MCQ Questions for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 3 Deep Water with Answers
Question 1.
At the end of the experience, Douglas felt
(a) happy
(b) released
(c) sad
(d) victorious
Answer
Answer: (b) released
Question 2.
‘All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words?
(a) Douglas
(b) his instructor
(c) his father
(d) President Roosevelt
Answer
Answer: (d) President Roosevelt
Question 3.
‘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
Answer
Answer: (d) to terror
Question 4.
Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start
(a) shouting
(b) laughing
(c) crying
(d) talking to terror
Answer
Answer: (d) talking to terror
Question 5.
Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises
(a) hundred times
(b) forty times
(c) fifty times
(d) ten times
Answer
Answer: (a) hundred times
Question 6.
He practised in the pool
(a) ten times a week
(b) five days a week
(c) twice a week
(d) thrice a week
Answer
Answer: (b) five days a week
Question 7.
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
Answer
Answer: (d) an instructor
Question 8.
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
Answer
Answer: (c) shook and cried and didn’t eat anything
Question 9.
Douglas went down towards the bottom
(a) only once
(b) twice
(c) thrice
(d) five times
Answer
Answer: (c) thrice
Question 10.
The water in the pool had a
(a) dirty yellow tinge
(b) a blue reflection
(c) green colour
(d) no colour
Answer
Answer: (a) dirty yellow tinge
Question 11.
When Douglas tried to yell
(a) everyone came to his rescue
(b) no sound came out
(c) his father arrived
(d) the lifeguard dived to save him up, they hung as
Answer
Answer: (b) no sound came out
Question 12.
The nine feet seemed to Douglas like
(a) hundred feet
(b) ninety feet
(c) fifty feet
(d) twenty-five feet
Answer
Answer: (b) ninety feet
Question 13.
Though Douglas was frightened, he was not
(a) afraid to die
(b) going to survive
(c) out of his wits
(d) able to shout for help
Answer
Answer: (c) out of his wits
Question 14.
Douglas calls him a
(a) nasty human being
(b) a brute
(c) a beautiful physical specimen
(d) a big bully
Answer
Answer: (c) a beautiful physical specimen
Question 15.
The misadventure at the Y.M.C.A pool happened when
(a) Douglas was accompanied by friends
(b) he was with his father
(c) he was alone
(d) he was with his mother
Answer
Answer: (c) he was alone
Question 16.
The incident in childhood had taken place at the beach in
(a) Florida
(b) Washington
(c) New York
(d) California
Answer
Answer: (d) California
Question 17.
The pool’s depth at the deep end was
(a) twenty feet
(b) nine feet
(c) six feet
(d) eight feet
Answer
Answer: (b) nine feet
Question 18.
His mother warned him against swimming in the Yakima River because it had
(a) strong currents
(b) it was meant only for boating
(c) many people had drowned there
(d) it had no lifeguards around
Answer
Answer: (c) many people had drowned there
Question 19.
The writer decided to learn to swim when he was about
(a) ten or eleven years old
(b) fifteen or sixteen years old
(c) twenty years old
(d) eighteen years old
Answer
Answer: (a) ten or eleven years old
Question 20.
William Douglas was a friend and adviser of
(a) President Kennedy
(b) President Cleveland
(c) President Roosevelt
(d) President Clinton
Answer
Answer: (c) President Roosevelt
Question 21.
Where was the lake Wentworth?
(a) In New Hampshire
(b) in Washington
(c) in California
(d) in Washington D.C
Answer
Answer: (a) In New Hampshire
Question 22.
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
Answer
Answer: (d) By swimming into the lake Wentworth
Question 23.
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
Answer
Answer: (a) because he wanted to swim in the waters of the Cascade
Question 24.
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
Answer
Answer: (d) To overcome his fear of water and learn swimming
Question 25.
Why did Douglas hate to walk with bare legs?
(a) Ugly looking legs
(b) Fat legs
(c) Because of skin color
(d) Because of skinny legs
Answer
Answer: (d) Because of skinny legs
Question 26.
What was the impact of the pool incident?
(a) Developed fear
(b) Became confident
(c) Became overconfident
(d) Hydrophobia was revived
Answer
Answer: (d) Hydrophobia was revived
Question 27.
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
Answer
Answer: (a) Used his mind and pushed himself up
Question 28.
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
Answer
Answer: (d) With the help of ropes and belts
Question 29.
How did this experience affect the author?
(a) Became fearless
(b) Confident
(c) Overconfident
(d) Became hydrophobic
Answer
Answer: (d) Became hydrophobic
Question 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
Answer
Answer: (d) Mixed feelings of confidence and fear
Question 31.
What was the fear in Douglas’ mind?
(a) To be defeated
(b) To be pushed
(c) Being drowned
(d) None
Answer
Answer: (c) Being drowned
Question 32.
What does Deep Water signify?
(a) Beauty
(b) Depth of Sea
(c) Depth of ocean
(d) Fear
Answer
Answer: (d) Fear
Question 33.
What is the theme of the story Deep Water?
(a) Victory in facing the fear
(b) Being fearful
(c) To learn swimming
(d) All
Answer
Answer: (a) Victory in facing the fear
Question 34.
What did William O Doughlas desire for?
(a) Visit to California
(b) To be a judge
(c) To learn swimming
(d) To be with his mother
Answer
Answer: (c) To learn swimming
Question 35.
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
Answer
Answer: (a) Terrible experience in the pool
Question 36.
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
Answer
Answer: (c) California
Question 37.
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 Associa
Answer
Answer: (d) Young Men’s Christian Associa
Question 38.
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
Answer
Answer: (a) Fear of water and the way to overcome it
Question 39.
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
Answer
Answer: (a) 2 years
Question 40.
Who is the author of Deep Water?
(a) William Shakespeare
(b) William George Bernard Shaw
(c) William Wordsworth
(d) William Douglas
Answer
Answer: (d) William Douglas
Question 41.
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 rescue
(d) Because of confidence
Answer
Answer: (d) Because of confidence
Question 42.
What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
(a) 4 miles
(b) 3 miles
(c) 5 miles
(d) 2 miles
Answer
Answer: (d) 2 miles
Question 43.
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
Answer
Answer: (d) Memories full of terror in the pool
Question 44.
“I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?
(a) spavilion
(b) changing room
(c) unconsciousness
(d) death
Answer
Answer: (c) unconsciousness
Question 45.
Why did Douglas’ mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the Y. M.C.A swimming pool?
(a) Because it was local
(b) Because it was safe
(c) Because it was shallow
(d) Because it was shallow and safe
Answer
Answer: (d) Because it was shallow and safe