MCQ Questions for Class 9 English Moments The Happy Prince with Solutions
Chapter Name | Multiple Choice Questions for The Happy Prince |
Author Name | Oscar Wilde |
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Book Name | NCERT Moments Textbook for Class 9 |
MCQ Questions for The Happy Prince Class 9 English
1. What was the seamstress’s ailing son asking for?
(i) bread
(ii) medicines
(iii) oranges
(iv) drinking water
Answer
(iii) oranges
2. What does the Happy Prince ask the little swallow to take to the poor lady?
(i) an orange
(ii) a sapphire
(iii) a ruby
(iv) a bag of coins
Answer
(iii) a ruby
3. Which country does the river Nile belong to?
(i) England
(ii) India
(iii) South Africa
(iv) Egypt
Answer
(iv) Egypt
4. Where did the little swallow take the ruby to?
(i) to the palace
(ii) to the seamstress’ house
(iii) to Egypt
(iv) nowhere
Answer
(ii) to the seamstress’ house
5. Where were the white marble angles sculptured?
(i) in the palace
(ii) near the palace
(iii) in the cathedral tower
(iv) in the seamstress’s house
Answer
(iii) in the cathedral tower
6. Why was the boy tossing on the bed?
(i) because of fever
(ii) because of hunger
(iii) because of cold
(iv) because of thirst
Answer
(i) because of fever
7. When the little swallow returned to the Happy Prince after giving a ruby to the seamstress how was he feeling?
(i) cold
(ii) painful
(iii) dissatisfied and tired
(iv) warm and happy
Answer
(iv) warm and happy
8. What was the trouble to the playwright?
(i) he was sick
(ii) he was cold and hungry
(iii) he was dull and boring
(iv) he had no work to do
Answer
(ii) he was cold and hungry
9. What did the Happy Prince send for the young playwright?
(i) A ruby from his sword-hilt.
(ii) A sapphire from his eyes.
(iii) A ruby from his eyes.
(iv) A leaf of gold from his face.
Answer
(ii) A sapphire from his eyes.
10. Who did the Happy Prince send his second sapphire for?
(i) For the poor match-girl.
(ii) For the poor seamstress.
(iii) For the poor playwright.
(iv) For the mayor of the city.
Answer
(i) For the poor match-girl.
11. What did the Happy Prince think was the greatest mystery?
(i) Death.
(ii) Misery.
(iii) Life.
(iv) God.
Answer
(ii) Misery.
12. Who is the writer of the Happy Prince story?
(i) Khushwant Singh
(ii) R.K. Laxman
(iii) Oscar Wilde
(iv) Ruskin Bond
Answer
(iii) Oscar Wilde
13. Whom did the Happy Prince send the Ruby to?
(i) Seamstress- a poor woman
(ii) a man
(iii) a beggar
(iv) Swallow
Answer
(i) Seamstress- a poor woman
14. What was done after the Prince’s death?
(i) His statue was made
(ii) he was forgotten
(iii) people cried
(iv) people became corrupt
Answer
(i) His statue was made
15. What did the swallow notice while flying over the city?
(i) plight of the poor and greed of the rich
(ii) many people and their plight
(iii) many poor people
(iv) many waste things
Answer
(i) plight of the poor and greed of the rich
16. What made the Seamstress’s child relaxed?
(i) Ruby
(ii) Happy Prince
(iii) Swallow
(iv) Fanning by the Swallow
Answer
(iv) Fanning by the Swallow
17. Why did Happy Prince give away all his assets?
(i) to eradicate misery and sorrow from his city
(ii) to show his power
(iii) to show his richness
(iv) None
Answer
(i) to eradicate misery and sorrow from his city
18. What made Happy Prince blind?
(i) Giving away two sapphires
(ii) an arrow
(iii) a shooting gun
(iv) stone pelting
Answer
(i) Giving away two sapphires
19. Why were Prince and the Swallow so precious?
(i) because of their kindness and selflessness
(ii) because of their services
(iii) because they had many possessions
(iv) they were rich
Answer
(i) because of their kindness and selflessness
20. What did the Prince do to make the people of his city happy?
(i) told them stories
(ii) gave away all his precious gems and stones
(iii) talked to people
(iv) made Swallow fly here and there
Answer
(ii) gave away all his precious gems and stones
21. What did Swallow do to be with Happy Prince?
(i) helped him flying here and there
(ii) stopped flying to distant places
(iii) sacrificed his trip to Egypt
(iv) All
Answer
(iii) sacrificed his trip to Egypt
22. What did Swallow become to help the Prince?
(i) His messenger
(ii) His friend
(iii) His Minister
(iv) His Assistant
Answer
(i) His messenger
23. Where did the Swallow die?
(i) in the city
(ii) under the fountain
(iii) at the feet of the Statue
(iv) in a house
Answer
(iii) at the feet of the Statue
24. Why was the Prince called happy?
(i) because he never cried(ii) because he was very lucky
(iii) because he had everything
(iv) because he always smiled and was living in palace of happiness
Answer
(iv) because he always smiled and was living in palace of happiness
25. Whom did the Prince send the sapphire to?
(i) matchgirl and young writer across the city(ii) poor lady
(iii) a beggar
(iv) none
Answer
(i) matchgirl and young writer across the city
26. Why did Happy Prince send the sapphire to a young writer and the matchgirl?
(i) to send hope and make them happy(ii) to show them power
(iii) to surprise them
(iv) to help them
Answer
(i) to send hope and make them happy
27. Why was the Swallow not ready to move to Egypt?
(i) Because Happy Prince became blind(ii) because of kindness of Happy Prince
(iii) Because Happy Prince would be alone
(iv) None
Answer
(i) Because Happy Prince became blind
28. What moved Swallow’s heart?
(i) Happy Prince(ii) Happy Prince’s kindness
(iii) Happy Prince’s assets
(iv) All
Answer
(ii) Happy Prince’s kindness
29. Name the most precious things in the story that the angel took to give to God.
(i) leaden heart of Happy Prince and the dead Swallow(ii) Prince and his assets
(iii) Ruby, sword and sapphire
(iv) All
Answer
(i) leaden heart of Happy Prince and the dead Swallow
30. Why did Swallow die?
(i) Because of Prince(ii) Because of people’s behavior
(iii) because of growing cold
(iv) All
Answer
(iii) because of growing cold
31. What happens when the Swallow dies?
(i) Leaden Heart of the Prince was broken into two pieces(ii) Prince cried
(iii) Prince cried
(iv) People cried
Answer
(i) Leaden Heart of the Prince was broken into two pieces