- Chapter: Deep Water
- Author: William Douglas
- Number of Questions: 10
- Target: Class 12th Board Exam
Let’s Start
1. At what age did the author decided to learn to swim ?
- Eleven
- Ten
- Ten or eleven
- Eleven or twelve
See Answer
Answer: 3. Ten or eleven
Explanation: None
2. What was the name of the pool ?
- Yakima
- Y.M.C.A.
- Y.C.M.A.
- None of the above
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Answer: 2. Y.M.C.A.
Explanation: None
3. Why did the author chose Y.M.C.A. pool over Yakima river ?
- Y.M.C.A. was safe
- Yakima river was far away
- Yakima river was treacherous
- Both (1) & (3)
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Answer: 4. Both (1) & (3)
Explanation: None
4. Why the author hated to walk naked into the pool ?
- because he was shy
- because his legs were skinny
- because he was fat
- None of the above
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Answer: 2. because his legs were skinny
Explanation: He hated to walk naked into the pool with his skinny legs.
5. The aversion to the water started when he was ________ years old at _________ .
- Three or four, Yakima beach
- Two or three, California beach
- Three or four, California beach
- Three or four, Minnesota beach
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Answer: 3. Three or four, California beach
Explanation: His father took him to the California beech when he was three or four years old and waves knocked him down and swept over him and he was buried in water.
6. What misadventure happened to the author at the Y.M.C.A. pool ?
- He was tossed into the deep water by a big bruiser of a boy
- He slipped into the pool water at the deep end
- He was beaten by big bruiser of a boy
- None
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Answer: 1. He was tossed into the deep water by a big bruiser of a boy
Explanation: He was sitting alone on the side of the pool, waiting for others when a boy came. picked him up and tossed him into the deep end.
7. What was the strategy that the author remembered when he was under water ?
- Walk at the bottom and come to the shallow end
- Look for ropes or ladders
- Hold breath and swim to the edge
- Spring from the bottom and come to the surface
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Answer: 4. Spring from the bottom and come to the surface
Explanation: None
8. Did the jump made any difference ?
- Yes
- No
- Little bit
- No idea
See Answer
Answer: 2. No
Explanation: He made a jump when his feet hit the bottom, but the jump made no difference and water was still around him.
9. Yakima river was tributary of which river?
- Yellow River
- Yakama River
- Columbia River
- California River
See Answer
Answer: 3. Columbia River
Explanation: None
10. The name of Yakima town was originated from-
- Yakama
- Yakuma
- Yakoma
- None of the above
See Answer
Answer: 1. Yakama
Explanation: The name Yakima was originated from the indigenous people of Yakama.