CBSE Class 10 First Flight · Objective

MCQs with Answers

28 multiple-choice questions with answers & explanations, chapter-wise. Try each, then tap Show answer.

Author, character, theme and poetic-device MCQs are quick, reliable marks in the Literature section. Cover the prose and the poems below, and self-check as you go.

A Letter to GodNelson Mandela: Long Walk to FreedomTwo Stories about FlyingFrom the Diary of Anne FrankGlimpses of IndiaMijbil the OtterMadam Rides the BusThe Sermon at BenaresThe ProposalDust of SnowFire and IceA Tiger in the ZooHow to Tell Wild AnimalsThe Ball PoemAmanda!The TreesFogThe Tale of Custard the DragonFor Anne Gregory

A Letter to God

  1. Why did Lencho write a letter to God?

    1. ATo thank God for the harvest
    2. BTo ask for one hundred pesos to sow his fields again
    3. CTo complain about the post office
    4. DTo request seeds from the government
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    Answer: B) To ask for one hundred pesos to sow his fields again — His crop was destroyed by hail, so he asked God for 100 pesos to start over.

  2. What did Lencho think when he received only seventy pesos?

    1. AThe post office employees were honest
    2. BGod had sent the full amount
    3. CThe post office workers had stolen the rest
    4. DHe had miscounted his needs
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    Answer: C) The post office workers had stolen the rest — Lencho believed the staff took the missing thirty pesos, calling them 'a bunch of crooks'.

Nelson Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom

  1. In which city did Mandela's inauguration ceremony take place?

    1. AJohannesburg
    2. BCape Town
    3. CPretoria
    4. DDurban
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    Answer: C) Pretoria — The inauguration was held at the Union Buildings in Pretoria.

  2. According to Mandela, what are the two obligations every man has?

    1. ATo his family and to his career
    2. BTo his family and to his people, community and country
    3. CTo his religion and to his nation
    4. DTo his work and to his friends
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    Answer: B) To his family and to his people, community and country — Mandela states each man has obligations to his family and to his people, community and country.

Two Stories about Flying

  1. In 'His First Flight', what finally made the young seagull fly?

    1. AHis father pushed him off the ledge
    2. BHunger and the sight of his mother holding food made him dive
    3. CA storm blew him off the cliff
    4. DHis brothers dragged him into the air
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    Answer: B) Hunger and the sight of his mother holding food made him dive — Driven by hunger, the seagull dived towards his mother's fish and began to fly.

  2. In 'The Black Aeroplane', what guided the lost pilot safely through the storm?

    1. AHis radio compass
    2. BThe control tower's lights
    3. CAnother aeroplane whose pilot he could not later trace
    4. DThe stars above the clouds
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    Answer: C) Another aeroplane whose pilot he could not later trace — A mysterious black aeroplane led him to the runway, but no other plane was recorded that night.

From the Diary of Anne Frank

  1. What name did Anne Frank give to her diary?

    1. AMargot
    2. BKitty
    3. CAnne
    4. DPeter
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    Answer: B) Kitty — Anne addressed her diary as 'Kitty', treating it as a confidante.

  2. Which teacher made Anne write essays as punishment for talking too much?

    1. AMr Keesing
    2. BMrs Kuiper
    3. CMr Dussel
    4. DMr Pfeffer
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    Answer: A) Mr Keesing — Mr Keesing, her maths teacher, punished her chatterbox habit with essays.

Glimpses of India

  1. In 'A Baker from Goa', what was the traditional baker known as?

    1. APader
    2. BPadre
    3. CPao
    4. DMol
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    Answer: A) Pader — The Goan baker was called a 'pader', and his bread remained part of Goan life.

  2. Which river rises in the hills and forests of Coorg?

    1. AKaveri
    2. BKrishna
    3. CTunga
    4. DGodavari
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    Answer: A) Kaveri — The River Kaveri (Cauvery) obtains its water from the hills and forests of Coorg.

Mijbil the Otter

  1. To which species was Mijbil discovered to belong?

    1. AA common Indian otter
    2. BA previously unknown subspecies named after Maxwell
    3. CA European otter
    4. DA sea otter
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    Answer: B) A previously unknown subspecies named after Maxwell — Mijbil belonged to a new subspecies named after Gavin Maxwell.

  2. How was Mijbil carried on the flight to England?

    1. AIn a wooden crate in the hold
    2. BIn a box at the author's feet, from which he escaped
    3. COn the author's lap throughout
    4. DIn a special pet cabin
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    Answer: B) In a box at the author's feet, from which he escaped — Mijbil was placed in a box but escaped and caused chaos on the aeroplane.

Madam Rides the Bus

  1. How old was Valli, the main character?

    1. ASix years old
    2. BEight years old
    3. CTen years old
    4. DTwelve years old
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    Answer: B) Eight years old — Valli was an eight-year-old girl curious about the world outside her village.

