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Unit 4: The Attic / The Ant and the Cricket / The Aged Mother — Online MCQ Test

Q: What was the estimated price given by the jeweller for the silver medal retrieved from the attic in the story 'The Attic'?

Answer: B. Rs. 150 — The jeweller evaluated the silver medal retrieved by Aditya from the attic to be worth 150 rupees.

Q: In the poem 'The Ant and the Cricket', what answer does the ant give when the starving cricket asks for help?

Answer: A. To dance the winter away — The ant tells the cricket to go and 'dance the winter away' since he spent the summer singing instead of gathering food.

ENGLISH · CLASS 10th · Tamil Nadu State Board

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Unit 4: The Attic / The Ant and the Cricket / The Aged Mother — Important Questions & Answers (FAQ)

Frequently asked questions from Tamil Nadu State Board CLASS 10th ENGLISH — Unit 4: The Attic / The Ant and the Cricket / The Aged Mother, with answers and explanations. These are sample questions; the exam has its own separate question set.

What was the estimated price given by the jeweller for the silver medal retrieved from the attic in the story 'The Attic'?

A. Rs. 100
B. Rs. 150 ✓
C. Rs. 200
D. Rs. 250

Answer: B. Rs. 150
The jeweller evaluated the silver medal retrieved by Aditya from the attic to be worth 150 rupees.

In the poem 'The Ant and the Cricket', what answer does the ant give when the starving cricket asks for help?

A. To dance the winter away ✓
B. To borrow food from a neighbour
C. To return when summer arrives
D. To work in the anthill

Answer: A. To dance the winter away
The ant tells the cricket to go and 'dance the winter away' since he spent the summer singing instead of gathering food.

How did the aged mother ensure that her son could find his way back down the mountain safely?

A. She tied a red cloth to the tree trunks
B. She snapped twigs and dropped them along the path ✓
C. She left a trail of grains of rice
D. She placed glowing lanterns along the trail

Answer: B. She snapped twigs and dropped them along the path
As her son carried her up Mount Obatsuyama, the thoughtful mother broke twigs off trees and dropped them quietly to mark the path back.

In the poem 'The Ant and the Cricket', what does the poet imply by the statement, 'Some crickets have four legs, and some have two'?

A. Some crickets are born with physical defects
B. Human beings who fail to plan for the future are like the foolish cricket ✓
C. Ants are two-legged insects compared to four-legged crickets
D. Insects lose their legs in extreme winter weather

Answer: B. Human beings who fail to plan for the future are like the foolish cricket
The poet metaphorically compares two-legged humans who are lazy and neglectful of their future to the four-legged foolish cricket.

A student spends all his time playing video games throughout the academic term and begs his classmate for notes right before the examination, but gets turned away. Which lesson from Unit 4 best parallels this situation?

A. The Aged Mother - demonstrating that elders give wise advice
B. The Attic - showing that past mistakes cannot be erased
C. The Ant and the Cricket - highlighting the consequences of foolish complacency and lack of foresight ✓
D. The Attic - showing the importance of monetary evaluation

Answer: C. The Ant and the Cricket - highlighting the consequences of foolish complacency and lack of foresight
The scenario reflects 'The Ant and the Cricket', where spending time in pleasure without planning for the future leads to hardship and rejection.

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