Mr Nobody Drill: MCQs

This is easier then the cloze exercise as answers are given. The important thing to do first is to cross out all the answers that are 'remote'. Once you can cross out two of them, then the remaining two will give you a 50-50% chance of hitting the right answer.

Before we start, do put on your thinking cap.

Choose the correct answers by circling it.

1. The main theme (message) of the poem is

      a. funny happenings in the home
      b. family life
      c. a naughty child
      d. untidiness

    2. All the  poetic devices except one are used in the poem. Which one isn't?

      a.simile
      b. imagery
      c. repetition
     d. alliteration

     3. Who is responsible for 'cracking' the plates?

      a. The servant
      b. The mother
      c. Mr. Nobody
      d. Mr. Everybody

     4. Mr. Nobody has been described as

        a. amusing
        b. noisy
        c. serious
        d. tidy

    5.  Mr Nobody likes doing the following except

        a. throws the pins around
        b. closes the doors shut
        c. buttons from shirts
        d. tears books

   6.  The fire is not burning properly as the wood is

        a. wet
        b. damp
        c. dry
        d. dirty

  7.  What causes the house curtains to fade?

      a. moonlight
      b.starlight
      c.sunlight
     d.headlight

  8.  Reading the poem, we can say that Mr.Nobody likes to

      a. do homework
      b. cleans his boots
      c. walk on carpets
      d. play in the fire-place

  9. The tone of the poem is

     a. justifying
     b. accusing
     c. advising
     d. suggesting

 10. The persona in the poem is probably one of the following except

    a. a youth
    b. a boy
    c. a baby
   d. an teenager

This is much easier,right? So I would expect a 10/10 success rate here. Did we get that?

The answers are as below.

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