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English CBSE Class 10 NCERT Footprints Without Feet Chapter 7 The Necklace Free Solution of Extra Questions and Answers – Extract Based Questions Short Answer Questions Long Answer Questions and Value Based Questions

THE NECKLACE

(Extra Questions)

 

Multiple Choice Questions 

(i) Based on the extract, please classify following as fact and opinion.

1. She thought that she deserved more than she presently had.

2. Money and luxurious life style would have made her happy.

3. She married a person who did not hold high rank in his office.

4. Happiness cannot be derived from possessions.

(a) F – 1,2 and O – 3,4

(b) F – 2,4 and O – 1,3

(c) F – 1,3 and O – 2,4

(d) F – 3,4 and O – 1,2

Answer: (c)

 

(ii) Please read following sentences and based on the extract select the correct option

Statement 1: Her house was not to her liking.

Statement 2: Her husband was not respected in the society.

(a) Statement 1 alone can be inferred

(b) None of the statements can be inferred

(c) Both statements can be inferred

(d) Statement 2 can be inferred but statement 1 cannot be inferred

Answer: (a)

 

(iii) A word ‘delicacies’ has been used in the extract. Which of the following word can be used in its place?

(a) tasty

(b) pleasing

(c) elegance

(d) expensive

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) Which of the following has not been explained in the extract?

(a) She was not happy with her house.

(b) She was not happy with her financial status.

(c) She was not happy with status of her husband.

(d) She was not happy with her looks.

Answer: (d)

 

(iv) ‘She suffered from the poverty of her apartment, the shabby walls and the worn chairs.’ Which of the following sentence does not use the word ‘worn’ in the same manner as used in this sentence?

(a) These houses are looking rather worn.

(b) Priya had worn clothes that were not suitable for the occasion.

(c) The collar of shirt has worn thin hence needs to be replaced.

(d) Please use steel wires to replace worn strings.

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Which of the following she had?

(a) dowry

(b) hopes

(c) worn out chairs

(d) all he above

Answer: (c)

 

(vi) Which of the following feelings ‘she’ did not have?

1. she wanted to get married by a rich man

2. she was unhappy

3. she liked her possessions

4. she suffered incessantly

5. she tried to be satisfied

(a) 1 and 2

(b) 2 and 3

(c) 3 and 4

(d) 3 and 5

Answer: (d)

 

(vii) Which of the following is true about her house?

(a) it was poor

(b) it had shabby walls

(c) it had worn out furniture

(d) all the above

Answer: (d)

 

(viii) Which word in the extract mean ‘non-stop’?

(a) allowed

(b) incessantly

(c) shabby

(d) delicacies

Answer: (b)

 

(ix) According to extract, classify following as fact or opinion

1. She married a petty clerk.

2. Had she delayed her marriage, she could have married a rich person

3. Her apartment had shabby walls

4. She thought she deserved all the luxuries of the world.

(a) F – 1, 2 and O – 3,4

(b) F – 2,3 and O – 1,4

(c) F – 1, 3 and O- 2, 4

(d) F – 2,4 and O – 1, 3

Answer: (c)

 

 

(i) Based on the extract, please classify following as fact and opinion.

1. Matilda was not sure about the money she should ask for.

2. There was no reason for Matilda to hesitate.

3. ‘He’ wanted to buy a costume that was quite simple as well.

4. When one does not know exact price, people tend to ask for more.

(a) F – 1,2 and O – 3,4

(b) F – 2,4 and O – 1,3

(c) F – 1,3 and O – 2,4

(d) F – 3,4 and O – 1,2,

Answer: (c)

 

(ii) Which of the following word as used in the extract means ‘thought’?

(a) answered

(b) frightened

(c) reflected

(d) refusal

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) Which of the following was not a consideration for ‘he’ about the costume?

(a) Cost

(b) Simplicity

(c) Elegance

(d) Versatility

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) Please read following statements and based on the extract select the correct option.

Statement 1 – ‘He’ did not want to buy a costly costume.

Statement 2 – Matilda did not want to surprise ‘he’ about cost of costume.

(a) Statement 1 alone is true.

(b) Statement 2 alone is true.

