The Hundred Dresses Part-II #CBSE # English Language & Literature # Exam Preparation

 

Lesson 6 The Hundred Dresses II

By El Bosr Ester

 Introduction & Summary

Wanda’s family decides to move to a big city where according to her father’s letter, no one would care about their unfamiliar name. On hearing the note, Maddie and Peggy got anxious as they realized that they would never get a chance for making amends for all the teasing they had done. Both the girls get relieved only on learning that Wanda liked them and had dedicated one of the hundred dresses (drawings) to each one of them.

Word Meanings

1.    Listened closely- listened with attention

2.    Expectant- eager, in suspence

3.    Glasses- Spectacles

4.    Holler – Shouting , screaming

5.    Picking on someone – criticizing someone

6.    Cornucopias- decorative containers (usually containing flowers and fruits)

7.    Holly- a shrub having prickly dark green leaves, small white flowers, and red berries. It is used in Christmas decorations.

8.    A very sick feeling- A painful thought that makes a person feel upset from within and the person experiences pain in lower abdomen

9.    To put oneself in other’s shoes- to have empathy, or to be able to understand what the other person is feeling, facing or going through.

 

MCQ

Q1- Who wrote the letter received by Miss Mason?

A) Wanda
B) Wanda’s mother
C) Wanda’s father
D) Wanda’s brother

 

Q2- What did the letter convey?

A) Wanda wasn’t well
B) Wanda won’t be attending school
C) they have moved to the big city
D) both 2 and 3

 

Q3- what else was mentioned in the letter?

A) her drawings
B) her medal
C) the school
D) her funny name

 

Q4- How did Miss Mason feel about whatever happened with Wanda?

A) unfortunate
B) sad
C) cruel
D) both 1 and 2

 

Q5- How would you describe Miss Mason’s feelings towards the class?

A) Angry
B) Upset
C) Happy
D) Cheerful

 

Q6- What was just as bad as what Peggy had done?

A) Maddie staying silent while Peggy teased Wanda
B) Maddie not stopping Peggy
C) Maddie teasing Wanda
D) None of the above

 

Q7- What did Maddie think of herself after the letter was read out loud?

A) Grateful
B) Lucky
C) Hero
D) Cowar

 

 

Q8- "So Peggy had the same idea! Maddie glowed" What was the idea?

A) To tease Wanda one more time
B) To go and look for Wanda at Boggins Height
C) To apologise to Wanda
D) Both 2 and 3

 

Q9- What was Maddie reminded of by the Petronski’s house?

A) how they teased her
B) how she could stop all of it
C) Wanda’s drawings
D) Wanda’s dress; unironed but clean

 

 

Q10- What excuses does Peggy think of for her behaviour?

A) Wanda didn’t know she was being made fun of
B) she got the idea of hundred drawings only when Peggy asked her
C) None of these
D) Both A and B

 

Q11- What important decision does Maddie take?

A) Unfriending Peggy
B) visiting Wanda
C) stop others from bullying
D) all of the above

 

Q12- How did they contact Wanda?

A) Letter
B) Phone call
C) Email
D) They visited her

 

Q13- What did they write in the letter?

A) apology
B) Her drawings and that she won
C) asked about new city
D) both 2 and 3

 

Q14- Why did they think Wanda wouldn’t reply?

A) she didn’t know how to read
B) she didn’t know how to write
C) She must’ve been sad and angry
D) all of the above

 

Q15- Who was more anxious for a reply?

A) Maddie
B) Peggy
C) Miss Mason
D) All of them

 

Q16- What did Maddie notice in the drawings?

A) Wanda drew their faces
B) they were beautiful
C) Wanda wrote notes for them
D) all of the above

 

Q17- What was the tone of Wanda’s reply?

A) Friendly
B) Angry
C) ungrateful
D) hatred

 

Q18- What do you mean by "picking on someone"?

A) Unfairly criticising them
B) Taking something from them
C) Taking them somewhere
D) None of the above

 

Q19- What was Maddie’s reaction on receiving the drawing?

A) sad
B) happy
C) excited
D) neutral

 

Q20- What did Peggy infer from the drawing?

A) Wanda was a good artist
B) Wanda liked them
C) Wanda hated them
D) Both 1 and 2

 

Q21- What was the description of the house which Maddie thought to be Wanda’s house?

A) Little white house
B) Big white house
C) Small green cottage
D) Tiny Red hut

 

Q22- The grass along the pathway to Wanda’s house looked like ____

A) puppies
B) snakes
C) kittens
D) monkeys

 

Q23- Wanda’s house was ____

A) on a cliff
B) on top of a hill
C) by the river
D) in the forest

 

Q24- What was used to decorate the classroom on Christmas?

A) bells
B) tree
C) both
D) None of the above

 

Q25- What was the colour of the dress in Peggy’e drawing?

A) red
B) green
C) blue
D) white

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