{MCQ} The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - A Sherlock Holmes Mystery

 

The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Sherlock Holmes

- Arthur Conan Doyle. 

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle" by Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes solves a fascinating mystery involving a missing gemstone, a goose, and a series of unexpected events. Holmes and Dr. Watson follow a trail of clues to uncover the truth behind a stolen blue carbuncle, all while demonstrating Holmes' incredible skills of observation and deduction. This classic story is filled with suspense and clever twists, making it a perfect example of why Sherlock Holmes is the world’s greatest detective. In this blog post, we’ll dive into the key details of the story and provide multiple-choice questions to test your understanding.

MCQ from The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle - Class VII

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", Dr. Watson was amazed when Sherlock Holmes was able to deduce several facts about a man by examining which item?

 a) An envelope

 b) A snow globe

 c) The man's hat

 d) The man's dentures

What had caused Henry Baker to lose his goose in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"?

 a) He had accidentally left it on the train.

 b) He had it in a bag that was mixed up with another commuter's bag.

 c) It was stolen from him on the bus.

 d) He had dropped it after being attacked by a group of hoodlums.

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", Commissionaire Peterson's wife found the blue carbuncle in a goose. What was the blue carbuncle?

 a) A gemstone

 b) A rare stamp

 c) name of a goose

 d) A costly hat

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", who had been arrested for the theft of the blue carbuncle?

a)  A bicycle repairman

b) A poultry salesman

c) A plumber

d) A maid

How did Henry Baker obtain the goose in "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle"?

a) He stole it.

b) He bought it at a market.

c) He had captured it after it escaped from a farm and was allowed to keep it.

d) He had made monthly contributions to a Christmas goose club.

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", Sherlock Holmes met another man who had been inquiring about a goose at Mr. Breckinridge's shop. Who was he?

a) A hotel employee

b) A surgeon

c) A tailor

d) A priest

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", Sherlock Holmes discovers that Mr. Breckinridge had received the geese from a poultry. To whom it belong to? (Mrs. Oakshott of Brixton Road. Who was she?)

a) James Ryder's sister

b) The plumber's wife

c) Henry Baker's daughter

d) The commissionaire's wife

In "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", how did the blue carbuncle end up inside the goose?

a) It had been surgically implanted in the goose.

b) Mr Ryder's was using the geese to smuggle stolen property.

c) James Ryder had pushed it down the goose's throat to hide it.

d) The goose ate it when Henry Baker dropped it.

After Sherlock Holmes solved "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle", what happened to the thief?

a) He hit Holmes over the head and escaped.

b) Holmes let him go.

c) Holmes took him to the police station.

d) He was hit by a carriage and died.

What was one of the themes of the "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle?"

a) Love

b) Forgiveness

c) Fear

d) Technology

Who is the real thief of the Blue Carbuncle?

a) Henry Baker

b) James Ryder

c) Horner

d) Holmes

Henry Baker bought a goose from-

a) Sherlock Holmes.

b) the butcher.

c) Alpha Inn

d) the grocery store.

The policeman brought the jewel to Sherlock Holmes and asked him to

a) sell the jewel.

b) find out who the goose belonged to.

c) hide the jewel.

d) get him another goose.

When Sherlock spoke to Henry Baker, he realized that Henry

a) stole the stone.

b) stole the goose.

c) was lying.

d) didn't know anything about the jewel in the goose.

James Ryder was - 

a) a clerk at the hotel where the jewel was stolen.

b) the owner of the jewel.

c) Sherlock's best friend.

d) the policeman.

When James Ryder hid the jewel in the goose,

a) he knew Henry Baker would buy the goose.

b) he didn't know the goose was going to be sold.

c) he knew the policeman would cook the goose.

d) he knew the goose would fly away.

