Q. The narrator bought the desk from a junk shop because
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
the narrator could not afford a new roll-top desk
The Best Christmas Present in the World MCQs with answers
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Q. “I began work on it on Christmas Eve”. In the above sentence ‘it’ stands for
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
the roll-top desk
Q. The narrator found a shallow space below a secret drawer when he
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
pulled out the last drawer
Q. January 25, 1915 was the date on which
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
Jim’s letter came to Connie
Q. “But the truth, I am ashamed to say, is that Fritz began it.” In the above sentence ‘Fritz’ refers to
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
the German soldier
Q. Jim’s first reaction to the ‘Happy Christmas’ by the Germans was one of
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
surprise
Q. On which date does Connie receive Jim’s letter?
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
16th December, 1914
Q. It was going for very little money. I thought I could restore it. It would be a risk a challenge, but I had to have it.
The speaker of these lines is
The speaker of these lines is
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
the narrator
Q. It was going for very little money. I thought I could restore it. It would be a risk a challenge, but I had to have it.
The ‘it’ in the first sentence refers to
The ‘it’ in the first sentence refers to
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
a desk
Q. It was going for very little money. I thought I could restore it. It would be a risk a challenge, but I had to have it.
The temptation to buy it was
The temptation to buy it was
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
the cheap price.
Q. When we had got over the surprise, some of us shouted back. “Same to you, Fritz ! Same to you !” I thought that would be that. We all did. But then one of them was up there in his grey greatcoat and waving a white flag.
‘We’ in the first line refers to
‘We’ in the first line refers to
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
the british soldiers
Q. When we had got over the surprise, some of us shouted back. “Same to you, Fritz ! Same to you !” I thought that would be that. We all did. But then one of them was up there in his grey greatcoat and waving a white flag.
‘Same to you’ here means
‘Same to you’ here means
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Happy Christmas
Q. When we had got over the surprise, some of us shouted back. “Same to you, Fritz ! Same to you !” I thought that would be that. We all did. But then one of them was up there in his grey greatcoat and waving a white flag.
‘I thought that would be that’. It means that I thought that
‘I thought that would be that’. It means that I thought that
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
it was all
Q. When we had got over the surprise, some of us shouted back. “Same to you, Fritz ! Same to you !” I thought that would be that. We all did. But then one of them was up there in his grey greatcoat and waving a white flag.
The phrase ‘got over’ means
The phrase ‘got over’ means
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
overcame
Q. Our boys gave them a rousing chorus of While Shepherds Watched. We exchanged carols for a while and then we all fell silent. We had had our time of peace and goodwill, a time I will treasure as long as I live.
The phrase ‘our boys’ refers to
The phrase ‘our boys’ refers to
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
some British soldiers
Q. Our boys gave them a rousing chorus of While Shepherds Watched. We exchanged carols for a while and then we all fell silent. We had had our time of peace and goodwill, a time I will treasure as long as I live.
Who prompted these boys to sing ?
Who prompted these boys to sing ?
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
the German soldiers.
Q. Our boys gave them a rousing chorus of While Shepherds Watched. We exchanged carols for a while and then we all fell silent. We had had our time of peace and goodwill, a time I will treasure as long as I live.
Carols are sung on
Carols are sung on
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Christmas
Q. As I was speaking her eyes never left my face. I opened the tin box and gave it to her. That was the moment her eyes lit up with recognition and her face became suffused with a sudden glow of happiness. I explained about the desk, about how I had found it, but I don’t think she was listening.
The speaker of the above passage is
The speaker of the above passage is
✅ Correct Answer: (D)
Hans Wolf.
Q. As I was speaking her eyes never left my face. I opened the tin box and gave it to her. That was the moment her eyes lit up with recognition and her face became suffused with a sudden glow of happiness. I explained about the desk, about how I had found it, but I don’t think she was listening.
The lady being talked to, is
The lady being talked to, is
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
Connie
Q. As I was speaking her eyes never left my face. I opened the tin box and gave it to her. That was the moment her eyes lit up with recognition and her face became suffused with a sudden glow of happiness. I explained about the desk, about how I had found it, but I don’t think she was listening.
The lady was not listening because
The lady was not listening because
✅ Correct Answer: (C)
she was too happy
Q. There was something in there. I reached in and took out a small black tin box. Sello- taped to the top of it was a piece of lined notepaper, and written on it in a shaky handwriting : “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915.
What does the word ‘something’ refer to ?
What does the word ‘something’ refer to ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
‘Something’ refers to the tin box.
Q. There was something in there. I reached in and took out a small black tin box. Sello- taped to the top of it was a piece of lined notepaper, and written on it in a shaky handwriting : “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915.
What was the sello taped thing ?
What was the sello taped thing ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
The sello taped thing was the piece of a newspaper.
Q. There was something in there. I reached in and took out a small black tin box. Sello- taped to the top of it was a piece of lined notepaper, and written on it in a shaky handwriting : “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915.
Where was the letter found ?
Where was the letter found ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
The letter was found in the tin box.
Q. There was something in there. I reached in and took out a small black tin box. Sello- taped to the top of it was a piece of lined notepaper, and written on it in a shaky handwriting : “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915.
Whom was the letter addressed to ?
Whom was the letter addressed to ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
The letter was addressed to Jim’s wife.
Q. Ah, Dorset,” he smiled. “I know this place. I know it very well.” We shared my rum ration and his excellent sausage. And we talked, Connie, how we talked. He spoke almost perfect English. But it turned out that he had never set foot in Dorset, never even been to England.
Who was it that smiled ?
Who was it that smiled ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
It was Hans Wolf that smiled.
Q. How did he know Dorset ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
He had read about Dorset in Hardy’s novels
Q. Ah, Dorset,” he smiled. “I know this place. I know it very well.” We shared my rum ration and his excellent sausage. And we talked, Connie, how we talked. He spoke almost perfect English. But it turned out that he had never set foot in Dorset, never even been to England.
Find a phrase in the passage which means ‘so happened’.
Find a phrase in the passage which means ‘so happened’.
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
turned out.
Q. I folded the letter again and slipped it carefully back into its envelope. I kept awake all night. By morning I knew what I had to do. I drove into Bridport, just a few miles away. I asked a boy walking his dog where Copper Beeches was.
Who had written the letter ?
Who had written the letter ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
The letter was written by Jim.
Q. I folded the letter again and slipped it carefully back into its envelope. I kept awake all night. By morning I knew what I had to do. I drove into Bridport, just a few miles away. I asked a boy walking his dog where Copper Beeches was.
Whom was the letter addressed to ?
Whom was the letter addressed to ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
The letter was addressed to Jim’s wife Connie.
Q. I folded the letter again and slipped it carefully back into its envelope. I kept awake all night. By morning I knew what I had to do. I drove into Bridport, just a few miles away. I asked a boy walking his dog where Copper Beeches was.
Why did he drive to Bridport ?
Why did he drive to Bridport ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
He drove to Bridport because he wanted to give that letter to Connie.
Q. I folded the letter again and slipped it carefully back into its envelope. I kept awake all night. By morning I knew what I had to do. I drove into Bridport, just a few miles away. I asked a boy walking his dog where Copper Beeches was.
Why did he keep awake all night ?
Why did he keep awake all night ?
✅ Correct Answer: (A)
He kept awake all night thinking about the contents of the letter he had read.
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