Deep Water Objective Questions – Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 3

In this post we have given the Objective Questions of Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 3 Deep Water (by William Douglas). These are useful for students preparing for their Class 12 board exams.

इस पोस्ट में कक्षा 12 अंग्रेज़ी (Flamingo) के पाठ 3 Deep Water के वस्तुनिष्ठ प्रश्न (MCQ) दिए गए हैं। यह उन सभी विद्यार्थियों के लिए उपयोगी है जो इस वर्ष कक्षा 12 की बोर्ड परीक्षा देने वाले हैं।

Objective Questions

1. In the chapter, the word ‘treacherous’, used for the Yakima River, means:
   1. extremely cold
   2. dangerous in a hidden way
   3. crystal clear
   4. very shallow
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (B) dangerous in a hidden way

2. ‘Misadventure’, the word Douglas uses for the pool incident, means:
   1. a great achievement
   2. a punishment
   3. a planned adventure
   4. an unlucky accident
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (D) an unlucky accident

3. When Douglas says he ‘subdued my pride’ before entering the pool, he means that he:
   1. pushed his embarrassment aside
   2. refused to enter the water
   3. felt proud of his body
   4. boasted to the other boys
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (A) pushed his embarrassment aside

4. Who threw Douglas into the deep end of the pool?
   1. the Y.M.C.A. instructor
   2. his own father
   3. a big boy, probably eighteen years old
   4. a classmate of his own age
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (C) a big boy, probably eighteen years old

5. In which month did Douglas decide to hire an instructor and learn to swim?
   1. July
   2. October
   3. April
   4. December
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (B) October

6. Whose words does Douglas quote as “All we have to fear is fear itself”?
   1. his father
   2. his swimming instructor
   3. Abraham Lincoln
   4. Franklin D. Roosevelt
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (D) Franklin D. Roosevelt

7. Assertion (A): Douglas became afraid of water only after the Y.M.C.A. accident. Reason (R): As a small child he was already frightened when the waves knocked him down at a beach in California.
   1. A is false, but R is true
   2. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
   3. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   4. A is true, but R is false
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (A) A is false, but R is true

8. Assertion (A): The instructor first taught Douglas to kick his legs and used the belt and rope only later. Reason (R): The chapter describes the belt-and-pulley stage first, then breathing under water, and kicking last.
   1. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
   2. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   3. A is false, but R is true
   4. A is true, but R is false
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (C) A is false, but R is true

9. Assertion (A): Douglas swam two miles across Lake Wentworth, from Triggs Island to Stamp Act Island. Reason (R): He took this swim as a test to make sure his fear of water had really gone.
   1. Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
   2. Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
   3. A is true, but R is false
   4. A is false, but R is true
   उत्तर देखें

   उत्तर: (B) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

10. Match each place with what happens there: (i) Y.M.C.A. pool, Yakima (ii) California beach (iii) Lake Wentworth (iv) Warm Lake — (1) Gilbert Peak echoes his shout of joy (2) he swims two miles to test himself (3) waves knock down the three- or four-year-old boy (4) he is thrown into the deep end
    1. (i)-4, (ii)-2, (iii)-1, (iv)-3
    2. (i)-3, (ii)-4, (iii)-1, (iv)-2
    3. (i)-1, (ii)-2, (iii)-3, (iv)-4
    4. (i)-4, (ii)-3, (iii)-2, (iv)-1
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (D) (i)-4, (ii)-3, (iii)-2, (iv)-1

11. Match each word with its meaning: (i) treacherous (ii) misadventure (iii) flailed (iv) subdued my pride — (1) pushed embarrassment aside (2) struck out wildly and helplessly (3) dangerous in a hidden way (4) an unlucky accident
    1. (i)-3, (ii)-4, (iii)-2, (iv)-1
    2. (i)-3, (ii)-4, (iii)-1, (iv)-2
    3. (i)-1, (ii)-4, (iii)-2, (iv)-3
    4. (i)-3, (ii)-2, (iii)-4, (iv)-1
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (A) (i)-3, (ii)-4, (iii)-2, (iv)-1

12. Statement I: Douglas trained with his instructor five days a week, an hour each day. Statement II: The instructor told him “Now you can swim” in April. Which is correct?
    1. Neither Statement I nor Statement II is correct
    2. Only Statement I is correct
    3. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
    4. Only Statement II is correct
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (C) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct

13. Statement I: William O. Douglas was a Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court for thirty-six years. Statement II: He retired in 1980 as the longest-serving Justice in the court’s history. Which is correct?
    1. Neither Statement I nor Statement II is correct
    2. Only Statement I is correct
    3. Only Statement II is correct
    4. Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (B) Only Statement I is correct

14. Arrange the events in the order in which they happen: (i) Douglas is thrown into the deep end (ii) waves frighten him at a California beach (iii) he swims two miles across Lake Wentworth (iv) he hires an instructor
    1. (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
    2. (i), (iv), (ii), (iii)
    3. (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
    4. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (D) (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)

15. Arrange the training stages in the order the chapter gives them: (i) kicking the legs at the side of the pool (ii) going back and forth on a belt and rope (iii) swimming the length of the pool, crawl stroke (iv) breathing with the face under water
    1. (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)
    2. (iv), (ii), (i), (iii)
    3. (i), (ii), (iv), (iii)
    4. (ii), (i), (iv), (iii)
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (A) (ii), (iv), (i), (iii)

16. The Y.M.C.A. pool was two or three feet deep at the shallow end and ______ feet deep at the other end.
    1. twenty
    2. twelve
    3. nine
    4. six
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (C) nine

17. The big boy shouted, “Hi, Skinny! How’d you like to be ______?”
    1. punished
    2. ducked
    3. rescued
    4. trained
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (B) ducked

18. Which one of these is NOT among the places where, Douglas says, his fear of water spoiled his fishing and boating in later years?
    1. the Columbia River
    2. Bumping Lake
    3. the Deschutes River
    4. the Yakima River
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (D) the Yakima River

19. As Douglas sank after being thrown in, how deep did the nine feet of water seem to him?
    1. like ninety feet
    2. like twenty feet
    3. no different from usual
    4. like three feet
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (A) like ninety feet

20. What plan did Douglas make while sinking for the first time?
    1. to climb out by the pool ladder
    2. to shout for help at once
    3. to jump from the bottom, come up, lie flat and paddle to the edge
    4. to hold his breath and wait to be rescued
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (C) to jump from the bottom, come up, lie flat and paddle to the edge

21. True or false: (i) Douglas’s mother warned him about the dangers of the Yakima River. (ii) Douglas thought the Y.M.C.A. pool itself was dangerous.
    1. (i) true, (ii) true
    2. (i) true, (ii) false
    3. (i) false, (ii) true
    4. (i) false, (ii) false
    उत्तर देखें

    उत्तर: (B) (i) true, (ii) false