Chapter- 4
The Rattrap
Class 12 English Chapter 4 The Rattrap Objective Questions in English. These Objective Questions are helpful for the students who are in class 12 and have English. Attempt These Objective Questions to Check your knowledge and the status of your preparation. These Objective Questions are also helpful for the preparation of 1 Mark Questions
| Board | CBSE Board, UP Board, JAC Board, Bihar Board, HBSE Board, UBSE Board, PSEB Board, RBSE Board |
| Textbook | NCERT |
| Class | Class 12 |
| Subject | English |
| Chapter no. | Chapter 4 |
| Chapter Name | The Rattrap |
| Category | Class 12 English Objective Questions in English |
| Medium | English |
- Who is the author of chapter The Rattrap?
- Selma Lagerlof
- Thomas B. Allen
- Howard Phillips
- Sudha Murthy
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Answer: (A) Selma Lagerlof
- The author belongs to Which country?
- Singapore
- Sydney
- Sweden
- Switzerland
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Answer: (C) Sweden
- Where is the story set?
- Jewelry shops
- Forests of Sweden
- Roads of Sweden
- Mines of Sweden
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Answer: (D) Mines of Sweden
- What ore are the mines of Sweden rich in?
- Brass
- Copper
- Steel
- Iron ore
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Answer: (D) Iron ore
- How is the story told?
- Non-fiction style
- Realistic manner
- Fairy tale manor
- None of these
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Answer: (C) Fairy tale manor
- What message has been given in the story?
- Love and kindness are powerful reformers
- Kindness is powerless
- Kindness encourages thieves
- Thieves need reprimand
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Answer: (A) Love and kindness are powerful reformers
- Around whom does this story revolve?
- Around Crofter and his daughter
- Around crofter
- Around ironman
- Around peddler- the Rattrap seller
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Answer: (D) Around peddler- the Rattrap seller
- What will the rat seller have to do to meet both his ends?
- Peddling
- Selling
- Begging
- Thievery and begging
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Answer: (D) Thievery and begging
- Why does the peddler weave all kinds of ideas?
- Because of greed
- Because of traveling
- Because of loneliness and poverty
- None
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Answer: (C) Because of loneliness and poverty
- In the peddler’s view, what does the world look like?
- A Rat
- A Jungle
- A Jigsaw
- A Rattrap
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Answer: (D) A Rattrap
- What, according to the seller, leads us to various miseries?
- Attractions
- People
- Friends
- Wishes and greed of comfort
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Answer: (D) Wishes and greed of comfort
- Why did the peddler take shelter?
- Because of his wishes
- Because he wants to steal
- Because he wants to be with his friends
- Because he had no home
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Answer: (D) Because he had no home
- Who gave shelter to the peddler?
- A beggar
- A friend
- A milkman
- An old Crofte
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Answer: (D) An old Crofte
- After all, what caused the peddler to change his ways?
- Edla’s beauty
- His mistaken identity
- His greed
- Kindness and care
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Answer: (D) Kindness and care
- What does the metaphorical rattrap represent in the text?
- Humans
- Thieves
- Attractions
- Human greed and distractions
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Answer: (D) Human greed and distractions
- What lightens the gravity of the lesson?
- Peddler’s greed
- Peddler’s gossip
- Peddler’s tricks
- Peddler’s sense of humor
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Answer: (D) Peddler’s sense of humor
- What earns a reader’s sympathy for the peddler?
- His actions
- His stories
- His face
- His sense of humor and innocent acceptance
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Answer: (D) His sense of humor and innocent acceptance
- Where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a mousetrap?
- From his friends’ situation
- From Crofter’s behavior
- From Edla’s words
- From his circumstances and miserable life condition
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Answer: (D) From his circumstances and miserable life condition
- Why was he pleased with his idea of a mousetrap?
- It was a bad joke
- It was a good comparison
- It was the exact situation and was humorous
- None
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Answer: (C) It was the exact situation and was humorous
- Why was the Ironmaster so talkative and friendly with the peddler?
- Because he knew him.
- He was his friend
- He was his neighbor
- Because of his resemblance to one of his old friend
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Answer: (D) Because of his resemblance to one of his old friend
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