1. Question Bank (English)
CLASS -9TH
Book- Beehive
‘Name of the lesson’
The Snake and the Mirror By
VAIKOM MUHAMMAD BASHEER

2. REMEMBERING/MEMORY LEVEL

3. 1. What was the writer admirer of ?
A). Book B). Pictures C). Beauty D). Cobra.
2. Was he married ?
A). Yes B). No C). Trying D). Dreaming
3. Where was the writer looking into his face?
A). The glass of water B). The mirror
C). The window’s glass D). The eyes of the cobra
4. What did the writer lit up after hearing the noise above?
A). The lamp B). The bundle of logs C). The grass D). The beedi
5. Did the doctor want to get married with a woman doctor who has a plenty of money and a good medical health?
A). Yes B). Not yet decided
C). He wants to get married a lady teacher D). No

4. 6. What did the writer do when the snake landed on his shoulder?
A). Jumped B). Trembled C). Cried out D). Did nothing
7. Where did the snake coiled around?
A). The neck B). The leg C). The left arm D). The mirror.
8. How far was the snakes head from the writer’s face?
A). Three or four inches B). One or two inches
C). Five or six inches D). Seven or eight inches.
9. By which was the room surrounded?
A). Snakes B). Mangoos C). People D). Darkness.
10. Was the medicine available in the room if the snake would strike the doctor?
A). Yes B). Forget
C). No D). Thinking for a miracle to be happened .

5. 11. What did the snake see into the mirror?
A). His reflection B). The writer’s reflection
C). Another snake’s reflection D). A mangoos reflection.
12. What did happen to the writer do when the snake slithered into his lap and from there crept onto the label and moved towards the mirror?
A). He died B). He cried and gathered all the people there
C). He went out of the room D). He felt about the God.
13. Who did remove most of the things from his room?
A). Some thief B). Snake C). Neighbors D). His friends
14. Was the snake seen again there?
A). Yes B). No C). Sometimes D). Now and then

6. 15. Was the house electrified?
A). Still in progress B). Yes
C). Completely electrified D). No
16. What set up had ‘I’ in the second passage?
A). Teaching B). Learning
C). Medical practice D). Engineering
17. How much money he has in his suitcase?
A). Rs. 10. B). Rs. 60. C). Rs. 50. D). Rs. 00.
18. What were the clothes he wear?
A). Shirt B). Dhoti
C). Black coat D). All of these
19. How much windows did he open?
A). One B). None C). Two D). All

7. 20. What was the traffic on the beam?
A). Rats’ B). Cobra
C). Snakes D). Mangoos
21. Where did he sit after going back from the veranda?
A). On the bed B). On the carpet
C). On the chair D). On the table.
22. What did he took out from the box?
A). A cane B). A lamp
C). A book D). A comb.
23. What were the things on the table?
A). Book B). Mirror and the comb
C). Lamp D). Mirror, comb, book and lamp

8. UNDERSTANDING

9. 1. If a snakes bites, is it always dangerous ?
Describe in your own words.
2. What for a mirror is mend? How do you use that?
3. Was it write to leave the house after the frightening of the snake?

10. Reflective

11. 1. Do you think it was the right decision to fled away from the house when the snake wriggled out.
2. The doctor was an admirer of the beauty. What did he want to add to look more handsome?
The doctor was used to smoke. Was it due to his need or for showing a style?

12. ANALYSIS

13. 1. The doctor being a young fellow wants to look handsome
1.The doctor being a young fellow wants to look handsome. Do you agreed to all the beauty tips used by him?
2. Are aal the snakes poissionous?
3. Why has the thief been entered in the doctor’s room?

14. SYNTHESIS

15. Explain how were both the doctor and the
snake attractive to their beauty?
2. What can the doctor do if he wanted to be
free from the snake’s fear?
3. What will you do if you were be in place of the doctor in such a furious situation?

16. cREATIVE

17. Make a sequenced list of the happenings in “The Snake and the Mirror”.
Make a list of different kinds of the snakes. And list out whether they are poisonous or not?
Have you ever thought of looking handsome? What had you liked to add to look more handsome?
What qualities would you like to have in your life partner?
What are the merits and the demerits of smoking. List out them all with the examples you find.

18. Prepared by: 1. Sh. Neeraj Kumar Mahajan, Lect.(Eng.) DIET, Shimla
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2. Sh. Kedar Singh Suryavanshi, T.G.T. (arts), G.S.S.S.Haripurdhar (Sirmour)
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3. Sh. Roshan Lal, T.G.T. (arts), G.S.S.S.Suin Surhar (Bilaspur)
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4. Sh. Naveen Singh, T.G.T. (arts), G.S.S.S.Rehlu(Kangra)
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5. Sh. Rakesh Kumar, T.G.T. (arts), G.H.S.Samleiu(Chamba6.)
Mob.N Kedar Singh
6. Sh. Joginder Paul, T.G.T. (arts), G.S.S.S.Sikroha(Bilaspur)
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7. Sh. Vivek T.G.T. (arts), G.S.S.S.Keylong (Lahaul & Spiti)
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8. Sh. KN Delta TGT (Arts) GMS Bangora Arki (Solan) Mob. No com