“The Blue Bead” by Norah Burke is a very famous poem. It is part of your ICSE 2022 English Literature Syllabus.
Through this article, I have tried to share all the important MCQ from The Blue Bead. Please go through all the questions carefully and try finding their answers.
You can see in video form Important MCQ Questions from The Blue Bead:
Q1. “The Blue Bead” was written by
- David Roth
- Roald Dahl
- Norah Burke
- Robert Frost
Answer : 3
Q2. Name the literary device used in “Where the river coursed through like a bulge of glass.”
- Metaphor
- Simile
- Allusion
- Personification
Answer : 2
Q3. In “evil bony smile,” whose smile is being referred to?
- Buffalo
- Goat
- Sibia
- Crocodile
Answer : 4
Q4. “She knew finery was through.”
Who is ‘she’?
- Sibia
- Gujar women
- Sibia’s mother
- None of the above
Answer : 1
How did she know about “finery”?
- She was a goldsmith
- She was rich
- She had visited the Bazar with her family where such things were displayed
- Both b&c
Answer : 3
Q5. What are the most appropriate options describing Sibia’s appearance?
- Long hairs and small eyes
- Ebony hairs and great eyes
- Oiled brown cream-colored skin
- Both b&c
Answer : 4
Q6. The crocodile had swallowed stones to
- Feel happy
- Aid digestion
- Avoid vomiting
- Both b&c
Answer : 2
Q7. The crocodile was
- Thrice the length of a child
- Two times the length of a tall man
- Thrice the length of a tall man
- Two times the length of any man
Answer : 2
Q8. What was the color of Sibia’s dress?
- Pink-colored
- Dawn colored
- Earth colored
- None of the above
Answer : 3
Q9. Why did the Gujar women go to the cliffs above the river?
- To gather logs
- To sell the produce
- To cut paper grass
- To collect fruits and vegetables
Answer : 3
Q10. Who is “Antediluvian Saurian” in the story?
- Crocodile
- Frog
- Lizard
- Snake
Answer: 1
Q11. What is meant by “Antediluvian saurian”?
- A group of animals
- A group pf crocodiles
- A group of reptiles
- None of the above
Answer : 3
Q12. Which option best describes crocodile’s hide?
- Metre thick armored
- Inch thick armored
- Very thick armored
- None of the above
Answer : 2
Q13. Who was showing “dawn-colored silks” in the bazaar?
- A local merchant
- Gujar men
- Kashmiri merchant
- Sibia
Answer : 3
Q14. What did the agent use to do while the Gujar women cut the paper grass?
- Drinks alcohol
- Smokes a hookah
- Sat on silk cushions
- Both b&c
Answer : 4
Q15. In part of the crocodile’s body, did Sibia attack?
- His tail
- His eyes
- His soft underarms
- Both b&c
Answer: 2
So, friends, these were some of the most important MCQ questions from “The Blue Bead.” Before going through these questions, firstly go through the paraphrase of “The Blue Bead."
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