In Arthur Conan Doyle's The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, which of the following does Holmes ask Watson to do?

a) Examine the hat and offer a few observations

b) Use the hat as bait by setting it out on the street at midnight

c) Hide the hat before the owner comes looking for

d) Try the hat on to determine that it does not belong to him

Who brings Sherlock a goose and a hat?

a) Dr Watson

b) Peterson, the police officer

c) Mr Henry Baker

d) Peterson, the commissioner

How did Peterson got both objects?

a) He found them on the street

b) After a fight on the street

c) A man gave them to him

d) Under the Christmas tree

What was printed upon a small card tied to the goose?

a) H.B.

b) Peterson

c) Merry Christmas

d) For Mrs Henry Baker

Peterson was left with the goose and the hat because 

a) everyone had run away from the scene.

b) no one wanted the goose.

c) many police gathered there

d) none of these

“I must be very stupid, Holmes, for I’m quite unable to follow you.” - it implies that -

a) Watson couldn’t understand what Holms said.

b) couldn’t follow Holms because he was too fast.

c) didn’t understand how Holmes came to his conclusions.

d) realized that Holmes was very clever

Ryder had stolen the gem and __________________.

a) then got scared.

b) run to the goose seller.

c) then blamed the plumber.

d) chased Mr Baker to get the goose.

Where was the goose bought from?

A. Covent Garden Market

B. The Alpha Inn

C. The Baker Street Market

D. The Blue Carbuncle Shop

Who is the owner of the lost hat and goose?

A. John Horner

B. Henry Baker

C. James Ryder

D. Mrs. Oakshott

Who is accused of stealing the blue carbuncle?

A. John Horner

B. James Ryder

C. Henry Baker

D. Peterson

What did Henry Baker do after losing his hat and goose?

A. He went to the police.

B. He placed an advertisement in the newspaper.

C. He did nothing.

D. He asked Sherlock Holmes for help.

Why does Holmes decide to let the thief go?

A. He believes the thief is innocent.

B. He feels the thief has learned his lesson.

C. He wants to track the thief to a bigger crime ring.

D. He is paid off by the thief.

What was the name of the hotel where the Countess of Morcar was staying?

A) The Northumberland Hotel

B) Alpha Inn

C) Hotel Cosmopolitan

D) The Langham Hotel

Whom did the blue carbuncle belong to?

a) The King of Prussia

b) The Countess of Morcar

c) Sherlock Holmes

d) Henry Baker

When did Watson visit Holmes?

a) Christmas morning

b) 31st morning

c) one morning before Christmas

d) one morning after Christmas

Holmes deducted the man is intellectual because:

a) The hat was of the best quality

b) the hat was old but still usable

c) The size of the hat

d) he has recently cut his hair

Where did Holmes put the advertisement?

a) evening newspapers

b) weekly magazine

c) morning newspaper

d) police bulletin board

When did Peterson find the goose?

a) one morning before Christmas

b) one morning after Christmas

c) 24th December morning

d) Christmas evening

What was written on the lining of the hat?

a) Henry Baker

b) Mr Henry Baker

c) HB

d) Mrs Henry Baker

The man's hair is

a) recently cut grizzled hair

b) oily hair

c) long and curly

d) recently cut brown hair

How did Holmes deduce that the man's wife ceased to love him?

a) His wife sent him to buy the goose

b) Holmes knew his wife

c) Peterson told Holmes

d) hat has not been brushed for weeks.

The reward offered for the lost blue carbuncle was-

a) 1000 pounds 

b) 12000 pounds

c) pounds

d) 100 pounds

From where the gem was lost?

a) Hotel Cosmopolitan

b) Alpha Inn

c) Convent Garden Market

d) open market

Alpha Inn located near-

a) the police station

b) baker street

c) poultry

d) museum

Who gave testify against John Horner?

a) Peterson

b) James Ryder

c) Countess

d) the maid

Who was James Ryder?

a) Friend of Henry Baker

b) works at Breckinridge

c) attendant of the hotel Cosmopolitan

d) attendant of the alpha inn

Who was John Horner?

a) attendant of the hotel Cosmopolitan

b) attendant of the Alpha Inn

c) Friend of Henry Baker

d) Plumber of  the hotel Cosmopolitan

From where Henry Baker brought his goose?

a) Alpha Inn

b) Breckinridge's shop

c) Convent Garden Market

d) Hotel Cosmopolitan

From whom Alpha Inn brought the goose?

