Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 10 (SSC) · English (Second Language)
Chapter: Chapter 3 — Chapter 3: Basketful of Moonlight (Prose)
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What kind of task is presented in the story? [1]
(A) A seemingly impossible task
(B) An easy, simple task
(C) No task at all
(D) A dangerous task
2. How does the protagonist approach the task? [1]
(A) With clever, unconventional thinking
(B) By giving up immediately
(C) By ignoring the task
(D) By asking someone else to do it
3. What does the story highlight the value of? [1]
(A) Creative problem-solving
(B) Giving up easily
(C) Following rules strictly
(D) Avoiding challenges
4. What does the story encourage questioning? [1]
(A) Assumptions about impossibility
(B) Nothing in particular
(C) Only the task-giver's authority
(D) Only the protagonist's abilities
5. What does the story encourage readers to do? [1]
(A) Approach challenges with creativity
(B) Avoid all challenges
(C) Accept impossibility easily
(D) Ignore creative thinking
6. What quality does the protagonist demonstrate? [1]
(A) Wit and cleverness
(B) Laziness
(C) Fear
(D) Anger
7. What can 'moonlight in a basket' represent? [1]
(A) An impossible or challenging task
(B) A literal light source
(C) A type of food
(D) A type of currency
8. Why study this story? [1]
(A) To value creative problem-solving skills
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
9. What kind of task is presented in the story? [1]
(A) A seemingly impossible task
(B) An easy, simple task
(C) No task at all
(D) A dangerous task
10. How does the protagonist approach the task? [1]
(A) With clever, unconventional thinking
(B) By giving up immediately
(C) By ignoring the task
(D) By asking someone else to do it
11. What does the story highlight the value of? [1]
(A) Creative problem-solving
(B) Giving up easily
(C) Following rules strictly
(D) Avoiding challenges
12. What does the story encourage questioning? [1]
(A) Assumptions about impossibility
(B) Nothing in particular
(C) Only the task-giver's authority
(D) Only the protagonist's abilities
13. What does the story encourage readers to do? [1]
(A) Approach challenges with creativity
(B) Avoid all challenges
(C) Accept impossibility easily
(D) Ignore creative thinking
14. What quality does the protagonist demonstrate? [1]
(A) Wit and cleverness
(B) Laziness
(C) Fear
(D) Anger
15. What can 'moonlight in a basket' represent? [1]
(A) An impossible or challenging task
(B) A literal light source
(C) A type of food
(D) A type of currency
16. Why study this story? [1]
(A) To value creative problem-solving skills
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests