Class 12 Deep Water MCQs
As per the latest exam pattern introduced by the CBSE, there will be MCQs asked in the examination. As students are new to these questions, here are sample MCQs of Class 12 English Flamingo reader chapter 3 Deep Water by William Douglas. Students of Class 12 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 3 from the Flamingo reader published by NCERT. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of these MCQ of Deep Water.
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Flamingo book Chapter 3 Deep Water MCQs
Q1- Who is the author of Deep Water?
A) William Shakespeare
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Q2- In which subject has the author graduated?
A) English and History
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Q3- For how many years had the author taught in high school in Yakima?
A) 2 years
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Q4- After the author was fed up with teaching , he decided to opt for which career?
A) Medical
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Q5- What is the story Deep Water speaking about?
A) Fear of water and the way to overcome it
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Q6- How did the author’s fear vanish?
A) With courage, guidance and determination
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Q7- Y.M.C.A stands for?
A) Young Men’s Christian Authority
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Q8- Where is Yakima located?
A)In Newzealand
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Q9- Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story?
A) Washington
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Q10- Why did he develop a fear of water?
A) Because of knocking down by waves at a beach
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Q11- What is haunting the author?
A) Terrible experience in the pool
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Q12- How did the author learn swimming?
A) With the help of a rope
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Q13- What did William O Doughlas desire for?
A) Visit to California
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Q14- What did the author realize while drowning in the pool?
A) Terror in fear of death
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Q15- What is the theme of the story Deep Water?
A) Victory in facing the fear
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Q16- Deep water is an excerpt from which book?
A) Fear of water
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Q17- What does Deep Water signify?
A) Beauty
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Q18- Who threw Douglas into the swimming pool?
A) A young boy
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Q19- What was the fear in Douglas’ mind?
A) To be defeated
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Q20- At the age of 3 or 4 Douglas visited the beach with his father. What caused a terror in his heart then?
A) The sight of the sea waves
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Q21- What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool?
A) Fear
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Q22- What plans did he make to come to the surface of the pool?
A) Triled to jump and push himself up
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Q23- How did this experience affect the author?
A) Became fearless
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Q24- What lesson did Douglas learn from his experience of drowning learning to swim?
A) Learnt swimming
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Q25- How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer?
A) Planning
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Q26- What plan did Douglas make to learn swimming?
A) Planned to get an instructor
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Q27- What does Douglas do to save himself in the pool?
A) Used his mind and pushed himself up
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Q28- Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hoped to?
A) Because of fear of swimming
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Q29- What was the impact of the pool incident?
A) Developed fear
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Q30- How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of the pool?
A) Twice
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Q31- Why did Douglas hate to walk with bare legs?
A) Ugly looking legs
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Q32- Why did Douglas’ mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the Y. M.C.A swimming pool?
A) Because it was local
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Q33- Why did Douglas hire an instructor?
A) To be confident in swimming
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Q34- “I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”. What does oblivion mean?
A) spavilion
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Q35- Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water?
A) because he wanted to swim in the waters of the Cascade
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Q36- What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of Cascade?
A) Memories of Washington
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Q37- How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror?
A) By visiting California
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Q38- What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
A) 4 miles
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Q39- Where was the lake Wentworth?
A) In New Hampshire
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Q40- At first, why was the writer not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool?
A) Because he was sleeping
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ANSWER KEY
1 |
D |
11 |
A |
21 |
D |
31 |
D |
2 |
D |
12 |
D |
22 |
A |
32 |
D |
3 |
A |
13 |
C |
23 |
D |
33 |
D |
4 |
D |
14 |
A |
24 |
D |
34 |
C |
5 |
A |
15 |
A |
25 |
D |
35 |
A |
6 |
A |
16 |
B |
26 |
A |
36 |
D |
7 |
D |
17 |
D |
27 |
A |
37 |
D |
8 |
C |
18 |
A |
28 |
D |
38 |
D |
9 |
C |
19 |
C |
29 |
D |
39 |
A |
10 |
A |
20 |
D |
30 |
D |
40 |
D |
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