Deep Water MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo

Welcome to your Deep Water MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo

Question 1. When he regained consciousness, he

(a) laughed at his experience

(b) had 104° F fever

(c) shook and cried and didn’t eat anything

(d) told his mother about his misadventure

Question 2. Douglas went down towards the bottom

(a) only once

(b) twice

(c) thrice

(d) five times

Question 3. At the end of the experience, Douglas felt

(a) happy

(b) released

(c) sad

(d) victorious

Question 4. ‘All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words?

(a) Douglas

(b) his instructor

(c) his father

(d) President Roosevelt

Question 5. ‘What do you think you can do to me’? These words were spoken by Douglas to

(a) a shark

(b) to his enemy

(c) to the boy who pushed him

(d) to terror

Question 6. Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start

(a) shouting

(b) laughing

(c) crying

(d) talking to terror

Question 7. Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises

(a) hundred times

(b) forty times

(c) fifty times

(d) ten times

Question 8. He practised in the pool

(a) ten times a week

(b) five days a week

(c) twice a week

(d) thrice a week

Question 9. After being haunted by fear for many years Douglas decided to learn to swim. He took the help of

(a) his mother

(b) his father

(c) a friend

(d) an instructor

Q10. After the author was fed up with teaching, he decided to opt for which career?

a. Medical

b. Gardening

c Engineering

d. A legal career

Q11. What is the story Deep Water speaking about?

a. Fear of water and the way to overcome it

b. Fear of people

c. Fear of dogs

d. Fear of swimming

Q12. How did the author's fear vanish?

a. With courage, guidance and determination

b. With care

Ć With mother's words

d. With guidance

Q13. Y.M.C.A stands for?

a. Young Men's Christian Authority

b. Young Men's Christopher Association

C. Young Men's Christian Army

d. Young Men's Christian Association

Q14. YMCA pool was safe because:

a. it had long boundary walls.

b. it had iron chains to hold

c. it was only two or three feet deep at the shallow end.

d. None of the above

Q15. Where is Yakima located?

a. In Newzealand

b. In california

c. In Washington

d. None of these

Q16. Why did Douglas' mother warn against Yakima River?

a It was far from their home

b. It water was filthy

c. It was risky

d. None of the above

Q17. In the beginning Douglas had an aversion to the water because:

a he had a bad experience in the beach of California

b he was timid

c. he did not like water sports.

d. None of the above

Q18. Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story?

a Washington

b. New Zealand

c California

d. Canada

Q 19. What is haunting the author?

a. Terrible experience in the pool

b. Ghosts

c. His mother's words

d. A push by a young boy

Q 20. How did the author learn swimming?

a With the help of a rope

b With the help of a friend

c With the help of his mother

d. With the help of a swimming Instructor

Q21. What did William Douglas desire for?

a Visit to California

b. To be a judge

c. To learn swimming

d. To be with his mother

Q22. What did the author realise while drowning the pool?

a. Terror in fear of death

b. Swimming was fun

c The lifeguard did not came to his rescue

d. All of the above

Q23. What is the theme of the story Deep Water?

a. Victory in facing the fear

b. Being fearful

c To learn swimming

d. All of the above

Q 24. Deep water is an excerpt from which book?

a. Fear of water

b. Of Men and Mountains

c How to Swim

d. Fearless

Q25. What did the big bruiser of a boy do with William Douglas?

a. He shook hands with him

b. He hugged him

c. He gossiped with him

d. He picked him up and tossed him into the deep end.

Q26. What does Deep Water signify?

a. Beauty

b. Depth of Sea

c. Depth of Ocean

d. Fear

Q 27. Who threw Douglas into the swimming pool?

a. A young boy

b. Instructor

c Mother

d. Watchman

Q28. What was the fear in Douglas' mind?

a. To be defeated

b. To be pushed

c. Being drowned

d. None of these

Q 29. At the age of 3 or 4 Douglas visited the beach with his father. What caused a terror in his heart then?

a. The sight of the sea waves.

b. The overpowering force of the waves

c. The colour of the water.

d. All of the above

Q 30. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool?

a. Fear

b. Confidence

c. Overconfidence

d. Mixed feelings of confidence and fear

Q 31. What plans did he make to come to the surface of the pool?

a. Thrilled to jump and push himself up

b. Shouted

c. Cried aloud

d. Shouted 'help

Q 32. How did this experience affect the author?