(c) Both statements are true

(d) Both statements are false

Answer: (b)

 

(v) Which of the following cannot be inferred from the extract?

(a) Matilda was facing a dilemma.

(b) ‘He’ wanted to buy a costume for Matilda.

(c) Matilda did not have a good costume with her.

(d) Matilda had an opinion that ‘he’ was likely to agree for a costume that could cost four hundred francs

Answer: (c)

 

(i) Based on the extract, please classify following as fact and opinion.

1. Mme Forestier trusted her friend.

2. ‘She’ was indecisive in selecting an ornament for her.

3. Mme Forestier should have helped her friend in selection of jewels.

4. If a good jewel is seen, one would select it.

(a) F – 1,2,4 and O – 3

(b) F – 2,3 and O – 1,4

(c) F – 1,2 and O – 3,4

(d) F – 2,4 and O – 1,3

Answer: (c)

 

(ii) Which of the following word best describes emotional condition of ‘she’ while selecting a jewel for her?

(a) Careful

(b) Elegant

(c) Choosy

(d) Negligent

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) Which of the following word as used in the extract means ‘narrated’?

(a) tried

(b) hesitated

(c) related

(d) opened

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) Which of the following would be best title of the above extract?

(a) Choose less and feel better

(b) Too many cooks spoil the broth

(c) The choices we make determine our destiny

(d) Too many choices may lead to no choice.

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Please read following sentences and based on the extract select the correct option

Statement 1: ‘She’ expected that Mme Forestier would have more jewels.

Statement 2: ‘She’ checked suitability of jewels in a mirror.

(a) Statement 1 alone can be inferred

(b) None of the statements can be inferred

(c) Both statements can be inferred

(d) Statement 2 can be inferred but statement 1 cannot be inferred

Answer: (c)

 

 

(i) Why did they walk to a good distance in the street?

(a) They liked walking

(b) The weather was very pleasant

(c) They could not hire a carriage from nearby location

(d) They were young and energetic

Answer: (c)

 

(ii) Please read following sentences and based on the information provided in the extract, select the correct option.

Statement 1: During night, usually a different type of carriage is found in Paris.

Statement 2:  Once at home, ‘he’ was concerned about next morning schedule

(a) Statement 2 is true but cannot be inferred from the extract.

(b) Statement 1 can be inferred from the extract.

(c) Both statements are true and can be inferred from each other

(d) Both statements are true and can be inferred from the extract

Answer: (d)

 

(iii) ‘It was all over for her.’ In which of the following sentence the phrase ‘all over’ has not been used in the same sense as that used in this sentence?

(a) I did not see my name among the selected candidates. It seemed all over for me.

(b) The moment Brazil scored the second goal, it was all over for Japan.

(c) A failure does not imply that it is all over for the whole life

(d) We had to start all over again.

Answer: (d)

 

(iv) Please arrange the following events in sequence of their occurrences – the event that occurred first should be written first.

1, ‘They’ started searching for a carriage.

2, ‘He’ recollected that he had to reach office by 10 AM

3. ‘They’ walked a lot on the streets of Paris.

4. Eventually ‘they’ found a carriage and reached home.

5. All the excitement had ended for ‘her’.

(a) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

(b) 1, 5, 4, 3, 2

(c) 1, 3, 2, 4, 5

(d) 1, 3, 4, 5, 2

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Which of the following can be definitely concluded from the above extract?

(a) Paris is usually cold during night.

(b) Most people recollect their next day schedule.

(c) ‘They’ were tired by the time ‘they’ reached home.

(d) All the above

Answer: (c)

 

(i) Based on the extract, please classify following as fact and opinion.

1. ‘She’ was quite disturbed because of the disaster.

2. Loisel’s advice to write to her friend was the best option.

3. When the husband returned home it was already seven.

4. The husband had explored various options to find the lost item.

(a) F – 1,2,4 and O – 3

(b) F – 1,3 and O – 2,4

(c) F – 3,4 and O – 1,2

(d) F – 1,4 and O – 2,3

Answer: (d)

 

(ii) Which of the following word, as used in the extract, can be replace by the word ‘mended’?

(a) returned

(b) broken

(c) repaired

(d) waited

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) A sentence ‘That will give us time’ has been used in the extract. Which of the following sentence can replace this sentence without altering its meaning.

