A wise old wolf who advised the pack.
  • • A tiger who was a rival hunter.
  • • A bear who was a friend to the wolves.

short Questions

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. Describe the daily routine and personal characteristics of the cook before his nose began to grow.

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. How did the long-nosed man's mother contribute to his initial wealth accumulation?

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. What role did poets and writers play in the long-nosed man's fame and wealth?

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. Why did the wolves of India generally despise Tabaqui, and what made them also fear him?

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. What was the "Law of the Jungle" regarding the hunting of man, and what specific exception was allowed?

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. How did Mother Wolf, also known as Raksha, respond to Sher Khan's demand for the man-cub?

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long Questions

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. Elaborate on the sequence of events that transformed the long-nosed man from a content cook to a millionaire.

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. Discuss the political conspiracies that emerged around the long-nosed one, specifically detailing the "rubber nose" controversy and its resolution.

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. How did the government and political parties attempt to control or co-opt the long-nosed one, and what was his initial reaction?

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. Describe Father Wolf's unusual encounter with the man-cub that led to the cub being brought into their cave.

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. Explain why Sher Khan was particularly furious when he reached the wolf's cave and how his injury led to his unsuccessful hunt for the man-cub.

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. Discuss Mother Wolf's decision to adopt the man-cub, including her justification and the name she gave him.

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. What were the common misconceptions and true reasons given by jungle animals for not hunting man, according to the Law of the Jungle?

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tf Questions

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. The cook's nose reached his navel within a week of it starting to grow.

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. Political parties universally supported the long-nosed one and never tried to discredit him.

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. The expert doctors who examined the long-nosed one's nose declared it to be genuine.

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. Sher Khan was a lion who hunted near the Waingunga River.

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. The man-cub was afraid of Father Wolf when they first met and immediately ran away.

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. Mother Wolf was referred to as "Raksha, 'The Demon'" for her gentle and submissive nature.

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fitb Questions

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. The cook lived a __________ life until he reached his twenty-fourth year.

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. When people came to see the long-nosed one, a number of things were __________ from the house.

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. The long-nosed one acted thrice in films, including a technicolour feature film titled 'The human __________'.

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. The President himself tied the bejewelled gold medal round the neck of the long-nosed one and __________ the tip of his long nose.

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. Father-Wolf woke up from his day's rest at seven o'clock of a very warm __________.

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. Sher Khan was nicknamed "Lungri," which means the __________, because he was lame in one foot from birth.

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. The moon shone into the mouth of the __________ where Father-Wolf and Mother-Wolf lived with their four cubs.

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