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2nd Year English Chapter 13 TestUNIT 13: THE PEARL (NOVEL)

22 marks · 40 minutes · 18 questions. Covers: UNIT 13: THE PEARL (NOVEL) .

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2nd Year English Chapter 13 Test

2nd Year · English · Punjab (PTB)

Name: ____________Roll No: ________Class/Section: ________Date: ________Total marks: 22Time: 40 minutes

Q1. Multiple choice questions (Attempt all · 10 × 1 = 10)

  1. Where a mast could be stepped to carry a small lateen sail:

    1. Triangular

    2. Square

    3. Heavy

    4. Torn

  2. So that he worked deliberately, selecting the largest shells:

    1. Carelessly

    2. Hurriedly

    3. Accidentally

    4. Intentionally

  3. I think I can defeat it:

    1. Overcome

    2. Accept

    3. Increase

    4. Support

  4. All the neighbours with the children trotting on the flanks:

    1. Fronts

    2. Heads

    3. Sides

    4. Backs

  5. That is what they are striking at:

    1. Looking

    2. Laughing

    3. Pointing

    4. Hitting

  6. How news travels through a town is a mystery not easily to be solved:

    1. Lesson

    2. Story

    3. Secret

    4. Truth

  7. She dipped her cupped palms in the little waves:

    1. Flat

    2. Curved

    3. Closed

    4. Open

  8. Riding on the stalwart shoulders of his nephew:

    1. Weak

    2. Thin

    3. Strong

    4. Soft

  9. The poison was receding from his body:

    1. Advancing

    2. Withdrawing

    3. Spreading

    4. Growing

  10. Sounded in his head with a steely tone:

    1. Soft

    2. Hard

    3. Musical

    4. Gentle

Q2. Short questions (Attempt any 6 of 8 · 6 × 2 = 12)

  1. What visual gesture do the neighbors use to show the doctor how great the pearl is?

  2. Why does the servant shut the gate so quickly after delivering the message?

  3. Where does Juana pause for a moment right before exiting the brush house?

  4. What two acts of extreme physical violence does Kino commit against Juana on the beach?

  5. What insect behavior does Kino intently watch while sitting on the ground as Juana sleeps?

  6. What lie does Juan Tomás tell the neighbors about his own wife, Apolonia, to explain any strange behavior?

  7. What price does the third dealer offer, and what price does he hope to sell it for to his client?

  8. Where is the very large oyster lying when Kino first spots it?