a) a salesman in Covent Garden

b) John Horner

c) Henry Baker

d) attendant of the hotel Cosmopolitan

What was the name of the salesman in Covent Garden from whom Alpha Inn brought the geese?

a) John Horner

b) Henry Baker

c) Breckinridge

d) Peterson

What name James Rider said to Holmes when he asked his name?

a) John Robinson

b) David Peterson

c) Robinson Crusoe

d) James Horner

Who told James Ryder about the gem?

a) Catherine Cusack 

b) John Horner

c) Henry Baker

d) Holms

Who was Catherine Cusack?

a) James Ryder's sister

b) attendant of the hotel Cosmopolitan

c) worker in a poultry

d) Her ladyship's waiting-maid

What is the name of James Ryder's friend who knows about getting rid of stolen items?

a) Horner

b) Maudsley

c) Henry

d) Robinson

Who promised to give a goose as Christmas present to James Ryder?

a) Countess

b) Catherine Cusack

c) his sister

d) Mrs Henry Baker

How was the goose look like?

a) white colour with the barred tail, right in the middle of the flock

b) grey colour with the barred tail

c) totally white colour

d) none of these

Who was the dealer to whom James Rider's sister sent her goose to?

a) Breckinridge, of Hotel Cosmopolitan

b) James Horner, of Hotel Cosmopolitan

c) Breckinridge, of Alpha Inn

d) Breckinridge, of Covent Garden

Poem 'On a Bicycle' MCQ for Class 8

On a Bicycle Poem by Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko 

Question-Answer

Poem On a Bicycle MCQ for Class VIII

1. In the poem, what does the poet mean by "two-wheel friend"?

a) his friend who has a cycle

b) his own cycle

c) his friend with whom he rides bicycle

d) the friend who sits behind the poet on his bicycle

2. When the poet gets out with his two-wheel friend?

a) in the morning

b) in the evening

c) at dawn

d) at dusk

3. How poet's mother warns him?

a) shouting

b) shaking

c) scared

d) whispering

4. Where is poet's mother when he goes out?

a) on the kitchen

b) in bed

c) in the bathroom

d) in the garden

5. When the poet pat on the bicycle, it

a) will bounce back

b) flatten

c) will move fast

d) the tyres will drop

6. What was poet's mother's instruction for the poet?

a) do not go out

b) do not go out so early

c) do not ride cycle

d) do not make clattering sound

7. Who leans out and yells out when the poet mounts his cycle?

a) the passer-by

b) his mother

c) his friends

d) the lorry drivers

8. The word "swoop" means -

a) sound of eating

b) sound of bicycle

c) to move rapidly

d) to ride bicycle

9. "uphill" means -

a) towards the top of a hill

b) towards the bottom of a hill

c) upwards  of a road

d) none

10. The drivers are mad at him because -

a) he threw slangs at them

b) He overtakes them

c) he rides so slowly

d) he doesn't let them pass

11. Poet rides his friend in -

a) a good way

b) less dangerous way

c) in terrible fashion

d) uncomfortable manner

12. The rider overtakes a lorry in -

a) stunt

b) single swoop

c) riding on one wheel

d) none of these

ANSWER: 

1. b) his own cycle
2. c) at dawn
3. a) shouting
4. b) in bed
5. a) will bounce back
6. d) do not make clattering sound
7. d) the lorry drivers
8. c) to move rapidly
9. a) towards the top of a hill
10. b) He overtakes them
11. c) in terrible fashion
12. b) single swoop

