CBSE Class 7 English The Tunnel (Class 7 NCERT New) Quiz 4

1. What are the native boys doing that terrifies Jerry?

A Swimming far out to sea B Staying under water for a very long time C Swimming without life preservers D Swimming with sea animals

2. What does Jerry ask his mom to buy for him?

A Giant inflatable rubber duck B Scuba suit C Another swim suit D Goggles

3. The main reason the boys don't pay attention to Jerry is that

A he makes them uncomfortable. B they know he is a foreigner C he cannot swim as well as they can D they think he is making fun of them

4. What is Jerry's mother's reaction when Jerry says that he can hold his breath for 3 or 4 minutes?

A She does not believe him B She does believe him but only partially C She wants to see him do it again

5. What does Jerry tell his mom about his wounds?

A He got in a fight B He hit his head C He fell off a bridge D He tripped

6. What does the boy’s conversation with his mother at the end of “Through the Tunnel” most clearly show about their relationship?

A The mother’s thoughtful attention to the boy emphasizes how close they have grown. B The boy’s cooperation and understanding emphasizes how close they have grown. C The boy’s silence about his adventure emphasizes the distance between them. D The mother’s steady anxiety emphasizes her inability to understand her son.

7. Read the following passage: "That day and the next, Jerry exercised his lungs as if everything, the whole of his life, all that he would become, depended upon it. Again his nose bled at night, and his mother insisted on his coming with her the next day. It was a torment to him to waste a day of his careful self-training, but he stayed with her on that other beach, which now seemed a place for small children, a place where his mother might lie safe in the sun. It was not his beach." Which sentence accurately describes the conflict in this passage?

A Jerry is desperate to prove he is no longer a child. B Jerry's mother is happy when he stays with her on the beach. C Jerry is an excellent swimmer and wants to prove that to his mother.

8. Which of the following details would be most useful in answering questions about Jerry’s motivation to swim through the tunnel?

A “And yet, as he ran, he looked back over his shoulder at the wild bay; and all morning, as he played on the safe beach, he was thinking of it.” B “The boys were gathering up their bits of clothing and running off along the shore to another promontory. They were leaving to get away from him.” C “He knew he must find his way through that cave, or hole, or tunnel, and out the other side.” D “He took the edges of the hole in his hands and drew himself into it, wriggling his shoulders in sidewise as he remembered he must, kicking himself along with his feet.”

9. The author including missing and confusing stretches of time during Jerry's dive through the tunnel is most likely used to...

A show the pain Jerry experiences when hitting the rocks B Personify the experience of the sharp rocks C show Jerry's maturity D create suspense

10. After swimming through the tunnel, what is Jerry’s attitude about the other boys?

A He feels comfortable in their company B He wants to beat them by holding his breath for longer C He isn't interested in the other boys anymore