Deep Water MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo Welcome to your Deep Water MCQs Mock Test of 12th Class Flamingo 1. Q10. After the author was fed up with teaching, he decided to opt for which career? a. Medical b. Gardening c Engineering d. A legal career None 2. Q11. What is the story Deep Water speaking about? a. Fear of water and the way to overcome it b. Fear of people c. Fear of dogs d. Fear of swimming None 3. Q12. How did the author's fear vanish? a. With courage, guidance and determination b. With care Ć With mother's words d. With guidance None 4. Q13. Y.M.C.A stands for? a. Young Men's Christian Authority b. Young Men's Christopher Association C. Young Men's Christian Army d. Young Men's Christian Association None 5. Q14. YMCA pool was safe because: a. it had long boundary walls. b. it had iron chains to hold c. it was only two or three feet deep at the shallow end. d. None of the above None 6. Q15. Where is Yakima located? a. In Newzealand b. In california c. In Washington d. None of these None 7. Q16. Why did Douglas' mother warn against Yakima River? a It was far from their home b. It water was filthy c. It was risky d. None of the above None 8. Q17. In the beginning Douglas had an aversion to the water because: a he had a bad experience in the beach of California b he was timid c. he did not like water sports. d. None of the above None 9. Q18. Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story? a Washington b. New Zealand c California d. Canada None 10. Q 19. What is haunting the author? a. Terrible experience in the pool b. Ghosts c. His mother's words d. A push by a young boy None 11. Q 20. How did the author learn swimming? a With the help of a rope b With the help of a friend c With the help of his mother d. With the help of a swimming Instructor None 12. Q21. What did William Douglas desire for? a Visit to California b. To be a judge c. To learn swimming d. To be with his mother None 13. Q22. What did the author realise while drowning the pool? a. Terror in fear of death b. Swimming was fun c The lifeguard did not came to his rescue d. All of the above None 14. Q23. What is the theme of the story Deep Water? a. Victory in facing the fear b. Being fearful c To learn swimming d. All of the above None 15. Q 24. Deep water is an excerpt from which book? a. Fear of water b. Of Men and Mountains c How to Swim d. Fearless None 16. Q25. What did the big bruiser of a boy do with William Douglas? a. He shook hands with him b. He hugged him c. He gossiped with him d. He picked him up and tossed him into the deep end. None 17. Q26. What does Deep Water signify? a. Beauty b. Depth of Sea c. Depth of Ocean d. Fear None 18. Q 27. Who threw Douglas into the swimming pool? a. A young boy b. Instructor c Mother d. Watchman None 19. Q28. What was the fear in Douglas' mind? a. To be defeated b. To be pushed c. Being drowned d. None of these None 20. Q 29. 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. b. The overpowering force of the waves c. The colour of the water. d. All of the above None 21. Q 30. What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? a. Fear b. Confidence c. Overconfidence d. Mixed feelings of confidence and fear None 22. Q 31. What plans did he make to come to the surface of the pool? a. Thrilled to jump and push himself up b. Shouted c. Cried aloud d. Shouted 'help None 23. Q 32. How did this experience affect the author? a. Became fearless b. Confident c. Overconfident d. Became hydrophobic None 24. Q 33. What lesson did Douglas learn from his experience of drowning learning to swim? a. Learnt swimming b. Love for swimming c Swimming is not difficult d. Face the fear None 25. Q 34. How did the instructor make Douglas a good swimmer? a. Planning b. With the help of ropes c. By pushing him into the pool d. With the help of ropes and belts None 26. Q 35. What plan did Douglas make to learn swimming? a Planned to get an instructor b. Planned to swim more c. Planned to watch swimmers d. Planned to jump None 27. Q 36. What is the 'misadventure' that Douglas speaks about? a. He had a violent encounter with a boy. b. He was thrown into the deep end of the pool c. He slipped into the pool d. None of the above None 28. Q37.In the third phase of the learning process. What did the instructor teach William? a To dip into the water b. Butterfly stroke c To inhale and to exhale d. To kick with legs None 29. Q 38. How did his swimming instructor build a swimmer out of Douglas? a. He gave him several books on swimming b. He showed him videos on swimming exercises c. He dispelled fear of water from him and taught him the techniques of swimming d None of the above None 30. Q39. What does Douglas do to save himself in the pool? a Used his mind and pushed himself up b. Shouted aloud c. Called people d. Shouted help help None 31. Q 40. Why did Douglas fail