Subject-Verb Argument Exercise Worksheet

Subject-Verb Argument Worksheet

Exercise 

1. Anita and her brothers (is, are) at school.
2. Either my mother or my father (is, are) coming to the gathering.
3. The dog or the cats (is, are) outside.
4. Either my socks or your coat (is, are) always on the floor.
5. Gargi and Tamanna (doesn't, don't) want to see that movie.
6. Beni (doesn't, don't) know the answer.
7. One of my sisters (is, are) going on a trip to America.
8. The man with all the birds (live, lives) on the corner.
9. The movie, including all the songs, (take, takes) about two hours to watch.
10. The players, as well as their captain, (want, wants) to win.
11. Either answer (is, are) acceptable.
12. Every one of those books (is, are) fiction.
13. Nobody (know, knows) the trouble I've seen.
14. (Is, Are) the news on at five or six?
15. Mathematics (is, are) Ritu's favourite subject, while Civics (is, are) Gitu's favourite subject.
16. Eight dollars (is, are) the price of a movie these days.
17. (Is, Are) the tweezers in this drawer?
18. Your pants (is, are) at the cleaner's.
19. There (was, were) fifteen candies in that bag. Now there (is, are) only one left!
20. The committee (debates, debate) these questions carefully.
21. The committee members (leads, lead) very different lives in private.
22. The Prime Minister, together with his wife, (greets, greet) the press cordially.
23. All of the CDs, even the scratched one, (is, are) in this case.
24. Each of the girls ____ her own dress. (has/have)
25. Five miles____ long distance. (is/are)
26. Many a man ____ tried hard to climb the treacherous mountain range. ( have/has)
27. The furniture of the house ____ quite impressive. (is/are)
28. Few students ______ coming to the party. (is, are)
29. Ela, my childhood friend ____ leaving for Delhi next month. (is/are)
30. Most of my friends _____ school students. (is/are)
31. The level of pain tolerance ____ from person to person. (vary/varies)
32. Either Tina or Rohit ____ telling lies. (is/are)
33. A number of people _____reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from the tubewell. (was/were)
34. The government ____ criticised by the Supreme Court for their actions. (was/were)
35. No one ____ a greater collection of books than my friend Reeshav. (has / have)
36. Somebody ____ waiting at the door for you. (is / are)
37. Two ____ ago, here is the place where the accident took place. (year/years)
38. Fast food, like burgers and street food, ____ harmful to our health. (is/are)
39. All the students ____ excited to visit the museum after school. (is/are)
40. Neither Jessica nor her family ____ Hindi. (speaks/speak)
41. Either Rose or Rimi ____ broken the glass. (has/have)
42. If anybody _____ for me, do let me know. (calls/call)
43. The plumber, along with his helper ____, expected to come soon. (is/are)
44. Several neighbours _____ complained about the loud sound coming from that house. (has/have)
45. Neither Penny nor Amy ____ went to work. (has/have)
46. The Olympics ____ held every four years. (is/are)
47. The people ___ lived without electricity for many years. (has/have)
48. The cat _____ chasing the rat. (is/are)
49. Everyone in the telecom focus group (has/have) experienced problems with cell phones.
50. Your friendship over the years and your support (has/have) meant a great deal to us.
51. Hamilton Family Center, a shelter for teenage runaways in San Francisco, (offers/offer) a wide variety of services.
52. The main source of income for Trinidad (is/are) oil and pitch.
53. The chances of your being promoted (is/are) excellent.
54. There (was/were) a Pokémon card stuck to the refrigerator.
55. Neither the professor nor his assistants (was/were) able to solve the mystery of the eerie glow in the laboratory.
56. Many hours at the driving range (has/have) led us to design golf balls with GPS locators in them.
57. Discovered in the soil of our city garden (was/were) a button dating from the Civil War dating from the turn of the century.
58. Every year, during the midsummer festival, the smoke of village bonfires (fills/fill) the sky.
59. The story performers (was/were) surrounded by children and adults eager to see magical tales.
60. One of the main reasons for elephant poaching are the profits received from selling the ivory tusks.
61. Not until my interview with Dr. Chandra (was/were) other possibilities opened to me.
62. Batik cloth from Bali, blue and white ceramics from Cambodia, and a bocce ball from Turin (has/have) made Hannah’s room the talk of the dorm.
63. The board of directors, ignoring the wishes of the neighbourhood, (has/have) voted to
64. allow further development.
65. Measles (is/are) a contagious childhood disease.
