Line by line short Questions and MCQs on The Axe by PKG SIR

 

Line by line short Questions and MCQs on The Axe  by PKG SIR 

R. K Narayan

Velan was perfectly contented and happy. He demanded nothing more of life.

As far as he could see, the people in the big house too seemed to be equally at peace with life. One saw no reason why these good things should not go on and on for ever. But Death peeped around the corner. One midnight he was awakened and told that the master was dead. “What is to happen to the garden and to me? The sons are no good,” he thought at once.

And his fears proved to be not entirely groundless. The sons were no good, really. They stayed for a year more, quarrelled among themselves and went away to live in another house. A year later some other family came in as tenants. The moment they saw Velian they said,” Old gardener? Don’t be up to any tricks. We know the sort you are. We will sack you if you don’t behave yourself.” Velan found life intolerable. These people had no regard for a garden.

Fortune, however, soon favoured him. The tenants left. The house was locked up for a few years. Occasionally one of the sons of the late owner came round and inspected the garden. Gradually even this ceased. They left the keys of the house with Velan. Occasionally a prospective tenant came down, had the house opened and went away after remarking that it was in ruins. A year later another tenant came, and thern another, and then a third. No one remained for more than a few months. And then the house acquired the reputation of being haunted.

Even the owrvers dropped the practice of coming and seeing the house. Velan was very nearly the master of the house now. The keys were with him. He was also growing oldi.

When the mood seized him (about once a year) he opened the house and had the floor swept and scrubbed. But gradually he gave up this practice. He was too old to bother about these things.

Year’s and years passed without any change. It came to be known as the “Ghost House,” and people avoided it. Velan found nothing to grumble about in this state of affairs. It suited him excellently.

Answer the following questions:

1. Who was perfectly contented and happy?

2. What did Velan demand from life?

3. How did the people in the big house seem to Velan?

4. What seemed to Velan about the future of good things?

5. Who peeped around the corner?

6. When was Velan awakened?

7. What news did Velan hear at midnight?

8. What question did Velan ask himself after hearing the news?

9. What did Velan think about the master’s sons?

10. What proved Velan’s fears correct?

11. How long did the sons stay in the house?

12. What did the sons do among themselves?

13. Where did the sons go to live?

14. Who came in a year later as tenants?

15. What did the new tenants say to Velan?

16. How did Velan find his life under the tenants?

17. What had the new tenants no regard for?

18. What happened fortunately for Velan?

19. What happened to the tenants after a short time?

20. What happened to the house after the tenants left?

21. Who occasionally came and inspected the garden?

22.What gradually ceased after some time?

23. With whom did the sons leave the keys?

24. Who sometimes came to see the house as prospective buyers?

25. What did the prospective tenants say about the house?

26. How long did the new tenants usually remain?

27. What reputation did the house acquire?

28. Who stopped coming to see the house?

29. Who became nearly the master of the house?

30. What was with Velan that gave him authority?

31. What happened to Velan as years passed?

32. How often did Velan open the house?

33. What did he do when he opened the house?

34. Why did Velan stop the practice of cleaning the house?

35. What name was given to the house?

36. How did people behave towards the Ghost House?

37. What was Velan’s attitude towards this state of affairs?

38. Why did Velan find nothing to grumble about?

B. Choose the correct alternative: 

1. Velan was perfectly —

A) disturbed

B) contented

C) sorrowful

D) confused

2. Velan demanded —

A) wealth

B) more of life

C) nothing more of life

D) a new house

3. The people in the big house seemed —

A) equally at peace

B) always quarrelling

C) angry with Velan

D) careless

4. Velan saw no reason why good things —

A) should stop soon

B) should go on forever

C) should never exist

D) should fail immediately

5. Death peeped around the —

A) corner

B) garden

C) street

D) window

6. At midnight Velan was awakened to hear that —

A) the master was sick

B) the master was dead

C) the sons had left

D) the house was haunted

7. Velan’s immediate thought was about —

A) his family

B) the garden and himself

C) the villagers

D) the haunted house

8. Velan thought the sons were —

A) very good

B) no good

C) generous

D) friendly

9. How long did the sons stay after the master’s death?

A) Six months

B) One year

C) Two years

D) Ten years

10. The sons quarrelled and then —

A) went to another house

B) improved the garden

C) took care of Velan

D) repaired the Ghost House

11. The new tenants warned Velan not to —

A) work hard

B) be up to tricks

C) plant trees

D) leave the garden

12. The new tenants said they would sack Velan if he didn’t —

A) behave

B) water plants

C) stay silent

D) clean the house

13. Velan found life — under the new tenants.

A) tolerable

B) intolerable

C) peaceful

D) happy

14. The tenants had no regard for —

A) the master

B) the garden

C) the keys

D) the ghost

15. After some time the tenants —

A) stayed permanently

B) left

C) became friendly

D) repaired the house

16. The keys of the house were left with —

A) the sons

B) Velan

C) the tenants

D) the neighbours

17. Prospective tenants remarked that the house was in —

A) good shape

B) ruins

C) clean condition

D) safe hands

18. The house acquired the reputation of being —

A) lucky

B) haunted

C) well-kept

D) prosperous

19. Even the owners stopped —

A) paying Velan

B) visiting the house

C) calling tenants

D) repairing the garden

20. Velan was nearly the — of the house.

A) owner

B) master

C) tenant

D) son

21. Once a year Velan used to —

A) sleep in the house

B) open the house and clean it

C) plant new trees

D) invite tenants

22. Velan stopped cleaning the house because he was —

A) too poor

B) too old

C) too angry

D) too lazy

23. The house came to be known as the —

A) Garden House

B) Big House

C) Ghost House

D) Haunted Villa

24. People usually — the Ghost House.

A) visited

B) avoided

C) decorated

D) lived in

25. Velan found nothing to — about in this state of affairs.

A) boast

B) grumble

C) speak

D) laugh

Answer

Line by Line Short Questions with Full-Sentence Answers

1. Who was perfectly contented and happy?

Velan was perfectly contented and happy.

