MCQ Question for Class 12 English Flamingo Chapter 3 Deep Water (William Douglas)

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Deep Water (William Douglas) Class 12 English Flamingo with Answers

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Multiple choice questions.

Question. 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

Question. Where is Yakima located?
A) US City New Zealand
B) US City in California
C) US City in Washington
D) None

Question. I had an aversion to water… The impact of author’s drowning in California beach when he was a small child was….
A) physical
B) psychological
C) imaginary
D) both A) and B)

Question. The deep end of the pool was _______ feet deep, while it was _______ feet deep in the shallow end.
A) three, ten
B) nine, three
C) three, nine
D) ten, three

Question. What is the figure of speech used in- ‘The curtain of life fell.’?
A) Simile
B) Hyperbole
C) Metaphor
D) Personification

Question. What did the protagonist do when he fell into the water?
A) He made a plan to save himself.
B) He swam quickly to the surface.
C) He screamed to draw attention.
D) He panicked and didn’t do anything.

Question. What were the things that the protagonist couldn’t do because of his fear of water?
1. Canoeing
2. Fishing
3. Skiing
4. Swimming
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 2, 3 and 4
C) 1, 3 and 4
D) 1, 2 and 4

Question. “I jumped with everything I had.” What does the expression convey?
A) He waited for some time to jump
B) He collected all his belongings and jumped
C) He summoned up all his strength to jump
D) He closed his eyes and jumped

Question. What did the author do to conquer his fear of water?
A) He practised swimming systematically
B) He prepared himself physically
C) He jumped into the water fearlessly
D) He learnt swimming haphazardly

Question. How many times did the protagonist go down in the pool?
A) One time
B) Two times
C) Three times
D) Four

Question. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
A) 4 miles
B) 3 miles
C) 5 miles
D) 2 miles

Question. Where did the writer go with his father when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story?
A) Washington
B) New Zealand
C) California
D) Canada

Question. How did the narrator 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

Question. What did William O Douglas desire for in the story Deep Water?
A) Visit to California
C) To be a judge
C) To become a confident swimmer
D) To be with his mother

Question. 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 for help

Question. Adolescence is a stage of stress and storm. William O Douglas too faces the problem of adolescence. He hated to walk with bare legs? What could be his problem?
A) Ugly looking legs
B) Fat legs
C) Because of skin colour
D) Because of skinny legs

Question. Who warned the writer against swimming in the Yakima River?
A) mother
B) father
C) brother
D) trainer

Question. The author felt safe swimming in the YMCA pool as
A) it was 2 or 3 feet deep at the shallow end
B) it was 9 feet deep at the other
C) its drop was gradual
D) all the above

Question. 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

Question. Why did he develop a fear of water?
A) Because of knocking down by waves at a beach
B) Because of a push by a bully
C) Because of instructor
D) Because of his mother

Question. What is haunting the author?
A) Terrible experience in the pool
B) ghosts
C) his mother’s words
D) a push by a bully 

Question. How did the author learn swimming?
A) with the help of a rope
B) with the help of instructor
C) with the help of his mother
D) with the help of swimming instructor

Question. What was the colour of the pool water when Douglas was in it?
A) dirty yellow
B) clear blue
C) dirty off white
D) dirty blue

Question. Why did Douglas hate to walk with bare legs?
A) because of ugly looking legs
B) because of fat legs
C) because of skin colour
D) because of skinny legs

Question. “For days a _______ was in my heart”. Choose the correct words from the passage.
A) ghostly fear
B) haunting fear
C) terrible fear
D) unimaginable fear

Question. What are ‘salmon’, ‘trout’ , ‘bass’ ?
A) kinds of boat
B) kinds of fish
C) kinds of swimming techniques
D) all of the above

Question. Why did Douglas cease all efforts?
A) he felt as if he was going to become unconscious
B) he did not want to live
C) he wanted to be in the water
D) he was already out of danger

Question. Who is the author of ‘Deep Water’?
A) William Douglas
B) Anees Jung
C) Louis Fischer
D) Alphonse Daudet

Question. The Yakima river was ______ .
A) killer
B) haunted
C) treacherous
D) bouncing

Question. Y.M.C.A. stands for——.
A) young men’s Christians authority
B) young men’s Christopher association
C) young men’s Christian army
D) young men’s Christian association

