MCQs For NCERT Class 10 English Chapter 5 The Hundred Dresses 1

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The Hundred Dresses 1 Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers

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Read the following extracts carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the correct option.

Peggy was not really cruel. She protected small children from bullies. And she cried for hours if she saw an animal mistreated. If anybody had said to her, “Don’t you think that is a cruel way to treat Wanda?” she would have been very surprised. Cruel? Why did the girl say she had a hundred dresses? Anybody could tell that that was a lie. Why did she want to lie? And she wasn’t just an ordinary person, else why did she have a name like that? Anyway, they never made her cry.
As for Maddie, this business of asking Wanda every day how many dresses and how many hats, and how many this and that she had was bothering her. Maddie was poor herself. She usually wore somebody’s hand-me-down clothes. Thank goodness, she didn’t live up on Boggins Heights or have a funny name.

Question. What did Peggy and Maddie think of Wanda?
a. That she wasn’t an ordinary person
b. That she was poor
c. That she was a mute
d. That she was stylish

Question. How would Peggy react if someone said that she was cruel towards Wanda?
a. She would yell at them.
b. She would shrug it off.
c. She would be irritated.
d. She would be surprised.

Question. What made her classmates make fun of Wanda?
a. The fact that she came from Boggins Heights
b. Her funny name
c. Both a. and b.
d. Neither a. nor b.

Question. How do you know that Maddie was also poor?
a. She accepted that she was poor.
b. She wore hand-me down clothes.
c. She looked fairly poor.
d. She hung out with Peggy who was rather rich.

Question. Who ends up winning the drawing competition for girls?
a. Peggy
b. Maddie
c. Wanda
d. None of these

Answer the following questions by choosing the correct option.

Question. Jack Beggles won the drawing competition for drawing an outboard motor which was best among:
a. the boys of Room Twelve.
b. all boys’ and girls’ drawings.
c. all boys’ drawings.
d. All of these.

Question. If Peggy saw an animal mistreated, she:
a. would enjoy the fun.
b. would not be happy.
c. would be quite sad.
d. would cry for hours.

Question. Why do you think Peggy was the most popular girl in school?
a. She was pretty.
b. She had many pretty clothes.
c. Her hair was curly.
d. All of these.

Question. The teacher refers to Wanda’s designs as ‘exquisite’ because:
a. each one of the hundred designs was different.
b. each one of them was very beautiful.
c. each of them was a copy of the latest fashion trend.
d. each one had the same colour theme as the other.

Question. Peggy and Maddie made fun of Wanda because:
a. Wanda always felt proud of having hundred dresses.
b. what Wanda claimed was in contradition to the fact.
c. Wanda also looked down upon Peggy and Maddie.
d. Wanda belonged to a poor family.

Question. What kind of girl was Wanda in Peggy’s eyes?
a. Liar
b. Intelligent
c. Cunning
d. Clever

Question. Miss Mason says, “I am very happy to …”. Which phrase DOES NOT replace the underlined phrase correctly from those given below?
a. It gives me great pleasure to…
b. I am sure you’ll be surprised to…
c. I am delighted to…
d. It fills me with joy to…

Question. How did Miss Mason feel while announcing the name of the winner among girls?
a. Angry
b. Envious
c. Sad
d. Proud

Question. Peggy protected small children from:
a. bullies.
b. powerful boys.
c. dangers.
d. all risks.

Question. “The next day, Tuseday, Wanda was in school, either. And nobody noticed her absence again”. It reflects that:
a. Wanda’s classmates were self-centred.
b. Wanda’s classmates avoided a poor person.
c. Wanda’s classmates were of unfriendly nature.
d. Wanda didn’t have any intimate friend in the class.

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
The first period was a study period. Maddie tried to prepare her lessons, but she could not put her mind on her work. She had a very sick feeling in the bottom of her stomach. True, she had not enjoyed listening to Peggy ask Wanda how many dresses she had in her closet, but she had said nothing. She had stood by silently, and that was just as bad as what Peggy had done.

(a) Choose the answer that lists the CORRECT option about Maddie.
(i) option 1
(ii) option 2
(iii) option 3
(iv) option 4

(b) How did she behave when Peggy made fun of Wanda?
(i) she sided with Peggy
(ii) she said nothing
(iii) she stood silently
(iv) she walked away

(c ) What was wrong in Peggy’s behaviour according to Maddie?
(i) mocking others
(ii) arrogance
(iii) pessimism
(iv) bad mouthing

(d) What did Maddie want to do on finding Wanda?
(i) show her pleasure
(ii) show her anger
(iii) show her displeasure
(iv) show her regret

(e) Which of the following words expresses the exact meaning of the phrase ‘Sick feeling’?
(i) option 1
(ii) option 2
(iii) option 3
(iv) option 4

2. At last Maddie sat up in bed and pressed her forehead tight in her hands and really thought. This was the hardest thinking she had ever done. After a long, long time, she reached an important conclusion. She was never going to stand by and say nothing again. If she ever heard anybody picking on someone because they were funny looking or because they had strange names, she’d speak up. Even if it meant losing Peggy’s friendship. She had no way of making things right with Wanda, but from now on she would never make anybody else that unhappy again.