(a) That will kill some time for us.

(b) That will pass some time for us.

(c) That will buy some time for us.

(d) That will spend some time for us.

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) Which of the following ‘she’ is most likely to be praying in her state of bewilderment?

(a) Her husband returns home soon.

(b) Her husband catches the thief.

(c) Her husband finds the necklace.

(d) Her husband meets the cab driver.

Answer: (c)

 

(v) Please read following sentences and based on the extract select the correct option

Statement 1: Loisel expected his wife’s friend to accept contents of the letter

Statement 2: Loisel expected his wife’s friend would not read the advertisement in the newspaper with her letter.

(a) Statement 1 alone can be inferred

(b) None of the statements can be inferred

(c) Both statements can be inferred

(d) Statement 2 can be inferred but statement 1 cannot be inferred

Answer: (a)

 

(vi) Which of the following was not done by Loisel to find necklace?

(a) went to police station

(b) went to cab office

(c) put up an advertisement in newspaper

(d) offered no reward

Answer: (d)

 

(vii) Where did Mrs. Loisel search for the necklace?

(a) at her house

(b) in her dressing table

(c) under the bed

(d) none of the above

Answer: (d)

 

(viii) Which of the following Mrs. Loisel not write in the letter to her friend?

(a) I have broken the clasp of the necklace

(b) I will get it repaired

(c) It will give us some time

(d) All the above

Answer: (c)

 

(ix) An expression ‘in a state of bewilderment’ has been used in the extract. Which of the following is not the similar use of the phrase ‘in the state of’?

(a) in a state of amazement

(b) in a state of shock

(c) in a state of happiness

(d) in a state of India

Answer: (d)

 

(x) Based on the above extract, please classify following as fact and opinion

1. Loisel tired hard to find the necklace

2. It appears that Mrs. Loisel was not much worried about the loss

3. The Loisels should have spoken the truth to friend of Loisel

4. Loisel dictated the letter to Mrs. Loisel

(a) F – 2,3 and O – 1,4

(b) F – 1,4 and O- 2,3

(c) F – 2,4 and O – 1,3

(d) F – 1,2 and O – 3,4

Answer: (b)

 

(i) Based on the extract, please classify following as fact and opinion.

1. The husband was putting in some hard work.

2. Husband and wife need to work in tandem to help each other.

3. They took about ten years to get rid of the hardship.

4. It is natural for a wife to have loud tone.

(a) F – 1,3,4 and O – 2

(b) F – 3,4 and O – 1, 2

(c) F – 1,4 and O – 2,3

(d) F – 1,3 and O – 2,4

Answer: (d)

 

(ii) Which of the following word would complete the following analogy

lasted: seemed :: _______: appeared

(a) ended

(b) continued

(c) progressed

(d) initiated

Answer: (b)

 

(iii) Which of the following is the most likely reason that hands of Mme Loisel became red?

(a) Due to cold climate

(b) Due to make-up

(c) Due to hard work

(d) Due to wounds

Answer: (c)

 

(iv) According to the extract, which of the following is not true about Mme Loisel

(a) She had become old.

(b) Her hair was not neatly combed.

(c) Her voice had become loud.

(d) She had become strong.

Answer: (a)

  

(iv) Which of the following could be the most appropriate title of the extract?

(a) Hard work gives rich rewards

(b) Hardship too passes

(c) The adverse impact

(d) Hard work hardly works

Answer: (b)

 

(i) Based on the extract, please classify following as fact and opinion.

1. Matilda had returned a real diamond necklace to Mme Forestier

2. Mme Forestier was not aware that Matilda had returned a real diamond necklace

3. Lack of communication is the reason for several confusion.

4. Mme Forestier would now return the real diamond necklace.

(a) F – 1,2 and O – 3,4

(b) F – 2,4 and O – 1,3

(c) F – 1,3 and O – 2,4

(d) F – 1,4 and O – 2,3

Answer: (a)

 

(ii) Which of the following word / phrase as used in the extract means ‘recognise’?

