OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. Who is the writer if the story, “Me and the Ecology Bit” ?
(a) Shakespeare
(b) Milton
(c) Joan Lexau
(d) Rupert Brooke
2. Who is the main character of the story, “Me and the Ecology Bit” ?
(a) Jim
(b) Tim
(c) Robin
(d) Ms Green
3. Preaching about ecology is easy but it is difficult to abide by the rules of ecology preservation. Which story in your book presents this theme ?
(a) Gillu
(b) Me and the Ecology Bit
(c) Martha
(d) Acceptance Speech
4. Which was the collecting day for Jim ?
(a) Sunday
(b) Saturday
(c) Monday
(d) Friday
5. What was the thing that Mr William was burning in his backyard when Jim visited him ?
(a) paper
(b) kerosene
(c) plastic
(d) paper
6. What suggestion did Jim give to Mr Williams for making out of leaves, garbage and other stuff ?
(a) compost pile
(b) burn them
(c) throw them on the road
(d) hill
7. What suggestion did Mr William give in turn to Jim ?
(a) to burn the garbage
(b) to go home
(c) to feed the garbage to animals
(d) to put some dirt on his compost pile
8. What problem was Jim’s compost pile causing to Mr Williams ?
(a) it used to give foul smell
(b) it wasn’t causing any problem
(c) it was of no use
(d) it was causing noise pollution
9. After visiting Mr William’s house, where did Jim go ?
(a) school
(b) college
(c) Ms Greene’s house
(d) municipal corp office
10. Which animal messes up Ms Greene’s yard ?
(a) horse
(b) cat
(c) dog
(d) cow
11. If Jim addressed Ms Green as Mrs Greene, she made an excuse that she didn’t have __ to pay him
(a) Dollar
(b) Pound
(c) change
(d) cash
12. On what days, Jim had to look at the big plastic garbage bags on Ms. Greene’s lawn ?
(a) Sunday and Monday
(b) Friday and Saturday
(c) Tuesday and Thursday
(d) Saturday and Sunday
13. What did Jim throw in Ms. Greene’s lawn ?
(a) gum wrapper
(b) unused food
(c) science book
(d) empty cans
14. Jim advised Ms. Greene to save papers for _____ .
(a) burning in winter
(b) school pickup
(c) burning as a fuel
(d) compost pile
15. Along with paper, Jim asked ms. Greene to save _____ for recycling.
(a) animal waste
(b) vegetable waste
(c) cow dung
(d) aluminium cans
16. Did the narrator succeed in getting Ms. Greene do something about ecology ?
(a) yes
(b) no
(c) both (a) and (b)
(d) can’t say
17. After visiting Ms. Greene’s house, to whose house did Jim go ?
(a) Mr. William
(b) Mr. Johnson
(c) Mr. Hutchinson
(d) Mr. Nitish
18. What vehicle did Mr. Johnson own ?
(a) car
(b) bus
(c) truck
(d) bicycle
19. Where was Mr. Johnson going ?
(a) to Jim’s house
(b) to watch a movie
(c) to post office
(d) to hospital
20. According to Jim, how far was Mr. Johnson’s house from the post office ?
(a) ten blocks away
(b) three blocks away
(c) two blocks away
(d) two kilometres away
21. What did Jim drive in his backyard all summer ?
(a) car
(b) Bolero
(c) bicycle
(d) motorbike
22. What did Jim run in his backyard all winter ?
(a) car
(b) snowmobile
(c) bicycle
(d) motorbike
23. What was Jim’s mother using when he reached home ?
(a) juicer
(b) electric mixer
(c) gas stove
(d) kerosene stove
24. What did Jim ask his mother to use in place of “electric mixer” ?
(a) old egg beater
(b) juicer
(c) LPG cylinder
(d) latest electric
25. According to his mother, Jim watches _____ twenty seven hours a day.
(a) laptop
(b) computer
(c) TV
(d) mobile
26. According to Jim, it is very ____ work, this ecology, bit.
(a) fantastic
(b) lively
(c) wonderful
(d) boring
27. According to Jim, women use too many _____ things.
(a) electric
(b) spicy
(c) garbage
(d) make-up
28. According to Jim, nobody’s willing to do anything about _____ .
(a) technology
(b) ecology
(c) economy
(d) biology
29. What is the correct word used for “science that deals with the relationship between living things and environment ?”
(a) biology
(b) taxonomy
(c) economy
(d) ecology
30. What is the meaning of the word “compost ?”
(a) music
(b) small post-office
(c) manure
(d) comics
31. Ms. Greene is a character of which story ?
(a) Acceptance Speech
(b) Once Upon a Time
(c) Polythene Bag
(d) Me and the Ecology Bit
32. Mr. Williams is a character of which story ?
(a) Acceptance Speech
(b) Once Upon a Time
(c) Polythene Bag
(d) Me and the Ecology Bit
33. Mr. Jhonson is a character of which story ?
(a) Acceptance Speech
(b) Once Upon a Time
(c) Polythene Bag
(d) Me and the Ecology Bit
34. What according to the author is good for the garden?
(a) Compost
(b) Fertiliser
(c) Irrigation
(d) None of these
35. It is hard to get people to work for _____
(a) ecology
(b) well
(c) themselves
(d) education
36. Jim’s mother told him that he used up ……… watching television all the time.
(a) Time
(b) Petrol
(c) Water
(d) Electricity
37. Who says, “Go pick up that gum wrapper.” ?
(a) Jim
(b) Mrs. Greene
(c) Johnson
(d) Mr. William
38. Who does not have change to pay the author ?
(a) Mr. Williams
(b) Mrs. Greene
(c) Jim
(d) Johnson
39. Jim told Mr. Johnson that it would reduce ………… and save ecology if he did not use his car for travelling to short distances.
(a) Diesel
(b) Petrol
(c) Weight
(d) Pollution
40. Who went to the post office by car ?
(a) Mrs. Greene
(b) Jim
(c) Mr. Williams
(d) Mr. Johnson
41. Ms. Greene warns Jim that there is a law in this town about keeping dogs _____ .
(a) in the house
(b) on the board
(c) on a leash
(d) outside the house
42. Me and the ecology bit is an essay which deals with.
(a) dirtiness
(b) gardening
(c) ecology
(d) farming
43. The narrator told Mr. Williams not to burn leaves as it is ………… for the air and ecology.
(a) Good
(b) Helpful
(c) useful
(d) Bad
44. Who was using the electric mixer ?
(a) Jim
(b) Jim’s Father
(c) Jim’s Mother
(d) Ms Greene
45. Jim asked Mr. Greene to keep the old newspapers for the school _____ going children, who …………… them.
(a) burnt
(b) bought
(c) read
(d) collected
46. Jim told Mr. Johnson that it would reduce …………. and save ecology if he did not use his car for travelling to short distances.
(a) petrol
(b) pollution
(c) weight
(d) diesel
47. In “Me and the Ecology Bit”, the narrator talks about how he advises every body what they should do to protect the.
(a) elderly
(b) ecology
(c) children
(d) pedestrians
48. Jim created _____ about the environment.
(a) awareness
(b) fear
(c) nothing
(d) fantasy
49. Jim’s mother told him that he used up …………. by watching television all the time.
(a) Time
(b) Petrol
(c) Water
(d) Electricity
50. Mrs. Greene is putting her garbage out for the weekly pick up on ……..
(a) Wednesday
(b) Monday
(c) Friday
(d) Thursday