Question. What was stopping Douglas to get into the water of cascades?
A) memories of California
B) memories of Washington
C) instructions given by his mother
D) memories full of terror in pool

Question. Where did the writer go when he was 3 or 4 years old in the story?
A) Washington
B) Canada
C) New Zealand
D) California

Question. 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

Question. Who was standing near him when he came into his senses?
A) a doctor
B) a nurse
C) his father
D) the boy who threw him into the pool

Question. How could Douglas know that he was still alive?
A) his heart beating and head pounding told him
B) his legs were very active which told him
C) he could plan to jump with foot
D) none of the above

Question. What did Douglas’ mother remind him?
A) about the deep YMCA pool
B) about the treacherous Yakima river
C) about the drawings in Y.M.C.A. pool
D) all of the above

Question. What distance Douglas covered while swimming across the lake Wentworth?
A) four miles
B) three miles
C) two miles
D) one mile

Question. What was the condition of Douglas’ legs?
A) they were active
B) they seemed paralyzed
C) they were soft
D) his legs were kicking

Question. Suddenly Douglas saw light in the water. What did that mean?
A) some people came with a torch
B) there was a bulb in the water
C) he was coming out of the water
D) he saw light was coming from heaven

Assertion And Reasoning Question

Question. Assertion (A): William Douglas had conquered his fear of water.
Reason(R): William Douglas dived into the lake and swam across it.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A): The trainer built a swimmer bit by bit in William Douglas.
Reason(R): The trainer wanted to make him a kind human being.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A): William Douglas used every way he knew to overcome his fear of water.
Reason(R): William Douglas was a professional swimmer.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion (A)-The YMCA pool was safe.
Reason (R)-It was only 2-3 ft deep at the shallow end and nine at the other and the drop was gradual.
A) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion (A)-Douglas was always ashamed of his skinny appearance.
Reason(R)-He hated to walk naked into it and show his skinny legs.
A) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. Assertion (A)-Douglas never asserted his confidence by self-talk whenever the old terror would return ..
Reason(R)-He felt it was nice to be carried gently to float along in space while going down the water third time.
A) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
B) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true.

Question. Assertion (A)-The message conveyed through the chapter can be applied in every walk of life.
Reason(R)-Anyone who gets into deep water can overcome the crisis through grit and determination
A) A is correct and R is the correct explanation
B) A is correct but R is not the correct explanation
C) Both A and R are false
D) A is false but R is true

Question. Assertion: The concept of fearing something is the problem.
Reason: The end result is not that terrible but the anticipation of it is terrifying.
A) Both Assertion and reason are true and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
B) Assertion and reason both are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
C) Assertion is true, reason is false.
D) Assertion is false, reason is true.

Question. Assertion: Douglas’s father laughed when Douglas was buried under water
Reason: He was a cruel and sadistic father.
A) Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is right, R is wrong
D) A is wrong, R is right

Question. Assertion: Douglas started down a third time.
Reason: His strategy didn’t work and he couldn’t come outside from the pool.
A) Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is right, R is wrong
D) A is wrong, R is right

Question. Assertion: Douglas said, “ I crossed to oblivion, and the curtain of life fell”.
Reason: He went to bed after having dinner.
A) Both A and R are right. R is the correct explanation of A
B) Both A and R are right. R is not the correct explanation of A
C) A is right, R is wrong
D) A is wrong, R is right.

Question. Assertion: The waves knocked Douglas down when he was standing in California beach with his parents. He was terribly frightened.
Reason: He developed a fear psychosis which remained with him till his boyhood.
A) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: This incident had a deep-seated impact on him. He reached home and was feeling weak and trembling.
Reason: Even though he was afraid of water but due to nervousness he drowned.
A) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: Once Douglas grew old he was determined to overcome this fear because he wanted to face the challenges tendered by his friends.
Reason: He hired an instructor to learn swimming to get rid of his childhood fear.
A) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.