2. What did Velan demand from life?

Velan demanded nothing more of life.

3. How did the people in the big house seem to Velan?

The people in the big house seemed to Velan to be equally at peace with life.

4. What seemed to Velan about the future of good things?

It seemed to Velan that the good things would go on forever.

5. Who peeped around the corner?

Death peeped around the corner.

6. When was Velan awakened?

Velan was awakened at midnight.

7. What news did Velan hear at midnight?

Velan heard the news that the master was dead.

8. What question did Velan ask himself after hearing the news?

Velan asked himself what was to happen to the garden and to him.

9. What did Velan think about the master’s sons?

Velan thought that the sons were no good.

10. What proved Velan’s fears correct?

The behaviour of the sons proved Velan’s fears correct.

11. How long did the sons stay in the house?

The sons stayed in the house for one year.

12. What did the sons do among themselves?

The sons quarrelled among themselves.

13. Where did the sons go to live?

The sons went to live in another house.

14. Who came in a year later as tenants?

Some other family came in a year later as tenants.

15. What did the new tenants say to Velan?

The new tenants told Velan not to be up to any tricks.

16. How did Velan find his life under the tenants?

Velan found his life intolerable under the tenants.

17. What had the new tenants no regard for?

The new tenants had no regard for the garden.

18. What happened fortunately for Velan?

Fortunately for Velan, the tenants left.

19. What happened to the house after the tenants left?

After the tenants left, the house was locked up for a few years.

20. Who occasionally came and inspected the garden?

Occasionally, one of the sons of the late owner came and inspected the garden.

21. What gradually ceased after some time?

After some time, even the visits of the sons gradually ceased.

22. With whom did the sons leave the keys?

The sons left the keys with Velan.

23. Who sometimes came to see the house as prospective buyers?

Prospective tenants sometimes came to see the house.

24. What did the prospective tenants say about the house?

The prospective tenants said that the house was in ruins.

25. How long did the new tenants usually remain?

The new tenants usually remained for only a few months.

26. What reputation did the house acquire?

The house acquired the reputation of being haunted.

27. Who stopped coming to see the house?

Even the owners stopped coming to see the house.

28. Who became nearly the master of the house?

Velan became nearly the master of the house.

29. What was with Velan that gave him authority?

The keys of the house were with Velan, which gave him authority.

30. What happened to Velan as years passed?

As years passed, Velan grew old.

31. How often did Velan open the house?

Velan opened the house about once a year.

32. What did he do when he opened the house?

When Velan opened the house, he had the floor swept and scrubbed.

33. Why did Velan stop the practice of cleaning the house?

Velan stopped the practice of cleaning the house because he was too old.

34. What name was given to the house?

The house was given the name of the Ghost House.

35. How did people behave towards the Ghost House?

People avoided the Ghost House.

36. What was Velan’s attitude towards this state of affairs?

Velan found nothing to grumble about in this state of affairs.

37. Why did Velan find nothing to grumble about?

Velan found nothing to grumble about because the situation suited him excellently.

MCQs with Answers

1. Velan was perfectly —

✔ B) Velan was perfectly contented.

2. Velan demanded —

✔ C) Velan demanded nothing more of life.

3. The people in the big house seemed —

✔ A) The people in the big house seemed equally at peace.

4. Velan saw no reason why good things —

✔ B) Velan saw no reason why good things should go on forever.

5. Death peeped around the —

✔ A) Death peeped around the corner.

6. At midnight Velan was awakened to hear that —

✔ B) Velan was awakened to hear that the master was dead.

7. Velan’s immediate thought was about —

✔ B) Velan’s immediate thought was about the garden and himself.

8. Velan thought the sons were —

✔ B) Velan thought the sons were no good.

9. How long did the sons stay after the master’s death?

✔ B) The sons stayed for one year.

10. The sons quarrelled and then —

✔ A) The sons quarrelled and then went to another house.

11. The new tenants warned Velan not to —

✔ B) The new tenants warned Velan not to be up to tricks.

12. The new tenants said they would sack Velan if he didn’t —

✔ A) The new tenants said they would sack Velan if he didn’t behave.

13. Velan found life — under the new tenants.

✔ B) Velan found life intolerable under the new tenants.

14. The tenants had no regard for —

✔ B) The tenants had no regard for the garden.

15. After some time the tenants —

✔ B) After some time the tenants left.

16. The keys of the house were left with —

✔ B) The keys of the house were left with Velan.

17. Prospective tenants remarked that the house was in —

✔ B) Prospective tenants remarked that the house was in ruins.

18. The house acquired the reputation of being —

✔ B) The house acquired the reputation of being haunted.

19. Even the owners stopped —

✔ B) Even the owners stopped visiting the house.

20. Velan was nearly the — of the house.

✔ B) Velan was nearly the master of the house.

21. Once a year Velan used to —

✔ B) Once a year Velan used to open the house and clean it.

22. Velan stopped cleaning the house because he was —

✔ B) Velan stopped cleaning the house because he was too old.

23. The house came to be known as the —

✔ C) The house came to be known as the Ghost House.

24. People usually — the Ghost House.

✔ B) People usually avoided the Ghost House.

25. Velan found nothing to — about in this state of affairs.

✔ B) Velan found nothing to grumble about in this state of affairs.