to come to the surface of the pool as he hoped to? a Because of fear of swimming b. Because of fear c Because of inability to move d Because of fear and inability to move None 32. Q41. What did Douglas see deep down the water? a. Beautiful corals and fishes b. White marbles c Water with yellow glow d. None of the above None 33. Q42. How did William Douglas know that he was still alive? a. His legs were moving b Water was bubbling in his mouth c heart was beating d. None of the above None 34. Q 43. He felt 'Wobbly in the knees: What does the phrase "Wobbly in the knees'imply? a. He felt severe pain in the knees b. His knees were trembung c He felt weak and lost strength in the knees. d None of the above None 35. Q 44. What was the impact of the pool incident? a Developed fear b. Became confident c Became overconfident d Hydrophobia was revived None 36. Q45. How many times did Douglas try to come to the surface of the pool? a Twice b. Once c Five times d. Thrice None 37. Q46. Why did Douglas' mother recommend that he should learn swimming at the YMCA swimming pool? a Because it was local b Because it was safe c Because it was shallow d Because it was shallow and safe None 38. Q47. Why did Douglas hire an instructor? a. To be confident in swimming b. To compete with others c. To flaunt d. To overcome his fear of water and learn swimming None 39. Q48. What important lesson did Douglas learn from his experience in YMCA pool? a. We must not believe anyone. b. In death there is peace and terror in the fear of death c. We should not take the challenge of life seriously d. None of the above None 40. Q49. How did Douglas experience at YMCA pool affect him? a. He started avoiding water sports. b. He became more confident. c. He lost interest in everything. d. None of the above None 41. Q 50. "I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of Life fell". What does oblivion mean? a. Spavilion b. Changing room c Unconsciousness d. Death None 42. Q 51. Why was Douglas determined to get over his fear of water? a. Because he wanted to swim in the waters of the Cascade b. Because his friend had challenged him c Because he had a bet on it d Because he wanted to win a medal None 43. Q 52. What was stopping Douglas to get into the waters of cascade? a. Memories of Washington b. Memories of California c. Instructions given by the instructor d. Memories full of terror in the pool None 44. Q 53. How did Douglas make sure that he had conquered the old terror? a By visiting California b. By jumping into the waters c By taking a lesson from the instructor d. By swimming into the lake Wentworth None 45. Q54. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the Lake Wentworth? a. 4 miles b. 3 miles c. 5 miles d. 2 miles None 46. Q55. Where was the lake Wentworth? a. In New Hampshire b.In Washington c. In Caufornia d. In Washington DC. None 47. Q 56. At first, why was the writer not much frightened when he was thrown into the pool? a. Because he was sleeping b. Because he was intoxicated c Because he thought that the lifeguard would come to his d. Because of confidence None 48. Q57. Who is the author of 'Deep Water'? a. William Shakespeare b. William George Bernard Shaw c. William Wordsworth d. William Douglas None 49. Q58. In which subject has the author graduated? a. English and History b. English and Science c Science and Social studies d. English and Economics None 50. Q59. For how many years had the author taught in high school in Yakima? a. 2 years b. 4 years c. 3 years d. 5 years None 51. Question 1. When he regained consciousness, he (a) laughed at his experience (b) had 104° F fever (c) shook and cried and didn’t eat anything (d) told his mother about his misadventure None 52. Question 2. Douglas went down towards the bottom (a) only once (b) twice (c) thrice (d) five times None 53. Question 3. At the end of the experience, Douglas felt (a) happy (b) released (c) sad (d) victorious None 54. Question 4. ‘All we have to fear is fear itself. Who said these words? (a) Douglas (b) his instructor (c) his father (d) President Roosevelt None 55. Question 5. ‘What do you think you can do to me’? These words were spoken by Douglas to (a) a shark (b) to his enemy (c) to the boy who pushed him (d) to terror None 56. Question 6. Whenever terror struck again, Douglas would start (a) shouting (b) laughing (c) crying (d) talking to terror None 57. Question 7. Douglas had to repeat exhaling and inhaling exercises (a) hundred times (b) forty times (c) fifty times (d) ten times None 58. Question 8. He practised in the pool (a) ten times a week (b) five days a week (c) twice a week (d) thrice a week None 59. Question 9. After being haunted by fear for many years Douglas decided to learn to swim. He took the help of (a) his mother (b) his father (c) a friend (d) an instructor None Please fill in the comment box below. Time's up
