कक्षा 10
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1.The Pace for Living MCQ Test

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The Pace for Living MCQ Test

कक्षा 10 बिहार बोर्ड परीक्षा पर आधारित
Q1. Who is the author of 'The Pace for Living'?
Answer: b
Explanation: R.C. Hutchinson wrote 'The Pace for Living'. He was a British novelist.
Q2. In 'The Pace for Living', the writer captures the agony of _______ man.
Answer: b
Explanation: The essay talks about the strain and stress (agony) of the *modern* man due to the fast pace of life.
Q3. Where did the author see the play?
Answer: c
Explanation: The author mentions seeing a play in Dublin (a city in Ireland).
Q4. Who was the chief character in the play?
Answer: b
Explanation: The main character was an elderly corn-merchant from a small Irish country town.
Q5. The corn-merchant was a man of many _______.
Answer: c
Explanation: The text states he was "a man of many anxieties" (worries).
Q6. How was the corn-merchant's heart described?
Answer: c
Explanation: His heart was described as "dicky" (meaning weak or shaky).
Q7. Who was cheating the corn-merchant?
Answer: b
Explanation: One of his anxieties was that his nephew was cheating him.
Q8. How much did the merchant's wife spend on a holiday?
Answer: b
Explanation: "His wife had the fantastic notion of spending £10 on a holiday."
Q9. The merchant found the speed of the aeroplane (1000 miles an hour) to be ______.
Answer: c
Explanation: He said, "Now that's too fast!"
Q10. What does the author enjoy driving at 90 miles an hour?
Answer: c
Explanation: The author admits, "I enjoy driving a car at ninety miles an hour."
Q11. The author mentions lunch in New York and dinner in _______.
Answer: c
Explanation: "To dine in London and lunch in New York next day..."
Q12. According to the author, what is the disadvantage of fast travel?
Answer: b
Explanation: He says it "excludes all the real pleasure of travel," which is the fun of seeing the country.
Q13. To which tribe does the author belong?
Answer: b
Explanation: The author admits, "I belong to the tribe of slow thinkers."
Q14. What are 'slow thinkers' terribly handicapped in?
Answer: b
Explanation: He says slow thinkers are handicapped in the business of "getting a living" (earning money/jobs).
Q15. What French phrase does the author use to describe slow thinking (wit of the staircase)?
Answer: b
Explanation: *L'esprit de l'escalier* means thinking of a clever reply when you have already left the room (are on the staircase).
Q16. The author goes to the ________ for entertainment but cannot keep up with the pace.
Answer: b
Explanation: He mentions going to the cinema and finding himself in a "hopeless fog."
Q17. Who explains the plot of the film to the author?
Answer: c
Explanation: He has to turn to his wife for enlightenment about the movie characters.
Q18. In the cinema, the author's wife differentiates characters by calling them ____.
Answer: b
Explanation: She explains: "Is this the same girl as the one we saw at the beginning?" ... "No, there are three girls... A, B, and C."
Q19. The author believes he would get the lowest marks in a(n) ________ test.
Answer: b
Explanation: He says, "If I were to take an intelligence test... I would get the lowest marks."
Q20. According to the author, modern intelligence tests largely measure the ______ of the mind.
Answer: c
Explanation: He believes these tests are designed to measure the *speed* of your mind more than anything else.
Q21. "The most bewildering thing about the play was..."
Answer: c
Explanation: The author was fascinated by how the merchant, an elderly slow man, reacted to the fast pace of the world.
Q22. R.C. Hutchinson was a/an ________ novelist.
Answer: b
Explanation: He was a British novelist.
Q23. What does the merchant's "cry from the heart" represent?
Answer: c
Explanation: It represents the despair/difficulty an old-fashioned man faces in a fast-moving world.
Q24. In the cinema, the mind has to work in ________ gear.
Answer: b
Explanation: "The machine (cinema) makes you think in high gear."
Q25. Does the author dislike the rapid movement of life completely?
Answer: b
Explanation: He clarifies he enjoys speed (like driving a car), but dislikes the *mental* pressure to think fast.
Q26. Choose the correct preposition: He is good ______ English.
Answer: b
Explanation: The correct phrase is "good at" a subject/skill.
Q27. Synonym of 'Agony':
Answer: b
Explanation: Agony means extreme physical or mental suffering (Pain).
Q28. Antonym of 'Fast':
Answer: c
Explanation: The opposite of fast is slow.
Q29. Choose the correctly spelled word:
Answer: b
Explanation: Fantastic.
Q30. Choose the correct article: He is ______ honest man.
Answer: b
Explanation: 'Honest' starts with a vowel sound (O), so we use 'an'.
Q31. Change into Passive Voice: "The merchant sold corn."
Answer: b
Explanation: Simple Past Tense (sold) changes to 'was/were + V3' (was sold).
Q32. Choose the correct verb form: They ______ to Dublin yesterday.
Answer: b
Explanation: 'Yesterday' indicates past tense, so 'went'.
Q33. Choose the correct preposition: I am fond ______ music.
Answer: c
Explanation: 'Fond of' is the fixed prepositional phrase.
Q34. Synonym of 'Anxiety':
Answer: b
Explanation: Anxiety means worry or nervousness.
Q35. Choose the correctly spelled word:
Answer: b
Explanation: Aeroplane.
Q36. Change into Indirect Speech: He said, "I am busy."
Answer: b
Explanation: Present tense changes to past tense in indirect speech (am -> was).
Q37. Choose the correct preposition: She is angry ______ me.
Answer: c
Explanation: We get angry *with* a person, and *at* a situation. Here it is 'me' (person), so 'with'.
Q38. "A person who writes books" is called a/an:
Answer: b
Explanation: Author.
Q39. Choose the correct verb: Slow and steady ______ the race.
Answer: b
Explanation: "Slow and steady" is considered a singular idea, so it takes the singular verb 'wins'.
Q40. Choose the correct spelling:
Answer: a
Explanation: Intelligence.
Q41. Choose the correct option: Oil ______ on water.
Answer: b
Explanation: General truth/scientific fact uses Simple Present Tense. Oil (singular) floats.
Q42. Antonym of 'Despair':
Answer: c
Explanation: Despair means loss of hope. The opposite is Hope.
Q43. Which is an Abstract Noun?
Answer: c
Explanation: Honesty is a quality/state, not a physical object, so it is an Abstract Noun.
Q44. Choose the correct preposition: He died ______ cancer.
Answer: c
Explanation: 'Died of' is used for diseases.
Q45. Plural of 'Man':
Answer: b
Explanation: The plural of Man is Men.
Q46. "Superficial" is the opposite of:
Answer: b
Explanation: Superficial means on the surface (shallow). The opposite is Deep.
Q47. Choose the correct article: He is ______ M.A.
Answer: b
Explanation: 'M' starts with a vowel sound (Em), so we use 'an'.
Q48. Correct spelling:
Answer: a
Explanation: Prejudice.
Q49. Synonym of 'Adore':
Answer: b
Explanation: To adore means to love or respect deeply.
Q50. Choose the correct tense: Look! It ________ raining.
Answer: a
Explanation: "Look!" suggests an action happening right now, so Present Continuous (is raining).

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