THE MILLENNIUM SCHOOL
SUBJECT – ENGLISH CORE (301)
STD.-XII WORKSHEET- DATE: /0 /2024
THE RATTRAP
Choose the correct answer:-
Q1- Who is the author of The Rattrap?
A) Selma Lagerlof
B) Thomas B. Allen
C) Howard Phillips
D) Sudha Murthy
Q2- Which country does the author belong to?
A) Singapore
B) Sydney
C) Sweden
D) Switzerland
Q3- Where has the story been set up?
A) Jewellery shops
B) Forests of Sweden
C) Roads of Sweden
D) Mines of Sweden
Q4- Sweden Mines are rich in which ore?
A) Brass
B) Copper
C) Steel
D) Iron ore
Q5- In what manner has the story been narrated?
A ) Non-fictions style
B) Realistic manner
C) Fairy tale manner
D) None of these
Q6- What is the message of the story?
A) Love and kindness are powerful reformers.
B) Kindness is powerless
C) Kindness encourages thieves
D) Thieves need reprimand
Q7- This story revolves around whom?
A) Around Crofter and his daughter
B) Around crofter
C) Around ironman
D) Around peddler- the Rattrap seller
Q8- What does the rattrap seller have to do to make his both ends meet?
A) Peddling
B) Selling
C) Begging
D) Thievery and begging
Q9- Why does the peddler knit up various kind of thoughts?
A) Because of greed
B) Because of travelling
C) Because of loneliness and poverty
D) None
Q10- In peddler’s view, what does the world look like?
A) A Rat
B) A Jungle
C) A Jigsaw
D) A Rattrap
Q11- According to the seller what leads us to various miseries?
A) Attractions
B) People
C) Friends
D) Wishes and greed of comfort
Q12- Why did the peddler have to take shelter?
A) Because of his wishes
B) Because he wants to steal
C) Because he wants to be with his friends
D) Because he had no home
Q13- Who offered shelter to the Peddler?
A) A beggar
B) A friend
C) A milkman
D) An old Crofter
Q14- What made the Peddler finally change his ways?
A) Edla’s beauty
B) His mistaken identity
C) His greed
D) Kindness and care
Q15- What does the metaphor Rattrap in the lesson signify?
A) Humans
B) Thieves
C) Attractions
D) Human greed and distractions
Q16- What lightens the seriousness of the lesson?
A) Peddler’s greed
B) Peddler’s gossip
C) Peddler’s tricks
D) Peddler’s sense of humour
Q17- What earns the sympathy of the reader towards the peddler?
A) His actions
B) His stories
C) His face
D) His sense of humour and innocent acceptance