(a) stopped short

(b) perceive

(c) touched

(d) false

Answer: (b)

 

(iii) According to Mme Forestier, the price of her necklace was –

(a) equal to five hundred francs

(b) maximum five hundred francs

(c) minimum five hundred francs

(d) a multiple of five hundred francs

Answer: (b)

 

(iv) ‘They were not worth over five hundred francs!’ Which of the following emotion this line would have caused to Matilda?

(a) surprise

(b) pleasure

(c) happiness

(d) shock

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Which of the following can definitely be inferred from the extract?

(a) Matilda was a dishonest person.

(b) Mme Forestier was an honest person.

(c) Mme Forestier was a rich person.

(d) Matilda was a poor person.

Answer: (b)

 

(i) What was the cause of vexation of Matilda?

(a) she had a clam voice

(b) she did not have a suitable dress

(c) she did not have a car

(d) the card was unsuitable

Answer: (b)

 

(ii) What did Matilda recommend to her husband?

(a) to buy a new dress

(b) to return the card

(c) to give the card to somebody else

(d) she did not recommend anything

Answer: (c)

 

(iii) What did her husband ask Matilda about the dress?

(a) How much a new dress would cost

(b) Something that would serve for other occasions as well

(c) Something that would be very simple

(d) All the above

Answer: (d)

 

(iv) An expression ‘cannot go to this affair’ has been used in the extract. Which ‘affair’ does it refer to?

(a) garden

(b) restaurant

(c) picnic

(d) ball

Answer: (d)

 

(v) Based on the above extract, please classify following as facts and opinion

1. Matilda was trying to control her emotions

2. Matilda should have been happy wearing the dress she possessed

3. Matilda’s husband wanted to address her emotions

4. Matilda’s husband did not want to spend money on dress.

(a) F – 2,3 and O – 1,4

(b) F – 1,3 and O- 2,4

(c) F – 2,4 and O – 1,3

(d) F – 1,2 and O – 3,4

Answer: (b)

 

Extract Based Questions

1. Who is referred as ‘she’ in the above extract?

Answer: Matilda Loisel

2.  Which word in the above extract means ‘surprise’?

Answer: Bewilderment

3.  Why did ‘he’ go to police and cab offices?

Answer: He went there to lodge a complaint about loss of necklace.

4. Why was the reward offered?

Answer: The reward was offered to find the necklace.

 

 

1. From where was ‘she’ coming just before the event mentioned in the extract?

Answer: Matilda was coming out of the party.

2. Which word in the above extract is antonym of ‘modest’?

Answer: Elegance

3. Where were ‘he’ and ‘she’ going?

Answer: They were going to their home.

4. What was the price of the ball costume?

Answer: Four hundred francs

 

 

 

1. Who had organized the party being referred to in above extract?

Answer: The party was thrown by the minister of Public Instructions.

2.  Which jewel did ‘she’ wear in the party? How did she get it?

Answer: She wore a necklace. She borrowed it from her friend.

3. Which word in the extract is synonym of ‘decorate’?

Answer: Adorn

4. Who is listener of above extract?

Answer: Mr Loisel

 

 

1. What was profession of her husband?

Answer: Her husband was a petty clerk in Board of Education.

2. What did she suffer from?

Answer: She suffered from poverty of her apartment, the shabby walls and worn chairs.

3. Which word in the extract is synonym of ‘endlessly’?

Answer: Incessantly

4. Please write full name of ‘she’?

Answer: Matilda Loisel

 

 

 

1. Why her husband thought that she would be happy?

Answer: The invitation was for a party and she liked going to party. So her husband thought that she would be happy?

2.  Why did Matilda throw invitation?

Answer: She did not have a good dress so she did not want to go to the party. Hence she threw the invitation.

3.  Which word in the extract is the antonym of ‘respectfully’?

Answer: Spitefully

4. Where was the party?

Answer: At the residence of minister of Public Instruction

1. ‘But it is finished.’ What is finished?

Answer: The loan they had taken.

2.  Who is speaker of these lines?

Answer: Mrs. Matilda Loisel

3. What was returned and to whom?

Answer: The necklace was returned to Mrs. Forestier

4. Which word in the extract means ‘satisfied’?

Answer: Content

 

 

 

(i) Who is ‘she’ in the above extra and why is she vexed.