a. Became fearless

b. Confident

c. Overconfident

d. Became hydrophobic

Q 33. What lesson did Douglas learn from his experience of drowning learning to swim?

a. Learnt swimming

b. Love for swimming

c Swimming is not difficult

d. Face the fear

Q 34. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?

a. Planning

b. With the help of ropes

c. By pushing him into the pool

d. With the help of ropes and belts

Q 35. What plan did Douglas make to learn swimming?

a Planned to get an instructor

b. Planned to swim more

c. Planned to watch swimmers

d. Planned to jump

Q 36. What is the 'misadventure' that Douglas speaks about?

a. He had a violent encounter with a boy.

b. He was thrown into the deep end of the pool

c. He slipped into the pool

d. None of the above

Q37.In the third phase of the learning process. What did the instructor teach William?

a To dip into the water

b. Butterfly stroke

c To inhale and to exhale

d. To kick with legs

Q 38. How did his swimming instructor build a swimmer out of Douglas?

a. He gave him several books on swimming

b. He showed him videos on swimming exercises

c. He dispelled fear of water from him and taught him the techniques of swimming

d None of the above

Q39. What does Douglas do to save himself in the pool?

a Used his mind and pushed himself up

b. Shouted aloud

c. Called people

d. Shouted help help

Q 40. Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hoped to?

a Because of fear of swimming

b. Because of fear

c Because of inability to move

d Because of fear and inability to move

Q41. What did Douglas see deep down the water?

a. Beautiful corals and fishes

b. White marbles

c Water with yellow glow

d. None of the above

Q42. How did William Douglas know that he was still alive?

a. His legs were moving

b Water was bubbling in his mouth

c heart was beating

d. None of the above

Q 43. He felt 'Wobbly in the knees: What does the phrase "Wobbly in the knees'imply?

a. He felt severe pain in the knees

b. His knees were trembung

c He felt weak and lost strength in the knees.

d None of the above

Q 44. What was the impact of the pool incident?

a Developed fear

b. Became confident

c Became overconfident

d Hydrophobia was revived

Q45. How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of the pool?

a Twice

b. Once

c Five times

d. Thrice

Q46. Why did Douglas' mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the YMCA swimming pool?

a Because it was local

b Because it was safe

c Because it was shallow

d Because it was shallow and safe

Q47. Why did Douglas hire an instructor?

a. To be confident in swimming

b. To compete with others

c. To flaunt

d. To overcome his fear of water and learn swimming

Q48. What important lesson did Douglas learn from his experience in YMCA pool?

a. We must not believe anyone.

b. In death there is peace and terror in the fear of death

c. We should not take the challenge of life seriously

d. None of the above

Q49. How did Douglas experience at YMCA pool affect him?

a. He started avoiding water sports.

b. He became more confident.

c. He lost interest in everything.

d. None of the above

Q 50. "I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of Life fell". What does oblivion mean?

a. Spavilion

b. Changing room

c Unconsciousness

d. Death

Q 51. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?

a. Because he wanted to swim in the waters of the Cascade

b. Because his friend had challenged him

c Because he had a bet on it

d Because he wanted to win a medal

Q 52. What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of cascade?

a. Memories of Washington

b. Memories of California

c. Instructions given by the instructor

d. Memories full of terror in the pool

Q 53. How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?

a By visiting California

b. By jumping into the waters

c By taking a lesson from the instructor

d. By swimming into the lake Wentworth

Q54. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the Lake Wentworth?

a. 4 miles

b. 3 miles

c. 5 miles

d. 2 miles

Q55. Where was the lake Wentworth?

a. In New Hampshire

b.In Washington

c. In Caufornia

d. In Washington DC.

Q 56. At first, why was the writer not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool?

a. Because he was sleeping

b. Because he was intoxicated

c Because he thought that the lifeguard would come to his

d. Because of confidence

Q57. Who is the author of 'Deep Water'?

a. William Shakespeare

b. William George Bernard Shaw

c. William Wordsworth

d. William Douglas

Q58. In which subject has the author graduated?

a. English and History

b. English and Science

c Science and Social studies

d. English and Economics

Q59. For how many years had the author taught in high school in Yakima?

a. 2 years

b. 4 years

c. 3 years

d. 5 years