Question. Assertion: The narrator felt victorious that he had finally conquered his fear. He quoted that the death is full of peace, but the fear of death is terror.
Reason: Douglas has narrated his near-death experience and the way fear of death intensifies his will to live.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: Douglas was desperately trying to come up. Then fortunately he saw light. His eyes and nose came to the surface but then he sank again for the third time as this success was momentary.
Reason: The writer gave up all his efforts. He accepted this as his destiny and went into oblivion.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: The author recollects his first encounter with his fear of water as a child of four or five years. His father had taken him to a beach in California.
Reason: Even though he held his father tightly, a wave knocked him down. He felt smothered and scared.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: The instructor taught him the breathing techniques exhaling underwater and inhaling by raising his nose.
Reason: He practised it hundreds of times. Then the instructor taught him to kick with his legs in water. But all had gone in vain since every time his old fear started haunting him.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.
B) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.
C) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
D) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.

Question. Assertion (A): Douglas tried his best to jump out of water.
Reason(R): After a while Douglas was not anxious in water.
A) A is the cause, R is the effect.
B) A is the effect, R is the cause.
C) Both A & R are the effect of a common cause.
D) Both A & R are the effects of independent causes.

Question. Assertion: The narrator was in the grip of fear of water.
Reason: This deprived him of the joys of canoeing, boating, swimming and fishing.
A) A is false but R is true.
B) A is true but R is false.
C) Both A & R are true
D) Both A & R are false.

Question. Assertion: At the age of ten or eleven, the narrator decided to learn to swim with water wings at the Y.M.C.A pool.
Reason: The Y.M.C.A pool was dangerous at the shallow end.
A) A is false but R is true.
B) A is true but R is false.
C) Both A & R are true
D) Both A & R are false.

Question. Assertion: The waves knocked Douglas down when he was standing in California beach with his parents. He was terribly frightened.
Reason: He developed a fear psychosis which remained with him till his boyhood.
A) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: This incident had a deep-seated impact on him. He reached home and was feeling weak and trembling.
Reason: Even though he was afraid of water but due to nervousness he drowned.
A) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: Once Douglas grew older he was determined to overcome this fear because he wanted to face the challenges tendered by his friends.
Reason: He hired an instructor to learn swimming to get rid of his childhood fear.
A) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
D) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.

Question. Assertion: He went to Lake Wentworth in New Hampshire, dived off a dock at Triggs island, and swam three miles across the lake to Stamp Act Island.
Reason: For once did the terror return but he continued to swim. Finally, he bid goodbye to his terror.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: The narrator felt victorious that he had finally conquered his fear. He quoted that the death is full of peace, but the fear of death is terror.
Reason: Douglas has narrated his near-death experience and the way fear of death intensifies his will to live.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: He got a pair of water wings. He mustered courage and paddled aping others. He started regaining his confidence.
Reason: His newly found courage was soon lost when a 15 year old boy hurled him into the shallow side of the pool. There was nobody close to the pool.
A) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.
B) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
C) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
d) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.

Question. Assertion: The author recollects his first encounter with his fear of water as a four or five year old child. His father had taken him to a beach in California.
Reason: Even though he held his father tightly, a wave knocked him down. He felt smothered and scared.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
B) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.
C) Both Assertion and Assertion are correct.
D) Assertion is correct but reason is wrong.

Question. Assertion: The instructor taught him the breathing techniques exhaling underwater and inhaling by raising his nose.
Reason: He practised it hundreds of times. Then the instructor taught him to kick with his legs in water. But all had gone in vain since every time his old fear started haunting him.
A) Both Assertion and Reason are correct.
B) Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.
C) Both Assertion and Reason are wrong.
D) Assertion is wrong but Reason is correct.

Questions with answers

Question. What did Douglas feel and do when he was pushed into the swimming pool?
Answer. When he was pushed into the swimming pool, he was scared but planned to hit the bottom as soon as he touched the ground and come up to the surface like a cork. Then he lay flat on the surface of water and paddled to the edge of the pool. his fear.

Question. Why did William Douglas use the YMCA pool and not Yakima river to learn swimming?
Answer. Douglas preferred to go to the YMCA pool because it was safe as it was only two to three feet deep at its shallow end and nine feet deep at the other end and the drop was gradual. Whereas Yakima river was treacherous and many cases of drowning had been reported.

Question. How did William Douglas’ aversion to water begin?
Answer. William Douglas’ aversion to water started when he was three or four years old and his father took him to the beach in California. They stood together in the surf. He hung onto his father, yet the waves knocked him down and swept over him. He was buried in water. His breath was gone and he was frightened. His father laughed, but there was terror in his heart at the overpowering force of the waves.

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