(a) Why did Maddie feel guilty of herself?
(i) because she never stopped Peggy from making fun of Wanda.
(ii) because she always made fun of others
(iii) both (i) and (ii)
(iv) none of these

(b) How can you say that Maddie was different from Peggy?
(i) Maddie belonged to a poor family
(ii) Maddie belonged to a rich family
(iii) Maddie was arrogant
(iv) Maddie was pretty

(c ) ‘This was the hardest thinking she had ever done.’ What was Maddie thinking?
(i) that she’ll never support Peggy in making fun of others.
(ii) that she’ll join Peggy in all mischiefs
(iii) that she’ll ask others to join them in doing so
(iv) none of these

(d) What do you mean by the phrase ‘picking on someone’?
(i) criticize someone
(ii) respect someone
(iii) pick someone
(iv) none of these

(e) ______________ is a synonym of conclusion.
(i) start
(ii) twist
(iii) end
(iv) all of these

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:
Weeks went by and still Wanda did not answer. Peggy had begun to forget the whole business, and Maddie put herself to sleep at night making speeches about Wanda, defending her from great crowds of girls who were trying to tease her with, “How many dresses have you got?”

(a) Wanda didn’t answer:
(a) Maddie’s letter
(b) Peggy’s letter
(c) Both Maddie and Peggy’s letter
(d) Miss Mason’s letter

(b) Choose the option that lists the set of statements that are NOT TRUE according to the given extract.
1. Wanda did not answer anything.
2. Peggy could not forget anything.
3. Maddie prepared a speech for Wanda.
4. The girls asked, “How many cars have you got?”
5. Maddie imagined saving Wanda from the other girls.
6. Maddie liked to tease Wanda.
7. Peggy and Maddie did not like Wanda.
(a) 2, 3, 4
(b) 4, 6, 7
(c) 3, 5, 7
(d) 1, 3, 5

(c) Pick the option that correctly classifies fact/s(F) and myths (M) of the students below.

(a) F – 1, 2 and M – 3 , 4
(b) F – 2, 3, 4 and M – 1
(c) F – 1, 3 and M – 2, 4
(d) F – 3, 2 and M – 1, 4

(d) Wanda said she had _______ dresses when the girls asked her how many dresses she had.
(a) ten
(b) twenty
(c) hundred
(d) uncountable

(e) Which of the following words means ‘protecting’?
(a) making
(b) defending
(c) forgetting
(d) trying

2. If anybody had said to her, “Don’t you think that is a cruel way to treat Wanda?” she would have been very surprised. Cruel? Why did the girl say she had a hundred dresses? Anybody could tell that that was a lie. Why did she want to lie? And she wasn’t just an ordinary person, else why did she have a name like that? Anyway, they never made her cry.

(a) What kind of a girl was Peggy?
(a) most popular and pretty looking girl.
(b) kind
(c) devious
(d) all of these

(b) What shows that Peggy was not really cruel?
(a) She protected small children from bullies.
(b) she cried for hours if she saw an animal being mistreated.
(c) both (i) and (ii)
(d) none of these

(c) Whom did Peggy made fun of?
(a) Maddie
(b) Thomas
(c) Wanda
(d) Willie

(d) __________means atrocious.
(a) surprised
(b) cruel
(c) treat
(d) ordinary

(e) What is the antonym of the word ‘ordinary’?
(a) normal
(b) usual
(c) abnormal
(d) fake

3. Dear Teacher: My Wanda will not come to your school any more. Jake also. Now we move away to big city.
No more holler ‘Pollack’. No more ask why funny name. Plenty of funny names in the big city.
(a) Who has written this letter and to whom? Where is the person who has received the letter at the moment?
(b) Who is Wanda? Why did the writer of the letter shift to the big city?
Ans. (a) Jan Petronski has written the letter to his daughter Wanda’s school teacher, Miss Mason.
She is currently in the classroom informing the students about where Wanda has gone.
(b) Wanda is a little girl who studied in Miss Mason’s school with other kids. Her father was moving away from the city as people would make fun of their names just because they sounded different. He was moving to Chicago.

