Glimpses of India Part 1 A Baker From Goa MCQ Questions Class 10th | CBSE Class 10 English Chapter 



Glimpses of India
I. A Baker from Goa—by Lucio Rodrigues Summary :
This is a pen portrait of a baker of Goa. Lucio Rodrigues tells of the Portuguese influence to bread-making and how the tradition is still continuing. The baker is an important person in town as bread and its varieties are a must for different occasions. The baker would come to the narrator’s house twice a day and all the children would vie for a sight of the breads in his basket. The typical dress that a baker wears and that he is called a pader are some of the interesting things the narrator tells us through this pen picture.

A Baker From Goa Multiple Choice Questions

1. Our elders think ___________ about those good old Portuguese days.
(a) favourably 
(b) fondly 
(c) scornfully 
(d) casually 

Ans. (b) fondly
2. In the lesson ‘A Baker from Goa’, what does ‘reminiscing nostalgically’ indicate? (a) Thinking about the present.
(b) Thinking about the carnival. 
(c) Thinking fondly about the past. 
(d) Thinking about the improvement. 

Ans. (c) Thinking fondly about the past.
3. What was the famous topic of the elders of Goa according to the narrator? (a) Portuguese and their rule. 
(b) Portuguese and their loaf of bread.
(c) Portuguese and their forts.
(d) Portuguese and their loaves of bread.

Ans. (d) Portuguese and their loaves of bread.
4. According to the author the elders think fondly of the
Portuguese because of:
(a) their famous movie stars
(b) their famous sports
(c) their famous loaves of bread
(d) their famous buildings

Ans. (c) their famous loaves of bread
5.Which option correctly replaces the underlined word in the line ‘Might have vanished’ from the lesson A Baker from Goa?
(a) Unlikely to have
(b) Sure
(c) Confident
(d) Perhaps

Ans. (d) Perhaps
6.With reference to the lesson ‘A Baker from Goa’, relate the given words loaves: baker: furnace___________
(a) bread
(b) mixer
(c) fire(d) pader

Ans. (c) fire
7. Identify the apt option that does not describe the making of loaves.
(a) moulders
(b) mixers
(c) furnace
(d) eaters

Ans. (d) eaters
8. What does the narrator of the chapter ‘A Baker from Goa’ aptly imply by ‘age-old’ in the line ‘Those age-old, time-tested furnaces still exist’.
(a) Worn out
(b) Ancient
(c) Year old
(d) Exhausted

Ans. (b) Ancient
9.Which among the following poetic device is used in the line---
‘The thud and jingle of the baker’s bamboo’?
(a) Simile
(b) Repetition
(c) Onomatopoeia
(d) Personification

Ans. (c) Onomatopoeia
10. What did the author actually mean by the line –‘ the fire in
the furnace still exists?’
(a) People still buy loaves of bread from the friendly village
baker.
(b) The elders gather together to reminiscence nostalgically
about Goa.
(c) The author’s fond memory of the fragrance of bread loaves.
(d) The Old Portuguese traditions of Goa are not wholly extinct.

Ans. (d) The Old Portuguese traditions of Goa are not wholly extinct.
11. What was the real purpose of the specially made bamboo
staff carried by the baker?
(a) Bang the ground to announce his arrival.
(b) Place the basket of loaves on the bamboo staff.
(c) The staff denoted a mark of identity.
(d) It was used to scare away dogs.

Ans. (a) Bang the ground to announce his arrival.
12. The narrator says that ‘the fire in the furnaces has not yet
been extinguished’ because…
(a) The eaters of loaves have vanished.
(b) The bakers still exist.
(c) The baking tradition doesn’t exist.
(d) the loaves are no more needed.

Ans. (b) The bakers still exist.
13.The purpose of the thud and jingle of the traditional baker’s bamboo, might be to _____.
(a) wake the people up.
(b) announce his arrival.
(c) frighten the children.
(d) play with the children.

Ans. (b) announce his arrival.
14. What are the bakers known as in Goa?
(a) Pader
(b) Pekar
(c) Portugese
(d) Baker

Ans. (a) Pader
15. The word ‘heralding’ aptly means:
(a) Declaring
(b) Pronouncing
(c) Announcing
(d) Yelling

Ans. (c) Announcing
16. ‘During our childhood in Goa, the baker used to be our friend, companion and guide’. This meant that he was a good__________.
(a) mentor
(b) foe
(c) attendant
(d) captor

Ans. (a) mentor
17. How many times did the baker come every day?
(a) Once
(b) Thrice
(c) Twice
(d) Varies daily

Ans. (b) Thrice
18. Which amongst the following figure of speech does, ’musical entry‘ denote?
(a) Metaphor
(b) Simile.
(c) Hyperbole
(d) Transferred Epithet

Ans. (d) Transferred Epithet
19. The baker would say ‘Good morning’ to the lady of the house. What would that mean?
(a) A mockery
(b) A greeting
(c) A joke
(d) A remark

Ans. (b) A greeting 
20. The baker would place his basket on the ______ bamboo. 
(a) Horizontal 
(b) Parallel 
(c) Vertical 
(d) Perpendicular 

Ans. (c) Vertical

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