66. The presence of certain bacteria in our bodies (is/are) one of the factors that determines our overall health.
67. Lity is the only one of the many applicants who (has/have) the ability to step into this job.
68. Neither the explorer nor his companions (was/were) ever seen again.
69. The rhythm of the pounding waves (is/are) calming
70. All of the dogs in the neighborhood (were/was) barking.
71. A high tax, not to mention unemployment, (influence/influences) votes.
72. My friends and my mother (like/likes) each other
73. The team and the band (was/were) on the field
74. Building a good marriage and building a good log fire (is/are) similar in many ways.
75. Billu or Mohan (write/writes) to us regularly.
76. Neither Sima nor Tina (is/are) excluded from the meeting
77. Either Partha or Tuhin (was/were) asked to lead the meeting.
78. Neither the basket nor the apples (was/were) expensive.
79. Neither the apples nor the basket (was/were) expensive
80. Either Monisha or you (was/were) late for class.
81. Either you or Monalisa (was/were) late for class
82. Hardest hit by the high temperatures and the drought (was/were) the farmers.
83. Neither of them (like/likes) going to the show.
84. Each of them (has/have) a good seat.
85. Everybody in the class (has/have) tickets.
86. Every silver knife, fork, and spoon (has/have) to be counted.
87. Each cat and each dog (has/have) its own toy.
88. The committee (is/are) meeting today.
89. Ten million gallons of oil (is/are) a lot of oil.
90. The jury (vote/votes) today.
91. The number (is/are) very small.
92. A number of students (was/were) absent.
93. Ten million gallons of oil (was/were) spilled.
94. The majonty of us (is/are) in favor.
95. Statistics (is/are) an interesting subject. Statistics is/are often misleading.
96. The sheep (stray/ strays) when the gate is left open Sheep (stray/strays) when the gate is left open.
97. Each of the boys ------------- (has/have) his school uniform.
98. Fifteen steps ---------------------- (is/are) a small achievement. 
99. The furniture of the hotel ----------------- (is/are) quite expensive.
100. Few students --------------- (is/are) coming to the trip.
101. My childhood friends ---------------- (is/are) leaving for Mumbai next year.
102. Most of my friends ------------ (is/are) social workers.
103. The level of tolerance to pain --------------- (vary/varies) from person to person.
104. Either Rinu or Rokeya -------------- (is/are) telling lies.
105. Several students ----------- (was/were) reported to have fallen sick after drinking the water from a tap. 
106. The government -----------(was/were) criticized by the Journalists for their actions. 
107. No one ------------ (has/have) a greater collection of books than by friend, Riya.
108. Neither Joshi nor his family ---------------- (speak/speaks) English.
109. Either Rose or Joel ------------------ (has/have) broken the glass.
110. Neither of the balls-----------------(has/have) any air.
111. Either the lady or the man ----------------- (is/are) going to the market.
112. Neither the boys or the girls -------------------- (was/were) allowed in the class.
113. Neither the chairs nor the table ------------------- (is/are) expensive.
114. Neither the cups not the plates ------------------- (was/were) washed.
115. Neither of them ----------------- (swims/swim) very far.
116. Either the workers or the boss -------------- (deliver/delivers) the grocery. 
117. Everybody ---------------- (was/were) on time for classes.
118. Nobody in the class ----------- (knows/know) the correct answer. 
119. Neither of the men ------------------- (has/have) a pet.
120. Either the siren or my watch -------------- (is/are) incorrect.
121. Neither her sisters or her brother -------------------(goes/go) to school.
122. Flocks of birds ------------- (is/are) perched on the tree.
123. Fifty dollars ------------ (was/were)  on the floor.
124. Measles -------------------- (is/are) a very common disease.
125. The boy along with his friends ------------- (was/were) at the cinema.
126. Monkeys as well as crocodiles ---------------- (was/were) found at the zoo.
127. Malay together with her brothers ------------------- (was/were) absent from school.
128. A lot of children ----------------- (was/were) wearing their gym clothes.
129. Most of my life ----------------- (was/were) spent studying.
130. Some of the students ------------ (is/are) gone home.
131. My family with all my crazy cousins always --------------- (walk/walks) to the store.
132. The mother duck including all her ducklings ----------------- (walk/walks) to the pond.
133. Some of the cake ---------------- (is/are) gone.
134. Ten pounds of chocolate ------------------ (is/are) too much to eat at once.