4. “I am sure that none of the boys and girls in Room Thirteen would purposely and deliberately hurt anyone’s feelings because his or her name happened to be a long, unfamiliar one. I prefer to think that what was said in thoughtlessness. I know that all of you feel the way I do, that this is a very unfortunate thing to have happened — unfortunate and sad, both. And I want you all to think about it.”
(a) Was the teacher correct in her assessment of the class’ behaviour towards Wanda? Give reasons for your answer.
(b) What was the reaction of the class after they heard the teacher’s announcement? What does it tell you about them?
Ans. (a) The teacher was not correct in her assessment of the class as the students had made fun of Wanda’s different name. Some girls had even made fun of her and would often ask her about how many dresses she had.
(b) The class became uncomfortable after Miss Mason’s announcement. They were upset over being informed that Wanda may have got hurt over their teasing. This tells us that they had their heart in the right place.

5. Goodness! Wasn’t there anything she could do? If only she could tell Wanda she hadn’t meant to hurt her feelings. She turned around and stole a glance at Peggy, but Peggy did not look up. She seemed to be studying hard. Well, whether Peggy felt badly or not, she had to do something.
(a) Who is “she” in the above lines? What does she want to do at the moment?
(b) Why do her eyes flick towards Peggy?
Ans. (a) She is Maddie, Wanda’s classmate. She is best friends with Peggy. Maddie wanted to apologise to Wanda for making fun of her over her claim of having a hundred dresses.
(b) Maddie’s eyes flick towards Peggy because she wanted to see her reaction over the announcement that Wanda had shifted over the bullying.
She also wanted to see if Peggy felt bad too as she was her best friend.

6. Tears blurred her eyes and she gazed for a long time at the picture. Then hastily she rubbed her eyes and  studied it intently. The colours in the dress were so vivid that she had scarcely noticed the face and head of the drawing.
(a) Why was Maddie crying?
(b) Whose picture did she have? What was special about the picture?
Ans. (a) Maddie was crying because she felt guilt over making fun of Wanda along with her friend Peggy. She wanted to make things right with Wanda but she had already shifted to another city.
(b) She had the picture of a dress that Wanda had made. The special thing about the picture was that Wanda had drawn Maddie’s face in the picture and dressed her in a beautiful dress.

Question. Wanda did not sit there because she was rough and noisy. On the contrary, she was very quiet and rarely said anything at all. And nobody had ever heard her laugh out loud. Sometimes she twisted her mouth into a crooked sort of smile, but that was all.
(a) Who was Wanda? Where did she sit?
(b) What kind of personality did she have?
Ans. (a) Wanda Petronski was a little Polish girl who studied in the school with other American children. She sat in the corner where all the noisy kids sat. She sat there because she did not have any friends in the class.
(b) Wanda was a quiet and shy girl who did not speak a lot. She was not as bold and confrontational as the other students in her class.

Question. The time when they thought about Wanda was outside of school hours — at noon-time when they were coming back to school or in the morning early before school began, when groups of two or three, or even more, would be talking and laughing on their way to the schoolyard. Then, sometimes, they waited for Wanda — to have fun with her.
(a) Who waited for Wanda outside the school? What kind of fun did they have with Wanda?
(b) What would Wanda’s answer be to their question?
Ans. (a) Some girls including Peggy and Maddie would wait for Wanda outside the school. They waited for her to make fun of her. They knew that she was poor but they would ask her how many dresses she had.
(b) Wanda would reply that she had a hundred dresses and sixty pairs of shoes. She would go on to elaborate on how the dresses would be beautiful and colourful.

Question. As for Maddie, this business of asking Wanda every day how many dresses and how many hats, and how many this and that she had was bothering her.
(a) Why was Maddie anxious about the questions Peggy asked Wanda?
(b) Was she truly sympathetic toward Wanda? What does she decide?
Ans. (a) Maddie was afraid that one day, the girls in the class may turn on her and tease her with the same questions as she too was poor.
(b) No. She was not sympathetic toward Wanda. She was worried about herself. She decides to write a note to Peggy to ask her to stop picking on Wanda.

Question. There were drawings all over the room, on every ledge and windowsill, dazzling colours and brilliant, lavish designs, all drawn on great sheets of wrapping paper.
There must have been a hundred of them, all lined up.
These must be the drawings for the contest. They were! Everybody stopped and whistled or murmured admiringly.
(a) Who had put up the drawings all over the room?
What was the reason for putting up the drawings?
(b) What was the outcome of the drawings? What happened later?
Ans. (a) Wanda had put up the drawings all over the room. These were drawings of different kinds of dresses in various colours and designs. Wanda had entered these drawings in the drawing contest.
(b) Wanda won the contest but she was not in the class to receive the award. She had already left for another country with her father.