MCQ Questions for Class 9 English Beehive (Poem) 7 The Duck and the Kangaroo with Answers

1. Who is the poet of the poem `The Duck and the Kangaroo’?

Edward Lear

Gieve Patel

W.W.E. Ross

William Wordsworth

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2. Where did the Kangaroo ask the Duck to sit?

on his neck

on his back

at the beginning of his tail

at the end of his tail

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3. What did the Duck do to make himself fit to have a ride on the Kangaroo’s back?

bought four pairs of worsted socks

bought a clock

began smoking a cigar daily

all of the above

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4. What was Kangaroo afraid of?

the Duck’s wet and cold feet

the weight of the Duck

the beak of the Duck

all of the above

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5. What did the Duck promise the Kangaroo?

to sing him a song

to give him fish to eat

to tell him a tale

to sit still

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6. What did the Duck request the Kangaroo?

to give him a ride

to give him food

to play with him

all of the above

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7. How does the Duck describe his pond?

beautiful

loving

attractive

nasty

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8. Where could the kangaroo hop?

over the fields

over the water

both (a) and (b)

none of the above

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9. Who is not able to hop in the poem?

kangaroo

other animals

duck

all

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10. Why does the duck praise kangaroo?

for its ability to hop and move to places

for its size

for its appearance

none

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11. Why was the duck feeling bored in the pond?

because of still life and not having seen life beyond the pond

because of water

because of dirty water

none

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12. What is this poem about?

desires

different people and their potentials

conversation between a duck and a kangaroo

none

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13. Who makes the sound Quack?

animals

kangaroo

people

duck

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