Answer: “she” refers to Matilda. She was vexed at her poverty.

(ii) who did she respond to?

Answer: She had responded to her husband.

(iii) What is speaker’s concern?

Answer: She did not have a good dress to wear in the party

(iv) Which word in the extract is synonym of ‘anger’?

Answer: Vexation

 

 

Short Answer Questions (30-40 words)

Answer: She had danced with enthusiasm.

She was the prettiest of the woman, elegant, gracious and full of joy.

All men noticed her, asked her name and wanted to be presented.

This victory was complete and sweet to her heart.

 

 

 

Answer: Mrs Loisel looked old now. She had become a strong, hard and crude woman of poor household. Her hair were badly combed and clothes were awry. She spoke in loud tone and was fully occupied in odious works of her house.

Answer: After the party, her husband threw a modest wrap on her shoulder. This shawl was a clash with her dress. Other ladies were wearing expensive shawls of fur. She had inferiority complex on comparing her shawl with that of others. So she left the party quickly.

 

 

 

Answer: During the party she had lost the necklace which she had borrowed from her friend. To buy a new necklace as a replacement, they borrowed a huge sum of money. To repay the loan, they had to change their life style.

Answer: She wanted to wear good dress and look gracious. She did not have good dress to wear at the party. She thought that it would be better not to go to party. She was unhappy about not being able to go to the party.

 

 

 

Answer: Mr. Loisel had saved four hundred francs. He was saving money to buy a gun. He wanted to go for hunting with his friends.

Answer: Matilda was a very charming lady. She wanted to lead a pleasant and comfortable life style. But she was born in a poor family and married to a poor clerk.

Hence author says that she was an error of destiny.

Answer: Matilda always thought of having good clothes, rich life style and jewels. But these things were beyond her reach. When she visited her rich friend, she became aware of her modest living. This made her unhappy. Hence she did not want to visit her rich friend.

Answer: Initially Mr. Loisel requested his wife to wear a dress she used to wear while going to theatre. But she refused this. Then Mr. Loisel gave her four hundred francs to buy a new dress.

Answer: This statement was given by Matilda when Loisel asked her what a new dress would cost.

Matilda wanted to say that she would be able to buy a new decent dress in four hundred francs.

 

Long Answer questions (120-150 words)

Answer: Matilda belonged to a modest family. They received an invitation for a party. She did not have a good dress to wear at the party. Her husband gave his savings to her for new dress. She borrowed a jewel from her friend.

She enjoyed the party but she lost the jewel. They tried to search for it but could not find. They decided to replace it. They had to borrow a huge amount from usurers at high interest.

In order to repay the amount, they had to change their life style a lot. They had to move to an attic. Mr. Loisel started doing some part-time jobs also. Matilda started doing all odious works of house. She had to haggle a lot for buying supplies.

The carelessness of Matilda forced such a big change in lifestyle. It took them long 10 years to come out of the debt.

Answer: Matilda belonged to a modest family. But she aspired to lead a life of pleasure and comforts. She was very well aware that these were beyond her means.

In spite of this she always dreamt about behaving like a rich person. She wanted to wear best clothes. She wanted to have the best furniture and utensils in her house. She was not happy with her house as well.

She did not make any efforts to increase her income or to save money to fulfil her dreams. Hence she was a discontented person. She wanted to present herself what she was not. She also did not have the courage to tell the truth. If she had avoided these two shortcomings she would have been a better person.

Thus it is because of her attitude that she landed into a deep trouble in her life.

Answer: Mr Loisel knew that Matilda liked to go to parties. So he very happily shared the invitation for the party with his wife. But his wife refused to go to the party. He lovingly enquired the reason. He gave her four hundred francs to buy a new dress. This money he had saved to pursue his hobby. He guided his wife to borrow a jewel from her friend.

He patiently waited at the party for her wife to enjoy fully. While coming out of the party, he put a wrap on her shoulders to protect her from cold.

He did not get angry at the loss of necklace. He suggested how to handle the situation with Mrs. Forestier. He borrowed money at very high interest to replace the necklace. He did some extra works to repay the loan.

Every time he supported his wife. So we can infer that he loved his wife.

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