  2. What sight on her return journey disturbed Valli deeply?

    1. AA burning house
    2. BThe dead body of a cow she had earlier seen alive
    3. CA road accident involving the bus
    4. DA beggar by the roadside
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    Answer: B) The dead body of a cow she had earlier seen alive — She saw the dead cow she had admired earlier, which dampened her joy and made her think of death.

The Sermon at Benares

  1. What did Kisa Gotami seek when her only son died?

    1. AA burial ground
    2. BMedicine to bring her son back to life
    3. CA handful of mustard seed from a house untouched by death
    4. DA teacher to console her
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    Answer: C) A handful of mustard seed from a house untouched by death — The Buddha asked her to fetch mustard seed from a home where no one had died.

  2. What lesson did Kisa Gotami finally learn?

    1. AWealth cannot buy happiness
    2. BDeath is common to all and none can escape it
    3. COnly the rich suffer loss
    4. DChildren must respect elders
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    Answer: B) Death is common to all and none can escape it — Failing to find such a house, she realised death is universal and unavoidable.

The Proposal

  1. Who wrote the one-act play 'The Proposal'?

    1. ALeo Tolstoy
    2. BAnton Chekhov
    3. CMaxim Gorky
    4. DRobert Frost
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    Answer: B) Anton Chekhov — 'The Proposal' is a comedy by the Russian writer Anton Chekhov.

  2. What do Lomov and Natalya quarrel about even as he comes to propose?

    1. AMoney and dowry
    2. BOxen Meadows and whose dog is better
    3. CTheir families' old feud
    4. DThe wedding date
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    Answer: B) Oxen Meadows and whose dog is better — They argue over ownership of Oxen Meadows and over their dogs Squeezer and Guess.

Dust of Snow

  1. In Robert Frost's poem, which bird shakes the dust of snow onto the poet?

    1. AA sparrow
    2. BA crow
    3. CA raven
    4. DA robin
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    Answer: B) A crow — A crow shaking snow from a hemlock tree changes the poet's mood.

Fire and Ice

  1. In 'Fire and Ice', what does 'ice' symbolise?

    1. ADesire and greed
    2. BHatred and indifference
    3. CFear and doubt
    4. DPeace and calm
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    Answer: B) Hatred and indifference — Frost links fire with desire and ice with hatred, both capable of destroying the world.

A Tiger in the Zoo

  1. In Leslie Norris's poem, what is the tiger doing in his cage?

    1. ASleeping peacefully
    2. BStalking the length of his cage in quiet rage
    3. CEating his prey
    4. DPlaying with cubs
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    Answer: B) Stalking the length of his cage in quiet rage — The caged tiger paces in 'quiet rage', contrasted with his freedom in the wild.

How to Tell Wild Animals

  1. What is the dominant tone of 'How to Tell Wild Animals'?

    1. ASerious and instructive
    2. BHumorous and satirical
    3. CSad and reflective
    4. DRomantic
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    Answer: B) Humorous and satirical — Carolyn Wells uses humour and irony to 'teach' identifying dangerous animals.

The Ball Poem

  1. What larger lesson does the boy learn from losing his ball?

    1. ATo be careful with toys
    2. BThe first responsibility in a world of possessions and loss
    3. CTo ask adults for help
    4. DThat money can replace anything
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    Answer: B) The first responsibility in a world of possessions and loss — Berryman shows the boy learning the meaning of loss and how to stand up after it.

Amanda!

  1. In 'Amanda!', what is the speaker mainly doing to Amanda?

    1. APraising her freedom
    2. BNagging her with instructions and warnings
    3. CTelling her a story
    4. DAsking for her help
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    Answer: B) Nagging her with instructions and warnings — An adult constantly scolds and instructs Amanda, who escapes into daydreams.

The Trees

  1. In Adrienne Rich's 'The Trees', what are the trees doing?

    1. ABeing cut down for timber
    2. BMoving out of the house into the forest
    3. CWithering in winter
    4. DBeing planted by the poet
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    Answer: B) Moving out of the house into the forest — The trees inside the house move out to the forest, symbolising nature reclaiming freedom.

Fog

  1. Which poetic device does Carl Sandburg use to describe the fog?

    1. AA simile comparing fog to rain
    2. BA metaphor comparing fog to a cat
    3. CPersonification of the wind
    4. DAn idiom about weather
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    Answer: B) A metaphor comparing fog to a cat — The fog is described as coming 'on little cat feet', a metaphor likening it to a cat.

The Tale of Custard the Dragon

  1. In Ogden Nash's ballad, who turns out to be the bravest of all?

    1. ABelinda
    2. BThe little black kitten Ink
    3. CCustard the cowardly dragon
    4. DThe pirate
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    Answer: C) Custard the cowardly dragon — Despite being mocked as a coward, Custard the dragon defeats the pirate.

For Anne Gregory

  1. What is the central message of W.B. Yeats's 'For Anne Gregory'?

    1. ABeauty is eternal
    2. BOnly God can love a person for themselves alone, not their yellow hair
    3. CYouth must not be wasted
    4. DLove is blind
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    Answer: B) Only God can love a person for themselves alone, not their yellow hair — The poem argues true love for the inner self can come only from God.