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- 1. Multiple Choice
When the big boy threw the author into the pool, did he lose his presence of mind?
Yes
No
Both a & b
I'm not sure
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why did Douglas have an aversion to water from the beginning?
because he used to have nightmares of drowning in water
because he wasn't able to learn to swim
because he didn't like the taste of water
because he was knocked down by a wave
- 3. Multiple Choice
Which genre does the story "Deep Water' belong to?
biography
autobiography
horror
science fiction
- 4. Multiple Choice
How did Douglas develop an extreme fear of water?
misadventure at the Lake Wentworth
misadventure at the Meade Glacier
misadventure at the Yakima River
misadventure at the YMCA pool
- 5. Multiple Choice
What was the condition of his legs?
his legs were kicking
they were soft
they seemed paralyzed
they were active
- 6. Multiple Choice
What did the author do when his feet touched the bottom again?
he drowned
he swam under water
he made a leap
he remained there
- 7. Multiple Choice
Suddenly the author saw light. What did that mean?
he saw the light to heaven
he was coming out of water
some people came with a torch
there was a bulb in the water
- 8. Multiple Choice
When did Douglas finally conquer his fear?
when his instructor gave his approval
when he tried swimming alone at different places
when he was able to put his face under the water
when he tried different strokes on his own in the pool
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which proverb most aptly describes the theme of the story 'Deep Water'?
all's well that ends well
time and tide wait for none
cut your coat according to your cloth
where there's a will, there's a way
- 10. Multiple Choice
The author decided to learn to swim:
in the Yakima river
in the pool at the Y,M,C.A
both (a) & (b)
neither (a) & (b)
- 11. Multiple Choice
The author buried in water due to:
his father's fault
the great waves
his overconfidence
the lack of his confidence
- 12. Multiple Choice
''My breath was gone". Here it means:
the author lost his life
the author was too frightened
the author almost lost his life
the author was taken aback
- 13. Multiple Choice
At this moment the author:
was a perfect swimmer
was an imperfect swimmer
did not know swimming at all
did not know swimming in a huge river
- 14. Multiple Choice
When the author's feet touched the bottom, he:
made a big jump
lay flat at the bottom
made no efforts to come to the surface
none of these
- 15. Multiple Choice
the author screamed but no one heard his scream because
no one was there at that moment
no one wanted to help him
his voice was too low to be heard by others
his mouth was still under the water
- 16. Multiple Choice
In order to prevail over the fear of water, the author:
made no efforts
made a little efforts
made all efforts
did nothing
- 17. Multiple Choice
''But it held me firmly in its grip. Here ''ít'' refers to":
terror of water
desire to learn to swim
desire to have an instructor
desire to practise a lot
- 18. Multiple Choice
The author''s regular practice to learn to swim:
could not yield a good result
could not make him a perfect swimmer
made him a perfect swimmer
could not help him overcome the terror of water
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