Gulliver Travels - A Voyage to Lilliput MCQ for class VII

Gulliver's Travels - Chapter 1: A Voyage to Lilliput by Jonathan Swift

A Voyage to Lilliput Question and Answer

Here the MCQ from Jonathan Swift's 'A Voyage to Lilliput' class 7 text:

1. When did Gulliver wake up?

a) at night

b) just day light

c) just evening

d) midday

2. Gulliver was lying on his -

a) back

b) left side

c) right side

d) chest

3. He could not stir because -

a) his limbs were sore

b) he was in pain

c) his arms and legs are fastened

d) he was asked not to

4. He could only look -

a) left side

b) on the sea side

c) upwards

d) nowhere

5. The humans on his body are -

a) two inches high

b) six inches high

c) five inches high

d) more than six inches high

6. The man on his chest were carrying -

a) bow and arrows

b) swords

c) fire

d) none of these

7. The man on his chest went back because of -

a) Gulliver's roar

b) Gulliver's approached them using his hands

c) King's order

d) Gulliver's body shook

8. The Lilliputians shouted saying -

a) Hekena degul

b) Hakinah degul

c) Hikinah digul

d) Hekinah degul

9. Gulliver first managed to lose his -

a) left leg

b) left arm

c) right leg

d) right arm

10. 'quiver' means -

a) shiver

b) thing used to bind

c) where arrows are kept

d) none of these

11. Gulliver loosen the string that tied down his hair resulting -

a) he ate Lilliputians

b) he can see the sea

c) he can grab the creature

d) he can move his head a little

12. Later Gulliver could move his head -

a) about 1 inch

b) about 2 inches

c) about 3 inches

d) about 1/2 inch

13. With the shouting of ------------, they threw arrows.

a) Tolgo phonac

b) Tologo phonax

c) Hekenah degul

d) Hekenah degel

14. Arrow picked Gulliver like - 

a) screw

b) neddles

c) mosquito bite

d) sharp teeth

15. Gulliver managed to shield his face from arrows using -

a) face mask

b) his left arm

c) his right arm

d) his coat

16. The volley of arrows did not pierce Gulliver on sides because of his -

a) arm

b) black jacket

c) head

d) buff jerkin

17. The word 'prudent' means -

a) sensible decisions

b) carelessness

c) arrogant

d) approximate

18. The Lilliputians stopped their arrows when Gulliver 

a) grabbed them

b) stopped them

c) stopped moving

d) great lord came

19.  Gulliver planned to set free at -

a) the evening

b) the dawn

c) the night

d) when they will stop

20. The stage they made to reach Gulliver was-

a) a foot height

b) 2 foot height

c) one and half foot height

d) two and half foot height

21. Gulliver replied to the great lord in -

a) submissive manner

b) serious manner

c) lofty manner

d) careful manner

22. Several  ladders applied beside Gulliver to -

a) give him speech

b) give him pain

c) give him food

d) give him poison

23. Lilliputians astonished by Gulliver's - 

a) silence

b) bulk and appetite

c) buff jerkin

d) power

24. As a drink, they offered Gulliver -

a) water

b) sea water

c) whiskey

d) wine

25. They brought drink in the Gulliver -

a) barrels

b) jugs

c) buckets

d) ponds

26. They did not give more drink to Gulliver after times because -

a) they are end of drink

b) they refuse to give it to a stranger

c) They drank those themselves

d) the lord forbade them

Let's check out the answers of A Voyage to Lilliput MCQ:

1. b) just day light

2. a) back

3. c) his arms and legs are fastened

4. c) upwards

5. b) six inches high

6. a) bow and arrows

7. a) Gulliver's roar

8. d) Hekinah Degul 

9. b) left arm

10. c) where arrows are kept

11. d) he can move his head a little

12. b) about 2 inches

13. a) Tolgo phonac

14. b) needles

15. b) his left arm

16. d) buff jerkin

17. a) sensible decisions

18. c) stopped moving

19. c) at night

20. c) one and half foot height

21. a) submissive manner

22. c) give him food

23. b) bulk and appetite

24. c) whiskey

25. a) barrels

26. a) they are end of drink